Connect 30" Apple Cinema HD to Windows PC! at DVinfo.net

Rob Lohman · January 31st, 2005, 05:14 AM

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Matrox announces new dual link Parhelia™ DL256 PCI graphics card for 30" Apple Cinema HD Display® under Windows®

Source + full article: http://www.matrox.com/mga/workstatio...elia_dl256.cfm

Brandon Greenlee · January 31st, 2005, 08:27 AM

This is exactly what I've been waiting for...

...that and a $3000 check to fall out of the sky to allow me to purchase the screen to go along with it.

Rob Lohman · February 3rd, 2005, 03:56 AM

Yeah, that's definitely the downside. However, it's great that it is
possible because those screens ARE awesome, no doubt about that!

p.s. from what I understand the smaller apple screens with just
a signle DVI connector (newer models!?) can also work with a PC,
those screens are cheaper (but not as large)...

Brandon Greenlee · February 3rd, 2005, 11:01 AM

I know I would kill to have any of them.

I wonder if apple is happy about this?

I was under the impression that they really didn't wish for this top screen to be pc compatible. I know it even made me once again re-evaluate why I don't need a mac when I heard that the largest screen was going to only be mac compatible.

I'm looking at my 27" sony wega right now and adding 3" more inches to it.

This thing must be absolute unreal to use as a computer screen. I wonder if its possible for it to be too big?

Dylan Couper · February 3rd, 2005, 04:33 PM

I think I'd rather have 3 - 20" LCD monitors in a row for the same price.

Also, the Apple 30" display is not the biggest computer LCD monitor going. Samsung makes a 32" one for about the same price.

Jesse Bekas · February 3rd, 2005, 11:48 PM

<<<-- Originally posted by Dylan Couper : I think I'd rather have 3 - 20" LCD monitors in a row for the same price.

Also, the Apple 30" display is not the biggest computer LCD monitor going. Samsung makes a 32" one for about the same price. -->>>

Can it compare to the Apple screen in terms of specs and performance though?

Dylan Couper · February 4th, 2005, 12:43 AM

<<<-- Originally posted by Jesse Bekas : <<<-- Originally posted by Dylan Couper : I think I'd rather have 3 - 20" LCD monitors in a row for the same price.

Also, the Apple 30" display is not the biggest computer LCD monitor going. Samsung makes a 32" one for about the same price. -->>>

Can it compare to the Apple screen in terms of specs and performance though? -->>>

Who cares? Bigger is ALWAYS better! :)

Boyd Ostroff · February 4th, 2005, 08:17 AM

(I realize you were joking, but I looked it up anyway... :-)

Is this what you had in mind http://product.samsung.com/cgi-bin/n...od_id=CK32PSNB? That's a 32" LCD screen but the resolution is only 1280x768 which is a far cry from Apple's 2560x1600 (more than 4x as many pixels). But if you really think "bigger is better" then why not go for the Samsung 40" LCD instead? http://product.samsung.com/cgi-bin/n...od_id=CK40BSNB Same 1280x768 resolution however.

I have a 22" Samsung widescreen monitor myself (1280x720) which is terrific when fed by component or s-video as an NTSC monitor. It also has a DVI connector, so I tried hooking that up to my computer. The pixels are just too big for that size screen when used as a computer monitor though, it made everything look blocky and low resolution.... like I had the "large print" edition of MacOS ;-) But the larger LCD's would work well for presentations I suppose...

Dylan Couper · February 4th, 2005, 10:54 AM

Actually Boyd, that's not the one I was looking at. I remember the 32" one had a resolution of 1900xsomething. Granted it still isn't as good as the Apple display. The one you pointed out is substantially cheaper though.

Now 40".....

THAT'S JUST CRAZY TALK!!!!!!!!

:)

Devlyn Hukowich · February 4th, 2005, 12:57 PM

Of course if more pixels are your requirement then IBM makes a 22" 9MP display for medical imaging.
http://www.pc.ibm.com/us/intellistation/t221/
And they talk about some applications needing two of these.

Brandon Greenlee · February 4th, 2005, 02:22 PM

Wow that IBM monitor is insane.

I pulled up this review of it for any interested:
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=8578

untilizing 4 DVI outputs for a max rez of 3840x2400

Filip Kovcin · February 4th, 2005, 02:31 PM

i found two different prices for that very monitor (if my search was ok):

8.900$ and 11.000 something$ which one is correct?

(i do not want to buy it - just curious)

Brandon Greenlee · February 4th, 2005, 03:05 PM

Probably closer to the $8k.

The two searches I did for it yielded results from $7-8.5k.

And everyone reccomends running duals....better refinance the house!

