IMac 24" display vs. 23" Cinema Display

I'm hoping to get a new Mac for graphic design at work. I'd love to get a tower unit and 23" display, but I may need to save the company money and go for the iMac with maximum RAM. At home, I have a 20" Cinema Display with my G5 and a 17" iMac (all just prior to Intel conversion). The iMac display doesn't look as good as the Cinema Display.
Can anyone tell me how the latest iMac 24" display compares with a 23" Cinema Display, as far as quality of what you see? Is the graphics card the determining factor?

I can understand your predicament. The 24" iMac is a wonderful machine, but the Mac Pro is a creative dream machine that many in the industry rely on day in and day out.
As far as the display quality between the two, they both carry the same standard Nvidia GeForce 7300 GT graphics card with 256MB of GDDR3 VRAM. So the quality of the graphics card should not matter much.
In display size, the iMac has the clear advantage with one extra inch, and to tell you the truth, I think the quality of ANY display apple puts in their computers is superb. I for one, have a 17" iMac Core Duo (Early 2006) as my desktop and I feel that the display is great.
Also look at the fact that the 2.33Ghz processor available in the iMac is really quite close to the 2.66Ghz in the Mac Pro, although you get twice the power in the tower machine.
Unless you do a lot of heavy graphic design processes everyday, I would save the office some money and go with the 24" iMac. It really is a great value for a graphic designer.

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Now, the 23" Cinema display I've owned for less than a year is developing similar symptoms. Was editing some images today that had solid darker gray patterned backgrounds when I noticed the vertical lines - 3 or 4 so far. They look different (smaller, less distinct) than the ones on the iMac, but sure enough they're there - vertical lines throughout my less than 1-year old Cinema display!

Have a 17" iMac that developed the "lines" symptom within a month after the factory warranty expired - that computer is all but useless now unless I spend the $700+ to get the display working again (& who knows how long the fix will last...)
If it's a G5 iMac, it may be covered:
<http://www.apple.com/support/imac/repairextensionprogram/>
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That could be the graphics board. Anyway, the display is still under warrantee. Also, you still have a chance to buy AppleCare for it.

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Here is a quote from the user reviews section of Amazon.com, about the new 20 inch Imac core duo:
Video out - The new iMac, for the first time ever, features a Mini-DVI output. This allows, with adapters, the ability to connect the iMac to a DVI display, a television via composite or S-video, or an analog display via VGA. I have my new iMac Core Duo connected to my 20-inch Apple Cinema Display, and it works perfect! A nice feature. This allows for screen-spanning, so I can take advantage of both screens.
This was found at:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BNLGJA/103-5360678-4062234?v=glance&n=54196 6
@ like halfway down the page
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IMac won't detect 27" cinema display?

I have a new iMac (as of June 1, 2011). I am trying to connect an Apple 27" display to use as dual monitors, but the iMac does not detect it. What am I doing wrong?

I have an old ADC Cinema Display which has been working fine with my new MBP 17" until I fired it up one morning and no display. There were no new software installs, etc. since lthe night when it worked and the morning when it didn't. The display and ADC/DVI adapter work fine on my tower so it's not the CD or cable. And another monitor works fine on the MBP so it's not the video card or the DVI jack. Also the USB functions on the back of the CD still work with the MBP and there is power - just no PIX. I've plugged and unplugged everything - power cycled - no results. Tried another MBP and no display. Still it powers the tower. Any ideas would be most appreciated.
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Latest iMac display vs. Cinema Display

I posted this also on the Intel Mac Displays area, but wasn't sure if that was the best place.
I'm hoping to get a new Mac for graphic design at work. I'd love to get a tower unit and 23" display, but I may need to save the company money and go for the iMac with maximum RAM. At home, I have a 20" Cinema Display with my G5 and a 17" iMac (all just prior to Intel conversion). The iMac display doesn't look as clear and sharp as the Cinema Display.
Can anyone tell me how the latest iMac 24" display compares with a 23" Cinema Display, as far as quality of what you see? Is the graphics card the determining factor?

