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| Brand: Apple
Category: Personal Computer
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New (5) Used (1) from $844.01
Rating:  44 reviews
Sales Rank: 237
Media: Electronics
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Display Size: 23
Shipping Weight (lbs): 30
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0 x 0
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: M9178LL/A
Model: M9178LL/A
UPC: 718908807057
EAN: 0718908807057
ASIN: B0002ILKNQ
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| Features:
| | Bright, wide 23-inch viewable image size | | | 1,920 x 1,200 optimal resolution, 16.7 million colors | | | Industry-standard DVI connector | | | Design complements the latest Power Macs and PowerBooks | | | 2-port USB 2.0 hub, 2 FireWire 400 ports |
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Product Description
Includes: DVI cable, FireWire 400 cable, USB 2.0 cable, and DC power. Apple 23" LCD Cinema Display - This huge 23" computer monitor is perfect for the prosumer and professional alike. Imagine multi-tasking with multiple full-size windows open simultaneously, or editing video with a super-wide timeline! It has a native resolution of 1920x1200, and a contrast ratio 400:1, for stunning quality on either a Mac or a PC. Brightness - 400 cd/m2 Viewing Angle - 170 degrees horizontal / 170 degrees vertical Antiglare Hardcoat Screen Treatment Kensington Security Port User Controls - Display Power, System Sleep, System Wake, Brightness and Display Tilt Connects to a PC or Macintosh via a digital DVI connection
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| Customer Reviews: Read 39 more reviews...
 Comparison of Apple 23" vs. Dell 2405FPW June 9, 2006
Japrisot
25 out of 26 found this review helpful
I have had the Dell 2405FPW for about a year and bought the Apple 23" yesterday. The Dell is quite a bit cheaper for the same size display. However, I find the Apple display to be quite a bit sharper. On the Apple, I can read text clearly even in very small font sizes. The fonts are smoother and easier on the eyes--I can comfortably read 8-point font on the Apple, and can even make out 6-point. On the Dell, I have to make the fonts larger to read them, and the text is more jagged. The Dell is very serviceable for apps that don't require extended viewing. But I would not want to read for extended periods on it, and indeed I found myself printing out many documents over the past year instead of reading them on the screen.
I find the Apple is the first monitor I have had where the text is just as clear as on a printout (well, almost as clear--I don't think I could read 4-point font on the display, but then that is very fine print indeed). At 8-point font and higher, I find the Apple to be just as comfortable as reading a high-quality printout or book. That is a real jump in quality and will help me cut down on printing.
In deciding whether the Apple is worth the premium price, you should think about what your intended uses are for the monitor. In my experience, there are definitely uses where the higher quality of the Apple monitor justifies the higher price.
Works great on PC's (With the right card) October 23, 2004
Adit Reddy (Los Angeles, CA)
16 out of 16 found this review helpful
I picked up this monitor to replace 2 of my aging trinitrons. If you have a Mac, this monitor is absolutely awesome and totally plug and play. However, if you have a PC, this monitor requires a little extra to truly shine. In my case, my Matrox Parhelia card (with Dual DVI) would not recognize this monitor. After I installed a ATI X800 Pro, this thing works like a dream and so far is a great replacement for my old ones. The one catch is that the monitor does not engage until the computer loads windows. You can always attach a VGA monitor to the free slot in the ATI if you need to debug. Performance wise, it's great and sharp and looks really cool to top it off. It has no contrast controls (only brightness) so prepare to use Adobe to tweak the color settings with software but to be honest, I haven't needed to tweak in any way yet. From a graphic designer point of view, this thing is sharp. DVD motion pans look pretty clear on it as well. If you're serious about detail and color, I suggest checking this monitor out.
Couldn't ask for a better display. February 25, 2006
N. Keller (New York)
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
This was a no-brainer. The monitor arrived on time, and it took longer to unpack it than it did to plug it in to my G5 tower, turn it on, and be up and running. Literally plug-and-play perfection! The quality of images on the screen is as advertised. It would be hard to find a better high-quality monitor for color-critical graphics work.
The only tweaking I did was to create a color profile with a Spyder 2.
[sidebar:] This 23" Cinema HD Display replaces an excellent 21" Sony GDM-F500 CRT with no regrets; no looking back.
better than a week on the beach February 24, 2006
Straight Shooter (USA)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Excellent, recommend without reservation. Note: for anyone like me who is hooking it up to an older G4 desktop 450, I also needed to buy a Radeon Graphics card for about $200, which included the DVI to VGA connector. I would have considered a new hard drive, but what with the intel flurry still going on, seemed best to wait. The 23" seems huge and I am glad I did not go with the 30". I saw comments about redness, etc., and my experience is that the screen renders image color and resolution accurately and beautifully. I now see onscreen what I used to have to print out to check with the older mac 17".
A superlative monitor!! August 10, 2006
Stephen W. (NJ United States)
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
I got a 20" cinema display last week, and just found out that Apple dropped its monitor price. I went back to the store and exchanged this 23" HD cinema display instead. I think it's a bit too big for me, but for the price I got this display; I have no complaints. I was thinking about buying an inferior monitor, such as a Dell monitor. I wanted to save money, but I'm glad that I didn't, because I would be greatly annoyed every time when I use it. Dell's computers, monitors...etc. are bulky and rough looking... (well, if you want to be like macho macho... well, Dell is the only way to go....)
I'm an artist, so I'd rather have something that is visually pleasing. Buying a big monitor like this one is like buying a piece of furniture. You are going to see it every day, so there you go... Apple cinema display makes my room look bigger even though the monitor is way bigger than my previous one (Viewsonic 17" CRT).
As for the performance, it's impeccable. It's bright and I have to turn the brightness setting down to the bottom. It simply blows away any monitors that I have ever seen. I like the antiglare type, not the glossy one. I heard of a rumour that Apple may produce another monitor which is bigger than 30" and it's glossy kind as their new MacBooks. However, I don't know it for sure. Therefore, I'd rather get this 23" HD cinema display before it's discontinued. In short, you pay for what you get.
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