Has anyone taken the glass off a glossy display?
I'm looking to buy an iMac, but do not care for the glossy screen. I noticed a reference in another thread about someone taking the glass off in a youtube video and watched that.
So, has anyone taken the glass off successfully and is happy with the result?
Well, having over 15 years experience with Apple Computers, the Glossy Screen is the stupidest and most irresponsible idea ever. So what HP, Compaq, Dell and the like decided Gloss was all the craze!...
Apple should know better than to jump on the bandwagon by now being the trend setters they have ALWAYS been. Apple should offer the option the way they do with their Laptops so one can choose if they want glossy or matt. Being a color correction expert, the gloss is just the icing on the doodoo brown cake for the 20" Aluminum iMac TN Displays. Either way you cut it, garbage is garbage and covering it up with something that adds blinding glare is just that... A cover up.
I was one of the first schmucks who bought one of these 20-inchers and it is the sole Apple computer purchase I've regretted from day one. Sure it looks pretty and all and is quite elegant but make no mistake about it... the Aluminum iMacs fall FAR short of Apples mark ranking right down in the gutter with the disaster that was the Quadra series before Mr. Jobs came back to Apple and cleaned house.
If anyone wants to buy mine I'll let it go stacked with all the software & 3 Gigs of Ram for $1,000.00 shipped!
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A refurb iPad has a new screen, battery and back plus warranty.
Some things to try first:
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3. Change the channel on your wireless router (Auto or Channel 6 is best). Instructions at http://macintoshhowto.com/advanced/how-to-get-a-good-range-on-your-wireless-netw ork.html
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Has anyone felt the heat from their monitor?
I have a Penryn 2.8 GHz 24" iMac and I park my face fairly close to the screen (about 12 inches (30.5 cm) and I can feel the heat of the screen.
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http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/31029
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Wipe Cache Partition - DROID RAZR / RAZR MAXX by MOTOROLA
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I'm a kinda impatient person but working on being patient but I really do want the iPhone.
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myc680.local> version
Current Version
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UDI: C680 V FCH1611V0B2
Name: C680
Product: Cisco IronPort C680 Messaging Gateway(tm) Appliance
Model: C680
Version: 8.5.6-074
Build Date: 2014-07-21
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Serial #: xxx-yyy1611Vzzz
BIOS: C240M3.1.4.5.2.STBU
RAID: 3.220.75-2196, 5.38.00_4.12.05.00_0x05180000
RAID Status: Optimal
RAID Type: 10
BMC: 1.05
There are times post-reboot, that you'll see and get notification of RAID sub-optimal --- meaning that the appliance is running through on a health-check of the appliance's RAID. You should be getting a notification once RAID status has returned to OPTIMAL, or as per the older OS revisions, READY:
myc170.local> version
Current Version
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UDI: C170 V01 FCH1428V06A
Name: C170
Description: Cisco IronPort C170
Product: Cisco IronPort C170 Messaging Gateway(tm) Appliance
Model: C170
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Build Date: 2013-06-09
Install Date: 2014-09-12 13:52:24
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BIOS: 9B1C115A
RAID: 02
RAID Status: READY
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