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  • Tips on Buying A New Display (completed tip)

    I've received many informative replies to my questions on this site, so I thought I would post my recent monitor research. The info presented is my opinion, and based on my experience - your results may vary.
    The technology used in mid-priced panels is about the same, at least for displays offered by better quality manufacturers. Interestingly, it all comes down to the specifications of the videocard on one's computer. To save money, manufacturers of flat displays for residential/small business use, basically create, what I call 'dumb panels' - they don't carry much, if any, circuitry that could boost their image processing capacity, so it all falls back on the computer's videocard.
    Bottom line: The better the videocard, the better the image it can 'drive' to the monitor. Additionally, one has to make sure the chosen display offers the kind of connector one's videocard favors.
    It's also important one gets a special program - quite a few can be found on virus-checked, software download sites - called a 'Pixel Checker.' One runs it on their new LCD screen to see if there are any dead, or stuck, pixels.
    Regarding where to buy, look for a place that offers at least a 14-day, no-questions-asked, no restocking fee, return policy.
    http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Whatis_the_difference_between_contrast_ratio_and_dynamic_contrastratio
    All in all, videocards rule the roost. But, if one has a need to read small-fonted print, or can perceive the 'moving shadow' some people see in many low-to-mid priced LCD screens, then higher priced displays (plus, installing a high-end videocard to drive them) will be the only solution.
    Hope this information helps with your research :>)
    J.C.
    P.S. Special thanks to BDAqua for his tip on Pixel Checkers.

    Fantastic post/info/synopsis J.C., thank you kindly!

  • Tips On Buying a New Display

    I've received many informative replies to my questions on this site, so I thought I would post my recent monitor research. The info presented is my opinion, and based on my experience - your results may vary:
    The technology used in mid-priced panels is about the same - at least for displays offered by better-quality manufacturers. So, interestingly, it all comes down to the specifications of the videocard on one's computer. To save money, manufacturers of flat displays for residential/small business use, basically create, what I call, dumbPanels - they don't carry much, if any, circuitry that could boost their image processing capacity, so it all falls back on the computer's videocard.
    If one looks at the pricepoint for a high-quality 22" LCD panel, it hovers just south of $1,000 plus tax. At a more reasonable pricepoint, you'll find LG and Samsung offering okay-quality panels. Bottom line: The better the videocard, the better the image it can 'drive' to the monitor. Additionally, one has to make sure the chosen display offers the kind of connector one's videocard favors.
    It's also important one gets a special program - quite a few can be found on virus-checked, software download sites - called a 'Pixel Checker.' One runs it on their new LCD screen to see if there are any dead, or stuck, pixels.
    Regarding where to buy, look for a place that offers at least a 14-day, no-questions-asked, no restocking fee, return policy.
    I found the following display a good value for the price (About $340.00 plus tax):
    LG L227WTG-PF 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor (1680 x 1050, 10,000:1, 2ms)
    There's a cheaper LG that looks almost identical, but it's not the same one I'm referring to here; unscrupulous salespeople could unload one on you if you give them the chance.
    Now, it does have a glossy screen, so can't be used in high ambient-light environments. Some say it has the best picture for under $350.00, even though its dynamic contrast ratio is half what the latest Samsung offers (Note: Supposedly, the LG in question, and the Samsung, both have the same static contrast ratio. See the following link to understand the difference:
    http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Whatis_the_difference_between_contrast_ratio_and_dynamic_contrastratio
    The next monitor is the latest from Samsung (Priced around $330.00 plus tax), and it's good for the buck; but I prefer the LG because the picture is a little sharper.
    Samsung Touch Of Color T220 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor (1680 x1050, 20,000:1, 2ms)
    All in all, videocards rule the roost. But, if one has a need to read small-fonted print, or can perceive the 'moving shadow' some people see in many low-to-mid priced LCD screens, then displays between $500 - $1,000 (plus using a high-end videocard to drive them) will be the only solution.
    Hope this information helps with your research :>)
    J.C.
    P.S. Special thanks to BDAqua for his tip on Pixel Checkers.

    Hi J.C.
    Thanks for the submission.
    The generic part of the tip looks good, like the pros an cons of glossy vs matte, insure the connections are correct, etc.
    For User Tips however, we'd prefer not to have recommendations of specific makes and models. Model numbers and prices get out of date quickly and we prefer the User Tips to stand alone over time without the need for constant updates.
    Could you make it a more generic "what to look for" tips article, without specific model recommendations?
    Thank,
    Nubz N.
    Apple Discussions Staff

  • Where can i buy a new display for my iPhone 4?

