I need a new monitor

Can anyone give me some advice on buying a new monitor? My Apple 17" has sadly died and looking for a 19" screen. I have been advised to go for a Samson but with so many brands Im a bit confused about which way to go... Also do I go for a VGA or DVI input? My graphics card is a a radeon 9600 pro-hope some one can help

John
I was using two large vga monitors for video editing cause I thought they mimic tv colour more closely.
two monitors has its advantages and disadvantages, I still use dual leds on my pc - great for when you have to compare documents and ultimately you get more "real estate" BUT an individual ap (or picture) can only be as large as one screen....
ok, you can set it so you stretch an app across two screens but thats really not kewl IMO.
So I got a 24in Acer for the Mac. It allows me to have FCP (or apps that have small characters) to use the whole screen
I got Acer model. X243w. Im my brief research, I thought this was the best bang for the buck and Im happy with it.
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HT3014 my mac has the VGA port and I need a newer monitor for it. what do I use that will connect it. I had a new dell monitor and none of the things that dell said worked. so I am going to get a mac monitor for a second unit.

my mac has the VGA port and I need a newer monitor for it. what do I use that will connect it. I had a new dell monitor and none of the things that dell said worked. so I am going to get a mac monitor for a second unit.
my laptop is a 2008 model

Hmmm... 2008 MBP has...
Video (Monitor): 1 (DVI)
Details: Supports external display in dual display and mirroring modes. VGA output provided by included Apple DVI-to-VGA adapter, S-video output provided by optional adapter (sold separately).
http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/macbook_pro/specs/macbook-pro-core-2-duo-2 .5-15-early-2008-penryn-specs.html

Assistance needed with new monitor and printing from LR3

I just purchased a new IPS monitor. I have calibrated it using the HP Display assistant that came with it. It is an HP ZR 22w. I saved my calibration as a preset - however - this is not appearing as a profile when I try to select it in the print module. the checkbox for "include display profiles" is ticked. If I allow the printer to manage - the pictures are much warmer than on the IPS display. My printer is a canon mg6120 and I am running windows 7. I would appreciate any assistance that anyone can provide. Thank you

I think the "HP Display assistant" is a software tool, is that right?
Ideally with Lightroom, you should use a hardware calibration/profiling tool (Spyder, Eye One, Color Munki etc). In particular, you need a monitor profile that contains colour space information. I had a look through the HP Display Assistant user manual, and it appears the software does calibration but it probably doesn't put colour space info in the profile. It'll be better than nothing, but a hardware tool is better.
However:
I saved my calibration as a preset - however - this is not appearing as a profile when I try to select it in the print module. the checkbox for "include display profiles" is ticked. If I allow the printer to manage - the pictures are much warmer than on the IPS display. My printer is a canon mg6120 and I am running windows 7
This is not what you want to do! The profile that the HP Display Assistant creates is for the monitor, and only for the monitor. It gets the right white point and tone curve for the monitor. What you need in the profile drop-down in LR print module is a printer profile, not a monitor profile (except on very special circumstances).
I'm not familiar with the MG6120, but when I googled "profiles for canon mg6120" I got a lot of hits, so I assume profiles are available. It's quite likely that some came with the printer driver, and were installed with the printer software. When you select "profile" in LR print module (you may well have to go to "Other..." to see them all) then there should be profiles for the printer - possible lots of them - one or more for each paper type. If they're not there, see the Canon documentation (or google it) to find out how to load them.
If you can't find any profiles for the printer, then try using sRGB (or probably it's "sRGB IEC..."). Without colour management, your printer will probably expect sRGB images, so this should be roughly right, but a specific profile for the printer is better. This is one of those very special circumstances when something other than a printer profile (and sRGB isn't a printer profile) may be better than nothing.

I need a new monitor - What do I buy?

I'm an animator and video editor working with a dual 1.25 G4 PowerMac, a nVidia Ti4600 display card with 128 MB RAM and a Viewsonic Pro Series CRT 17" monitor .
I badly need more monitor space. I thought of adding on a 20" Cinema Display but Adobe Premiere 6.5, which I use often (and was abandoned on the Mac platform), doesn't work properly with 2 monitors attached.
I have enough budget to purchase a 23" Cinema Display but I'm worried. This is my day job and down time (waiting for replacement parts) is a major headache. And it looks like there are major problems with the Apple 23" display.
I looked at the Dell 24" but it only has a .27 dot pitch (I need the finer .25 which the Apple 23" does have).
I gather the USB and FW ports on the Apple have problems so I've ruled out attaching anything through the monitor ports - so ports are not an issue in choosing a monitor.
I really don't know what to buy. Any good suggestions?

