[WelMac] 24" vs. 20" iMac

[Jo Booth]

 From my understanding (and observations) the new 20" is using the  
same spec lcd panels from the iMac 17" - back when the iMac was 17"  
vs 20" I took these photos:

<http://www.flickr.com/photos/64937321@N00/16866249> and the full set at
http://is.gd/rm8

I used the 17" for a fair while and it always irritated me having the  
colour shifts and poor viewing angle.  the 24" and old 20" are so  
much better -well worth the extra cost if you do anything  
collaborative or where colour and viewing angle matters.

-Jo.

On 15/05/2008, at 11:21 , Jamie Dobbs wrote:

> I've read a couple of things on the web about the 20" iMac screens  
> not being as good as the 24" ones.
>
> Apple hasn't changed the iMac's glossy screen. While the 24-inch  
> iMac has an 8-bit wide-screen TFT active-matrix LCD that displays  
> millions of colors, the 20-inch iMacs use 6-bit wide-screen TFT  
> active-matrix LCDs, achieving millions of colors by dithering. And  
> like the previous 20-inch iMac, the new 20-inch iMacs show strong  
> color and contrast shifts when viewed at an angle instead of  
> straight on. (see: http://www.macworld.com/article/133332/2008/05/ 
> alumimac2008.html)
>
> Can anyone who has worked on both give any comments to the real  
> difference in screen quality between the two?
>
> I'd also welcome any comments on how people find the glossy screens  
> to work with as again there are a lot of people on the 'net who  
> complain about them.
> Only seeing them in a very bright salesroom environment does not  
> make for a good place to evaluate what they would be like for long  
> term use.
>



Jo Booth
Mesh|net
jo at Mesh.net.nz
+64 21 526684



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