I'm not sure why you would think the 17 inch iMac didn't look as clear as the 23 inch cinema display. I've seen a fair few of them, and they look fine to me.. The graphics card shouldn't have anything to do with it.
I've seen a 24 inch iMac and both the clear and metal 23 inch Cinema displays, and the display quality seems comparable to me. If anything, the metal cinema display and iMac are better than the clear cinema display.

Compatibility between my 2 1/2 year old Imac 24" and an 30" Cinema Display?

I have the Imac 24", 2.4 ghz Core 2 Duo with a ATI Radeon HD2600 graphic card with 256MB VRAM. I will be buying a 2 year old apple Cinema display 30" tomorrow from a colleague and would like to know that my IMAC can easily handle supporting this display at its normal resolution and have a crisp and correct image on the larger screen. I know that this older version of the Alu Imac has the older video out display port, but I presume I can convert it to attach to this 2 year old screen as well.
My ancillary question is about an older screen. As long as there are no dead pixels and the colors seem uniform, what is the degradation of an average screen like this over time with, lets say, average usage.Don't want to buy something near the end of it's life cycle or when things start to fade.
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I believe your graphics card does support Dual-link DVI which is need to drive the 30" Apple Cinema Display at it's native resolution of 2560x1600. Check your owner's manual to be sure.
http://www.amd.com/us/products/desktop/graphics/ati-radeon-hd-2000/hd-2600/Pages /ati-radeon-hd-2600-gpu-specs.aspx
As for the longevity of this two year old screen: I never owned a 30" Apple screen but I have a 23" Apple Cinema HD Display (1920x1200) that is over six years old and going strong. If the monitor you want to buy looks good to you now, it's probably going to give you good service in the future. Is there still a three year warranty (AppleCare( on the two year old monitor?

PLZ Imac '27' or '30' Inch Cinema Display best for Retouching / Photoshop?

Hi Everybody,
1st Post, couldn't find a clear answer anywhere.
I have a Macbook Pro 13 and was about to upgrade my 23 inch display to the 30 for high quality retouching.
My question to you guys is, would it be as good to buy a "27" inch Imac instead these days?
I'm wondering because the price difference is only $100.00 and I could live without the extra 2 inches of screen if Im getting a full computer extra, if the quality is as good.
I know the imac has gloss screen and LED Display,
and the '30' Cinema has mat screen which is preferable and a different graphics card than the Macbook Pro 13 I would run it from.
So would the screen be as nice zoomed in and as accurate to print from is guess is the question.
Thank you Very Much to anyone for helping with an opinion.

You will have better luck asking your question in the Pro Apps/Aperture section of Discussions. There are more people there that care about the things you do.

Extended displays MacBookPro to Cinema Display

I have a mid 2012 Mac Book Pro and a cinema display. Have the right connector between them but cannot get the CD display at its best high resolution - at BEST FOR DISPLAY it uses lo-res 1280x800 and same on SCALED.
Help?

Have the right connector between them
Probably not.
You need an ACTIVE Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI to get resolutions over 1920 wide. Apple sells their adapter cable for US$100.

Dual Display - help with Cinema Display for MacBook Pro where MB won't detect displays.

I just got a Cinema Display (a1081 20") ("CD") off eBay to use as a dual screen with my Macbook Pro OS X 10.6.8 ("MB"). However, I can't get MB to recognize CD! I've tried power cycling both the MB and the CD with and without USB cord connected. MB won't recognize CD display in any situation. However, it is recognized in some capacity although I can't use dual display because the CD power button triggers MB to ask me if I want to restart, shutdown, or cancel.
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Have you tried smc and pram resets?
Try Detect Displays in the Displays preference pane.
Does the Displays preference pane Arrangement show two screens? If so do click gather windows and check the resolution setting of the new screen.