It depends on what your application is (gaming, photo editing, video work, or everyday Word/email/internet), but I think most people will agree that color reproduction, contrast, brightness, and response time are the main factors. All of these add up to image quality. Secondary things I would consider are features and production problems/defects.
I have the Dell 2405FPW and have never been more pleased with an LCD, and I've used/had many over the years. The Dell has better specs on paper compared to the Apple. But specs on paper are often exaggerated from any manufacturer. However, there are reviews out (I can't remember where, but maybe anandtech.com) that says Dell's specs are close to actual measured values, and are very good. On top of that, the Dell has tons of cool features (whether or not you'll use them is up to you), the most important being the ability to use DVI and VGA to connect to your computer. I think the Apple display is crippled by having DVI only, because DVI may have issues (there are a lot of problems posted in this forum), and because you can plug other computers into the display that are old, or plug more than one computer into the LCD instead of using a KVM switch. There are user reports of problems with the Dell regarding a high-pitched noise (from the backlight inverter I guess) and high brightness (which can be turned down by adjusting the brightness and contrast). However, the problems don't sound as prevalent as Apple's which have persisted for a year now, and Dell does go all out to make you satisfied so they can keep your money, and so their return/exchange services is excellent. This might be good for you if you can't stand any downtime.
Anyway, here's a a post of reasons why I think the Dell is a better display than the Apple: Phil Ta, "23" Cinema display poor color consistency" #314, 01:38pm Jul 25, 2005 CDT
I should also mention there are some other 23" widescreen LCDs that you may want to look into. HP has two models, one for home/office and one for business, that use the same LCD as Apple. Sony has one or two, but I've seen them in stores and they look awful as is their price tag. Either Sharp or NEC also has a 23" panel. As far as I know, all these 23" LCDs use an LCD panel made by LG, where as the Dell uses one made by Samsung which I find far superior. Samsung also uses their 24" panel in their own branded LCD, which looks very good and has even more features, including speakers and a built-in TV tuner I think.

Need a new monitor

Hey all,
So I think my 23" Apple Cinema Display bit the dust. I woke up this morning to find the USB ports and side buttons unresponsive. I brought the power adapter to work with me so my local Apple store could take a look at it. If it turns out that the adapter is bad then I am just going to buy new displays. I like the Apple LED display but can't afford two of them. Is there an LED display you guys recommend for video editing? I'd like to stick with 23 or 24 inch screen sizes and around $200 - $250 per unit.
Thanks!

Don't know about the webcam functionality with OS X.
The referenced monitor seems to have a "TN" panel. These are OKay, but are budget panels. Good for quick response. IPS panels are better. (Colors & viewing angle.)
The UltraSharp U2311H seems like a slightly better choice: IPS panel.
But here are some other thoughts on the Dell monitors.

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The ASUS has DDR5 memory and from what I have read it has almost twice the memory bandwidth compared to the other cards that I had listed for you.
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Bought a new monitor.. wide screen 23"... Firefox is not filling the full window. IE works fine but I prefer Firefox. What do I need to do to fill entire window, not just the way it was with the old monitor?

Bought a new monitor.. wide screen 23"... Firefox is not filling the full window. IE works fine but I prefer Firefox. What do I need to do to fill entire window, not just the way it was with the old monitor? edit

Most pages are defined to be a certain size, regardless of how large or small your monitor is. You can use Firefox's zoom feature (View menu) to enlarge the text and images (or just the text, if you prefer) on a page.
In addition to making individual site adjustments, there are some add-ons that will default every site to a higher zoom level. For example, check out:
* [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6965/ Default FullZoom Level]
* [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2592/ NoSquint]
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I have a Mac Centris 610. The Apple monitor(display unit) that originally came with it finally died. Would this old Mac be able to use a new flat-screen computer monitor? How can I find out what newer monitors wouldbe compatible with this old "war horse" computer. I use it for one application only, but it still works great for this. Many thanks to anyone who can rescue me from my predicament!

