iMac Glossy
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- cacoe
Is the screen a bitch to hardware calibrate? Is it even worth going with it for print work?
The concept of buying an older one for a matt screen is a turn off but the new one is pretty much the perfect spec machine I'm looking for... (24")...
- k0na_an0k0
this topic has been talked about to death.
from what i understand for print it might not be your best option.
for everything else i don't think it would make that big of a difference.
we just got the 20" glossy here and i wanted to try it out in a real world work scenario and quite frankly, the glossy screen was brilliant.
i went to sites i had already built to see how close the colors were and there was only a slight difference, and honestly, it made them look sharper.
the reflection was non existent. before you turn on the computer it's like looking into a mirror, but with it on, proper desk lighting and normal working /viewing conditions there was no glare.
oh. and cs3 runs brilliantly on it with 2GB RAM, although when i purchase one for myself i'll be going with the 4GB or ram.
if you're 100% print what about a mini maxed out with a 24" dell monitor?
- cacoe0
Because my "design partner" refuses to get anything other than current apple hardware, refuses to get anything dell and doesn't think the mini will cope with what we will throw at it. Then theres the fact it'll cost about as much as a new iMac if we go with the cinema display... he thinks visiting customers need to see cool computers... oh well. Sounds like the iMac will do the job.
- JackRyan0
Visitors do need to see the coolest stuff...they're all about it.
- studderine0
honestly it is a bitch to calibrate and what not as light reflects must differently on glossy surfaces than matte...but i don't think it would kill you if you got the glossy. you may have a harder time keeping colors consistent though. its up to you, i know a print designer who uses the new glossy imac....so whateverz!!!
- b_magallanes0
just got me a 24"... and it works great with print and web.
- wankerbez0
today is my first day with my new 24", IT IS THE SHIT! although i did get a headache from the super brightness, even in an office with many windows. i was worried about reflection, but its barely noticeable.
- cacoe0
Isn't there a calibrating solution for glossy screens? Would have thought there'd be one by now...
- mirrorball0
Why not hook a non glossy screen to it and have a dual monitor comp? Use the glossy screen for your other stuff.
Seems logical to mee, just make sure u get a cool screen to please ur pardenr
- grafiske0
Glossy drives me absolutely batshit. Yeah if you have the perfect setup it's great.
But for me, I'd rather have a screen that is versatile. I have a matte Imac now. I would absolutely not buy the glossy.
- cacoe0
Mirrorball... you do know I'm on a budget ya?!?!
And we'd go for the white iMac if its videocard wasn't so damn old, thats the only thing holding us back from that...
- humain0
wasn't everybody with a (very) glossy CRT monitor not 3 years ago (and for the 20 years before that) and calibrating just fine?
That seems like a fake issue to me. I remember how when LCDs started to be popular people were asking if you could calibrate them. I think your partner is right. A Dell+mini setup will be both ugly and slower. Go with the iMac. And brush your teeth for the clients, too.
- cacoe0
I think the issue is, the glossy coating has a tint to it, throwing off the readings of the calibration sensors...
- thenuge0
don't do it
- mirrorball0
yah gotta spend a lil to earn a lil son
- Meeklo0
Glossy screen alterates the color perception, you are a designer, you need a tool that is as accurate as possible. my 2 cents.
Not saying I like it, or that I don't.
It looks nice, but its not for work.
- Meeklo0
wasn't everybody with a (very) glossy CRT monitor not 3 years ago
humain
(Oct 2 07, 14:33)Not really.
- studderine0
fake issue? well lets just say this, its physics. light reflecting off of anything glossy is going to look different. it is kind of basic color science, color reproduction.