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RealMac · Jul 3, 2003, 10:02 AM

I'm excited, yesterday I purchased a 20" Cinema display for my dual 867 G4 machine. In the past I had a 17" Studio (when they were $999), sold it and stuck with my trusty 19" viewsonic CRT for a while. Over time it got a bit blurry though. What's the use in buying this fast hardware if your user experience is heavily impacted by a mediocre display...

I was really going to order a G5 system, but decided I didn't need to upgrade just yet and wanted something that would help me work better without experiencing eyestrain.

Here's a

of it. Those of you who have owned cinema displays for a while, do you have any words of advice to give me?

Additional pics can be found here.

AssassyN · Jul 3, 2003, 03:22 PM

CONGRATS!!

That's a beautiful display...makes computing so much better! My only peice of advice is to keep it clean & dust free by using a very soft cloth, and most importantly, ENJOY!

chrisutley · Jul 3, 2003, 06:23 PM

You just bought the best looking flat panel Apple sells, hands down. Congrats!

osxisfun · Jul 3, 2003, 08:00 PM

Cool! I too used to use Dual viewsonics. Replaced them with dual 20" and am so happy. best monitors ever.

RealMac · Jul 3, 2003, 10:53 PM

Originally posted by osxisfun:
Cool! I too used to use Dual viewsonics. Replaced them with dual 20" and am so happy. best monitors ever.

The Viewsonic CRTs were nice for a while, but I feel like mine just got blurrier over time. That and MacOSX being a much more rich UI. Digital is so much clearer, fresher, crisper.

I thought about doing a dual-head steup, but my desk is small as it is. Not to mention it's not comfortable having one inferior, flickering display next to an entirely digital one..

Eyenovation · Jul 3, 2003, 11:46 PM

You run dual 20 inch Cinema Displays? Can you post a pic?

mathew_m · Jul 4, 2003, 01:25 AM

Make sure you download SuperCal from Versiontracker. It's an awesome screen calibrater that gets the job done right unlike Apple's buit in one. My 17" iMac is much improved. More contrast and vibrant colors. The 20" already looks good so I can't imagine how much better it will look..

TimeOnMyHands · Jul 4, 2003, 02:09 AM

Not that I'm bitter or anything...

Of course, I did this on my tangerine iMac, which has an absolutely ROCKING 15" crt.

//I suck, but I'm in love with your monitor...

JasonBourne · Jul 4, 2003, 11:28 PM

Did anybody tried to use the 20 cinema display with 12PB yet. I'm planning to buy one and use VGA to ADC conversion box. I hope its worth it.

SciFrog · Jul 5, 2003, 12:03 PM

Asome display. Can't wait to get my hands on one.

osxisfun · Jul 5, 2003, 12:19 PM

I don't have a digital camera

(i know, i know)

I tried to add a 3rd earlier this year but could not find a PCI vid card that would drive it

Nerozwei · Jul 5, 2003, 04:41 PM

Leonis · Jul 5, 2003, 08:33 PM

You are so late to the party

Anyway.....you have made a good choice....I am sure you will like it

In the past my eyes felt ultimately sore with the CRT....after I switched to the ACD I can sit in front of it for over 8 hours a day without feeling sore....GREAT!

RealMac · 01:04 AM

Originally posted by TimeOnMyHands:
Not that I'm bitter or anything...
....
Of course, I did this on my tangerine iMac, which has an absolutely ROCKING 15" crt.

//I suck, but I'm in love with your monitor...

Haha, tangerine iMac. Keepin it real though.

I'm still looking for someone locally (I'm on Long Island) who is interested in buying my CRT. So far I haven't found anyone.

I've noticed that without the flash, the images my camera takes are very grainy. I've linked those pics up there as an example.

Ganesha · Jul 6, 2003, 01:22 AM

Originally posted by RealMac:
Haha, tangerine iMac. Keepin it real though.

You do know you have mail right?

Nerozwei · Jul 6, 2003, 04:42 AM

Originally posted by Ganesha:
You do know you have mail right?

He's just subscribed to a "few" free chick pics mailing lists. I bet he bought the 20" to see the butts and tits in real size

(I'm just jealous)

Simon · Jul 6, 2003, 02:34 PM

RealMac, if you watch the webcast of WWDC you will hear Steve say that the iSight was built specifically so that you don't have to place it the way you did...

(just jealous of course)

RealMac · Jul 6, 2003, 05:03 PM

Originally posted by Simon:
RealMac, if you watch the webcast of WWDC you will hear Steve say that the iSight was built specifically so that you don't have to place it the way you did...

(just jealous of course)

What they should've done is included some kind of mount for the Cinema displays. I moved it off my speaker to the back of my display.

I was hoping for a more elegant solution than the adhesive though. Shrug..

andretan · Jul 6, 2003, 06:52 PM

Just curious, whats the app with the big C and the cube icon near the end of your Dock?

Nice LCD too

RealMac · Jul 6, 2003, 10:57 PM

Originally posted by andretan:
Just curious, whats the app with the big C and the cube icon near the end of your Dock?

Nice LCD too

Carrara Studio 2.x

andretan · Jul 8, 2003, 02:58 PM

Originally posted by RealMac:
Carrara Studio 2.x

Oh.

Tarcat · Jul 9, 2003, 01:30 PM

I just got mine today. Unreal quality. Very nice I think I found one stuck pixel, but now I can't find it anymore. It was tiny

jasonsRX7 · Jul 9, 2003, 03:23 PM

I have one of the 22" cinema displays. Is the image quality on the new cinemas that much better that I should consider upgrading? I've seen the new cinemas in the Apple store, but never side by side with a 22".

osxisfun · Jul 9, 2003, 05:08 PM

its very noticable.

when i went to a dealer for the first time i could tell a BIG diff from 5 feet away.