I wouldn't buy an Apple Displays. They seem to die within a couple of years and the warranty is only one year. Look at Sony with their 3 year warranty and price, they look great too.
I wouldn't buy an Apple Displays. They seem to die within a couple of years and the warranty is only one year. Look at Sony with their 3 year warranty and price, they look great too.
a) Get apple care on your monitor, buy it at the end of your first year of ownership, and end up with a 4 year warranty.
b) Last time I checked Sony did not offer 3 years warranties on LCD backlights ( a failure of which requires a complete screen replacement ). Seeing as how the backlight is the most likely part to fail over time, this pretty much makes their 3 years for everything else warranty a waste of time ( things may have changed since I last looked ). At the time you couldnt even BUY a longer warranty for backlights.
They won't give me AppleCare on just a montor and I already bought a G$ with my first monitor. They keep failing even after the backlight is fixed so what is the point of a 4 year warranty if you have to constantly mail it back to get fixed.
The Dell UltraSharp LCDs aren't that bad. Just because Dell sells them (they don't make them, just as Apple doesn't make their LCDs) doesn't mean they're bad.
OK. My high-quality, 17" LG-Elecronics Digital/Analogue display. You can't get much better than this one. Price: £340. Or, the only one up from this, the Samsung 172T (I think - it mag be a different letter at the end): £400.
Apple 17" Cinema Display, £550. + the cost of an DVI-ADC converter.
So, I saved £200, and got an equivalent - or better - display. And Apple's prices are competitive?
I wouldn't buy an Apple Displays. They seem to die within a couple of years and the warranty is only one year. Look at Sony with their 3 year warranty and price, they look great too.
Dude, don't bring up 6 month old threads just so you can complain about Apple displays. Feel free to start a new thread if you like.
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1799 CDN is exactly 1299US x 1.38
I paid 2050 for mine six months ago and the currency rate was 1 US = 1.6 CDN
Originally posted by marquesalan
I wouldn't buy an Apple Displays. They seem to die within a couple of years and the warranty is only one year. Look at Sony with their 3 year warranty and price, they look great too.
a) Get apple care on your monitor, buy it at the end of your first year of ownership, and end up with a 4 year warranty.
b) Last time I checked Sony did not offer 3 years warranties on LCD backlights ( a failure of which requires a complete screen replacement ). Seeing as how the backlight is the most likely part to fail over time, this pretty much makes their 3 years for everything else warranty a waste of time ( things may have changed since I last looked ). At the time you couldnt even BUY a longer warranty for backlights.
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Originally posted by Jukebox Hero
VIEWSONIC
VG700b 17-inch Black LCD Multimedia Monitor
$395.10 (Apple is $300+ more)
DELL
UltraSharp 2000FP 20-inch Flat Panel LCD Monitor
$899.10 (Apple is $400 more)
VIEWSONIC
VG900b 19-inch LCD Monitor
$596.66 (Apple has no competing product)
DELL UltraSharp 1800FP 18-inch Flat Panel LCD Monitor
$476.10 (Apples charges $223 more for its 17" display)
E171FPb Flat Panel Monitor, 17 inch
$359.10 (Apple is $340 more)
Shall I go on?
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Originally posted by MacUsers
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The Dell UltraSharp LCDs aren't that bad. Just because Dell sells them (they don't make them, just as Apple doesn't make their LCDs) doesn't mean they're bad.
Apple 17" Cinema Display, £550. + the cost of an DVI-ADC converter.
So, I saved £200, and got an equivalent - or better - display. And Apple's prices are competitive?
Originally posted by marquesalan
I wouldn't buy an Apple Displays. They seem to die within a couple of years and the warranty is only one year. Look at Sony with their 3 year warranty and price, they look great too.
Dude, don't bring up 6 month old threads just so you can complain about Apple displays. Feel free to start a new thread if you like.