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Re: [artshow_photo] New monitor?

 

I think it would rare to find anything other than a TN type monitor at any
local store.

BK

On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 18:18, G. Armour Van Horn <vanhorn@whidbey.com>wrote:

> Well, unlike the PC manufacturers, you can actually go to an Apple
> retail store and see the actual product that you are considering. Yes,
> you can go to a big box store and see monitors, but they won't be
> attached to a machine with the same video card you are using, and they
> will all be expressly decalibrated for maximum saturation and contrast -
> great for selling monitors in a poorly-lit warehouse but not helpful if
> you intend to do serious color work.
>
> PC users tend to buy their components from Newegg or another online
> merchant. Better stuff at better prices and all. But it probably isn't
> going to be the same model that Costco has on the shelf.
>
> Incidentally, after you buy an Apple product you have 12 months in which
> to purchase AppleCare for it, which gives you another two years
> full-coverage warranty. AppleCare is nothing short of awesome, although
> I have to say that my experience with Dell isn't all that far behind. My
> wife uses a Macbook Air which she bought refurbed from Apple. We kept
> meaning to spring for the AppleCare and ended up doing so the day after
> the one year was up. Four months later the hard drive died, and we
> discovered that the crucial next step of connecting the AppleCare policy
> to the actual hardware was not done. Not to worry, despite having
> screwed it all up on our end, they got it covered. Then, when they
> couldn't replace the hard drive, they had me drive over and get a brand
> new machine with a faster processor and larger hard drive. And they gave
> me the old hard drive so I could try to salvage the contents, which I
> was able to do.
>
> With a desktop PC, if something goes wrong with a component you can just
> call somebody like me and we'll drop in something suitable, although it
> will almost certainly not be an exact replacement. It might be an
> upgrade. The "problem" with Macs is that there isn't a panoply of
> third-party products that you can swap in when you run into problems.
> Now there are those who have difficulties with this, but I'm going to
> bet that they don't get upset about the exact same reality when it comes
> to their cars. If you throw a rod in your Mustang, you can't just
> trivially upgrade to a Mopar Hemi or a big-block Chev. Even though I
> appreciate the flexibility of the PC architecture, and make a good part
> of my living catering to it, I can't really see that Apple's approach is
> bad for the customer.
>
> Anyway, when I first saw the glossy monitors on the iMacs I was
> horrified, but when I've sat down and used them I've had no problem at all.
>
> Van
>
> On 30/11/2010 6:27 AM, sarahfpollock wrote:
> >
> > OK, one more question about the planned new computer:
> > In posts yesterday, I saw some disagreement about whether the monitor
> > that ships with a new Mac desktop is as good as some of the other
> > manufacturers' products out there currently. I make my own prints for
> > sale at shows, so a good display is important to me. Is it worth
> > upgrading to a different monitor?
> > If so, what?
> > Right now, I'm probably looking at a 27" display.
> > Thanks again for your help,
> > Sarah
> > www.sarahpollock.com
> >
> >
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