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Question: how does this compare with apple cinema display
Document: As a full-time creative professional, my use of the ASUS PA249Q 24&#34; display includes RAW image processing, retouching, video editing and a little design.After using both Apple Cinema Displays and Dell Ultrasharp Pro Displays for over a decade, I must say I much prefer this ASUS to Dell UltraSharp and it can easily hold it's own against the Apple. The high quality LED backlight provides dead even contrast & illumination.
I was looking for a replacement for an old HP Monitor. The resolution and color display are excellent. I recommend it.
So with my set-up I finally have a silent computer running a manageable, reasonably affordable display, without the disadvantages of Apple's big, expensive, glossy 27&#34; monitor.
I just purchased this monitor with high hopes, only to have them dashed. The connection issue that others have noted were its undoing. With VGA connection from the mini-display port of an iMac, the picture displayed intermittent waving lines. Using the Bluerigger mini-display port to DVI input that others have used was the real let down.
The LED display can be tilted, rotated, easily moved up or down. Asus engineers should be very proud of themselves. This is a product to be proud of. Everything about the display is well thought out to the most professional level.To change settings, you press a menu button on the front right side and on the screen, a menu. To change a setting, just above the menu button is a joystick. Rotate it, press it to select.
The number of monitors in the market today is really mindboggling, perhaps unnecessary. Numerous price points, numerous sizes, display technologies, etc. I am a hobbyist photographer and wanted to upgrade from my 8 year old Acer P221W. It was a fine monitor for its time, but I wanted something that would give me great color reproduction.
Asus technical support did no more than suggest trying to reconnect cables, but the cables were new and work fine with a Dell 27&#34; display. Finally, Asus admitted that the DVI connection on the monitor was faulty. For $500, that's just plain bad QC, and the monitor is going back to the seller. I notice Amazon itself is not selling the unit anymore.
Or at least stating this on the box or manual or product description. Hence this review.For any PC user and Mac user with older DVI connections this obviously won't be a problem. I have no idea why the Mini DisplayPort to DisplayPort cable wouldn't work, or if any other cable connections are problematic with those modes.As for the display itself, I'm pretty happy with it so far, but have not had a chance to do major testing or worked on it for long.
I'll reiterate what two other reviewers have said so far:  connecting this monitor to a Mac is a crapshoot. Having researched monitors for a while, I so wanted to like this monitor, but when the display flickers off and on, and pretty consistently will then go into a random pixel snow field on the display, I have to rate it the worst possible rating because it is unreliable. I've tried two different cables from two different manufacturers as well.
The prints were identical to the monitors... truly WYSIWYG !A number of the abilities of the Asus PA249Q are a pleasure to use.... User settings, and the ability to switch between RGB and sRGB color displays are among them.With continuing usage I am convinced that I made a very good decision when I elected to get the ASUS monitors. Sitting side by side they provide me with what I consider to be a perfect display for my photography/video needs.
Answer: I am a PC user but I have had the opportunity to see the Apple display in operation. To my eye I think the ASUS PA249Q can more than hold its own with them. Once both displays are adjusted for normal "post" work brightness my opinion is that there is very little, if any, difference between them on a functional basis. I use a custom made, very powerful, PC for photo and video... No "ghosting" or blurring in video work evident. Great unit... Hope this helps