    My display (juste the lens) has broke. It can be fixed? Where can i buy a new one? Anyone knows if the white display fits on the black iPhone 4?
    Tks from Brazil

    The iPhone's warranty doesn't cover accidental damage, but you can search the web for another company that can repair the iPhone.
    WTH.

  • I have a cpu w/ 2 displays that I want to replace. Problem is, the cpu is a g4or g5, I can't remember. Can I buy 2 new displays that will work in this thing? it's got 2 24 pin ports.

    I have a cpu that I need new displays for. Do they make an adaptor that will work with a 24 pin or do I need to buy a whole new computer? I work in Final cut and I really just want new displays, without replacing the whole system

    Hello, are he DVI ports?
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    If so we need to know if Single or Dual-DVI...
    http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/powermac_g5/faq/powermac-g5-adc-ports-dvi- ports-resolutions-supported.html

  • Macbook Pro 2.53 mid 2009 came with 60 watt magsafe can I use a 85 watt without issues also can i use the new aluminum tip one?

    My macbook came with a 60 watt magsafe charger with the white magnetic tip. It crapped out on me and now need to buy a new one but everyone says it uses a 85 watt which is false since i bought it new and the 60 watt charger came in  the sealed box.
    1. If I buy the 85 watt will it damage my macbook pro?
    2. can I use the new magsafe charger with the new aluminuin tip with my macbook pro?
    Look below in red is the proof
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    Enclosure
    Precision aluminum unibody
    Processor
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    2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
    2.8GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
    L2 cache
    3MB shared
    3MB shared
    6MB shared
    System bus
    1066MHz
    1066MHz
    1066MHz
    Memory
    4GB (two 2GB SO-DIMMs) of 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM; supports up to 8GB
    Hard drive4
    250GB Serial ATA; 5400 rpm
    320GB Serial ATA; 5400 rpm
    500GB Serial ATA; 5400 rpm
    Slot-loading optical drive
    8x SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
    Graphics
    NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics processor with 256MB of DDR3 SDRAM shared with main memory3
    NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT graphics processor; and NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics processor with 256MB of DDR3 SDRAM shared with main memory3
    Graphics memory
    256MB GDDR3
    512MB GDDR3
    Video
    Built-in iSight camera; Mini DisplayPort output port with support for DVI, VGA, and dual-link DVI (requires adapters, sold separately)
    Display
    15.4-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit glossy widescreen display, 1440-by-900 resolution
    Expansion
    One FireWire 800 port (up to 800 Mbps), two USB 2.0 ports (up to 480 Mbps), SD card slot
    Audio
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    Wireless
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    Yes, you can use the 85 watt adaptor. You cannot use the new adaptors because your computer is not equipped with the proper MagSafe connector. But you can use the older MBP adaptors as well as a 60 watt replacement adaptor. All can be found at Apple's Online Store.

  • New logic board, and new display, but now completely dead.

    Hi guys,
    I've got an iBook G3, running 10.3.9.
    In December 2006, the logic board failed, so I bought a MacBook, because I didn't have time to be offline waiting weeks for Apple to replace the iBook's logic board.
    After much badgering, Apple reluctantly replaced the iBook's logic board under the extended warranty program.
    While the iBook was with the Apple repair store, they replaced the display for new as well, even though I didn't ask them to, and even though I wasn't charged for it.
    I presume that was because the store discovered that the display was duff enough to be replaced under another extended warranty program.
    When I got the "repaired" unit home, with a brand new logic board, and a brand new display, I turned it on, and it seemed to be working fine, so I turned it off, and continued to use my MacBook.
    A few weeks ago, the second logic board on my MacBook failed (another long horror story entirely), so I began using the iBook for the first time since it had been "repaired" some six months earlier.
    Almost immediately, the iBook began exhibiting a major problem, specifically that I'd be typing away, and suddenly the display would go black.
    I could just about see the icons and documents on the screen, but the unit was unusable.
    So I pulled restarts, full shutdowns, disk utility, zapped the PRAM, etc, all to no avail.
    It seemed to be an intermittent problem.
    For example, sometimes, from a cold start, the unit would work for two or three hours until the display went black.
    Other times, I'd pull a cold start, and it would go straight to the black display.
    By chance, I discovered that if I gave the iBook a shake, the display would come back on.
    But then it would go black after a second or two.
    And then with another shake, it would come back on for a second or two.
    And then it would go black after a second or two.
    And then with another shake, it would come back on, sometimes for a couple of hours at a time.
    So I figured that it must be a cable which, during the installation of the logic board, and/or the new display, wasn't seated correctly by the technician.
    I phoned Apple, and told them about it.
    They said that because I had reported the issue beyond 90 days since the logic board had been replaced, it was no longer Apple's problem.
    I explained to Apple that I hadn't used the iBook for six months, because I had a MacBook.
    After much badgering, Apple has agreed to replace the logic board if it's faulty.
    However, Apple has refused to replace the NEW display, even if that's also faulty.
    Apple is also insisting that I have to pay all the labor charges.
    Meanwhile, I've noticed that the iBook is now incredibly hot.
    I mean, the MacBook is infamous for running hot, but this "repaired" iBook makes my MacBook feel like a block of ice by comparison.
    I don't remember the iBook running so extremely hot before the "repair."
    Which has made me notice that during the last few weeks, I've never heard the iBook's fan come on.
    I presume that an iBook has a fan ?
    Please confirm.
    Therefore, another loose cable ?
    Today, the display went black again, as usual.
    So I gave the iBook a shake.
    But this time, nothing happened.
    No display.
    No fan.
    No hard drive spinning.
    Just silent and dead.
    What do you reckon, guys ?
    Duff logic board ?
    And/or duff display ?
    And/or duff fan ?
    And/or duff cabling by the technician ?
    As far as I'm concerned, I don't see why I should have to pay for yet another repair, to correct hardware and/or workmanship which was so bad that after only three weeks of ACTUAL use since the "repair", the unit is now completely dead.
    All opinions and advice gratefully received.
    With thanks and best wishes,
    Michael
    London, England

