Monitor Question: two Sony LCD 19″ vs. one Apple 23″?

[Thaxter Clavemarlton]

Well, the resolution NUMBERS would, of course, be higher on a 23″ vs a 19″ monitor.
(Like a Photoshop image, the numbers get “higher” as the size gets larger.)

But, the Apple 23″ does have one of the best-looking monitor images, regardless.
Many think its worth the extra money… it is very fine.

That said, I like to use two monitors whenever I edit, regardless of the size of an individual monitor.
I like to group the various windows on respective monitors.
And you DO generally get more desktop area with two monitors.
Right now, I’m on two 19″ monitors which (after I throw out the case rims between the units) I have effectively 30 diagonal inches of screen area.

To check it out, go to any computer store (even if they don’t have the Apple) and see what you think of just looking at one large monitor vs. two more “standard-sized” units.

[Mark Raudonis]

The other advantage of having TWO monitors with FCP is that you can turn one of the monitors into a full screen playback of your canvas. (The old AVIDS used to have this feature before they went to a dedicated NTSC monitor).

We run two apple 23″ monitors in all of our rooms. In my opinion, you can never have enough screen real estate. Put your money “on the screen”, and you’ll have many happy edit sessions.

mark

[Lukeuk]

Well, I do have a 19″ CRT sitting in the closet, I could use that for the left monitor and dig deep and get the 23″ for my main. Then get another 23″ down the road. But are there other alternatives to the actual Apple monitors? I mean there has to be a less expensive option out there with comprable quality. Or do the Apple monitors just blow everything else out of the water?

I have about a $1000 left of Sony credit and they have this monitor available for $799 after the rebate. Here is the link I would rather not go out of pocket, I have about $2500 in Apple credit so I’m going to use that to buy the G5. But if I did want to go out of pocket on the monitor and just get one large widescreen, what are my alternatives to the Apple displays?

Thanks,

Luke

[Mitchji]

Hi Luke,

Get the 24″ Dell reviewed here AND a smaller LCD.
https://www.barefeats.com/lcd.html

Maybe the Sony 19″ or a similar sized Dell. This should cost less than just the Apple. If you look for Dell sales and coupons you can get the 24″ for under $900.

Best Wishes,

Mitch

[Mitchji]

Hi,

You might want to consider the Dell 20.1″ widescreen and 20″ 4:3 instead of the Sony 19″.

Check here for Dell sales and coupons:
https://dealmac.com/sections/displays-TVs.html

Best Wishes,

Mitch

[Mitchji]

Hi,

You might want to consider the Dell 20.1″ widescreen and 20″ 4:3 instead of the Sony 19″.

Check here for Dell sales and coupons:
https://dealmac.com/sections/displays-TVs.html

Best Wishes,

Mitch

[Lukeuk]

I have been reading about the Dell 24” and it seems like it has a lot more features than the Apple 23“. It can move up and down, swivel, and it has more inputs and even rotate to a portrait mode. Right now a rep at Dell says he can sell it to me for $999, and I can get the Apple 23″ for $1300 (student discount).

The Apple has a better dot pitch .258 vs. Dell’s .27, does that really make a difference? I’m not a gamer, I just want to edit video so does the Apple having 16 ms response time compared to the Dell’s 12 ms? The Apple has a 400:1 contrast ratio and the Dell has 1000:1, does all this matter, or is it nitpicking? I also keep hearing about the pink tint the 23″ has, is that a myth?

I would much rather have the Apple because I’m buying a G5 and it would be nice to have them match. I’m a bit of a purist, but then again, the Dell has all those inputs, including a 9-1 card reader, PIP, PBP I mean, is there really any reason to buy the Apple display other than the aesthetic/snob factor and a couple fire wire (albeit 400) ports? Can someone give me a reason not to buy the Dell?

Also, I was talking to my old boss today about my monitor dillema, he has the older 23” and he loves it, but her mentioned something very alarming. Is it true that Apple is switching to a completely different platform? Will my G5 be a paperweight in 18 months?

Also, I’m going to be working with another editor on the same project. If I copy all of his media via an external drive and then work on it on my machine, can I just export and EDL (edit list) and email it to him and then will his machine import the EDL and have my version exactly? If not, how can we work on the same project living an hour and half a way, he does come into the city twice a week and we could do a handoff of sorts? What would be the best way to share files? I could work in low res and burn a dual DVD at 8.4 gigs. Will that work?

As you can see I’m a bit in the dark and not up to date with all the current editing tech info. I switched careers, but I really want to get back into editing, but as you can see, I like to do my research. Any thoughts on the above babble?