Is the Apple Cinema computer screen which is around $800 any better than the typical monitors?

The New King of Pop: Is the Apple Cinema computer screen which is around 0 any better than the typical monitors?
An HP 24 inch glossy monitor is about 300 bucks….

so is the Apple Cinema just another piece of overpriced hardware?

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Answer by aviatingamateur
It’s overpriced hardware with a purpose– The 24-inch Apple LED Cinema Display is designed specifically for their miniDisplayPort-equipped Macbook laptops, which is why it includes features like a built-in iSight webcam and Macbook magsafe power adapter. It will not work with any other brand of PC (because nobody else uses miniDisplayPort).

So if you don’t have a newer Apple computer (with miniDisplayPort), don’t even think about getting that monitor. It will not even work with whatever computer you are using.

Personally I like the Dell 24-inch LED display. It doesn’t have a webcam and isn’t designed for a specific laptop, but the LED-backlit panel’s image quality I feel is comparable to the Apple LED Cinema Display, and it has standard DVI and VGA inputs for use with any PCs. The Dell LED display costs $ 300.

I’d get the Dell rather than an HP (HP doesn’t have an LED display available yet).