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iMac 24" - monitor issues
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<blockquote data-quote="MintCreation" data-source="post: 718288" data-attributes="member: 64474"><p>Hello Mac-Forums!</p><p></p><p>I am a recent switcher (4 months) and my first Mac is a lovely 24" Alu iMac. So far I have been really happy with this computer, but recently I have started to notice the monitor performance, and really think it is below par.</p><p></p><p>I know the 20" had some serious monitor issues so I decided to go with the 24" version. I come from a line of other LCD monitors, ranging from a crappy $200 17", 23" ViewSonic and my latest monitor (and still going strong) is the Dell 24" 2405. For some reason I thought the 24" iMac monitor would be superior to the mentioned monitors, but it's not really what I see.</p><p></p><p>Don't get me wrong it's bright, full of contrast and awesome colours, but when I go into details it seems rather "ugly". During the day I do not notice the errors that much due to reflections and light, but at night it becomes very clear that this monitor is behaving very "cheap".</p><p></p><p>I have searched the forums and it seems that some 24" versions do indeed have problems - especially the Chinese W8-models (I have one of those as well). I have attached a "simulation" of my problem, and I hope someone can confirm that this is normal, or that it seems more faulty than normal.</p><p></p><p>Right now I have no clue what to do. Do people return these units or do they live with them? I have no AppleCare at the moment, but I am wondering if this makes things easier? I just don't want to go trough several exchanges or similar... But if the AppleCare grants me onsite swapping or similar I would probably go trough with it and see what happens.</p><p></p><p>What have people done in similar situations?</p><p></p><p>Sorry for the long question and I really hope someone will look at my attachment and add some comments to the problem.</p><p></p><p>Thanks in advance</p><p>Thomas</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]9285[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MintCreation, post: 718288, member: 64474"] Hello Mac-Forums! I am a recent switcher (4 months) and my first Mac is a lovely 24" Alu iMac. So far I have been really happy with this computer, but recently I have started to notice the monitor performance, and really think it is below par. I know the 20" had some serious monitor issues so I decided to go with the 24" version. I come from a line of other LCD monitors, ranging from a crappy $200 17", 23" ViewSonic and my latest monitor (and still going strong) is the Dell 24" 2405. For some reason I thought the 24" iMac monitor would be superior to the mentioned monitors, but it's not really what I see. Don't get me wrong it's bright, full of contrast and awesome colours, but when I go into details it seems rather "ugly". During the day I do not notice the errors that much due to reflections and light, but at night it becomes very clear that this monitor is behaving very "cheap". I have searched the forums and it seems that some 24" versions do indeed have problems - especially the Chinese W8-models (I have one of those as well). I have attached a "simulation" of my problem, and I hope someone can confirm that this is normal, or that it seems more faulty than normal. Right now I have no clue what to do. Do people return these units or do they live with them? I have no AppleCare at the moment, but I am wondering if this makes things easier? I just don't want to go trough several exchanges or similar... But if the AppleCare grants me onsite swapping or similar I would probably go trough with it and see what happens. What have people done in similar situations? Sorry for the long question and I really hope someone will look at my attachment and add some comments to the problem. Thanks in advance Thomas [ATTACH=full]9285[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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