15" LCD

emaneman
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in Current Mac Hardware edited January 2014
I'm looking for a 15" LCD to hook up to my iBook. Anyone have any suggestions to which I should purchase. I wish I could get an Apple Studio Display but since the iBooks don't have ADC I'm out of luck. Thanks.

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  • Reply 1 of 17
    bill mbill m Posts: 324member
    [quote]Originally posted by EmAn:

    <strong>I'm looking for a 15" LCD to hook up to my iBook. Anyone have any suggestions to which I should purchase. I wish I could get an Apple Studio Display but since the iBooks don't have ADC I'm out of luck. Thanks.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    <a href="http://www.viewsonic.com/products/lcd_ve150.cfm"; target="_blank">http://www.viewsonic.com/products/lcd_ve150.cfm</a>;



    Viewsonics VE150 15" analog LCD display has a vga connector and upto 1024x768 and Mac compatible. I think I saw it at buycom.com for around $350. Hope that gives you a good start while shopping for an external display.



    Bill.
  • Reply 2 of 17
    emaneman Posts: 7,204member
    Thanks for the link. I was checking that one out. I'll definately look into that one.
  • Reply 3 of 17
    crusadercrusader Posts: 1,129member
    I like the NEC LCDs the best, or you might look into the Samsung 150MP since Samsung is the provider of Apple's LCD's.
  • Reply 4 of 17
    bill mbill m Posts: 324member
    [quote]Originally posted by EmAn:

    <strong>Thanks for the link. I was checking that one out. I'll definately look into that one.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    You're welcome EmAn. Let us know if you get one, brand/model/price and performance. I'd probably do something similar in the near future.



    Bill.
  • Reply 5 of 17
    emaneman Posts: 7,204member
    [quote]Originally posted by jhtrih:

    <strong>I like the NEC LCDs the best, or you might look into the Samsung 150MP since Samsung is the provider of Apple's LCD's.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Besides ViewSonic I was looking at NEC too. I like the black one they have for under $400 (forgot the model). I was looking at Samsung for that reason too.
  • Reply 6 of 17
    emaneman Posts: 7,204member
    I just ordered the NEC black 15" LCD from Outpost <a href="http://shop1.outpost.com/product/3023649"; target="_blank">Outpost.com l Product Detail</a>. It was in my price range and I didn't want a beige LCD so I got the black. Thanks for all the advice guys.



    [ 01-22-2002: Message edited by: EmAn ]</p>
  • Reply 7 of 17
    steve666steve666 Posts: 2,600member
    Let us know what you think of it. I'm curious to know how good an analog LCD can be. The price is right, if the pic quality is good I may get one..........
  • Reply 8 of 17
    bill mbill m Posts: 324member
    Ah, good choice and good price too. Hope it works as advertised. Can't wait to read your review on it!



    :cool:
  • Reply 9 of 17
    emaneman Posts: 7,204member
    It should come either tomorrow or Friday so I'll be sure that first thing I do is write a review.
  • Reply 10 of 17
    emaneman Posts: 7,204member
    The LCD just came. So far it seems to be great. It's very bright, the picture quality is very good and no dead pixels. I'll write more a little later after I use it more.
  • Reply 11 of 17
    emaneman Posts: 7,204member
    The one thing I've noticed is that I can't see Aqua's pinstripes and the pinstriped in IE. Is that because it's only mirroring the image from the iBook? It's not a big deal but I was wondering if anyone knew why.
  • Reply 12 of 17
    bill mbill m Posts: 324member
    [quote]Originally posted by EmAn:

    <strong>The LCD just came. So far it seems to be great. It's very bright, the picture quality is very good and no dead pixels. I'll write more a little later after I use it more.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Thanks EmAn, I have an old quirky SONY 17" CRT attached to a beige G3 and an analog 15" LCD would be a nice replacement. I hope you can post about its contrast ratio and color rendition across the screen.



    Seems that its power supply is built in instead of an external brick, is that true? I also agree that this particular model being black is much nicer than the regular beige.



    Thanks!
  • Reply 13 of 17
    bill mbill m Posts: 324member
    No pinstripes could be a poor contrast issue. I don't think being a mirror image has to do anything with it.



    Perhaps it is one of the tradeoffs of converting from digital to analog. I am no engineer anyway.



    [ 01-24-2002: Message edited by: Bill M ]</p>
  • Reply 14 of 17
    emaneman Posts: 7,204member
    [quote]Originally posted by Bill M:

    <strong>No pinstripes could be a poor contrast issue. I don't think being a mirror image has to do anything with it.

    </strong><hr></blockquote>



    Absolutely right. I just lowered the contrast and sure enough there were the pinstripes.



    [ 01-24-2002: Message edited by: EmAn ]</p>
  • Reply 15 of 17
    emaneman Posts: 7,204member
    [quote]Originally posted by Bill M:

    <strong>



    Seems that its power supply is built in instead of an external brick, is that true? I also agree that this particular model being black is much nicer than the regular beige.



    Thanks!</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Yeah, the power supply is internal. It's actually a pain in the ass to get to. You have to take off a piece of the back (simple though, the plastic just pops off). That's where the VGA port is too.
  • Reply 16 of 17
    steve666steve666 Posts: 2,600member
    I'm curious as to how video and quicktime movies look on it. Is there a USB hub?.....................
  • Reply 17 of 17
    emaneman Posts: 7,204member
    [quote]Originally posted by steve666:

    <strong>I'm curious as to how video and quicktime movies look on it. Is there a USB hub?.....................</strong><hr></blockquote>



    No, there's no USB Hub with the LCD. I rented The Fast and the Furious from Blockbuster today so I'll watch it either later or tomorrow and tell you how DVDs look. I'll check out a QuickTime movie later and tell you.
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