    Hi S,
    Many thanks for your helpful and swift response.
    I agree with you regarding the likelihood that these problems would have surfaced immediately during normal usage, regardless of how much or little time had passed since the repair.
    As advised, I will inform Apple Customer Relations UK about the new developments.
    Indeed, when I resubmit the iBook, I'll include a print-out of this discussion.
    I agree with you about the fan.
    Prior to the failure of the first logic board, I ran that iBook for YEARS, without noticing any heat issue.
    Indeed, if there had been such incredible heat, then I'd have searched these discussion boards, and reported it to Apple HQ.
    Therefore, the astonishing heat is definitely a new development since the "repair."
    Consequently, I take on board your comments about the lack of a working fan since the "repair", which I shall also mention to Apple HQ.
    As for running the Apple Hardware Test, the unit is completely dead.
    The power cable is green, but the unit is now completely silent and black.
    I also note your suggestions regarding the cable which connects the display to the rest of the unit, which I shall also mention to Apple HQ.
    No repair sheet was ever given to me by the Apple Repair Centre (ARC).
    Indeed, no receipt was ever given to me when I delivered the unit to the ARC, nor was any paperwork ever given to me when I collected the unit from the ARC.
    However, Apple HQ can see on their screen that the logic board and display were both replaced for new by the ARC.
    What else was and wasn't done by the ARC is a mystery.
    I'll phone the ARC and ask for copies of any and all paperwork, so that I can submit it all to Apple HQ, which I note is your recommended option, rather than returning the unit to the ARC.
    However, the complicating factor is that with the exception of the logic board, it is my understanding that Apple is denying any liability on any part of the "repaired" unit, including the brand new display.
    If I understand Apple HQ correctly, they're now saying that all other hardware and labor costs will be mine.
    I'm sure I could buy a WORKING second-hand iBook G3 for the same price as a repair, if not cheaper.
    Therefore, perhaps I should return the unit to the ARC, and give them the opportunity to correct their previous workmanship, at their OWN cost.
    Because as far as I'm concerned, the ARC had two customers during the repair: Apple and the end-user, as evidenced by the fact that the ARC has invoiced its first customer Apple for workmanship which was clearly not up to Apple's own standards, and the ARC has then delivered the unit to its second customer, the end-user.
    In addition, regardless of Apple's 90 day warranty on repaired hardware, UK law includes the Sale of Goods Act 1979, and other relevant legislation: http://www.dti.gov.uk/consumers/fact-sheets/page38311.html
    Furthermore, if the ARC is completely unhelpful, I could jump all over them, by writing to Apple HQ, with cc's to the UK editions of MacWorld, MacFormat, and MacUser magazines.
    As advised, if the unit goes to Apple HQ, I will suggest that the unit is looked at carefully during disassembly, to see if errors were made during the ARC "repair."
    I'm always polite when on the phone to Apple, because I love the company so much.
    Indeed, even though during the last twelve months, I've been having very bad luck with the iBook, as well as with a MacBook which has exhibited so many problems that Apple has now agreed to replace old for new, I still love my Mac.
    And joy, sweet joy, I've just seen on the TNT courier's tracker website, that my replacement MacBook, built by Apple in Singapore, then flown to Arnhem in Germany, then flown to Northampton UK, then delivered to Heathrow UK, left the Heathrow depot 30 minutes ago, for delivery to the customer.
    And the sun is shining.
    Thank you again for all your kind and wise advice.
    With best wishes,
    Michael
    London, England

  • Thinking to buy a new 15inch macbook pro retina display. Aim to use it for video editing and compositing... Is ıt worth for it?

