You don't buy peripherals from Apple just like you don't buy RAM and hard drive upgrades. They charge too much money for them. There's no necessity to buy an Apple monitor as they aren't proprietary. Any decent quality LCD monitor will do for most people and will cost a lot less. Professionals with specific needs will have to do some comparison shopping, though, as generic monitors usually aren't good enough in high end applications. Unless you're doing complex photo or video manipulations where you need to have absolute control over every pixel, you shouldn't need a high end monitor.
On Feb 20, 4:24 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