Display profile for Cinema Display

Hi there. I'm producing photographic images (for eventual print) and the print company is using Apple Cinema Displays their end (me: a Samsung SyncMaster 913V).
There seems to be a great difference between what I see on my screen and what they see on theirs. My question is: would it help for me to install an Apple Cinema Display profile on my G4 to get a more accurate representation of their results? If so, where can I download this and to where?
Many thanks for any help you can offer!
Jo

Without using an optical calibration package from Gretag, Colorvision, etc you might get close but your still not going to get optimal results. Your eyes will constantly adjust to what they think is white, red, green and blue and tell your brain you have it right when in fact you dont.
If your serious about getting this right then an optical measuring tool is required.
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Turning off laptop display to use Cinema display only

Is there a way to turn off my 12 incher's display so that I'm only using my 20-in. Cinema display?
There's such a difference in color and contrast, the laptop looks like $^@#$!, and I really don't need the extra space because of the wide-screen Cinema disp.

I don't believe you can just turn it off, but if you hook everything up and then close the display it will sleep. Then if you are using external keyboard and mouse you just click or hit a button and it will come up with just the one display (this is what I do). If you don't have external keyboard and mouse I don't believe you can do anything.

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Hi
is there any extentions or convertors where i can connect my 27" Cenima Display which have a mini display cable not thunder bolt
to Mac Book Pro with retina Display ?
Kind Regards

From the MacBook Pro retina specs:
<http://www.apple.com/macbook-pro/specs/>
"Thunderbolt digital video output
Native Mini DisplayPort output
DVI output using Mini DisplayPort to DVI Adapter (sold separately)
VGA output using Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter (sold separately)
Dual-link DVI output using Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter (sold separately)"
<http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5219>
See question 18.

Is it possible to connect an old cinema display (ADC) to an Imac (2012)?

Hello,
I want to add a second screen to my Imac and I found a Cinema Display (ADC). I went to see the screen and i connect it to my Macbook to test if it works. The guy who sold the screen had an ADC to DVI adapter and I bought an DVI to thunderbolt connector. It didn't work. He also tried to connect it to his Imac and still the screen didn't work. Is it even possible to connect the screen to an Imac?

Is it the Apple version of the DVI to ADC adapter? The signals from a Mini DisplayPort (or Thunderbolt) to DVI adapter may be weaker than normal DVI signals. The Apple DVI to ADC adapter amplifies the DVI signals, so can work with signals that are too weak for non-Apple adapters.
An ACTIVE Mini DisplayPort to DVI adapter may produce stronger DVI signals.
<http://support.amd.com/us/eyefinity/Pages/eyefinity-dongles.aspx>

Ideas for locating a Apple cinema display next to an iMac

I have recently purchased 20-inch Cinema display to the left of my 20-inch iMac. Since there is about a 3-inch difference in display height, the Cinema display is currently sitting atop enough paper so that they are parallel to each other. My question is: Does anyone know of hardware available or a better idea so that the displays are equal in height.
Thanks,
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Wrong forum for this post, but monitor stands can be found at computer stores, Staples, Office Depot or Fry's.

Daisy Chain 2 cinema displays to thunderbolt port on iMac?

Presently I have an iMac (mid 2011). I am running 2 cinema displays thru my 2 thunderbolt ports on my iMac. Is it possible to daisy chain these 2 additional displays to save a thunderbolt port? If so, how would be greatly appreciated.

Only Thunderbolt displays are capable of being daisy chained.
If you had one Thunderbolt Display and a Cinema Display then you could put the Thunderbolt Display first and then connect the Cinema Display into it, but it cannot be done with two Cinema Displays.

Is imac and cinema display the same quality monitor?

I'm looking to buy an imac but am really concerned about color quality. I currently have a cinema display and looking at this as a second computer. I've read some posts that suggest that the display technology in the imac is different than the quality of the display of the cinema displays. Yet from looking at the tech specs they appear pretty identical other than the glossy cover. Is this true?

The 24" iMac should have the same image quality as a Cinema Display. The 20" iMac uses an inferior display.

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