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Cadaver · Jan 2, 2005, 09:58 PM

Originally posted by willab:

What kind of monitors are those?? Sony somethings, it appears... what's the model #?

trevorM · Jan 6, 2005, 06:07 AM

Hey All.

I have been lurking for a while just admiring everyone of these setups, and alas my new G5 and 30" display has arrived, so I am delighted to share a picture or two for you all to enjoy.

The computer rocks. I still have my prior Apple a TiBook 800Mhz but needed a change to some newer technology. I thought a desktop would be a good choice. The G5 is really leaps and bounds above my G4 - its very noticeable. The 30" display blows me away each time I sit down and get working...

You'll note I took the side panel off the G5 but it was merely for the photos to show a friend. I run the computer with the side panel on.

The display is perfect. No problems in setting it up, and no manufacturing defects are apparent. The colour is perfect and accurate and watching DVDs is a bit of fun, particularly when compared with my little 15" powerbook (Side by side, the powerbook looks like its a 12" PB).

I got my computer yesterday, and was fortunate to get a substantial discount thanks to Apple adjusting prices here in Australia.

I'll share some updated pictures once I get my new return for my desk and perhaps 1 or 2 additional peripherals too!

angelmb · Jan 6, 2005, 08:08 AM

Originally posted by trevorM:

That picture is just awesome !

Yor room is nice but... I think is something dangerous to place such great computer and display there when, I think, someone could get into your house.

HHogan · Jan 6, 2005, 01:15 PM

the icon on the desktop looks like it alone is 5"

johnzoidberg · Jan 7, 2005, 04:35 PM

What I was thinking:

"Did the new Rev. B G5's get smaller or wha...HOLY CRAP, that's a 30-inch display!"

willab · Jan 7, 2005, 08:21 PM

Originally posted by Cadaver:
What kind of monitors are those?? Sony somethings, it appears... what's the model #?

Sony SDM-X73

deepdarkfunky · Jan 8, 2005, 09:37 AM

A few shots...

Hardware:

PowerMac G4
Dual 867mhz
768mb RAM
3 HDs
17in. Studio Display

PowerBook G4
1.33ghz
512mb RAM
12in. display

iPod 20gb in the corner there and billions of records laying about.

UnixMac · Jan 8, 2005, 11:38 AM

Originally posted by deepdarkfunky:
A few shots...

Hardware:

PowerMac G4
Dual 867mhz
768mb RAM
3 HDs
17in. Studio Display

PowerBook G4
1.33ghz
512mb RAM
12in. display

iPod 20gb in the corner there and billions of records laying about.

Those pictures help us understand where you get your screen name... :-)

UnixMac · Jan 8, 2005, 11:41 AM

Originally posted by trevorM:
Hey All.

Looks great Trevor... almost the same stuff I have, down to the sound sticks, an PB... however I am envious of how you can display the inside of your Mac, where as with my setup I have no choice but to keep the display side facing a wall.. I am racking my brain to come up with a way to set it up where I can open the side up..

ReggieX · Jan 8, 2005, 01:51 PM

Originally posted by IFLY2HIGH:
Where you dual monitor guys getting the pictures that keep going onto the other screen? Custom made for each monitor perhaps? I'd love some big scenes like that to display on my dual screens.

Make your own!

it's pretty easy if you have big source images, if you have Photoshop or something similar just make the canvas size the same as the two monitors together, then crop each side when saving.

Some nice setups, folks! Only thing that changed about mine is the addition of a Fostex 4-track that I'm using to do some restoration of some old tapes. A new Mac is in my future eventually

deepdarkfunky · Jan 8, 2005, 09:49 PM

Originally posted by UnixMac:
Those pictures help us understand where you get your screen name... :-)

Yeah, I prefer my work environment to be dark. But in this case, it was actually like 3am when those pictures were taken.

trevorM · Jan 9, 2005, 02:28 AM

Originally posted by angelmb:
That picture is just awesome !

Yor room is nice but... I think is something dangerous to place such great computer and display there when, I think, someone could get into your house.

I agree about the window deal. Good observation. However, the vertical blind is only opened when I am in the room, and thanks to the location of my house and the shrubery outside, it is difficult for others to see. Nevertheless I am cautious of the current location and once I get my 1400x900 return for my table the arrangement of my office may change.

Oh how I love this 30" display

trevorM · Jan 9, 2005, 02:31 AM

Originally posted by UnixMac:
Looks great Trevor... almost the same stuff I have, down to the sound sticks, an PB... however I am envious of how you can display the inside of your Mac, where as with my setup I have no choice but to keep the display side facing a wall.. I am racking my brain to come up with a way to set it up where I can open the side up..

I usually never place a tower or alike on the table, but when I saw the beauty of it when I placed it on the table (To install some ram) and decided to keep it as is.

Funnily enough I have placed the cover back on my case, I am a bit leery of leaving it off as I sometimes do quite long extended sessions in front of my computer and I don't really want to do anything to compromise the cooling or warranty for that matter of my G5.

dancarson · Jan 9, 2005, 04:09 AM

Originally posted by David Aames:
stairs?

