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what monitors do you use ?
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2.0GHz Early 2009 mini:
20" Cinema Display and a 17" Dell 1704FPT rotated into portrait mode. Great combo, especially since I got the Dell for free when it was thrown out for bad caps. $3 at radio shack and twenty minutes later, and it works like a champ
20" Cinema Display and a 17" Dell 1704FPT rotated into portrait mode. Great combo, especially since I got the Dell for free when it was thrown out for bad caps. $3 at radio shack and twenty minutes later, and it works like a champ
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On my Mac Mini (I bought it used recently to sit on top of my Mac Pro and handle extra VMs that I don't want on my Pro), I have a 20" Apple Aluminium Cinema Display.
This, and my samsung 40" hdtv.
I personally love my monitor, but then it's the best monitor I'v ever used, so I don't have a better 1 to compare it to.
I have two 24 inch Dell monitors connected to my Mac Mini via DVI. The biggest reason for getting the Mac Mini was just so I could have a dual monitor setup. The only other Mac with just the computer and no screen is the Mac Pro. Could of done it with an iMac but I didn't really need 3 screens.
I still use the Dell Ultrasharp 2209WA. It is an amazing monitor, and I could kick myself for not buying a second one when they were still in production. I have considered getting the newer 2212 model, but I know some people have had issues with those and the Minis.
NEC MultiSync 2490WUXi2-BK 24" Widescreen LCD Display
My new monitor arrives tomorrow:
http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/nec_2490wuxi.htm
http://nec2490.blogspot.com/
The current version is the NEC MultiSync 2490WUXi2-BK. I paid $549.
My new monitor arrives tomorrow:
http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/nec_2490wuxi.htm
http://nec2490.blogspot.com/
The current version is the NEC MultiSync 2490WUXi2-BK. I paid $549.
The original one was my favorite. If they were still making those damn things I probably wouldn't have switched brands.
Anyway NEC 2190 UXi now my secondary display and an Eizo CG243W that sort of replaced it.
I'll be using an ASUS LED 21.5" (ASUS VS Series VS229H-P) I haven't been able to try it out yet at home. Saw some at a best buy several months ago and bought one on Cyber Monday to ship home where it's waiting for me.
I currently have it hooked up to a 37" LG TV which is not optimal for me at all, but it was doubling as my media center until recently.
I currently have it hooked up to a 37" LG TV which is not optimal for me at all, but it was doubling as my media center until recently.
I use dual 27 inch ACDs. My FAVORITE monitors. I really could use a third since any software I use is a complete screen real estate hog but I won't. Spaces works fine for that (except when Maya is open since its windows like to follow you from space to space).
The only difference between the two NEC models is the lack of the polarizing filter. The way I use a display I won't notice the difference...
B&H currently has it for $599 which is $300 off the MSRP. LOTS of raving user reviews at various websites. I haven't had an external display since my Sony CRT and PowerPC Mac. I assume that the NEC is going to be an improvement over my current 24" 2.16GHz iMac (which is actually a fine display as far as I am concerned).
An LG Flatron W2343T as my main display and a Samsung SyncMaster 913n as a secondary display. I can't recommend the LG enough, excellent clarity, 2 inputs DVI and VGA, a very fast response time, matte screen and piano black casing and it was only about £135 this time last year. They do a TV/Monitor version with an MPEG4 tuner for full 1080p HD TV for about £200 too. It has a simliar model number.
Ahh I only ever saw the original, but I noticed a lot of people were hunting for it after it was discontinued. The 24" imac is one of the few imac displays I actually liked. It was still a bit bright for me, but i'd consider it superior to the current 27" version. The biggest downside was I saw so many of them age poorly. So many displays with purple edges and stuff. That used to be my gripe with NEC, but they seem to have improved drastically.
I'm using an older Samsung 226BW 22" running only 1680x1050 resolution, like a couple other people in this thread.
Most web pages look too big with this monitor which does not have as many pixels as today's 1920x1080 monitors. I had to manually "zoom out" most web pages to get them to look right, which was annoying.
The default zoom level can be set by using a custom Safari stylesheet (or another method) as described at this page: http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20091019093600680
The .css file contains lines like this:
body {
zoom: 80%;
}
Works great and saves me the price of a new monitor.
Most web pages look too big with this monitor which does not have as many pixels as today's 1920x1080 monitors. I had to manually "zoom out" most web pages to get them to look right, which was annoying.
The default zoom level can be set by using a custom Safari stylesheet (or another method) as described at this page: http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20091019093600680
The .css file contains lines like this:
body {
zoom: 80%;
}
Works great and saves me the price of a new monitor.
Many fanatics
eek play games with dual (or even three) monitors, and many use it for work related programs and need the added real estate to handle different programs so they call see them all at once. Or any of the following below:Sharing data between applications is becoming more common.
Two programs running, both with full screen.
Effectively work in two views of the same thing; for example, a plan view and a 3D view of a building design.