I actually got the chance to compare the Apple 23" and the HP L2335 side by side ... since then I own a HP L2335!
Mac OS X even has a built-in ColorSync profile for that display (recognizes it if connected via DVI)!
BTW I just tried the L2335 together with a iBook G3 800MHz (ATI Radeon 7500) using the spanning hack (http://macparts.de/ibook/) and guess what?[list=a][*]it works[*]goes up to the full 1920x1200 pixels
[*]no screen adjustments needed (just press "auto") although I'm using a VGA cable from the iBook VGA-adaptor to the VGA port (i. e. no DVI converter)[*]the iBook recognizes the screen (how?) and offers to apply the ColorSync profile![/list=a]
Can you switch back and forth between the DVI and VGA connectors very easily? I've got a G4 iBook and a PowerMac G4. It'd be great if I could hook up my PowerMac to DVI and my iBook to VGA and switch back and forth at the touch of a button.
Can you switch back and forth between the DVI and VGA connectors very easily? I've got a G4 iBook and a PowerMac G4. It'd be great if I could hook up my PowerMac to DVI and my iBook to VGA and switch back and forth at the touch of a button.
I don't know folks. I would like to get an Apple 23" in the near future, but I looked at it at the Apple store in SF and it had that magneta cast that has been talked about. It was very obviously pink. I would not spend that kind of maoney on something that doesn't just wow me over. I'm likley to continue to use my CRT until Apple fixes the 23". Otherwise i may have to consider the HP.
I've been to almost every store in the Bay Area at some point, and recently to both the SF and Emereyville stores. I haven't seen any magenta monitors but have read about them on the boards and the like.
Did you ask an Apple Store rep about the magenta cast?
If I bought one like that I'd demand an exchange. They pride these things on their color accuracy and if the colors are off, the screen is defective. It could be blamed on calibration or an individual's vision, but a hardware-based calibrator can easily identify the problem as real.
I'd say it's a waste of money to drive such a LCD through the analog port!
But in my case, the iBook only has analog output. So VGA for my iBook and DVI for my PowerMac is perfection for me. Unfortunately I'm poor so it's not going to happen anyway.
I've been to almost every store in the Bay Area at some point, and recently to both the SF and Emereyville stores. I haven't seen any magenta monitors but have read about them on the boards and the like.
Did you ask an Apple Store rep about the magenta cast?
No, I didn't. I was there for another reason with little time. The store was also packed, which didn't allow me time with the monitor. I saw it over the shoulder. I was looking to see how big they look in person, since I've only seen the 20" before. When I saw the 23", I was instantly hit by the magenta cast. My impression was "Oh, that's what they are talking about!"
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Originally posted by BNOYHTUAWB
I actually got the chance to compare the Apple 23" and the HP L2335 side by side ... since then I own a HP L2335!
Mac OS X even has a built-in ColorSync profile for that display (recognizes it if connected via DVI)!
BTW I just tried the L2335 together with a iBook G3 800MHz (ATI Radeon 7500) using the spanning hack (http://macparts.de/ibook/) and guess what?[list=a][*]it works[*]goes up to the full 1920x1200 pixels
[*]no screen adjustments needed (just press "auto") although I'm using a VGA cable from the iBook VGA-adaptor to the VGA port (i. e. no DVI converter)[*]the iBook recognizes the screen (how?) and offers to apply the ColorSync profile![/list=a]
Can you switch back and forth between the DVI and VGA connectors very easily? I've got a G4 iBook and a PowerMac G4. It'd be great if I could hook up my PowerMac to DVI and my iBook to VGA and switch back and forth at the touch of a button.
Originally posted by mynameis
Why does apple handicap their iBooks like that?
Good question. Apple really sucks sometimes.
Originally posted by Guartho
Can you switch back and forth between the DVI and VGA connectors very easily? I've got a G4 iBook and a PowerMac G4. It'd be great if I could hook up my PowerMac to DVI and my iBook to VGA and switch back and forth at the touch of a button.
Yep, buttons on the front. I'd say perfect fit!
See here (HTML) or here (PDF)
... you can even hook up your PlayStation
Originally posted by BNOYHTUAWB
Yep, buttons on the front. I'd say perfect fit!
I'd say it's a waste of money to drive such a LCD through the analog port!
Originally posted by Carson O'Genic
I don't know folks. I would like to get an Apple 23" in the near future, but I looked at it at the Apple store in SF and it had that magneta cast that has been talked about. It was very obviously pink. I would not spend that kind of maoney on something that doesn't just wow me over. I'm likley to continue to use my CRT until Apple fixes the 23". Otherwise i may have to consider the HP.
I've been to almost every store in the Bay Area at some point, and recently to both the SF and Emereyville stores. I haven't seen any magenta monitors but have read about them on the boards and the like.
Did you ask an Apple Store rep about the magenta cast?
If I bought one like that I'd demand an exchange. They pride these things on their color accuracy and if the colors are off, the screen is defective. It could be blamed on calibration or an individual's vision, but a hardware-based calibrator can easily identify the problem as real.
Originally posted by smalM
I'd say it's a waste of money to drive such a LCD through the analog port!
But in my case, the iBook only has analog output. So VGA for my iBook and DVI for my PowerMac is perfection for me. Unfortunately I'm poor so it's not going to happen anyway.
Originally posted by Xool
I've been to almost every store in the Bay Area at some point, and recently to both the SF and Emereyville stores. I haven't seen any magenta monitors but have read about them on the boards and the like.
Did you ask an Apple Store rep about the magenta cast?
No, I didn't. I was there for another reason with little time. The store was also packed, which didn't allow me time with the monitor. I saw it over the shoulder. I was looking to see how big they look in person, since I've only seen the 20" before. When I saw the 23", I was instantly hit by the magenta cast. My impression was "Oh, that's what they are talking about!"