    Hi... I am a freelance filmmaker. Now I have 2008 model mac pro and I am thinking to buy a new macbook pro 15 inch retina display. Do you think its worth for it? I aim to use the macbook mainly for video editing, video compositing (after effects) and photo editing. My current old mac pro has 12 GB and the graphics card is ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT 256 MB (Yes I still use it). My main question is, do you think its better to move to macbook pro or upgrading the old one? Making it 32 GB of RAM and buy a new NVIDIA cuda capable graphic card? I dont have enough budget to make it together... Want to hear your suggestions...

    I'm not sure, I've seen pro animators use MBPs but usually with a large monitor. Especially doing video editing, compositing and editing it might make more sense to upgrade the Mac Pro to an SSD as the boot drive. What kind of CPU setup is in your Pro?
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    I've upgraded my two computers to SSDs and the first thing I noticed was that Photoshop CS6 opens in 7 seconds vrs. 50 seconds when the application was on a HDD.

  • I updated my 4s to ios7 and the phone is now completly dead. I tried to restore it with the new itunes but it won't restore. If you can't get the download be glad! Anyone have any ideas other than going out and buying a new Samsung phone?

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  • Buying a new iMac; can i use my eMac as a second display?

    Hi, I'm just about to buy an iMac (intel core 2 duo), probably 17" 2 GHz with some extra RAM.
    I currently have an eMac, and now I wonder, is there any way to use it (the eMac) as a second display for the iMac? Obviously, the eMac doesn't have any video input, but I'm thinking that maybe there is some third party solution that could send the second screen image through ethernet, firewire or usb? Or if there is any other way to solve this. Since I'm going to use the iMac for Logic Pro, I find it usable to keep the arrange window and mixer window on seperate screens, and I can't quite afford buying a new screen atm.
    Though, if it doesn't work to do like this, maybe I'll buy an extra screen at some point in the future. Would I, in that case, need a special graphics card on the iMac? Or does it support two screens (with seperate content) as it is?
    Thanks!

    Hello,
    Thanks for this great reply! I marked it as helpful.
    By the way I happened to write another reply myself
    (not to you, to my own post) while you wrote yours,
    just wanted to note that to avoid confusion. I'm not
    very used to these forums, sorry...
    Yes, the forums can take some getting used to.
    I saw your second post, and that is why I wrote my second reply. I thought you were clarifying based on my reply See we all get confused sometimes
    Anyway, I guess a delay would probably grow
    incredibly irritating very quickly, so I guess it
    wouldn't be an acceptable sustainable solution,
    really.
    Yes, the delay would probably be quite a problem in real use. The only way I could see around it would be to move slowly and then stop and make sure that the pointer doesn't end-up beyond where you stopped.
    If you waited say 3 or 4 seconds and then clicked, you would know that the pointer is where it is.
    But, that would slow-down your productivity.
    I think a second monitor would be best.
    So maybe buying a new screen is the best/only
    "solution"... In that case, I think an LCD screen is
    probably best as CRT's sometimes interfer with sound
    equipment... So not having to turn one screen off
    everytime I want to use a microphone would be
    convenient.
    Yes, an LCD screen would probably be much more convenient. I much prefer LCD screens myself.
    So, I'll simply be on the outlook for used LCD
    screens, then... Thanks!
    You're welcome. Glad I could help.
    Let me know if you have other questions.

  • I bought my first  iMac 27" i5 in November 2011 last year. Do you think there would be a update that will Features a Retina Display, Siri etc ?? So my iMac will be the same as the new one that will be released this year, Or will I have to buy a new iMac t

    I bought my first  iMac 27" i5 in November 2011 last year.
    Do you think there would be a update that will Features a Retina Display, Siri etc ??
    So my iMac will be the same as the new one that will be released this year,
    Or will I have to buy a new iMac to get all these new updates ??
    It would be a shame if I did because my iMac is only 6months old if that ..
    Kind regards Simon Trott Apple user and proud of it

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    The iMac you have is an excellent machine, be happy with it and get a good few years use out of it. By the time your machine is slowing down, whatever comes next will have been updated numerous times.
    I had the 2011 i5 27" delivered about 3 weeks ago. It's a cracking machine

  • Is the retina display for the new mac book pro worth the extra cost? I'm buying a new mac book pro but not sure about the retina display.