Wasn't directed towards me... But yes I am protected.

Simon · Jan 9, 2005, 04:18 AM

Originally posted by dancarson:
Wasn't directed towards me... But yes I am protected.

Against what?

dancarson · Jan 9, 2005, 06:19 AM

Originally posted by Simon:
Against what?

Stuff, mostly.

Disgruntled Head of C-3PO · Jan 9, 2005, 11:54 PM

Originally posted by trevorM:

You should really put that isub on the desk in the corner, it will look and more importantly sound better than on a carpet.

originalplaid · Jan 10, 2005, 11:16 PM

Mine:

two lcd monitors hooked to a dual 1.8ghz G5, controlling the IBM via chickenofthevnc. The powerbook box is for my old laptop, now dead and replaced with a 12" powerbook.

Really want another graphics card so I can leave it hooked up to the 17' monitor and the projector on the other side of the room. Until I get the rumored $500 headless mac this is my entertainment pc...

pack · 12:55 PM

Click here for large size 1
Click here for large size 2

Dual 2 gig G5
1 GB ram
Raedon 9600
74 GB 10,000 rpm raptor
160 GB stock drive
23 inch Cinema Display
Logictech Z3 speakers
Sony DV cam
Ipod 10 GB

Mafia · Jan 14, 2005, 11:39 PM

Originally posted by pack:

Click here for large size 1
Click here for large size 2

Dual 2 gig G5
1 GB ram
74 GB 10,000 rpm raptor
160 GB stock drive
23 inch Cinema Display
Logictech Z3 speakers
Sony DV cam
Ipod 10 GB

mmm love it

redoid · Jan 16, 2005, 02:18 AM

Trevor:
****ing sweet setup, i am thinking of getting the same one sometimes in the first semester.

trevorM · Jan 16, 2005, 02:42 AM

Originally posted by redoid:
Trevor:
****ing sweet setup, i am thinking of getting the same one sometimes in the first semester.

Thanks. I got mine in Anticipation for first semester this year. I wanted to have it ready and running well before I get back into work... Its fun to kill all my holiday time with too...

chris v · Jan 17, 2005, 10:53 AM

Finally got my new desk going.

Dual 2.0, 2.5 GB, 160 HD,
120 GB FW drive
Delta 44 PCI Audio card
Airport Express
2g 20 Gb iPod
Nikon Coolscan V ED
Apple 15" Display
LaCie Electron Blue IV 19"
Alesis M1 Active monitors
M-Audio keystation
AI Powerbook 15" 1.25 GHZ
Canon Pixma 6000

trancepriest · Jan 20, 2005, 08:09 PM

Picked this baby up from the aventura apple store this morning. Loving it.... no dead pixels.. and I can turn off the display when I want to... o yeah. Now searching for HD content... anyone know of sites for HD content that I can playback on the mac... I tried WMV-HD but I guess WMP9 doesn't have the codec.. was playing back but very slowly.

This image is too wide for inline so I just linked it.
http://homepage.mac.com/trancepriest...up-collage.jpg

futuremac · 06:29 PM

Originally posted by Disgruntled Head of C-3PO:
You should really put that isub on the desk in the corner, it will look and more importantly sound better than on a carpet.

good lord! what a beautiful screen. and where is that flaming desktop available?

trevorM · Jan 22, 2005, 07:01 PM

Originally posted by futuremac:
good lord! what a beautiful screen. and where is that flaming desktop available?

http://www.mandolux.com/

futuremac · Jan 22, 2005, 11:00 PM

Originally posted by trevorM:
http://www.mandolux.com/

thanks! they have some great desktop wallpaper there (im still looking at the site now) but now i'll have to get the apple 30 inch monitor.

trevorM · Jan 22, 2005, 11:13 PM

Originally posted by futuremac:
thanks! they have some great desktop wallpaper there (im still looking at the site now) but now i'll have to get the apple 30 inch monitor.

The photography on that webpage is wonderful. Mado does a fine job. I wish I had dual 30"s for a few of the papers. I quite like that patriot flag wallpaper which was put up recently.

motoyen · Jan 25, 2005, 04:24 AM

Here's my set up. Almost the same as before but now I've added the 12" iBook. In the next few months I'll be looking to replace my 867/G4 tower with a new G5 unit.

T. Diddy · Jan 25, 2005, 11:59 PM

trevorM · Jan 26, 2005, 01:09 AM

Originally posted by T. Diddy:

Nice setup. I like the wallpaper a lot.

Mafia · Jan 26, 2005, 01:49 AM

Originally posted by T. Diddy:

nice, i'll have that monitor soon ^^. i have so much trouble finding a simple nice desk like this

.

Kenneth · Jan 26, 2005, 07:16 AM

Originally posted by pack:
http://www.teampinnacle.org/members/images/packdesk.jpg

Click here for large size 1
Click here for large size 2

Dual 2 gig G5
1 GB ram
Raedon 9600
74 GB 10,000 rpm raptor
160 GB stock drive
23 inch Cinema Display
Logictech Z3 speakers
Sony DV cam
Ipod 10 GB

I see Apple business card.

mrchin · Jan 26, 2005, 10:18 AM

Originally posted by T. Diddy:

I may be incorrect, but that picture, it looks like it's a 23". A bit shorter than the tower even with the tower placed further back, and the keyboard is just a bit shorter than the width. May be a perspective thinig, but...