January 31st, 2005, 08:27 AM	#2
Brandon Greenlee Major Player Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: North Alabama Posts: 242	This is exactly what I've been waiting for... ...that and a $3000 check to fall out of the sky to allow me to purchase the screen to go along with it. __________________ Brandon Greenlee

February 3rd, 2005, 03:56 AM	#3
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	Yeah, that's definitely the downside. However, it's great that it is possible because those screens ARE awesome, no doubt about that! p.s. from what I understand the smaller apple screens with just a signle DVI connector (newer models!?) can also work with a PC, those screens are cheaper (but not as large)... __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors

February 3rd, 2005, 11:01 AM	#4
Brandon Greenlee Major Player Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: North Alabama Posts: 242	I know I would kill to have any of them. I wonder if apple is happy about this? I was under the impression that they really didn't wish for this top screen to be pc compatible. I know it even made me once again re-evaluate why I don't need a mac when I heard that the largest screen was going to only be mac compatible. I'm looking at my 27" sony wega right now and adding 3" more inches to it. This thing must be absolute unreal to use as a computer screen. I wonder if its possible for it to be too big? __________________ Brandon Greenlee

February 3rd, 2005, 04:33 PM	#5
Dylan Couper Wrangler Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Vancouver, British Columbia Posts: 8,314	I think I'd rather have 3 - 20" LCD monitors in a row for the same price. Also, the Apple 30" display is not the biggest computer LCD monitor going. Samsung makes a 32" one for about the same price. __________________ Need to rent camera gear in Vancouver BC? Check me out at camerarentalsvancouver.com

February 4th, 2005, 12:43 AM	#7
Dylan Couper Wrangler Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Vancouver, British Columbia Posts: 8,314	<<<-- Originally posted by Jesse Bekas : <<<-- Originally posted by Dylan Couper : I think I'd rather have 3 - 20" LCD monitors in a row for the same price. Also, the Apple 30" display is not the biggest computer LCD monitor going. Samsung makes a 32" one for about the same price. -->>> Can it compare to the Apple screen in terms of specs and performance though? -->>> Who cares? Bigger is ALWAYS better! :) __________________ Need to rent camera gear in Vancouver BC? Check me out at camerarentalsvancouver.com

February 3rd, 2005, 11:48 PM	#6
Jesse Bekas Major Player Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Ridgefield Park, New Jersey, USA Posts: 572	<<<-- Originally posted by Dylan Couper : I think I'd rather have 3 - 20" LCD monitors in a row for the same price. Also, the Apple 30" display is not the biggest computer LCD monitor going. Samsung makes a 32" one for about the same price. -->>> Can it compare to the Apple screen in terms of specs and performance though?

February 4th, 2005, 08:17 AM	#8
Boyd Ostroff Wrangler Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mays Landing, NJ Posts: 11,788	(I realize you were joking, but I looked it up anyway... :-) Is this what you had in mind http://product.samsung.com/cgi-bin/n...od_id=CK32PSNB? That's a 32" LCD screen but the resolution is only 1280x768 which is a far cry from Apple's 2560x1600 (more than 4x as many pixels). But if you really think "bigger is better" then why not go for the Samsung 40" LCD instead? http://product.samsung.com/cgi-bin/n...od_id=CK40BSNB Same 1280x768 resolution however. I have a 22" Samsung widescreen monitor myself (1280x720) which is terrific when fed by component or s-video as an NTSC monitor. It also has a DVI connector, so I tried hooking that up to my computer. The pixels are just too big for that size screen when used as a computer monitor though, it made everything look blocky and low resolution.... like I had the "large print" edition of MacOS ;-) But the larger LCD's would work well for presentations I suppose...

February 4th, 2005, 10:54 AM	#9
Dylan Couper Wrangler Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Vancouver, British Columbia Posts: 8,314	Actually Boyd, that's not the one I was looking at. I remember the 32" one had a resolution of 1900xsomething. Granted it still isn't as good as the Apple display. The one you pointed out is substantially cheaper though. Now 40"..... THAT'S JUST CRAZY TALK!!!!!!!! :) __________________ Need to rent camera gear in Vancouver BC? Check me out at camerarentalsvancouver.com

February 4th, 2005, 12:57 PM	#10
Devlyn Hukowich Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Toronto, ON Canada Posts: 40	More pixels!!! Of course if more pixels are your requirement then IBM makes a 22" 9MP display for medical imaging. http://www.pc.ibm.com/us/intellistation/t221/ And they talk about some applications needing two of these. __________________ Devlyn Hukowich TwoBit Digital Inc. Video and Computer Geek P4 3.06GHz, 2GB RAM, Matrox RT.x100, dual head display

February 4th, 2005, 02:22 PM	#11
Brandon Greenlee Major Player Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: North Alabama Posts: 242	Wow that IBM monitor is insane. I pulled up this review of it for any interested: http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=8578 untilizing 4 DVI outputs for a max rez of 3840x2400 __________________ Brandon Greenlee

February 4th, 2005, 02:31 PM	#12
Filip Kovcin Major Player Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: warsaw, poland Posts: 440	i found two different prices for that very monitor (if my search was ok): 8.900$ and 11.000 something$ which one is correct? (i do not want to buy it - just curious)

February 4th, 2005, 03:05 PM	#13
Brandon Greenlee Major Player Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: North Alabama Posts: 242	Probably closer to the $8k. The two searches I did for it yielded results from $7-8.5k. And everyone reccomends running duals....better refinance the house! __________________ Brandon Greenlee