Apple LCDS vs. PC

bnw99

bnw99

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I am no means an apple fanboy and would never consider buying one. This is because i love to upgrade, tinker, and add things to my pc where apple doesnt really allow u to do this. But I was recently at BB and I was tinkering around on an Apple..and there LCDS seem to be a lot sharper than my 19 inch running at 1280 X 1024 with Cleartype. Are they really that much better than PC LCDs? Or do i just need to upgrade my hardware? :confused:

BTW im new to the forums..hi guys and gals
 
Hey welcome to the forum!

Lol. I think you just need a hardware upgrade (new monitor/new graphics card (depends on how old it is) and an update on your graphics card driver never hurts). To answer your question, no, they're not.

Apple fanboys will say that Apple products are better (isn't necessarily true) only because they think they rule the world and besides - PC products are cheaper (thousands of dollars cheaper I might add :D )
 
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thanks man..u told me exactly what i need to hear..im in the process of building a new rig so ill be up to par very soon!
 
Heres a Apple LCD vs a normal PC LCD,

Apple
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24"
1920x1200
1000:1 Contrast
14 ms Response
$900

LG W2453V-PF
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24"
1920x1080
50000:1
2 ms Response
$310
 
^^hmm so from that i take that the greater the response time and contrast ratio, the better the image right? and that pc is leagues cheaper
 
Mr.Farva said:
Heres a Apple LCD vs a normal PC LCD,

Apple
--------
24"
1920x1200
1000:1 Contrast
14 ms Response
$900

LG W2453V-PF
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24"
1920x1080
50000:1
2 ms Response
$310
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Since when did people count dynamic contrast ratio? That 50000:1 is more like 800:1 without the stupid dynamic stuff.(Dynamic contrast ratio is just a marketing gimmick) Plus you cannot compare a cheap TN display to the IPS displays of the apple cinema displays. Also, you have to remember the apple uses LED backlighting vs the fluorescent that most other displays use. The cinema displays are worth the price.
 
bomberboysk said:
Since when did people count dynamic contrast ratio? That 50000:1 is more like 800:1 without the stupid dynamic stuff.(Dynamic contrast ratio is just a marketing gimmick) Plus you cannot compare a cheap TN display to the IPS displays of the apple cinema displays. Also, you have to remember the apple uses LED backlighting vs the fluorescent that most other displays use. The cinema displays are worth the price.
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How can you tell if it's dynamic or not? And also, the price difference is enormous when it come to the cinema's. I'd rather spend two hundred bucks on a florescent monitor than a thousand on an LED. :P
 
In general what you buy Apple products you have to pay what's known as the "Apple tax." Apple PCs use the same parts as Windows but Apple chargers twice as much or more.
 
aviation_man said:
How can you tell if it's dynamic or not? And also, the price difference is enormous when it come to the cinema's. I'd rather spend two hundred bucks on a florescent monitor than a thousand on an LED. :P
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Because no LCD can do 50,000:1. The best contrast rations out there right now(non dynamic) are around 2000:1 for lcd computer displays, and they are on the high end of the price spectrum.
 
bomberboysk said:
Since when did people count dynamic contrast ratio? That 50000:1 is more like 800:1 without the stupid dynamic stuff.(Dynamic contrast ratio is just a marketing gimmick) Plus you cannot compare a cheap TN display to the IPS displays of the apple cinema displays. Also, you have to remember the apple uses LED backlighting vs the fluorescent that most other displays use. The cinema displays are worth the price.
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so basically you are saying an apple cinema display is going to create a better image (text, web browsing, and video)than a pc lcd? because of IPS? what is IPS and TN exactly?
 
TN panels have fast response times but generally reduced color accuracy and a fair amount of light bleed.

H-IPS and S-IPS are more expensive, slightly slower response times but provide a much better color reproduction (thanks to using an 8-bit panel rather than the cheaper 6-bit panel.) Also, since these panels are more expensive, they also tend to be in better quality displays which means less light bleed.

And yes, dynamic contrast ratios are useless.
 
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gamerman4 said:
TN panels have fast response times but generally reduced color accuracy and a fair amount of light bleed.

H-IPS and S-IPS are more expensive, slightly slower response times but provide a much better color reproduction (thansk to using an 8-bit panel rather than the cheaper 6-bit panel.) Also, since these panels are more expensive, they also tend to be in better quality displays which means less light bleed.

And yes, dynamic contrast ratios are useless.
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Exactly

The cinema displays actually are very good value, considering most IPS displays such as an NEC cost a few hundred dollars more:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824002168
 
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