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about the apple lcd monitors

There are adapters available (Alienware was selling a system with this monitor a while ago).

However, I direct you to the following, as a little informative caveat (I have bolded for attention grabbing 😉):
The new Apple Cinema HD Display, like Apple?s other flat-panel displays, is designed to work with your Power Mac G4?s digital graphics interface. Attach it to your Power Mac G4 using the quick-latch Apple Display Connector (ADC) at the end of the single cable, and you?re ready to rock. There are no controls to adjust ? the all-digital signal between your Mac and your display delivers pristine image quality. ...
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While I agree that these displays are beautiful, I have issue with using them on a PC, as there is no way for a PC to adjust any settings for this display. On a Mac it is all done through software, so you would be limited to whatever defaults your display is set to. Unless you knew someone with a Mac (and this is a maybe, since I am not sure the settings would stick).

\Dan
 
Apple sells an adapter for around $79 (DVI to ADC adapter). DrBott also carries their own version.
It's correct that on a PC you will not be able to change the brightness (fixed at highest setting) with any of the Apple LCD displays except the now-discontinued 22" Cinema Display.
I'm using one on my Athlon machine w/ a Radeon 8500 and it works great - it was (is) the only Apple LCD to have hardware brightness control buttons on the front panel.

Personally, I love this display. Not overly bright, great contrast, and a razor-sharp 1600x1024 widescreen resolution. Great for DVDs and games.
 
Originally posted by: Cadaver
Apple sells an adapter for around $79 (DVI to ADC adapter). DrBott also carries their own version.
It's correct that on a PC you will not be able to change the brightness (fixed at highest setting) with any of the Apple LCD displays except the now-discontinued 22" Cinema Display.
I'm using one on my Athlon machine w/ a Radeon 8500 and it works great - it was (is) the only Apple LCD to have hardware brightness control buttons on the front panel.

Personally, I love this display. Not overly bright, great contrast, and a razor-sharp 1600x1024 widescreen resolution. Great for DVDs and games.
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How much did you pay for it? They seem quite pricey.
 
The 22" monitor, which was bought for me by the IT people at work one year ago, was just over $2000 with our institutional discount.
The current 20" version, which has replaced the 22" model, has a more reasonable price of $1200 retail I think (and a very slightly higher resolution).
The current 23" model, 1920x1200 I think, is now $1999 retail.
 
those monitors are beautiful. i wish they were supported by PC's. if they were, i'd put a pair of 20 inchers on an apple educational loan in a heartbeat.
 
Originally posted by: EdipisReks
those monitors are beautiful. i wish they were supported by PC's. if they were, i'd put a pair of 20 inchers on an apple educational loan in a heartbeat.
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Now that would be awesome.
 
Originally posted by: KristopherKubicki
Their monitors are great, but for the price you can just get a cinematic Samsung and you dont need a silly adaptor!
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agree. also the white-plexy roundy googly design doesnt do it for me. black is beautiful!!
 
here's another vote for one of those cinematic Samsungs. Great image quality on a DVI connection an dno noticeable ghosting in movies or games 🙂
 
Originally posted by: nicowju
here's another vote for one of those cinematic Samsungs. Great image quality on a DVI connection an dno noticeable ghosting in movies or games 🙂
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are you refering to the 172t?
 
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