Either way, congrats on a nice system.

T. Diddy · Jan 26, 2005, 03:19 PM

Originally posted by mrchin:
I may be incorrect, but that picture, it looks like it's a 23". A bit shorter than the tower even with the tower placed further back, and the keyboard is just a bit shorter than the width. May be a perspective thinig, but...

Either way, congrats on a nice system.

thanks for the compliments fellas. i made the wallpaper from Apple Store images.

and, yes, that is a 23 (see sig).

that is my work rig. this is my home set up:

mainemanx · Jan 26, 2005, 03:26 PM

BTW, FWIW, I posted this on another thread, but here's my thumper: liquid cooling, lots of ram, lots of hard drives, a dust filter, a roof, wheels, and most importantly a clear side panel so I can periodically reassure myself by looking inside...

T. Diddy · Jan 26, 2005, 03:31 PM

SWEET! you got some nice add-ons there.

gee308 · Feb 3, 2005, 11:51 PM

Can you post the same wallpaper for that resolution for the 23" lcd, thanks

Originally posted by T. Diddy:

MORT A POTTY · Feb 4, 2005, 01:26 AM

sorry, I like high res pictures

http://personal.utulsa.edu/~stephen-...mages/desk.jpg

Lateralus · Feb 4, 2005, 01:40 AM

Is that QuikTrip cup I see a 44oz model?

MORT A POTTY · Feb 4, 2005, 01:44 AM

Originally posted by Lateralus:
Is that QuikTrip cup I see a 44oz model?

yes indeed. QT is fantastic for late-night food...needs. it's a 44oz cup, but if you look close you can see the 32oz cup inside it

I'm a regular at the one on 11th between Harvard and Delaware. (obviously, because it's by TU)

teknopimp · Feb 4, 2005, 02:13 AM

Originally posted by gee308:
Can you post the same wallpaper for that resolution for the 23" lcd, thanks

sure, here it is http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...huffle1600.jpg

this is 1600x1024 (i use a 22" at home and my 23" is at work, where i am not at this point in time). i assume that because you use a mac u can photoshop it to 1920x1200. if not, just reply again and i'll be happy to post again tomorrow.

MORT A POTTY · Feb 4, 2005, 02:39 AM

thank you for a fantastic idea. my desktop is clean except for mounted volumes and one folder... so now I have created about eight solid colour backgrounds and I put them in a folder and have it alternate the backgrounds every five seconds at random.

I think it looks very cool

anyway, I just wanted to thank your iPod mini background for that idea.

nJm · Feb 4, 2005, 06:16 AM

Just when I was thinking I didn't have anything to contribute to this thread, I just realised I still have this old thing sitting around!

So, ladies and gentlemen put your hands together for the incredibly powerful Apple Power Macintosh 7200/120 workstation

Would be nice to replace this with a G5. Hell, a G4 400 would be a big step up

For now the 'consumer' machines will have to do me (iBook G4 and iMac G5)

Simon · Feb 4, 2005, 06:22 AM

nJm, awesome. At the time, the 7200/7600 case was a godsend; it was so much nicer to open than the 7100 predecessor case. But the keyboard you got with the 7200 really sucked compared to the Apple ADB Pro Keyboard.

Ah, 9.1. the memories...

nJm · Feb 4, 2005, 07:17 AM

You know, I think it came with Os 7.5.3 on it? Maybe 7.6. Either way I'm sure it wasn't OS 8 at that stage (1996). At the moment it is using an iMac G3's OS 9.1 installation disk so its full of unecessary stuff.

I just use it for sound recording stuff every now and then. I can't be bothered buying an iMic for the iBook when I have this old thing sitting around. It is fast enough to record 44100 16bit aiff files

nikoz1200 · Feb 4, 2005, 10:50 AM

Originally posted by blakespot:
I'd posted a few pics of my G4 setup long ago in this thread, and now here is my updated setup complete with dual G5 2.5:

The G4 setup it replaced is here.

blakespot

nice ikea lamps

Sporty G · Feb 4, 2005, 05:11 PM

blakespot, I must know~!~~~~ where did you get your wonderful desk?

gee308 · Feb 5, 2005, 01:57 AM

Unfortunately, I don't know how to use photoshop too well. Thanks for the pic!

Originally posted by teknopimp:
sure, here it is http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...huffle1600.jpg

this is 1600x1024 (i use a 22" at home and my 23" is at work, where i am not at this point in time). i assume that because you use a mac u can photoshop it to 1920x1200. if not, just reply again and i'll be happy to post again tomorrow.

Thade · Feb 5, 2005, 02:11 AM

Originally posted by trevorM:
http://www.mandolux.com/

I can't get to the image(s) Can someone post the firey desk?

TIA