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22 vs 23 Inch Cinema Displays
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Howdy, I was thinking of getting a new PowerMac and either a 22 or 23 inch screen. The difference is about $1000 and my local store does not carry the 23-inch display so I can't compare them directly. Does anyone have any experience with either of these? I know the 23-inch is higher resolution, but are there any other obvious advantages?
Thanks for any info.
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Topic: displays
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I've got both, get the 22" if your mostly dealing with text, its a little bit harder to read on the 23"...but FCP 3 and photoshop is a bit roomier with the 23"er.
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Originally posted by JayTi:
I've got both, get the 22" if your mostly dealing with text, its a little bit harder to read on the 23"...but FCP 3 and photoshop is a bit roomier with the 23"er.
In your opinion is the 23" worth the added cost?
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I finally saw the 23" display in person this weekend (made my first trip to an Apple Store. Not to sidetrack, but I found the Apple Store itself pretty underwhelming. My local CompUSA has more Mac software. The employees were a lot more helpful, pleasant and knowledgable, however).
First things first, the screen itself is gorgeous -- *very* bright, perfectly crisp and sharp. They had some sort of demo program running on it when I was there (it was hooked up to a MDD PowerMac) and even quick transitions in the video caused no perceivable ghosting. Truly stunning. I don't know that I would agree with Jay's assessment that text is hard to read on it -- but of course, that's subjective. To me, text appeared perfectly sharp and readable, and no less so than the 22" display.
All that being said, I don't know that I would chose the 23 inch display over the 22 inch, even if money weren't an object. While the extra screen real estate would be great, I found the sheer size of it simply overwhelming. It was hard for my eyes to "absorb" the entire screen at once, something that's important to me as I work in programs like Photoshop or Quark where an instant recognition of where palettes and the like are is critical. I don't get this feeling when using the 22 inch display -- it seems almost perfectly sized for extended professional use.
If I needed more screen space than the 22" display offered, I'd probably get a 22 and a 15 and use them in a dual monitor setup. You'd still save $400.
Hope this helps.
-A.
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Get two 17" displays. Much greater room for far less money.
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The 23" has a lot of improvements over the aging 22". Faster pixel response time. Higher contrast ratio. Higher brightness. Ability to show full HDTV resolution.
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