OT: 22" Apple Cinema Display

[victor_maldonado@adobeforums.com]

Hello, Beautiful Photoshop People :)

OT:

My old skool 22" Cinema Monitor just came back from Apple Repair. Apple picked it up on Friday at noon and I received it today Wednesday at about 10:00 a.m., it was only gone for fewer than 6 days. I'm impressed.

Back to Photoshopping.

Be well.

love & peace,
victor :)

[Welles_Goodrich@adobeforums.com]

Victor,

I have one of them too and wondered how much replacing the backlighting costs? That may be an option for me not far down the road, though at present I don't have any noticeable issues...

Thanks for any info you might share about the cost, process, and results.

[victor_maldonado@adobeforums.com]

Hey, hey, Welles :)

I have one of them too and wondered how much replacing the backlighting
costs?




22"CinemaDisplayRepair <http://www.info.apple.com/support/applecare_products/service/display_service.html>

Scroll down to the bottom OOW Flat Rate repair and you'll see the cost. They do not include tax on parts nor shipping, I think my total bill was just a little over $500.00. Do not let them charge you $2100.00 to repair the monitor like the first tech guy was trying to do to me. That price is for monitors that have had their serial numbers defaced, or the monitor has been damaged or misused.

My monitor had the two short one long amber power light thing going on and the lower third was dimming intermittently.

I have to tell I was a little moved when I let my Cinema monitor leave with the AirBourne guy, like seeing my kid go off to school for the first day.

Good luck. Should you have any questions let me know :)

love & peace,
victor :)

[Welles_Goodrich@adobeforums.com]

Thanks! I don't have any issue with my Cinema Display presently but I've always wondered how much brightness is lost over a three year period and if I should just go ahead and have the backlighting replaced. I guess I'll wait but $500 to keep this one alive is worth it!

[victor_maldonado@adobeforums.com]

Hello, Welles :)

but I've always wondered how much brightness is lost over a three year
period




I received mine December 23, 1999 and being new to computers I really did not know how to take good care of my monitor, like leaving it on all the time and never shutting it off. Now, I shut it off when I'm not going to use it, buff it, clean it, kiss it,... OK, maybe not kiss it. I don't think mine ever lost any noticable brightness except for the lower third but I could be wrong.

be well :)

love & peace,
victor :)

[Welles_Goodrich@adobeforums.com]

Victor,

I got mine in Sept., 2000 and have always had the monitor go to sleep if there is no use for 10 minutes and it gets turned off every night. I had read rather extensively about extending the life of the monitor before I ever plugged it in. I don't perceive any dimming either but have always wondered simply because CRTs do change significantly over a similar period.

[Doug_Katz@adobeforums.com]

I completely lost my lower third a year ago. Think I'd purchased it in 2000 as well. After perfect performance, it just gave up (1/3) the ghost on me one morning when I booted up. The repair was closer to $700 back then (for some reason), but the process with Apple was swift and courteous. I'm staring into that same display as I type this without a care in the world.

I kiss my monitor.

[Ann_Shelbourne@adobeforums.com]

Repair costs like these, after just a couple of years, would keep me away from Cinema Monitors.

CRTs may be heavy and bulky but they keep going for far longer -- and you can buy a new one for little more than the price of changing (this sort of) lightbulb.

[Welles_Goodrich@adobeforums.com]

Ann,

I've had three and a half years of uninterrupted perfect service with no end in sight, not 'just a couple.' Personally, I wouldn't use a CRT primary monitor ( um...so what?! ). Likes and dislikes are like elbows, most everybody has a couple but I'll stick with mine.

[Phosphor@adobeforums.com]

I'm a big guy who has no qualms about lugging around a big CRT monitor. Even so, it's not like I have to do it but maybe once a year when I do a major dust-bunny cleaning and of my office space.

Plus, they absolutely fit my finances better.

No doubt, I wouldn't mind having an additional set-up with a big Cinema display, but for money, CRT is the way to go.

[victor_maldonado@adobeforums.com]

Like Doug said,

the process with Apple was swift and courteous.




I have to say ditto with this. I felt like I was dealing with a fellow artist instead of a grumpy person.

The two reasons I use a Cinema display my eyes aren't strained after long periods of use and using Final Cut Pro on a Cinema display I can have all of the windows opened and still see what I'm editing clearly.

I still haven't calibrated my monitor -- yeah, yeah, yeah, dispense with the criticism. I kinda eye ball any changes I need to make when printing and I also rely on vector scopes for broadcast safe settings when working with video.

love & peace,
victor :)

[progress@adobeforums.com]

my laptop LCD screen bulb died after 2 years...its so integrated its it costs more than the laptops worth to replace it.

[victor_maldonado@adobeforums.com]

Hello, progress :)

my laptop LCD screen bulb died after 2 years...its so integrated its it
costs more than the laptops worth to replace it.




I know what you mean. I have an old Apple Power 100 that just died on me. I used it to email and do a little web surfing and write letters with claris. I'm toying with the idea of getting it fixed for sentimental reasons (I know, sick).

love & peace,
victor :)

[Allen_Wicks@adobeforums.com]

Yes, sick...

I use a PB3400c the same way, but when it dies like the battery did years ago, it will go direct to recycling.

[victor_maldonado@adobeforums.com]

hello, Allen :)

I use a PB3400c the same way, but when it dies like the battery did years
ago, it will go direct to recycling.




ahhhhhhh :(

love & peace,
victor :)

[Phosphor@adobeforums.com]

My PowerComputing system is back to sitting in its original packing boxes, just waiting for the day of its resurrection (hmm...if I had the money, this would be a good weekend for it...heh) to act as a hardware firewall/printserver/MP3 jukebox/whatever...

[victor_maldonado@adobeforums.com]

Hola, Phosphor :)

My PowerComputing system is back to sitting in its original packing boxes,
just waiting for the day of its resurrection (hmm...if I had the money,
this would be a good weekend for it...heh) to act as a hardware firewall/printserver/MP3
jukebox/whatever...






Have you seen the people using macs and iSight to keep tabs on their property? Unfortunately, I do not have a link for it.

love & peace,
victor :)

[Welles_Goodrich@adobeforums.com]

<http://www.macobserver.com/columns/macgadget/2004/20040322.shtml>

[victor_maldonado@adobeforums.com]

Alright! Thanks, Welles :)

love & peace,
victor :)

[Allen_Wicks@adobeforums.com]

But (generally) current apps/hardware from Apple like iSite require OSX. The effort of getting OS X on older Macs seems like it would not be worth the trouble.