Apple monitor or other brand?

I am giving up my macbook pro for the new macbook (size etc a factor). My intention is to have a large monitor to plug into when at home to do the work. I am a photographer/designer (Aperture etc) and am still doubtful about glossy screens (I was going to get the new 24 inch one), but also it seems you can get a good quality monitor from viewsonic, for example, that is 26 inches and a lot cheaper and i think matt screened. Also it seems the old 23 inch Apple monitor maybe discontinued..
In short any graphic designer/photographers input or experiences would be appreciated, oh, and i am assuming that one of the myriad connectors apple sell will allow me to connect anything to the new MacBook!
Also any tips on how to get the best from a glossy screen would be helpful (apart from working in the dark!!), I mean calibrating for more or less faithful reproduction.

You know, some of you chaps make me jealous!!! I have a single 20" HP monitor!!! (it is very nice though, an HP LP2065) However, this is more down to lack of space than anything. Wish I had the space for 2 monitors!
That said, if I did Charlene, I'd go for the two 23" models rather than the 30". 30", whilst plenty of space, could possibly make you less productive as you have to move your mouse over much more on screen real estate. You'll probably find better deals on 23" as well.
Bob is right. Apple are not the only fruit (if you forgive the weak pun). Dell, Acer, HP, Ilyama, LG etc all make at least 24" models. I know HP make 30" ones as well.
Ian

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Apple vs. Other Brands

First of all, I am a fairly new (18 months and counting) born-again Apple fan. Now to my question:
Are there any significant benefits outside of raw performance of having an Apple display versus some other brand (LG, Samsung, etc.)?
I just got a new MacBook and will be getting my wife one soon. What I want to do is set an external display with a nice, high resolution to remain stationary at a work station. The idea is that either of us could take our MacBook to the station and hook up the external display to do photo or video work, watch a movie, etc.
I have looked at a few monitors at some big box stores and they look pretty good. They also cost significantly less than the Apple displays. I understand that size and specs need to be accounted for to make a fair comparison, but beyond that, am I getting what I pay for (and paying a premium to have the Apple style and logo)?
Thanks in advance for your advice?
MacBook Mac OS X (10.4.8)

It all comes down to what you're using it for.
Apple displays are known for their ability to produce very accurate colour, and the cinema displays continue this, along with good resolutions and brightness, especially with the 23" and 30" displays. They also look sexy.
However you can easily find cheaper monitors with better contrast ratios and much better response times. For example, if you played games (which is doubtful with a Mac), the 14ms response time of the Apple displays is horrible, and you'd be better to go with something like a Viewsonic that offers models with as little as 2ms times.
There are also some Samsung LCD monitors that not only offer contrast rations of 1000:1 or higher, but also include the ablility to rotate the screen 90° for a full page portrait view.
Since you'd just be using a monitor for recreational purposes, such as movies or just the convenience of a 2nd monitor, you can easily get a non-Apple display that will perform just as well for your needs, at probably half the price.

Will Other Brand Monitors work with MacPro?

Hi,
Just got a new Mac Pro Desktop 8-core only to find out my old Apple Studio Display 17" won't work without a $100 adapter. We're thinking of just buying a new monitor instead. My question is will other brands now work direclty with the new Macs - or would they also need adapters? Is a DVI port the same as a DVI-D port?
Thanks for any info...

Thanks so much for your response, Niel, I really appreciate it! We went and bought a brand new Dell monitor for $238 - it's fully compatible with the new Mac, and it's 23" (my old one was a 17"), and the new Mac and new monitor are playing nicely together - so all's good!

What's a good non-Apple monitor for my 13" MacBook Pro? Looking around 20-23 inches, preferably LED.

I have a 13" MacBook Pro and I'm in the market for a non-Apple monitor (Apple monitors are way out of my price range). I'm looking for 20-23 inch monitor, preferably LED. I need it to edit articles for publication and for Bar Exam studying in the next year. What brands have shown to have good compatibility with Mac? Do I need an adapter of some sort?

You'll need an adapter cable, and which one you need depends on what version MBP you have and the inputs on the monitor.
I just recently purchased a Dell U2410 to use as a second display with my iMac. Overall I'm pretty happy with but my use is a little different, I wanted something with very good color accuracy for photo work. Based on what you said your needs are, you probably don't have to spend as much.
One thing I will say, is this particular monitor (and I believe all Dells) has an antiglare screen on it, which to be honest, took me a little getting used to. Because of the matte surface, text and documents aren't quite as sharp and can even look a little hazy at times. For your uses you may be better off with a glossy screen as long as glare isn't going to be too much an issue for you.
BenQ makes some pretty nice and affordable monitors these days LED backlit or otherwise, and on that note, theres absolutely nothing at all wrong with non "LED" monitors, both technologies are still using an LCD panel for the display, they just deal with the backlighting differently.
As the other poster mentioned, NEC is always a good option as well. Less common on the consumer side, but they make very good professional products.

