The used 23" Cinema Display will have a matte screen, the review talks about the current 24" LED Cinema Display. The review is interesting, but it only raises more questions for me. The whole glossy vs. matte issue is a little confusing- most digital artists, designers tend to favor matte screens, while video work tends to favor the glossy finish. Video tends to look better, for a bunch of technical reasons, with the glossy screen. One interesting note, older Mac OS's were designed to present a screen profile that favored digital artists and designers on a matte screen. If you look at 10.3 and 9 on a matte screen, they look great, but on a glossy screen, not as attractive. With Leopard, there's a full transition to a screen profile that looks great on a glossy screen. It looks annoying on a matte screen, to me. Great for video, but now an inconvenience for people used to the previous profile. That said, the OS settings are adjustable.
I've had both Apple and Dell lcd displays, and with Dell, there's usually something a little not-so-great about it, but you don't mind so much because it was so much cheaper, and not a big issue. At the prices you mentioned, the Apple looks pretty attractive. I really like the 24" Cinema Display, but I like the new iMac screens even more. I wish they offered a 24" version, I hope they keep the size when they update the Cinema Displays. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
