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Subject: [Leica] Apple 27" LED Display Questions
From: alal at poly.edu (A. Lal)
Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2011 01:30:29 -0500
References: <C95E8126.99B2%mark@rabinergroup.com>

Thanks for the advice Mark. As I mentioned in another post I do not wish to 
go Mac, but this 27" Apple monitor did catch my eye.

Based on the responses, it does seem that NEC is a good choice.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Rabiner" <mark at rabinergroup.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Friday, January 21, 2011 12:17 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Apple 27" LED Display Questions


> It cost just a few hundred bucks more than the monitor to get the computer
> in the back layer of it is the crazy thing...
> I looked this up a week ago a I just saw them at the brand new apple store
> on the upper west side and they sure got my attention. Shiney.. I found 
> that
> just like on my Macbook pro there is not a built in proper interface to
> calibrate the monitor. You get the apple that your supposed to squint your
> eyes at.
> If you had a calibration thing already then you'd have the software to be
> able to calabirtie it. But that added cost may make it a bad deal if you 
> did
> not. I love how shiny they are just like my existing laptop but I know if 
> I
> get one my friends are going to be telling me I should have get a NEC. And
> it would have a built in way to calibrate it like they all do except for 
> the
> Apple.
> I'd get the NEC for twice the reputation at half the cost.
> Maybe you'd end up with one a few inches smaller. Like a 24.
>
>
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>> From: Bill Nelsch <photobynelsch at gmail.com>
>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>> Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2011 20:32:27 -0700
>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Apple 27" LED Display Questions
>>
>> Why don't you just get the 27" iMac?
>>
>> Bill Nelsch
>> Sent from my iPad
>>
>> On Jan 20, 2011, at 8:04 PM, "A.Lal" <alal at poly.edu> wrote:
>>
>>> P.S:-
>>>
>>> Does an Apple display have to be recalibtated for use with a PC? If so, 
>>> what
>>> soft/hard-ware is required?
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "A.Lal" <alal at poly.edu>
>>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
>>> Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2011 9:55 PM
>>> Subject: [Leica] Apple 27" LED Display Questions
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi Gang,
>>>>
>>>> I'm putting together a new  WIn 7 computer  to replace a 7 year old 
>>>> Compaq.
>>>>
>>>> Digital image  processing will be about the toughest job this computer 
>>>> will
>>>> have to do. At the moment I am leaning towards one of the new Sandy 
>>>> Bridge
>>>> i7 processors with lots of RAM, 16  GB, and a good video card.
>>>>
>>>> High on the wish list is a first-class large monitor.  For the past 
>>>> week or
>>>> so I've been eyeballing displays at the local computer stores and by 
>>>> far the
>>>> best display I've come across to date is the 27" Apple LED display. 
>>>> Every
>>>> time I look at one, I go 'Wow'.  Are any list members using this 
>>>> display
>>>> with a Win computer? If so, are there any compatibility problems? In
>>>> particular, I want to make sure that the built in camera will work and 
>>>> the
>>>> USB ports will not freeze up. Newer 1155 socket motherboards are 
>>>> available
>>>> with display port sockets so is it correct to assume that the Apple 
>>>> monitor
>>>> will be plug 'n play with win 7?
>>>>
>>>> As an alternative, should the Apple option not work,  can list members
>>>> recommend similarly sized monitors that would be suitable for serious
>>>> digital photo work as well as everyday computing - I prefer not to have 
>>>> a
>>>> dual monitor solution.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance,
>>>> Akhil
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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