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    CinemaView Displays coming! Cheap alternative to Apple Displays

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by Underpantman, Apr 14, 2009.

  1. Underpantman

    Underpantman Notebook Virtuoso

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    Some may have see this already but for those who haven't and are on a tight budget, this could be the monitor your looking for.

    http://www.cinemaview.com

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    Underpantman, Apr 14, 2009
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  2. Colton

    Colton Also Proudly American

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    That's awesome! If I needed a monitor, I would probably pick one of these up. :D But I have my trusty 22 inch ASUS at the house. :p
     
    Colton, Apr 14, 2009
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  3. jjahshik32

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    The panels on those (from the pictures that I can see) look like crap.

    Maybe their TN panels?
     
    jjahshik32, Apr 14, 2009
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  4. Xirurg

    Xirurg ORLY???

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    those pics are photoshoped IMO...
     
    Xirurg, Apr 14, 2009
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  5. SPEEDwithJJ

    SPEEDwithJJ NBR Super Idiot

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    Is that company sure that they're going with that design? :confused: It looks like a direct "copying" of the Apple Cinema LED Displays. :eek:
     
    SPEEDwithJJ, Apr 14, 2009
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  6. Xirurg

    Xirurg ORLY???

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    yeap,that's exactly what they are doing...why are you so surprised?
     
    Xirurg, Apr 14, 2009
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  7. Luke1708

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    Let's hope the released ones are not as same as the photoshopped ones. The image quality is disappointing.
     
    Luke1708, Apr 14, 2009
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  8. Xirurg

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    they cost a lot,so I think they ll be good.
     
    Xirurg, Apr 14, 2009
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    I would love to have something like this, but if the cost is near what Apple charges. Guess I won't be having one of these. :(
     
    fins4o8, Apr 14, 2009
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  10. Xirurg

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    24" will cost 500$
     
    Xirurg, Apr 14, 2009
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  11. Colton

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    Ok, I based my decision before looking at the prices, and now I take it back! :eek: I would much rather get the authentic screen for a bit more than to get a cheaper photoshopped knock-off. :rolleyes:
     
    Colton, Apr 14, 2009
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  12. WilliamG

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    Looks "OK" I suppose. No charging for your laptop, sadly, and it looks like it uses the headphone jack for audio, interestingly, not the USB port like on the Apple LED display. I've no doubt it will be a craptastic TN panel, though, which renders it all but useless. I'll never, ever buy a TN panel again.
     
    WilliamG, Apr 15, 2009
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  13. Lethal Lottery

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    I would love a cheap silver monitor like the old apple displays... but those look like crap blatant knock offs.
     
    Lethal Lottery, Apr 15, 2009
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  14. Underpantman

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    I think the 19" & 21" could be interesting for those on a tight budget and not in need of 24"... i.e the average non professional, office user. And there are a lot of those out there now. This is especially true if apple does not fill the lower end gap of there cinema display line.
    If my lab gets its funding grant then I might just get the 21" for myself.
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    Underpantman, Apr 15, 2009
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  15. haquocdung

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    Price is insane.
     
    haquocdung, Apr 15, 2009
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    If it is $500, it should be an IPS or PVA panel. I hope it is not $500 for some ugly Mac-looking monitor with a TN panel. Give me my NEC any day!
     
    pacmandelight, Apr 15, 2009
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  17. ClearSkies

    ClearSkies Well no, I'm still here..

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    ClearSkies, Apr 15, 2009
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