You can't use a new flat-screen display, because they have a widescreen aspect ratio (16:9) and that isn't supported by the Centris' onboard graphics. The Centris doesn't have PCI slots, so that eliminates that option. You could check thrift stores or computer recyclers in your area for an older display. You might have success using a Mac-to-VGA adapter having a set of adjustable DIP switches. It plugs into the Mac DB-15 display port on the back of the Centris and enables you to connect an older, multi-sync CRT display (4:3 aspect ratio) having a PC-style VGA connector.
From the specs posted at EveryMac.com for the Centris 610:
"By default, the Macintosh Centris 610 only supports a single display, but a second one can be supported with the addition of a compatible PDS or NuBus video card. With the standard VRAM, the system is capable of supporting 512x384 at 16-bit color and 640x480, 800x600 and 832x624 at 8-bit color. With 1 MB of VRAM installed, it can support 640x480, 800x600 and 832x624 at 16-bit color and 832x624, 1024x768 and 1152x870 at 8-bit color."

DULL colors only on Adobe photoshop CS2 after buying a new monitor

Hi,
I'm hoping someone can help me!
Recently I bought a new widescreen LG monitor L206WTQ - which I had plugged in and installed the drivers etc etc! The screen works fine.
I decided to open up my Adobe photoshop CS2 for the first time, to do some photoshopping (also to see what adobe would look like on my new monitor) ...and when I opened the my adobe, a error message popped up saying something like "your monitor 'LG monitor L206WTQ' is defected ... ..." - Now because I wasnt too sure what the message mean't, I just closed the message window and continued to work on adobe - which actually seemed to be running fine - only untill i relized that I could not get the true color WHITE on my color palete!
I searched google for the problem and to my amazement ... I found a forum that answered my question. The forum told me to go to CONTROL PANEL > DISPLAY > COLOR MANAGEMENT > and then once I was here, click ADD to add the AdobeRGB1998.icc file and set it as the default color profile.
I accepted these settings and opened up my Adobe to find that it WORKED ... I could get the true color white again.
BUT! ... now I have found another problem and this is where I need your help. I was searching for photographs on my computer to photoshop on Adobe and when i opened up an image on adobe ... I noticed that the color of the photo is SLIGHTLY DULL compared to the original - Almost as though Adobe made the image a little less brighter. I double clicked on the photo in my MY DOCUMENTS FOLDER, so that i could compare the image to the one on adobe and I was right ... the image did look a bit more dull on Adobe. I thought maybe it was that particular image but every photo I open up on a Adobe now, becomes slightly dull.
Strangely enough ... when I edit a photo in Adobe and save it under these "dull" conditions ... and open the edited image in my MY DOCUMENTS folder, the images color is back to normal!
Why do all my images get this 'dull' condition only when I view / open them up in adobe???
I can't find a forum that has an answer to my question and I'm just hoping one of you experts can help me out, thanks in advance!!

Dale,
Photoshop is colour managed. This means when sending RGB to the monitor it uses a profile that describes the monitor's behaviour.
In order to display colours properly it has to change the RGB values sent to that specific monitor. The device profile is a set of offset values that is typical for that one monitor.
Your current profile probably belongs to your previous monitor. Recalibrate an profile your monitor.
Read this:
http://www.computer-darkroom.com
Rob

I have 1 GB RAM on an '07 MacBook Pro. 1) How do I check remaining memory? 2) I have Microsoft office 2004 - do I need to buy more RAM to upgrade to '11? 3) I need a new battery ... Is it worth the $$ to buy a new battery, RAM and Microsoft office 2011?

