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mr..nemo
04-21-2005, 02:58 PM
Im thinking of a power mac with a 20" monitor, i am starting a graphic design course and was thinking long term would my graphics work be better if i had a bigger monitor like apples 23" instead??
also would a 128mb graphics card be ok for this, or should i stretch out for 256mb cards, or are they just for movie makeing and games ext..
any info will be very helpfull
thanks
defjoe
04-21-2005, 02:59 PM
yes
Mickey
04-21-2005, 03:06 PM
I just went from a 21inch crt to the 23 inch apple HD monitor and it is WAY WAY better!
mr..nemo
04-21-2005, 03:13 PM
what about the graphics card? i guess i will be doing 2d graphics but im not really sure.... thinking long term should i just save to hell and get the 30" and justify it to myself by saying at least i wont have to buy another monitor again?
Patrick Shannon
04-21-2005, 03:15 PM
I'm thinking about buying an LCD monitor (from fencing money) to cheer myself up today, I'm looking at a 17-inch Samsung with DVI. It's not for graphics though, it's for my gaming PC downstairs.
keith1
04-21-2005, 03:26 PM
You may laugh but I use a 17" widescreen G5 iMac for all my design work. It fits a 2 page spread quite nicely on the screen. A bigger screen would be nice though. What I want is a G5 tower with dual processors of course with the 20" apple display. I really don't see the point of getting a 30" when your just starting out unless your doing some serious work, like editing movies etc or designing video games.
Bigger is definately better...I'm workin' on a lil iMac with a 12" monitor or whatever it is...something small. It blows, but until I get some grip to upgrade to a new Mac, I'm stuck for now.
Tyger
04-21-2005, 05:24 PM
yup if you can afford it, go for it. Currently i have 2 17" monitors hooked up, dual display is pretty good too, but if i had the cash i'd get a bigger monitor.
mr..nemo
04-21-2005, 05:26 PM
the question is then 20" or 23"(Apple)...........and 128mb or 256mb(Card)
Ulysses
04-21-2005, 05:30 PM
Bigger is not only better, but clearer (depending on the quality of the monitor).
I have a couple of 19" CRTs running at 2560 x 1024, and I struggle to fit everything into the workspace. I could increase the resolution to 3200 x 1200, but I know it'd do my eyesight no good in the long-term.
As for graphics memory, I run fine with 32MB driving these dual monitors (then again, I only do 2D, and don't play games).
Mickey
04-21-2005, 05:31 PM
Well..... 23 256.
The you can watch dvds in High Def while your working!
DeleteYourself
04-21-2005, 05:32 PM
23" and 256MB, so long as you got the clams for it.
mo' money! mo' money! mo' money!
benjo
04-21-2005, 05:40 PM
Lord knows I want the 30" but my wife would kill me one months income mysteriously went missing and to add to that mystery a 30" monitor that I can't hide would be sitting on my desk.
Na, man I can't get away with it.