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23" Cinema Display dimensions
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Titanium Man
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Dec 6, 2003, 11:29 PM
 
I was really lusting after the rumored upcoming 30" ACD, but after finally coming to my senses, I realized it would never fit in my workspace. So it's back to the 23". Can anyone post the measurements of the viewable area? I'd like to compare them with a 20" conventional LCD. The 1050 vertical resolution of the 20" ACD is too low, but if the 23" is much shorter than a regular 20", then I can't deal with the smaller picture.
     
chaldean oracle
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Dec 7, 2003, 10:01 AM
 
These are some back-of-the-envelope calculations I made while looking at monitors. They're not exact -- I just worked out the Pythagorean theorem, from the diagonal length, and the aspect ratio.

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Dimensions of Apple 20" 1680x1050: width: 16.95" height: 10.6" dpi: 99 Dimensions of 20" 16x12: width: 16" height: 12" dpi: 100 Dimensions of 21" 16x12: width: 16.8" height: 12.6" dpi: 95.2 Dimensions of 23" 1920x1200: width: 19.50" height: 12.2" dpi: 98
     
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Dec 9, 2003, 01:43 PM
 
Originally posted by Titanium Man:
Can anyone post the measurements of the viewable area?
Mine is 494 x 309 mm viewable area measured with a ruler.
     
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Dec 9, 2003, 02:39 PM
 
The 20" has a better screen then the 23"

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Dec 9, 2003, 03:44 PM
 
For the record: I remember reading comments like "the 20" screen is better than the 23" screen" when I was shopping for a Cinema Display.
I ended up getting 2 23" displays, and couldn't be happier. I have NO complaints about these screens. I stare at them all day long, and have never thought "I wish they were brighter, or crisper". It be nice if they came in enclosures that matched my G5 a bit better but as for functionality, no complaints.
     
   
 
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