[Leica] Apple 27" LED Display Questions

[alal at poly.edu (A. Lal)]

I believe the 27" iMac and the 27" stand alone display are built around the 
same LCD panel.  I would  expect it to work perfectly with Mac OS.  I was 
interested to know if the display would work well with Win computers.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <grduprey at mchsi.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Friday, January 21, 2011 1:00 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Apple 27" LED Display Questions


>I don't know if it is a LED display, but my new 27 inch IMac display is 
>pretty darned sharp and very nie to work on photos with.  I have not had 
>any problems with the built in camera and any of the ports in it.
>
> Gene
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "A.Lal" <alal at poly.edu>
> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
> Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2011 8:55:25 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
> Subject: [Leica] Apple 27" LED Display Questions
>
> Hi Gang,
>
> I'm putting together a new  WIn 7 computer  to replace a 7 year old 
> Compaq.
>
> Digital image  processing will be about the toughest job this computer 
> will
> have to do. At the moment I am leaning towards one of the new Sandy Bridge
> i7 processors with lots of RAM, 16  GB, and a good video card.
>
> High on the wish list is a first-class large monitor.  For the past week 
> or
> so I've been eyeballing displays at the local computer stores and by far 
> the
> best display I've come across to date is the 27" Apple LED display.  Every
> time I look at one, I go 'Wow'.  Are any list members using this display
> with a Win computer? If so, are there any compatibility problems? In
> particular, I want to make sure that the built in camera will work and the
> USB ports will not freeze up. Newer 1155 socket motherboards  are 
> available
> with display port sockets so is it correct to assume that the Apple 
> monitor
> will be plug 'n play with win 7?
>
> As an alternative, should the Apple option not work,  can list members
> recommend similarly sized monitors that would be suitable for serious
> digital photo work as well as everyday computing - I prefer not to have a
> dual monitor solution.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Akhil
>
>
>
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