I'm trying to connect my 30" Cinema Display to my new Mac Pro along with a new Apple 23'" monitor. The new Apple monitor is fine. On the cinema monitor everything is blown up pretty large. Any ideas on how to solve this?

I'm trying to connect my 30" Cinema Display to my new Mac Pro along with a new Apple 23'" monitor. The new Apple monitor is fine. On the cinema monitor everything is blown up pretty large. Any ideas on how to solve this?

The 30" display needs a DUAL-LINK adapter.
<http://store.apple.com/us/product/MB571Z/A/mini-displayport-to-dual-link-dvi-ada pter>

Can I daisy chain 30" apple monitor to thunderbolt HD on macbook pro?

I have a 30" apple monitor plugged into this adapter: http://foliovision.com/2009/12/apple-dual-dvi-mini-displayport-adapter-mb571z that in turn is plugged into the thunderbolt port as well as one USB port on my 2011 macbook pro i7.
I want to buy a Lacie Big5 thunderbolt RAID system, but I only have one thunderbolt port. will i be able to daisy chain the monitor to the thunderbolt RAID?

I don't want to assume that it will work because it a little bit different on the Retina. All of the 2012 line of MacBook’s utilize the same thunderbolt controller which does support 2 displays and 4 10Gbit/s data (even the MacBook air 11" can support 2 external monitors and it's own display). But i think that the controller is hardwired for each port meaning each port only has 2 10Gbit/s data and 1 display. I haven't been able to confirm this because I don't have 2 thunderbolt displays and i was wondering if anyone has tried this. The reason why I ask is because I'm doing research on all of the new MacBook’s and their Thunderbolt controller.

If I purchase a non-apple monitor and connect to my Macbook Pro, will I be able to put it to sleep?

I'm looking to buy a monitor or two for my laptop (Retina Macbook Pro 2013 model (not the latest one)). There are a few things that I would like to understand.
- If I'm going to get the Apple Cinema Display, I know I will be using thunderbolt to connect my laptop to it. If I get a non-Apple monitor though, what will I be using? HDMI? also thunderbolt? is thunderbolt exclusive to Apple or can non-Apple monitors use thunderbolt as well.
- As far as sizing and resolution, I know that I have to pay attention to the resolution of the monitor I'm getting to make sure I'm getting the quality I'm looking for as opposed to just looking at the size of it. Ideally, I would want my monitor to look like my Retina Macbook, whats the resolution I should be looking for? Is Retina too much for a monitor? if so, whats a good resolution for a monitor that my Macbook can support fully, what size will work without reducing the quality? does dual screens (even if the second screen was the laptop screen) reduce the quality of one of the monitors?
- I don’t know if this an exclusive thing to when using an Apple monitor but, would I be able to put my laptop to sleep (actually close the lid) while it mirrors to the monitor? Is this only possible when using thunderbolt and therefore it can only happen with Apple Cinema Display? or can it happen with other cables?
- Finally what are your recommendations for monitors that are good. I'm debating between one 27/30 inch monitor and two 21/23 inch display. LCD? LED?

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30" Apple Monitor as HD TV/DVD Source as Well?

Hi everyone! I am considering buying a 30" Apple monitor with my PowerMac and am considering the following:
Ditching my old TV and having just the computer and 30" in my bedroom. I want to use the 30" monitor for both my PowerMac and for watching DVDs, playing Xbox, and watching cable (both regular and HD). Is this possible? Will I need to sacrifice anything to accomplish this?
Thank you,
Keith

The Refresh Rate of apple's LCDs are a bit slow for good gaming. They give you a blurring effect with lots of movement. I wouldn't recommend it. Most LCD's right now are not great for gaming with the Xbox. Maybe I'm picky, but I got a bad headache and did not enjoy it. Also, you need to think of how you are going to get your dvd player/xbox connected to the LCD. It has a dual DVI input. You will have to run it through your computer with a TV-PCI card or a video capture card, if you have a desktop computer w/PCI slots. Also you will need a HD-Cable box with a DVI output. Even then you will have to keep unscrewing the cable to switch between your computer and the cable. Or you could find a TV card/video capture card to put the cable through your computer, but to be honest it may not look great on the LCD because the LCD has such a high resolution, and most TV, even the HD tv thats out now isn't truly the resolution of the LCD. You may end up not using the whole screen when playing games of viewing TV.
And then there is apple's pixel policy, as well as other lighting color problems, that they are not too willing to replace a 30" LCD with questionable problems.
For this kind of money, and for what you want to do. I would get a nice 20"LCD and a 30" Tube-Flat Glass screen HDTV from somewhere that offers extended warranties, and you will probably still save some money as opposed to the 30"LCD.And You will probably enjoy the DVD/Games/TV more. Unless you are editing HD video, or doing massive graphic design work/animation, I would bother getting such a large screen for your computer. It won't easily double as a TV/DVD/Game Monitor and it can't be coveredfor more then a year unless you buy it with a computer and buy applecare. And then you still will have to kick and scream at the genious bar to get it repaired.
Just my opinion on the matter. I went through this whole proccess previously.
Good Luck.

