[mysteriousal]

I haven't actually seen the new apple displays 'in the flesh' yet, But I am already getting mad excited.

I need to update from my dual CRT setup soon, and will do as soon as the apple displays drop in the UK- more to the point, as soon as the London Apple Store opens in November

Just wondering if a dual 20" setup will suffice? I have a 20" mitsubishi CRT and it's amazing. I do a lot of illustration and layout work, and I often need to preview a double A4 spread in actual size on one monitor.

Is this possible with the 20" cinema displays? They look like they are a different shape to normal CRT monitors...

I'm hoping I can get away with a set of 20"s... But I may need to shell out for 23's...

anybody seen a pair of either of these together?

[bbxstudio]

I do illustration too - nothing eats up screen real estate like those Photoshop palettes, and I'll often have Cinema4D and illustrator on the go simuoltaneously as well I've got a pair of 23" on order from Apple as we speak... a good way to decide is to create a canvas in Photoshop at the height of each model's resolution and twice the width (for dual). Slap a screen snapshot in there and you'll have a feel for just how much extra real estate each setup will provide. I haven't seen the new monitors in person yet, but from what I've seen in digital photos and such, the 23" seems like just the right size for what I'm doing.

[mysteriousal]

Wow!

Thanks man, for a very helpful answer.

I'll do that and have a play around. Just until I get the chance to see the displays for real....

Do you think the Applestore will let me set a couple up and mess around?

[MrForgetable]

The new screens are beautiful. But the 23" is quite a bit bigger, it is hard to tell at first, but once you play with each screen, you can tell there is a difference.