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GAS said:
He said from others, which means more than one. Are you telling me there are no monitors with 8-bit S-IPS panels that are cheaper than an ACD?
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That is might nit-picky, isn't it. In general, most of the cheaper displays do not use an S-IPS panel. There may be one out there, but I have better things to do that research every last panel. Beside, this thread is about showing off mac setups, so I dont see the aggression towards people with ACDs being warranted.

I would buy an ACD if the ONLY difference was the outer casing AND it cost 2X as much. I stare at it all day, why can't it be aesthetically beautiful?
 
I was never aggressive to anybody in this thread. I actually quite like the ACD. I just don't like people blindy defending something. BTW wasn't nit picking at all.

EDIT: I'm not trying to be a dick or anything, I just want to know what makes this $500 better than this?
 
lost eden said:
As I have already pointed out, the ACDs use exactly the same panels as many other, substantially cheaper, monitors. There is therefore no functional difference between the ACD & the cheaper competitor, especially from a 'professional' viewpoint where performance comes before how pretty the bezel is.


How about a 20" Dell E207WFP for £191.40? So essentially your choice is this - you can have 1 panel in a fancy aluminium case, or two identical panels in black plastic cases.

Hell, for <£50 more than the 20" ACD you could have a 24" Dell 2407WFP-HC or a 24" LG L245WP whereas Apple currently seem to be charging £600 for a mere 23" - not to mention that it doesn't sport any connections other than D-SUB & DVI - the larger, cheaper, identical-quality 24" Dell offers both of these plus composite-, component- & s-video inputs.
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This post fully illustrates how ignorant you are on the subject and just how little you understand.

Oh, and for reference, writing in bold doesn't make your point any more valid, in this case it has only served to highlight just how little you understand about it.

I normally wouldn't have bothered posting about it but you have decided to post in such a way about something you don't fully understand, that I felt I had to.

I'm not going to to explain in detail (I get paid for doing that to my clients, I don't feel the need to do it for you gratis) but I do believe that in the future you should do some research and be sure of your facts before slagging others off regarding their choice of purchase.
 
Are you telling me there are no monitors with 8-bit S-IPS panels that are cheaper than an ACD?
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30" ACD - £1200
30" Dell - £880

I don't think anybody here is going to claim that these two have different panels.
 
GAS said:
I was never aggressive to anybody in this thread. I actually quite like the ACD. I just don't like people blindy defending something. BTW wasn't nit picking at all.
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It's nothing to do with 'blindly defending something', it's to do with having a working knowledge of the devices, why they differ from each other and why people (and large companies on a budget) buy this display.

I don't like people blindly spreading misconceptions about things they don't understand.

lost eden said:
30" ACD - £880
30" Dell - £1200

I don't think anybody here is going to claim that these two have different panels.
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Do you, or do you not understand that it isn't just the panel that goes into making those displays? It seems that you do not.
 
és: said:
Do you, or do you not understand that it isn't just the panel that goes into making those displays? It seems that you do not.
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It's odd you didn't say that to the people who said that use the better panal argument in the ACD's support.
 
és: said:
Sorry, I don't understand you English in this instance. What do you mean.
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Sorry about that, I must have pressed delete instead of backspace. What I am trying to say is.
Everytime somebody says that a certain monitor is as good as or better than an ACD, most people come back with the argument, "it's got a better panel".
You said there is a lot more to a monitor than the panel. But you only said that to someone who was criticising the ACD and not the one's who are supporting it.
This has blown out of proportion tbh.
 
és: said:
Do you, or do you not understand that it isn't just the panel that goes into making those displays? It seems that you do not.
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I understand that perfectly, but also realise that essentially every other component that goes into the monitor's creation are worthless in a comparison of two monitors sporting the exact same panel, seeming as at the end of the day it is the image on the panel that you stare at, not the bezel.
 
GAS said:
Sorry about that, I must have pressed delete instead of backspace.
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No worries, thank you for clarifying.

Everytime somebody says that a certain monitor is as good as or better than an ACD, most people come back with the argument, "it's got a better panel".
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I'm sorry, I've not read anyone who said that and that's why I didn't say that they are the same panel. The truth is that (and I quote Jobs here) "other people use the panels we throw away" and that even when they are the same panels, they are not the same standard. It's in other components, such as the backlight, where the cheaper models fall down.

It doesn't matter who is supporting or opposing which panel, what matters is that they are not the same quality, especially in the case where Mr. Eden linked to poor quality displays and tried to pass them off as the same panels and same quality.
 
lost eden said:
but also realise that essentially every other component that goes into the monitor's creation are worthless in a comparison of two monitors sporting the exact same panel
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Do you have to spout your lack of understanding so confidently and your inaccuracies so factually? It does your argument (that is already very weak) no favors at all.

I don't have any problem with you not wanting to buy an ACD, I only have a problem with you trying to make the people that do buy them look like idiots for doing so.
 
és: said:
No worries, thank you for clarifying.



I'm sorry, I've not read anyone who said that and that's why I didn't say that they are the same panel. The truth is that (and I quote Jobs here) "other people use the panels we throw away" and that even when they are the same panels, they are not the same standard. It's in other components, such as the backlight, where the cheaper models fall down.

It doesn't matter who is supporting or opposing which panel, what matters is that they are not the same quality, especially in the case where Mr. Eden linked to poor quality displays and tried to pass them off as the same panels and same quality.
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Fair enough. Thanks for the explaination.
 
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vicious7 said:
All this reading is giving me a head ache. Where are all the pretty pictures at? :)
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I agree, if people are that passionate about posting "it's got the same panels, i know everything" 500 times, make a thread.

I need a setup with a 8-core loaded MP with three 30" displays or a picture of the rumored "apple cell phone" (yea right)! To cure my headache.
 
Not to shabby for a dorm set-up...

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