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On Sat, Feb 20, 2010 at 1:24 AM, Tom <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > > > -- > You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for > those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power > Macs. > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our > netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list > -- i saw it a light at the end of the tunnel and i alked to it it was a train!i ran but i died -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
