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one thing i hate about the new iMac
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well why waste it? you could hand that glossy screen iMac over to your mother in law...
Apparently u have not been using a glossy screen on a professional environment where youd have to be infront of the display for over 8hours a day!Jeez oh man, I just can't take all this whining about the glossy screens. Have any of you ever used one? Honestly, my PC laptop
Stop whining. Get over it, they are decent screens and every one of you would realize it if you would just give them a chance.
They better not or theyll loose my respect for eva!
Well as far as im concerned, as an active Graphic Designer, theres no way im going to glossy for professional work either!As I mentioned in a another thread.
As a future Graphic Designer its a major deal breaker
Yes, never a fan of reflective screens.
I mean, have you seen those CRT monitors? Holy crap. It's amazing that the computer industry didn't fail because of that awful glare.
I think we are complaining about nothing. If the glare is so bad to blind you, then you have to much light in the room and wouldn't be able to see the screen anyway.
I've used demo computers in department stores with giant glossy screens and adjusted in less them a minute. It's not that big of a deal.
I mean, have you seen those CRT monitors? Holy crap. It's amazing that the computer industry didn't fail because of that awful glare.
I think we are complaining about nothing. If the glare is so bad to blind you, then you have to much light in the room and wouldn't be able to see the screen anyway.
I've used demo computers in department stores with giant glossy screens and adjusted in less them a minute. It's not that big of a deal.
Yeah, I've used glossy displays before and they are terrible. I can't concentrate while I'm seeing a mirror of everything around me. My parents were considering getting a new iMac soon, but since my parents agree with my opinion on glossy screens. I might have to steer them to a Mac Mini instead with a third party LCD, I wish Apple would give us a choice instead of limiting us to either Glossy or Matte.
I currently have a 20" Intel iMac (non glossy), and I really wanted to upgrade. But I was concerned about the glossy finish so I checked it out at a apple store today and I don't like the glossy screen at all. Give us a matte 
Or I'm not upgrading!
Or I'm not upgrading!
Elsewhere?
Where? Mac users will again buy from Apple unless they want a Hackintosh. PC users generally don't care and will go "Oh look! Shiny!"
An added boon is they may reap some additional Mac Pro/ACD sales as a result of this.
iMac = iProduct
iProduct = for consumers
If your designers need it for doing their work (I believe they are doing it salaried, which by definition makes them professional designers) they should be buying a Mac Pro or a Macbook Pro.
iProducts are not advertised to be fit for any professional purposes!
Most consumers do not care about distortion. The colour lab at Walmart will correct for it anyway... NOT.
Professionals shooting weddings on their EOS 1DsIIs do.
Jeez oh man, I just can't take all this whining about the glossy screens. Have any of you ever used one? Honestly, my PC laptop
Stop whining. Get over it, they are decent screens and every one of you would realize it if you would just give them a chance.
We aren't whining about the glossy display. Glossy displays are great for everyday use if you are one of those people who like them (myself included), but for graphics professionals, or even advanced amateurs, color reproduction is extremely important, and a true representation of color is needed, not some overly contrasted PC sales gimmick of a display.
If they replace the ACDs with glossy displays, then they can kiss their sales to the Creative customers goodbye, at least in the display area.
Except that Mac Pro/ACD (or even cheap Dell monitor) will cost up to $1000 more than an iMac (if you upgrade to the better video card).
I can't see myself going that route when the $1000 could be spent on getting a new lens for my camera.
Maybe I'll just buy a used/refurbished 24" iMac with matte screen. Either that, or start looking at Windows PC's (umm... then again, no... I hate Windows too much).
Look at this comparasion
These photos prove that the Glossy is still bearable under direct sunlight.
Edit: If you're doing extremely serious print/design projects, you should probably be checking your colors with PANTONE formula guides and Pre-press color proofs. It's one of many ways to assure a consistent print job.
These photos prove that the Glossy is still bearable under direct sunlight.
Edit: If you're doing extremely serious print/design projects, you should probably be checking your colors with PANTONE formula guides and Pre-press color proofs. It's one of many ways to assure a consistent print job.
That $1000 will save you from having to waste another $2800 a couple of years down the road when the screen in your iMac burns out and you need to ditch the entire computer.
With a Mac Pro you can work in style, with 2 monitors!
i agree , the whole ,all in one is intrinsically flawed as lcd's have a finite life and there's the real chance the backlight will go kaput before the rest of the mac
my imac g4 was working fine apart from the backlight , then my second imac the dc had a screen defect too
i'll never buy another all in one mac
my imac g4 was working fine apart from the backlight , then my second imac the dc had a screen defect too
i'll never buy another all in one mac
These photos prove that the Glossy is still bearable under direct sunlight.
That's not direct sunlight, and I don't believe for a second that the 17" is set to the same brightness level as the 15" glossy.
Why not, its a PowerBook which means its brightness will never be on par with the MacBook Pro's
I don't have any experience with color matching, but I assume that's what display calibration is for.
I do, however, have experience using a Macbook and Macbook Pro in sunlight. In situations like this, the Macbook is much more usable because glossy doesn't refract ambient light.
