Cinema 23" - is this normal/acceptable?

Just want to comment that I have had two 20" ACDs and they both had uneven illumination and leaking backlight.

So I've pretty much narrowed my search down to either:

Eizo S2410W

or the DELL UltraSharp 2405FPW

Either will be a big departure in design from the Apple but I'd take a working display over that. The Eizo is probably more than I'm willing to spend but I've heard good things about it. The Dell is around the same price I paid for the Apple but can be had for less if there's a coupon kicking around.

Let me know if you find anything else.

C.J.

Powerbook G4 Mac OS X (10.4.3)

Bummer. Sounds like the current lineup of Apple displays have problems across the board.

over here in the Uk we have the same problem

bought 2 23" apple display from Apple Store and both has pink cast and one has backlight leakage problem....

had to reject and return both for a full refund...

hopefully Apple will update its line of display in January and make sure that the quality of way better

I got my 23" display today, was quite flawless out of the box. A few hours later (obvious after the burn in) it now has 1 pixel stuck on red and 3 stuck on green.

It also exhibits some uneven backlighting on the top, right and lower left hand corner of the screen.

Taking it back to the reseller tomorrow to see what can be done. My 20" Dell was better than this apple display.

I feel for you guys. I am really jumpy about any apple display purchase at this point, maybe the 20 dell for $499 or even less is the way to go. What other 16x9 widescreen displays are out there that are pretty nice and reasonably priced

Well, I got my replacement 23" ACD today, so far it's flawless - only slight uneven backlight in the bottom left hand corner.

Similar experience for me. I returned three 23" ACDs before getting a good one. All three came from Compusa. All three has pixel and backlighting issues. I figured they just had a bad batch....so I went to the Apple store and bought the one I have now. No pixel problems...no backlight problems. Really frustrating....and pretty sad on Apple's part. Who the heck is overseeing quality control ??

I have had similar problems. I bought a 23" and found at least 12 stuck pixels and one dead pixel. The plastic side casing was also sticking out at the top and on close inspection I could see a tiny dent on the metal frame. I was very disappointed with the quality issue versus price of this monitor. I took it back to John Lewis in the UK and got them to swap it after having to check the stuck pixels in the store under bad lighting conditions. The replacement monitor has no dead pixels and 3 stuck pixels. I'm pretty unhappy that I have a less than perfect monitor, but I don't want to change again in case I get something worse. I also have a feeling that John Lewis would be less inclined to replace a second time. The stuck pixels are not really noticeable and I got an extra 2 year warranty for around £39. I also don't suffer from the pink hue problem and there is not much backlight bleed.

I must be mad considering the cost of this monitor but I love the design and practicality.

"Who the heck is overseeing quality control ?? "

Good question.. I find it funny when Steve Jobs presented the new ACDs saying the other manufacturers get the panels they reject.. when the ACD panels aren't significantly better themselves..

That Dell looks like a decent buy, and it's on sale. But just looking at it on my screen made me want to upchuck. No way I will connect my Mac to a Dell item of any sort, and I sure won't send any of my money Michael Dell's way.

I have been reading various threads here for the past year about trouble with the cinema displays. There have been countless posts complainings about these devices. I am glad I decided to pass and get the Viewsonic Professional P225f flat screen crt. As a professional photographer it can be calibrated. The apple lcds can not be calibrated.
It is big, heavy, and not as sexy but it is very affordable and it works without any of the color, banding, pixel issues. Apple makes great gear with their moniters being the exception.

g4 powerbook, pc Windows XP Pro

I know what you mean. I work in TV post and you really need a CRT grade 1 to work accurately. The LCD's are not up to it in terms of refresh and colour balance.
On top of that the cost of HD CRT monitors is ridiculous, but you just can't grade accurately on anything else. I bought a 23" for work and it has no pixel/colour issues, but is useless for pro grading, just a nice bit of eye candy for clients. Unfortunately the one I bought for home use had the problems listed above.

Hope you enjoy the Viewsonic and it's accuracy/reliability.

G5 Dual 2.5 Ghz Mac OS X (10.4.3)