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24" Al iMac response time?
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I forget exactly what Samsung panel the 24" uses, it's a PVA or S-IPS panel.
Amazing panel with a fast response time, surely something like 5 or 6ms
Amazing panel with a fast response time, surely something like 5 or 6ms
The new 24" iMacs use an LG.Philips LG240WU2-SL/B1 LCD panel. Can't find any specs on the LG.Philips site, but tftcentral.uk.co reports that it's the same basic panel as the ($1400!) NEC LCD2490WUXi (no info on whether the NEC panel has the same "SL/B1" suffix).
TFTcentral lists the response time as: "12 ms gray-to-gray"
NEC specifies: "Rapid Response (16 ms / 8 ms gray-to-gray)"
http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/articles/panel_parts.htm
http://www.necdisplay.com/cms/documents/ColorBrochures/90Series_wide_Brochure_0107.pdf
I have now told you more than I know about response time specs.
BTW, the previous 24" iMac used an LG.Philips LM240WU2-SL/A1 -- but I can't find any information on what the "A1" vs. "B1" suffixes might imply. And, according to tftcentral, Apple's Cinema Displays all use LG.Philips panels -- very similar in quality to the iMac panels.
So, it appears that the 24" Intel-iMacs have very high-quality S-IPS panels (optimized for color quality and viewing angle, rather than speed) -- but somehow, Apple managed to screw-up the backlighting on the current model.
LK
Was the 24" iMac always a LG panel? I thought they were Samsung.
I had known the 20" is a LG TN panel.
I had known the 20" is a LG TN panel.
I have no reliable information on "always" or "every," but numerous owners of 24" Intel-iMacs, (who have probed their own machines via SwitchResX and similar apps), invariably report finding an LG.Philips LM240WU2.
...Google it. ...the web knows all,
LK