23" display with 24" imac

hi all - i am considering treating myself to a 23" display - but, as usual, i have a couple of questions... hopefully someone will have a similar set up...
how does it size up next to the new 24" imac - will they look (aesthetically) quite similar - is the height roughly the same or will i have to prop it up with books?
also - it's been quite sometime since they were updated - any rumours up an update anytime soon
cheers all - always good to share thoughts
dc/lockerbie/uk

Hi-
The 23' ACD and the 24" iMac have roughly the same size panels. The 23" stands 445mm (+/-) tall, so is shorter than the iMac. You could set it on books, though this isn't the safest or best looking way to raise the display's height. Using a mounting arm would be better.
The cases of both, being aluminum, provide for a "matched set" type of appearance. The biggest difference in the displays of the two, though, is the 23" is not a glossy display, it is matt. The light reflection characteristics between the two will create some difference in view, IMHO, the 23" is better (no extraneous reflection). For me, the difference between the matt and the glossy display is hard to get beyond.....Comparison of the two at the Apple Store would be a good idea.

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