I've just ordered DELL U2311H 23IN so stoked should be here before the 8th of June I will post pics when I get it 
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Best monitor for Mac Pro?
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I've just ordered DELL U2311H 23IN so stoked should be here before the 8th of June I will post pics when I get it
What monitor(s) is this going with?
Isn't LaCie supposed to be the crème de la crème when it comes to monitors? A bit expensive, perhaps. But my 6 year old photon20vision is still as good as new.
I believe that the LaCie monitors are rebranded NEC's, so yes there up at the top but most would still consider Eizo top dog in the house.
just got a delay notice from dell it went from the 8th of this month to the 8th of July I guess I have to wait a month for it .....sucks but it will be worth it.
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Nice! I want one too but I will be buying mine alongside a Mac Pro so I can get the discounted AppleCare deal (Mac + Display combo).
Anyway, why didn't you wait until at least after the keynote on Monday? I'm hoping if the rumored 27" ACD gets announced, that the 24" may see a price drop.
All wishful thinking mind you.
strausd said:I just got my Apple 24 inch monitor today and it is beautiful!! Now I gotta wait til the next MPs come out so I can buy 2 Dell u2311h's
Nice! I want one too but I will be buying mine alongside a Mac Pro so I can get the discounted AppleCare deal (Mac + Display combo).
Anyway, why didn't you wait until at least after the keynote on Monday? I'm hoping if the rumored 27" ACD gets announced, that the 24" may see a price drop.
All wishful thinking mind you.
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HAs anyone tried to use this sound bar on the 2311H?
I think it might fit as it is a new monitor and they might not have updated the compatibly.
Do you think it is worth the money, When I get the monitor I will be mounting it on a wall?
Thanks
HAs anyone tried to use this sound bar on the 2311H?
I think it might fit as it is a new monitor and they might not have updated the compatibly.
Do you think it is worth the money, When I get the monitor I will be mounting it on a wall?
Thanks
received my monitor earlier than expected so far it has been great still need a little adjusting but it is getting there....
I ordered this same monitor earlier this week. It won't be delivered until approximately July 21st. Must be in big demand.
What sort of adjustments have been necessary?
Color and contrast very minor adjustments possibly ones's own personal taste other than that it feels extremely well built screen is beautiful and i think I got my moneys worth....
the waiting sucks so much tho ha ha ha but well worth the wait enjoy and let me know what you think and any suggestions when you get yours....If OS X manages the color on wide gamut monitors with no disadvantages, why isn't a single Apple display wide gamut? I highly doubt making monitors wider gamut is more expensive (up to the point of current wide gamut Dells). Although some apps support different color spaces/profiles, the majority still don't.
Even if the OS handled different color spaces perfectly, the monitor and video card would both need 30 bit color support to show sRGB as well as monitors designed around the sRGB color space.
How do you all address the issue of native resolution? Most of the larger monitors I come across list the resolution as the same as a 21.5'' iMac. That would mean either that everything is just bigger (defeats the purpose for working in logic on a big screen), or I set it to a different resolution and it just looks worse?
Trying to figure out how picky I need to be.
Edit: http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/...c=BF&cid=7421&lid=197378&acd=10466193-600263-
There are monitors like that, where 1920x1080 is actually listed as the maximum resolution.
Trying to figure out how picky I need to be.
Edit: http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/...c=BF&cid=7421&lid=197378&acd=10466193-600263-
There are monitors like that, where 1920x1080 is actually listed as the maximum resolution.
I believe the optimal resolution for LCD's is same as the maximum resolution.
You can set a display to a lower resolution but there is interpolation involved because the output is no longer pixel for pixel. This usually results in smudgy text and blurry images to some degree.
The new iMacs with their higher pixels per inch do make items appear smaller and this combined with the high gloss glass surface make it hard for some to use these displays for extended periods.
Hopefully 10.7 will be more resolution independent because if a desktop monitor were to have the pixel density of an iPhone 4 menus and buttons would be minuscule and the UI unusable.
But it is still proportional, yes? I mean, the size of icons on my 15'' MBP is going to be the same as the size of icons on a 27'' iMac, right?
I'm curious about the new higher resolution option for the 15'' MBP. Does it mean that everything is even smaller and more fits on the screen?
I guess what I need to keep in mind, is that what I am able to fit on the screen of the monitor I buy depends on resolution alone and not size, right?
I'm curious about the new higher resolution option for the 15'' MBP. Does it mean that everything is even smaller and more fits on the screen?
I guess what I need to keep in mind, is that what I am able to fit on the screen of the monitor I buy depends on resolution alone and not size, right?
The size of the icons will be smaller on the 27" iMac. And that's because the pixel density on the iMac is higher.
These numbers may not be exact because often pixel and dot pitch are often measured diagonally but it is concept that matters. So if an icon is 150 x 150 pixels it will be a 1 inch square on a display with a pixel density of 150 pixels per inch. On a display with a pixel density of 300 pixels per inch the same icon would be a 0.5 inch square. Obviously the size of the display doesn't matter.
It's can be nice to have more screen real estate in the form of higher resolution but it does come at the cost of small icons/text. If you are young and have great eyesight it's awesome; if you are older, well, not so much.
regarding the apple led monitor, because the it was primarily meant for the macbook, is there a cable extension to get it to your macpro if its under the desk.