[Trygve]

Can someone compare the quality of these displays?

What are my chances of one or more dead pixels?

[Maflynn]

Originally posted by Trygve:
Can someone compare the quality of these displays?

What are my chances of one or more dead pixels?

I can only speak towards the 20" but it's a beautful display very bright and crisp.

I would assume that the 23" could have more dead pixels only because its larger.

I'm not sure if the 20" is high-definition but I know the 23".

Look at the specs for both, the brighter it is and the faster refresh rate the display is the better the monitor.

Good Luck
Mike

[Vader’s Pinch of Death]

I have a 20" at home and at work. No dead pixels on either. Awesome display.

[///Milien]

I originally had a 20, but then upgraded and go the 23. I compared both of them side-by-side and the 20 was a little brighter than the 23. In the end, I kept the 23; after seeing both of them side-by-side, the sheer size of the 23 won out.

Either way, you can't go wrong. It all comes down to personal preference.

[KP*]

I have a stuck pixel on my 23". I've heard that the 20" is brighter, but I've never used one myself, only seen them in stores. They never strike me as too small, even though I'm used to the 23".

The advantage to the 23" is that it's HUGE!!!

[todrain]

I have three stuck pixels on my 20, but unless you REALLY look hard for them, you can't see them.

The 23 is a great display, but the 20 was closer to my price range. If you can afford the 23, it's a great display, but I am thrilled with my 20.

[all2ofme]

I compared a 20" to the 23" and bought the 20". I would have bought the 23" had it been as bright as the 20" but I liked the whiter whites of the 20" too much to pass up.

No dead (or stuck) pixels, either. I had them open it up in the shop before I took it home.

[k2director]

I thought hard about the 20" but went with the 23" and am happy I did. The 23" is significantly larger, and yea, while not being as bright, is still plenty bright enough. (ie, in the evenings, I have to dim it it's so bright). If desktop real estate is Job One, I'd get it.

By the way, no stuck pixels here.

[fishguy]

I'm in the market for a ACD but I can wait a while to see if they release newer versions soon.

As far as the dead/stuck pixel issue, If I go into an Apple store is it reasonable to ask them to plug in the monitor that I wish to buy so that I can verify that there are no pixel problems before carrying it out of the store? And if they will do that how do I check for problematic pixels?

[voyageur]

I have both the 20" and the 23". No dead pixels on either. As previous posters have mentioned, the 20" is brighter and has a higher contrast ratio, but the 23" is still a very nice monitor.

[Immortal K-Mart Employee]

I was thinking about the 23 but since I do mostly web work I realized that everything I see on the 23 would be very small and unrealistic for web visitors. I settled on the 20 which isn't as unrealistic and I still have lots of room for pallets.

[zigzag]

Originally posted by fishguy:
I'm in the market for a ACD but I can wait a while to see if they release newer versions soon.

As far as the dead/stuck pixel issue, If I go into an Apple store is it reasonable to ask them to plug in the monitor that I wish to buy so that I can verify that there are no pixel problems before carrying it out of the store? And if they will do that how do I check for problematic pixels?

IMO, it's reasonable, but I don't know how many stores are willing to do it. If they open a box and you reject it, they have to sell it as a used item, even if it's just one or two pixels, and I don't know if Apple accepts returns of LCDs with just one or two bad pixels. But if you can get a store to do it, more power to you. I hope to do the same next time I buy a monitor.

I haven't read of any pixel complaints in a long time - maybe the production yield has improved.