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iMac 24'' worth it for me?

What should I buy? (Read topic)

  • Buy the 24''

    Votes: 63 85.1%

  • Buy the 20''

    Votes: 11 14.9%
  • Total voters
    74
stevo2 said:
Go for the 24", it's awesome I first thought the 20" would be just fine but, when I was in the store looking at both, my eyes kept going back to the 24".
I did this for two or three trips and finally settle on the 24", am I glad I did.
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I have the first generation Alum iMac and it is a 24" 2.8 Extreme.
I have no idea what this poster is commenting on about his eyes going back and forth to view the internet!

I have no such issues!

Get the 24", it is a better monitor and color is great. Only problem I had was the screen was too bright when I first booted it, turned the brightness down and all is good!
 
ManuelGnR said:
I do want to spend the money I think, it's just that I'll have to wait longer for my iPod Classic... Got to deal with it or loan more, but my parents loan me more for an iPod I guess.
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Ask Santa, (mom and dad), for your iPod as a Christmas Gift! Problem solved!
 
If you even have to ask that question, then go with the 24". Might want to wait until January to see what gets announced.
 
I just bought a 24" iMac and I have to say it's absolutely stunning. I haven't even had a chance to really get into it yet and I already love it. It's fast, and the screen is just great.

I'd say that if you can afford it, definitely get the 24". Better card and a faster processor. It'll last you a good while and it'll be a good couple years before it's considered "kinda slow" by any means.
 
24" all the way. at first it seemed huge. now the 20" seems tiny and the 24" just right. can't imagine going smaller.
 
shokunin said:
Yes the 24" is superior. The 20" iMac uses a TN panel, very common in cheap LCDs you see everywhere for $200 or less, while the 24" uses a LG H-IPS panel, a far more expensive and quality panel. TN panels typically have poor off axis view angles and colors shifting starts horizontally and vertically when viewed just a few degrees off here or there. In my experience, TN panels suffer from bad uniformity and light bleeding.

The H-IPS panel used in the 24" is a higher quality panel, espeically for color critical work. Viewing angles are better as as are color uniformity and light bleed. Some people have issues with the "graininess" or sparkly look of IPS panles, but the H-IPS (versus S-IPS) tend to be a bet better. The NEC LCD2490WUXi uses a 24" H-IPS panel (probably the same panel) and is sold around $1100. You could probably find a cheap 20" TN monitor for around $150, a cheap 23" TN widescreen for $300.
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Great summary.

To the OP: I would recomend the 24 inch if you can afford it because it really does have a better LCD panel. If you can't, the 20 inch is still a fine computer.
 
I just got a 24" 2.4GHz ex demo with 4G RAM and 320G HD...AWESOME!!
I've been a PC user for over 15 years...the more I'm using my iMac the more I love it!!
The display is just mind boggling...clear, crisp....just unreal!
 
I was in the same boat, went to Best Buy and looked at them side by side. I immediately went home and BTO the 24. No regrets.
 
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