Can I use my old apple monitor with a new mac mini?

Can I use my old apple monitor with a new mac mini?

Probably. Any information about the monitor?

30" Apple Monitor running with Windows from Mac book pro?

Having trouble when running windows on my Macbook Pro and getting an external monitor to work (i have the 30" Apple monitor). Does anyone know of a sucesssful way to get thius working.
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Someone in this thread was able to use the same monitor in a similar setup.
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20" Apple Monitor - Thunderbolt - MacBook Pro 15" (late 2011)

I have an Apple 20” monitor with an HDMI cable. I had that monitor connected to my Macbook Pro 15" (late 2011) with an HDMI to Mini adapter, and it was working fine as a second monitor.
I purchased a Thunderbolt monitor to daisy-chain the Thunderbolt monitor to the Apple 20” monitor and end up with a 3 monitor system, but I cannot get it to work.
This is the way I have them hooked up:
20” Apple Monitor (HDMI Cable->Mini) -> Thunderbolt -> MacBook Pro 15” (late 2011)
The 20”Apple Monitor does not show any image even though it is on and working properly. The Thunderbolt and MacBook Pro displays show the images. How do I connect these?

You could use a USB to DVI converter
<http://eshop.macsales.com/item/NewerTech/VIDU2DVIA/>
but performance will be severly limited by USB and some functions won't work
<http://www.displaylink.com/support/mac_downloads.php>
"Please note: This driver does not support 3D acceleration. Some features of Mac OS X-based applications that require hardware OpenGL acceleration, such as Keynote presentations and iPhoto* slideshows, will not function properly."

I am considering a Apple iMac but would be interested in adding a second monitor. Does it have to be an Apple monitor or can i add any monitor with a thunderbolt cable and DVI or vGA adapter?

I am considering a Apple iMac but would be interested in adding a second monitor. Does it have to be an Apple monitor or can i add any monitor with a thunderbolt cable and DVI or vGA adapter?

I found that the Thunderbolt input accepts the mini-DVI (in my case converter to VGA for a tutorial use monitor)
BUT, you have to really oush it in 'til it clicks. I thought it too loose until I tried it. works just fine!!
i get a solved for my own LOL
Ed

Use 23" apple monitor as second monitor with 27" imac

I've just bought a 27" imac, and I want to connect the 23" apple monitor from my old system to it as a second monitor.
The 23" has a huge cable with firewire and usb connectors as well as a multipin connector. How can I link it up?

Hello,
I have seen people use the expensive DVI-ADC converter with an MDP-> DVI cable.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Apple-Mac-A1006-DVI-to-ADC-Converter-LCD-Display-Adapter -w-Power-Cord-/330799049978?
Cheaper ADC to DVI converter won't work.
Then you need an MDP to DVI adapter...
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MB570Z/B/mini-displayport-to-dvi-adapter
DVI single link 60-Hz LCD can display a resolution of 1920 x 1200.

What monitor looks most like an Apple monitor?

As a photographer I do most of my editing with Aperture on a 24" IMac. I recently purchased a Mac Mini along with a 22" LED HDTV Samsung monitor for my studio assistant to use. No matter how we adjust it, the colors and saturation are frightening. I can't trust the images at all. Right now I can't afford a $900 Apple monitor. Any suggestions anyone on another monitor choice for photography?

Samsung monitoers typically have all manner auto and enhance
settings. Are you sure all of them have been disabled? Dynamic
Contrast is one that really fouls the works as it adjusts contrast
based on the content to to obtain a contrast ratio.
For serious and accurate photographic work, there really is no
substitute for a high quality monitor, especially if you precise
color matching for various outputs is required. If this is your
case, expect to spend $600 to $900 for such a monitor.
You should check photography sites to see which monitors
are most preferred by serious photographers and go from there.
Typical mainstream monitors found in big box stores simply
do not have sufficient dynamic range or fixed contrast ratio
for serious work, or do tricks like Samsung's Dynamic Contrast
to get the "wow" factor.

Apple monitor keeps changing background pattern

I have been using an inexpensive 18in flat panel monitor as a second screen with my MacBook Pro. I borrowed a friends 20 Apple monitor and tried it instead of the 18in, but the background screen pattern keeps changing every 15 minutes or so. I have reset the preferences NOT to change a dozen times. Sometimes it will accept me setting it to Panther Aqua Blue, sometimes it will not, but it always soon changes the pattern to one of the Apple Plants pattern and then changes again every 15 minutes or so. The "change picture" option is not selected. This never happened with my old cheap monitor. Any suggestions?
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Henry

delete the file homedirectory/library/preferences/com.apple.desktop.plist and log out/in. set your desktop background as you like it. it should behave normally now.

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