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    DVI on an MBP - so THAT'S what I've been missing

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by saturnotaku, Oct 25, 2007.

  1. saturnotaku

    saturnotaku Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    I had been contemplating buying a new monitor or a while. I've been running my previous desktop and laptop machines on a 3-year-old Samsung 17-inch LCD. This was back when 12 ms was considered the best response time. I was at my local Staples checking out some other stuff, when I happened by their monitor display. There, they had an Acer X191W 19-inch widescreen, 1440x900 resolution with a DVI connection. It was clearance priced at $140, marked down from $199. As the display model was the only one they had, and it appeared to be in fairly good shape, I took it with an additional 10% discount. $126 for a 19-inch widescreen with a DVI connection (and DVI cable!) was just too good to pass up.

    Got it hooked up tonight, and what a difference. Macs were really made to run on a DVI connection. The colors, brightness, and contrast are so much better. Plus it's much easier to run in clone or extended desktop mode since both displays have the same native resolution.

    As a piece of advice to anyone looking for an external monitor for their Macs - make sure it has DVI. :D
     
    saturnotaku, Oct 25, 2007
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  2. kickace

    kickace Notebook Deity

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    well basically any lcd monitor has dvi, and any laptop with hdmi or dvi output is gonna look fantastic.


    always correct me if im wrong :)
     
    kickace, Oct 25, 2007
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  3. sagebrush

    sagebrush Notebook Consultant

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    I'm still outing to 5-year-old Sony 17" LCD.
    Thanks for watering my seeds of discontentment. :rolleyes:
     
    sagebrush, Oct 25, 2007
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  4. SaferSephiroth

    SaferSephiroth The calamity from within

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    Im running a 10 year old CRT external monitor, DVI-to-VGA ftmfw!
     
    SaferSephiroth, Oct 25, 2007
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  5. 00fez

    00fez Notebook Deity

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    ^lols.
    Yeah I wanna get an external monitor for my macbook, but i'm not sure if it's gonna run smoothly, so I'm gonna wait until I update to a mbp when they actually redesign the case to make the hard drive user-replacable.
     
    00fez, Oct 25, 2007
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  6. count_schemula

    count_schemula Notebook Deity

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    I still have love for the image quality of a good CRT. I always had Sony Trinitron monitors and I still kinda think that a good CRT looks better than most LCDs.

    However, the slimness, the lack of heat and better power consumption are all ftw.
     
    count_schemula, Oct 25, 2007
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  7. Seraphimx

    Seraphimx Notebook Enthusiast

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    Ya I used to buy Used Mitsubishi 22" CRT for Drafting.... but since LCD are so cheap now and that they have improved...

    The 206BW that I have now is not far away from the Mitsubishi I owned.

    CRT
    Pixel pitch 0.245
    Resolution ( Well 1600 x 1200 was a good res)
    Response....dunno ..fast
    Brightess...crazy
    Dual output
    PRICE : 100$ USED (still around 800$ NEW)

    LCD
    Pixel Pitch 0.25
    2ms
    1680x1050
    DVI
    3000:1
    PRICE : 250$ NEW

    I opted for the LCD, they are unexpensive now and they are pretty good...plus dont forget... the size it takes.

    And DVI connection is better for movies
     
    Seraphimx, Oct 25, 2007
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