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    HI and Welcome to Apple Discussions...
    I'm excited for you!!
    You don't need to check for burned pixels. Nor run any specific software.
    There will be a small white booklet called, "Everything Mac" included in the box. There will be instructions to "calibrate" the battery. It''s very easy.
    Just follow the instructions to set it up and you're good to go.
    Enjoy and congrats!
    Leave your MacBook on all night once a week so it can run cron tasks. (Maintenance). Much better then using 3rd party software.
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  • Any opinions on if I should repair my old powerbook or just buy a new one?

    Alright, here's the situation.
    I have a Tipowerbook 867 (upgraded to 512 ram) that's a bit over two and a half years old. Over this two plus year period, I have used this powerbook quite a lot, pretty much every single day for several hours at a minimum. Well, the other day when I was picking it up off a chair, it half slipped out of my hand, and before I could catch it the left hinge hit the floor pretty good, and the little part of the hinge that goes up into the display is now pulled out, and the hinge does not rotate. This also exacerbated some small stress cracks in the light grey outer case of the bottom part right beneath the same hinge. Apple gave me a quote of about 600 dollars to fix it. I also plan to call around to some third party places to see if they can do it cheaper, but do not expect it to be less then 3-400 to get it fixed. If I did get it fixed, I would also want to buy a new battery as well (a cost of around $120), as the one I have currently is at 581 cycles, and does not last very long any more. This computer also has little things wrong that don't bother me overly much, but I still notice from time to time, like 2 or 3 little scratches on the screen and one longer one, plus it seems to have gained a dead pixel or two recently.
    Now, the decision I'm trying to make is whether it would be better to get this one repaired, or whether to just try and sell it for whatever it gets (a couple hundred dollars plus, I figure?), and buy one of the new 1.67ghz modals for $1899 (including apple care)taxa gig of ram.
    If I got the current one repaired, I could see it lasting another 6 months or year, but probably not longer then that. The advantages I see in the new one are:
    Double the processor speed,
    Quadruple the graphics card memory,
    Triple the ram (I sometimes feel like this one has too little, but don't want to put more in it cause I'd have to trash one of the sticks in it, which reduces the net gain quite a bit, so I figure I'll just stick another gig in the new one, if I get it)
    the bigger screen res (I use the entire screen most of the time currently, and I have good eyesight, so I see this as a good thing)
    The larger HD (not a big deal, but I have been running into the upper limit of this one from time to time, but not without crap I can delete to free up space)
    The stuff like the firewire 800 port, usb 2.0 port, and airport extreme card I see as nice, but not a real big deal to me, as I probably wouldn't get much use out of them in the near future.
    The two finger scrolling thing might be helpful, but I use a little shareware program called sidetrack currently, which gives me similar results.
    The powerbooks were updated recently, and so will probably remain current a little bit longer.
    It seems like a decent time in regard to the intel transition, since most (or at least some) of the bugs and incompatibilities will probably be worked out by the time I need to buy a new one.
    So, I see lots of pluses to getting a new one, but am not sure if there are 13 or 14 hundred dollars worth of plusses.
    If I do get a new computer, it will definitely be a powerbook, because I love being able to spend most of my time on the computer from my bed, and also being able to go upstairs and sit next to my dad on the couch and surf the web from there, and an ibook wouldn't do it for me, since I use the entire screen currently for various programs.
    The programs that I use most frequently are things like safari, ichat, mail, word, etc, but I do acquire a penchant for game playing from time to time, and suspect that this might make a resurgence if I did buy a new one--it would be nice to be able to play something like America's Army or UT2k4 with an actually playable frame rate (I don't even really care about the quality of the graphics, as long as it's playable).
    I also have considered trying out things like 3d modeling and messing about with imovie to see what I came up with, but am not sure how much those would benefit from the new computer.
    I am currently a freshman at a local junior college, and think it's fairly likely that I'll transfer to a four year collage down the road in 2-3 years.
    So basically, my decision comes down to this: Do I repair this one, and hope it lasts 6-12 months more, at which point I probably buy the current 15" powerbook, or do I spring for the new one now, and hope it serves my needs for the next 3 or so years down the road.
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    Ok.
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