Thinking about a 23" Cinema Display.

[macgeek2005]

Alright so here's my situation. My plan was to get a 23" Cinema Display and a MacBook Pro at the end of the year, when they have Merom.

I am however getting into some audio stuff (Digital Performer), and my 15" Apple Studio Display (Flat Panel) is a bit small for working with DP.

My Dual 1.25Ghz G4 tower has a DVI port on the video card, (Radeon 9000 Pro/64mb), so that would drive a 23" moniter right? It wouldn't drive a 30" though.... am I right on that?

So, i'm thinking of buying the moniter now, and then using it with the MBP when I get the MBP later. I am worried though, that they'll be a price slash, or a upgrade even, on the moniters. Is it possible that by the fall (perhaps with the release of the Mac Pro?) they'll be new moniters?

Thanks.

 

[Danksi]

Very likely to be new (built-in iSight perhaps?) monitors as new panels come out - but unlikely to be a price 'slash'.

 

[4JNA]

i agree -- no price slash. might find a deal on refurb, especially in store. there have been several threads on great in-store prices on refurb panels.

i'm not a big fan of the onboard iSight -- i still prefer my original iSight, as i can put it where i want.

i would love to replace my 22" ACD with the newer AL 23", but so far i can find no reason other than 'want'. best monitor i have ever owned. still makes friends gasp/drool when they see it in action.

 

[eXan]

i would love to replace my 22" ACD with the newer AL 23", but so far i can find no reason other than 'want'. best monitor i have ever owned. still makes friends gasp/drool when they see it in action.

What is the native resolution of 22 inch ACD?

To the OP: get 23 incher now, as I see you NEED it. Dont bother waiting - it can take more time than you planned. I bet you WILL notice an increase in pixels after you get 1920x1200 monitor compared to your current 1024x768

 

[4JNA]

What is the native resolution of 22 inch ACD?

1600 x 1024. the 22" was the only native DVI ACD until the newer AL stuff came out.

 

[Freg3000]

My Dual 1.25Ghz G4 tower has a DVI port on the video card, (Radeon 9000 Pro/64mb), so that would drive a 23" moniter right? It wouldn't drive a 30" though.... am I right on that?

Are you sure the Radeon 9000 has DVI? I thought it only had ADC and VGA.

 

[macgeek2005]

Are you sure the Radeon 9000 has DVI? I thought it only had ADC and VGA.

It has ADC and DVI. I'm sure.

 

[eXan]

1600 x 1024. the 22" was the only native DVI ACD until the newer AL stuff came out.

1600x1024 isnt 16:10, is this right?

 

[4JNA]

Are you sure the Radeon 9000 has DVI? I thought it only had ADC and VGA.

ADC and DVI and came with the DVI to VGA thingy in the box. using one right now! (9000>DVI>VGA>sucky old 17" LCD that someone gave me because it broke).

1600x1024 isnt 16:10, is this right?

it's listed as 16:10, but that's not really correct. close enough for me. fun to watch widescreen movies on.

 

[dmw007]

If you need the 23" ACD now, then I say to just go and purchase the current version. If and when Apple releases new ACDs, I doubt that we will see a reduction in price- or a small one if there is.

 

[gallagb]

applecare

not sure if it matters to you
BUT- if you buy the monitor W/ the MBP (or any machine for that matter)
you get applecare for free

if you buy them seperate (like i did) -- then NO apple care is available for you

(or @ least this is how it was a year ago)

else- yea- i'd expect new monitors soon
it has been a while since the last update
more importantly- new things have 'come out'
such as the isight built in idea...etc
so... expect something new something/sometime soon

 

[macgeek2005]

not sure if it matters to you
BUT- if you buy the monitor W/ the MBP (or any machine for that matter)
you get applecare for free

if you buy them seperate (like i did) -- then NO apple care is available for you

(or @ least this is how it was a year ago)

else- yea- i'd expect new monitors soon
it has been a while since the last update
more importantly- new things have 'come out'
such as the isight built in idea...etc
so... expect something new something/sometime soon

Yeah.. the built in iSight would make me wait. I better just wait in that case..

Thanks.

 

[Dreadnought]

I'm hoping for newer ACD's with the new PowerMacs in August. Probably with much better specs then they have now, although Apple secretly updated the specs a bit 2 months ago. The specs of the current ACD's are 3 years old and the response time is heavily outdated (14ms, this was 16ms before the quiet update).