I have a MacBook Pro from '07 with 1 GB of memory. The battery is shot and my AppleCare has run out. I just upgraded the OS to 10.6.8. But a few questions:
1 - How do I even check how much memory I have left on this computer?
2 - How do I check how many battery cycles are left?
3 - I want to upgrade to Microsoft Office '11 because I don't have Adobe Acrobat to creat pdf's and I need to be able to do this for school... Instead of buying acrobat, I figured I would just upgrade to Office '11 because I can generate pdf's from Word. Roughly how much RAM does Office '11 take up?
4 - Does Apple still make batteries for this computer (from '07)? How much do they cost?
5 - How much does 1 more GB of memory cost?
AND lastly -- is it even worth it to spend the $ on more RAM, a new battery and Office '11?
Or does it make more sense to just get a new computer entirely? (trying to avoid this).
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1 - How do I even check how much memory I have left on this computer?
If you're asking how to check to see if you need more RAM, open Activity Monitor and go to the System Memory tab, then compare page outs and page ins. If page outs is 10% or more of page ins, you probably need more RAM.
2 - How do I check how many battery cycles are left?
There's no limit on the number of battery cycles, it's just that the more cycles you've used the more "worn out" your battery gets. You've got a 4-year-old machine, and if it's still got the original battery, it's probably about time for a replacement battery. You can check battery health using System Profiler... look at the Power section under Hardware.
3 - I want to upgrade to Microsoft Office '11 because I don't have Adobe Acrobat to creat pdf's and I need to be able to do this for school... Instead of buying acrobat, I figured I would just upgrade to Office '11
You don't need Office 2011 to create PDFs. Any application capable of printing can create PDFs on a Mac. Just choose File -> Print, but instead of clicking the Print button in the print dialog, click the PDF button and choose Save As PDF in the menu that appears.
4 - Does Apple still make batteries for this computer (from '07)? How much do they cost?
5 - How much does 1 more GB of memory cost?
I'll "ditto" sig's answers to these.
AND lastly -- is it even worth it to spend the $ on more RAM, a new battery and Office '11?
Or does it make more sense to just get a new computer entirely? (trying to avoid this).
If Office 2004 is still working fine for you, stick with that and don't incur the costs of Office 2011. As to the RAM, only add more if the test I mentioned above indicates that you need it. If you buy more RAM when you don't really need it, you won't see much (if any) performance improvement. That just leaves the battery... and if the machine is still doing what you need it to do and you don't really need a new machine for anything, you could definitely buy a new battery and get a few more years out of it.

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Mac Pro (Early 2008) failing with new monitor

Hi All,
I am having a strange problem with my Mac Pro and new display (ViewSonic VX2703MH-LED 27-Inch LED-Lit LCD Monitor). I first noticed some strangeness when I attempted to temporarily run the maching on a new Samsung HDTV that doubles as a computer monitor. I am using a Mini-DV to HDMI adapter, which worked great on two Samsung monitors I'd previously purchased. Anyway, I returned those because I needed ones with standard VESA mounts. So when I plug any of the new monitors in, I am getting some very unstable behavior. Sometimes the mac won't even start up, not even in safe mode. I was able to check all of my disks and zap the P-RAM, and all seems OK, yet every time I am able to startup and login successfully, it crashes after a short while after the display starts acting up. Horizontal and vertical lines come through and all of the color gets messed up. Sometimes my startup screen looks like this:
I found a table on apple.com that shows which Mac models can use Mini DVI --> HDMI adapters, but it is incomplete - it doesn't mention the Mac Pro from early 2008 at all. I was going to install Mavericks, hoping that might help, but I couldn't burn a bootable DVD copy of Lion because it is a tad too large for a DVD, even though I've read on several sites that this is possible! I am scared to blindly do the upgrade, because I am pretty sure this is some kind of hardware issue. Anyone have any experience with this? I don't think it can be just the Viewsonic monitor because I had similar troubles on the Samsung TV...however the previous Samsung monitors are not here to test. Any insight appreciated!

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1) Apple brand cards,
2) "sold in the Apple store" cards, and
3) "Mac Edition" cards ...
... show all the screens, including Boot up screens, Safe Mode, Installer, Recovery, debug screens, and Alt/Option boot screens. At this writing, these choices include:
1) Apple brand cards:
• Apple-firmware 5770, about US$250** works near full speed in every model Mac Pro, Drivers in 10.6.5
• Apple-firmware 5870, about US$450
2) "sold in the Apple store" cards
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• NVIDIA Quadro 5000, about US$2500
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• SAPPHIRE HD 7950 3GB GDDR5 MAC Edition, about US$480** Vendor recommends Mac Pro 4,1
• EVGA GTX 680 Mac Edition, about US$600
The cards above require no more than the provided two 6-pin aux power connectors provided in the Mac Pro through 2012 model. Aux cables may not be provided for third-party cards, but are readily available.
If you are Meet ALL of these:
• running 10.8.3 or later AND
• don't care about "no boot screens" etc AND
• can re-wire or otherwise "work out" the power cabling, THEN:
You can use many more cards, even most "PC-only cards"

