http://alokastudio.com/useit/2007/09/71-megapixels/ A blog about simple, humane technology Mon, 11 Jan 2010 22:51:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://alokastudio.com/useit/2007/09/71-megapixels/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Carl Wed, 05 Sep 2007 01:25:53 +0000 http://alokastudio.com/useit/2007/09/71-megapixels/#comment-17 hey Andy, I went with the aluminum and glass. I was also turned off by the glossy display, but I have really come around to it. If your workspace is relatively dark, this display gives true colors and some incredibly crisp, dark blacks. It may not be obvious in the Apple Store, but when I look at it side by side with my matte LCD, the difference in color rendition is stunning. I used to think that looking at photographic slides on a light box--through a nice loupe--was the best way to really see the colors of an image. But this new display totally beats the loupe. My photographs have never looked better. Of course, it doesn't hurt that iPhoto's new Events arrangement feels much more emotional to me, like I'm seeing my life flash before my eyes. My only complaint about this display is that it's perhaps a little too bright sometimes! You don't always want the brightness of a 24" television glaring at you all day... Carl hey Andy,
I went with the aluminum and glass. I was also turned off by the glossy display, but I have really come around to it. If your workspace is relatively dark, this display gives true colors and some incredibly crisp, dark blacks. It may not be obvious in the Apple Store, but when I look at it side by side with my matte LCD, the difference in color rendition is stunning. I used to think that looking at photographic slides on a light box–through a nice loupe–was the best way to really see the colors of an image. But this new display totally beats the loupe. My photographs have never looked better. Of course, it doesn’t hurt that iPhoto’s new Events arrangement feels much more emotional to me, like I’m seeing my life flash before my eyes.
My only complaint about this display is that it’s perhaps a little too bright sometimes! You don’t always want the brightness of a 24″ television glaring at you all day…
Carl

]]> http://alokastudio.com/useit/2007/09/71-megapixels/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Andy Reitz Wed, 05 Sep 2007 00:27:01 +0000 http://alokastudio.com/useit/2007/09/71-megapixels/#comment-16 Hey Carl, Congrats on the new machine. Did you go for one of the new Aluminium 24" iMacs, or the older plastic model? Personally, I also just bought a 24" iMac - but the glossy display on the new Aluminum ones bothers me, so I went with a refurb of the older model. I'd be curious to hear which way you went. But I agree about the high-resolution display, it's awesome! I'm still not sold on dual-head, but lots of people swear by it, so maybe I'll give it another shot somewhere down the road. -Andy. Hey Carl,
Congrats on the new machine. Did you go for one of the new Aluminium 24″ iMacs, or the older plastic model?
Personally, I also just bought a 24″ iMac – but the glossy display on the new Aluminum ones bothers me, so I went with a refurb of the older model. I’d be curious to hear which way you went.
But I agree about the high-resolution display, it’s awesome! I’m still not sold on dual-head, but lots of people swear by it, so maybe I’ll give it another shot somewhere down the road.
-Andy.

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