Trinitron 21" Apple Studio Monitor even good at all?

[drunkmac]

I want to get another mac soon and i want a monitor for my powerbook. I see these on ebay but they go for cheap. So I was wondering if they are any good? First hand stories? Flat screen? DVI or Apple connector?

Thanks. (its that grey one with the stand and apple logo on it)

 

[Zammy-Sam]

I don't know that screen, but I know trinitron screens are generally better than regular crts. They can also last longer. I am not sure about the plug, but an "analog" screen can just handle analog connections. DVI is a digital connection. I guess it will have a standard D-sub (VGA) plug which you can use with the adaptor coming with your powebook...
The most important thing is the vertical frequency. A crt with a low value will force you to use low resolutions to get acceptable refreshrates.

 

[Arden]

Well, except for certain desktop publishing situations, LCD screens are definitely better than CRT's, but almost all of Apple's monitors have been of very high quality, so you'll surely love this one.

IIRC, all the CRT Studio Displays are VGA—Apple didn't go DVI until the LCD screens.

(Ack, ackronym overload! )

 

[ElDiabloConCaca]

Not all CRT Studio Displays are VGA -- some are ADC. The earlier models, like the 17" and 21" Apple Studio Displays that have a graphite housing around them and Apple logos on the sides and back are VGA. The 17" Apple Studio Display that's got the flat CRT screen and transparent housing is ADC.

If it's got graphite housing and its 21", then its got a VGA connector. Those are excellent monitors, not only because of the Trinitron screen, but they have aperture grilles instead of fixed dot pitches, which means, basically, that the image on the screen will be a lot sharper than with a conventional CRT without an aperture grille. One thing you may notice about that monitor is that it's got two very fine lines that run horizontally across the screen about 1/4 up from the bottom and 1/4 down from the top. They're barely noticeable in daily work, but you can find them if you look -- that's the aperture grille, and it's completely normal to see those lines.