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I have a new(ish) Acer monitor. It's only 17.5" apparently, but its native resolution is something like 1600 x 900 and 32-bit colour, though I think it can handle lower resolution if need be.
I have a Sawtooth with a Rage 128 Pro graphics card.
Will the latter be able to handle the former? I have the DVI cablery necessary to connect them, I'm just concerned that Sawtooth's antiquated graphics card won't want anything to do with the new monitor (even if my Intel Mac Mini can set it to a lower resolution as desired).
Additionally, the Sawtooth will be running OS 9 and will need to boot off an external hard drive or install CD.

OK, thanks. The monitor worked after all. (Once I finally requisitioned it for the afternoon.)
Sawtooth is now running Mac OS 9.0.4 (found a copy on Macintosh Garden; my own CD is long since lost to the mists of time.)
Sawtooth briefly ran OSX 10.4.11 since I had to boot it off my external drive to reformat its internal drive (which was pulled from a PC; Windows NT format, and had some X86-friendly version of Linux on it). It was a somewhat aggravating experience trying to run Tiger on a 400 Mhz processor.
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I have a white MacBook (small) and want to purchase a new, large monitor. Will I be able to connect the new monitor to the MacBook? Do I just have a mini display option at present? What should I specify in terms of the monitor and connection? Is there something else I should do?

uhh unless ur macbook comes with other jacks other than the mini display port, i would say that is your only option.
so assuming that ur gonna go with hidef monitor, you will need...
the mini display to hdmi adapter like this (of course there are much cheaper options out there)
and the actual hdmi cable
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Hi,
I hope you can help me. I've been working in CS5.5 on two Dell desktops, using two Dell Ultrasharp monitors. The color was consistent on both. I created files on the newest of the two computers, viewing them on the Ultrasharp 2311 monitor. The files were used to produce both printed and digital books, and everything looked good. Note - I'm not a graphic designer. I never calibrated the monitors or made any adjustments to the settings, either in the system display or in PS.
I just retired the oldest computer and bought a new Dell computer, along with the Ultrasharp 2711 monitor, which has excellent reviews. The files that look fine on my two-year old computer/monitor are too washed out on the new monitor. Dell couldn't figure out the problem and sent me a new monitor, which didn't change anything. The technician at Adobe could see the problem and we played with the settings, but couldn't fix it. If I go to Proof Setup/Monitor RGB it gets closer, but it's still too light. I never made this adjustment on the older monitor.
I KNOW the files produced on the older monitor work, because I've seen the finished printed and digital books. Manipulating the file on the new system isn't the answer. There must be some setting that needs to be adjusted, but neither Dell nor Adobe can help me.
By the way, my older monitor looks fine connected to the new computer, so it's not a computer issue.
Can anyone point me in the right direction?
Thanks so much,
Chris

Thanks Peter & Sid. I appreciate the advice, but it doesn't match our experience over 12 years of designing web applications so I'm having trouble understanding what's different, can I ask for any more advice you might have?
If we calibrate the monitor using the recommended tools, will Photoshop images look 2-3 f-stops brighter (i.e. as they should look) and will images in all other apps (which look fine now, have always looked fine) look 2-3 f-stops too bright? Or would we be changing JUST the way Photoshop sees the images?
Through probably a dozen different previous CRT and LCD monitors, we've never calibrated anything. Even on our immediately-previous Samsung 213T monitor, images appear pretty much the same in Photoshop as they do in all other places. That includes published web sites viewed with several popular browsers and viewed on literally hundreds of different systems inside and outside of our office.
The previous monitor was being used with exactly the same software and hardware as the new one. The only thing that's changed is the monitor.
Peter asks about brightness or white point luminance. I haven't used any tool to determine that. The monitor is set to 50% brightness, for whatever that's worth, but I can tell you that it is substantially BRIGHTER on white than the previous monitor. The previous Samsung monitor is being run side-by-side with the new one, and it looks quite dull and yellow beside the new one (and we thought it was a great monitor!) The new 30" Samsung has MUCH whiter whites. Does that help even a little?
Thanks for any further advice.

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