Can anyone tell me if there would be a problem with using two 23" Apple HD Displays on a Dell Workstation.

Yea, I know....Just buy a Mac. Not an option for another 15 months, but I just bought my wife an iMac and I can't believe the difference between the sharpness of her monitor compared to the ones I am using.

I have an older Sony monitor and a Dell 21" widescreen. The Sony is a decent monitor but more than 5 years old now.

There shouldn't be any problems using two 23" Apple displays on a PC (as long as your PC has _two_ DVI ports that support 1920 x 1200 or larger).

Take Care,
ChrisS

Also be aware that there is nothing particularly unique about the apple monitors other that the sexy case that they enclose the panel in. I'm a big mac fan but on peripherals, they really tend to soak you so unless you already have two cinema displays, I'd recommend that you look around before you decide to splurge.

From the research I did, I discovered not all flat panel technologies are created equally and if color accuracy is important to you, S-IPS based flat panels are what you're looking for (All the cinema displays are S-IPS displays from LG). Dell, NEC, LG and Phillips (among others) all make panels based on this technology and you'll probably find them significantly cheaper than the apple.

You can learn more about the different technologies here.

You can find out what technology a specific monitor supports supports here.

Also note that even among S-IPS panels there seems to be differences in the size of the gamut that they're capable of displaying, so you might want to consider that as well while you shopping. Hope this saves you a few bucks!

Cheers,

Mike

No troubles there, I have a Quadro FX 5600 graphics card.
I wanted at least one of the Sony Luma monitors, but holy cow, they are expensive.

I was considering using my current Sony monitor and then getting a 32" tv (with PC hook-up) for viewing video projects.

Something that most people overlook when it comes to "sharpness" of an LCD is viewing it at a 1:1 ratio. Let's say you've got a monitor with a native resolution of 1920x1200 and your desktop is set for 1440x768, you're not matching pixel for pixel and your image will not be as sharp. It may be difficult reading text at a 1:1 ratio but that can all be adjusted. You'll see a huge difference if you keep it native.

Billy

P.S. I've had my cinema displays for 5 years now and unless something catastrophic happens with apple's quality of production I'll always go apple.

Beautiful screens - big price.....

check out macrumors.com - they've got a buyer's guide in order to highlight how long a certain product / model has been in production. Based on when the product was last updated they "advise" whether to buy now or to wait for imminent release....

http://buyersguide.macrumors.com/

scroll down to the cinema displays at the bottom - they say wait a bit... based on the average cycle of the cinema display's updates (every 230 days) they're WELL overdue now with 430 days since the last update!

Well, I ended up keeping my Sony monitor and getting a 32" Sharp Aquos 1080P tv as my second monitor. I only use it for viewing footage anyways, so it worked out great.

I use Adobe Premiere CS3 and the preview window is stunning at full screen on the Sharp.

Actually I suggest the Dell 2408WFP. It has a wider gamut than the Apple monitor and after using a good calibrator, the blacks look black!
Best of all, the monitor has 2 DVI inputs (I use it to plug in a MBP once in awhile) and a plethora of other inputs including HDMI for game consoles and HDV cameras.
It's not perfect in that the viewing angles pass 50° has color shifts, but for a dual monitor setup from 1-5° viewing off center, it's a nice performer for the price. It's way uglier than the Apple but does more things.