Why do Mac monitors look so much nicer?

[maddogchen]

Is it the glossy cover over them?

 

[Compman55]

They are LED backlit, glossy, very high response times, and the pixles are small compared to some others. They do not make the actual panel, but based on the cost, I beleive they buy higher quality panels than some competitors.

 

[Ka0t1x]

LG makes the new iMac panels.

The monitors use high grade IPS panels, which are used for higher end digital production displays.

 

[TheStu]

Well, the new 27" panels at least. But at this point, except for the 30" monitor, they are all LED backlit, have pretty good pixel densities, and Mac rendering is different from Windows and Linux rendering.

 

[randomlinh]

i miss the days of matte screens. *loves my dell ultrasharp even if it's not IPS.. yet*

 

[Mr. Pedantic]

It's the panel technology. Most normal LCDs are cheap TN panels. Basically the only good thing about them is that they are cheap. Whereas Apple makes IPS panels, which have better color reproduction, better viewing angles, better everything.

 

[Emulex]

i dunno my el cheapo SVA monitor seems to look just as nice. at like 1/2 the cost.

IPS is slow - but nobody games on mac product so that is irrelevant. you can lop 2 bits off IPS (e-ips?) to make it faster by sacrificing color gamut.

MVA/PVA give a hybrid of quality and speed.

Need to consider input lag too. No input lag is important to some folks.

 

[Compman55]

Oh yeah, ya cant beat the old sony 19 ~ 21" flat crts' though. Nothing will touch them.

 

[Emulex]

touch them at what? alot of mac folks like to do graphics design - it is imperative to calibrate and have even distribution of light and good gamut - most bulb based LCD or TUBE sets require a good 30 minutes of warm-up before you can rely on it.

LED backlight technology can stabilize much faster - which is less power - less heat - less waste.

green/gaming/production(Graphics) are all fighting against each other.

I was thinking that all the bad panels apple makes get cut up into iphone/ipad

keep in mind - alot of glossy screens are uncoated. the matte anti reflection goes on top of the glossy (cheap lcd's) so think twice about matte MVA/PVA/IPS cheapness colors will pop like a mofo on an uncoated glossy MVA/PVA/IPS in the right room like no matte lcd will .. but the reflections would drive me crazy at work

 

[Rottie]

it does help my eyes problem very well.

 

[timswim78]

I use Dell monitors with my Macs. They look nice, are more adjustable, have as good components, and cost less.

 

[0roo0roo]

higher minimum standard. whereas their competitors are on a race to the bottom.

 

[Dmudgkvddjnv]

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[JoSm]

I think that it's the software. Because if i connect my macbook pro to an external monitor and then i connect my windows laptop to the same external monitor, the screen looks much nicer and sharper when i have my mac connected.

 

[Eug]

Part of it is better out-of-the-box calibration.

For Macs they aren't perfectly calibrated out-of-the-box, but usually they they are decent. I have some PCs that are completely uncalibrated out-of-the-box.

 

[Chiropteran]

I think that it's the software. Because if i connect my macbook pro to an external monitor and then i connect my windows laptop to the same external monitor, the screen looks much nicer and sharper when i have my mac connected.

Are you using analog VGA with the Windows laptop and HDMI with the Mac?

 

[JEDIYoda]

I will place any of my 3 dell monitors against any Apple Monitor......
At one point Apple and dell were made by the same company..lololo

 

[Oyeve]

I will place any of my 3 dell monitors against any Apple Monitor......
At one point Apple and dell were made by the same company..lololo

True, I have 2 dell 2007fwp and one apple monitor that uses the exact same panel. Was perfect for 3 screen gaming.

 

[Artdeco]

I always find the Dell's on sale, for out of the box systems, Apple puts in excellent screens.

 

[maddogchen]

LOL....wow an old thread of mine from 2010. Damn I've been on Anandtech way too long.

I never did get an Apple monitor

 

[AznAnarchy99]

Because they are pro level monitors. Dell's pro series would be a proper comparison.