On Feb 20, 2010, at 3:24 AM, Tom wrote:
can anyone tell me whether there are less expensive monitors that compare favorably to the (now discontinued) Apple 23" Cinema Display?
If you're in this high-end for cheap market, I think the Dell 27" and 30" are about as cheap as they come for nice big monitors. The 27" Dell UltraSharp 2709W is $799 New now on sale from Dell(reg. price $929). There are also new ones on eBay for $635 with free shipping, which is the same as the best price ever ($599+shipping on black friday sales). See:<http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170446931866 >
They're even cheaper as refurbished, when available, which isn't often because they get snapped up quick.
These Dell monitors will lose their value fast, whereas, an Apple Cinema Monitor maintains value even when better is available new for cheaper. You pay for the Apple style, and the Apple name. Cool is cool, and cool costs $.
Note, the contrast ratio on the 23" Cinema Display is 350:1. Any standard monitor these days is 1,000:1, and the Dell I cited above is 3,000:1, or 10x the contrast ratio of the Apple 23". If you can settle for lesser 1,000:1 ratio, any Samsung monitor is a good deal, probably for $250 - $350 in the 24" to 26" sizes.
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