What makes these Apple Cinema Displays so expensive, anyway? A *second-
hand* three or four year old 23" Cinema Display typically goes for
around $450 on Ebay, while you can buy brand new Samsung monitors of
about the same size at places like Sam's or Costco for less than that.
Is Apple's monitor technology so superior that it is worth all that
extra money? Is the sharpness, viewing angles, and color accuracy all
that much better? I'm thinking they might be, because I'm looking at
an old ADC Cinema Display right now, and I can move considerably to
the left and right with hardly any change in screen brightness due to
the viewing angle, whereas at places like Sam's the monitors on
display typically get dark very quickly with only a slight change in
viewing angle to left or right. Seems like just shifting around in
your chair in front of such monitors would dim your view.
I'm looking around for a big monitor for my G5, something with a DVI
connection, since that's what the G5 has. I do a lot of Photoshop and
video editing work, so a large screen with excellent color and
sharpness are important to me, but if I can get such features without
the exorbitant price of Apple monitors I'll certainly do it.
The only way you can get one of the 23" Cinema Displays now is on the
used market, because Apple has discontinued them in favor of a 24"
model ($900). And if you want to see some real complaining, go to the
Apple online store and look at the reviews of this new 24" monitor.
Not only are buyers unhappy with the extreme glossiness of the screen
surface ("like looking into an aquarium," and "I'm tired of looking at
myself like in a mirror," etc.) but the normal DVI connection has been
replaced by a mini-DVI connection for laptops only. On top of that,
the monitor's cable is so short, only two or three feet long, that the
computer has to sit practically against the monitor. If you want a
normal DVI connector and more cable length you have to jury-rig some
sort of adapter, or buy an Apple adapter for $100, or move up to the
Apple 30-inch monitor for double the price. What the heck is Apple
thinking (a great many people besides me are asking)?
Anyway, back to the point, can anyone tell me whether there are less
expensive monitors that compare favorably to the (now discontinued)
Apple 23" Cinema Display?
Thanks much,
Tom
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