[Dream] Recommend Me Some Monitors

[klapton]

I just got the same Macbook Pro a month or so ago.  GET THE GLOSSY 
SCREEN.  I turmoiled for a week before purchasing on whether to get the 
matte screen or the glossy screen.  Even spent some time in front of 
both at the Apple store in my area (which all seem to be insanely 
brightly lit).  First I bought the matte screen model based on my 
previous experience with any laptop having a matte screen and that I 
thought a glossy screen would reflect too much light (because of the 
insanely brightly lit Apple store).  When I got it home, I noticed how 
the matte finish on the screen created this annoying sparkling that 
distorted pixels and gave a slight iridescent or rainbow effect to white 
areas on the screen.  It was so distracting that I couldn't concentrate 
on what I was working on.  After about 8 hours I gave up.  I returned 
the laptop the next day and gladly paid the $250 restocking fee to get 
the glossy screen.  I'm happy with it now.  It's not nearly as 
reflective as I thought it would be.

As for monitors... no comment from me.  I'm still using a home stereo 
and DJ headphones.  Probably want to keep in mind your studio 
environment when deciding.  How big a room will you be working in?  Are 
you in an apartment or house?  1st floor or 2nd floor?  Do you have to 
worry about neighbors?

Thirty Foot Smurfs!! wrote:
> Hey gang.  Long time lurker.  Don't think I've ever actually posted 
> before.
>
> At any rate, I'm finally joining the cult of Apple.  my new macbook 
> pro should be here Wednesday (unless Apple holds it to slide in the 
> upgrades to be announced tomorrow, if any).  I've been holding off 
> doing any production work until I had a machine to do it with, as I've 
> been limited to my work machines.
>
> I'm looking for some reasonably priced monitors.  I definitely don't 
> need anything fancy at all.  Just something beginner/low-end that I 
> won't regret horribly until I outgrow them.  Possibly a sub as well.
>
> I'm looking at this for my rig (going to portability, as I plan to 
> switch my dj gigs over from cdj to ableton live.
>
> Hardware:
> Macbook Pro 15" 2.33ghz, 2GB RAM
> M-Audio Firewire 410 (also looking at the Edirol FA-101, but it's 
> significantly more expensive, so I'm leaning towards the M-Audio)
> A handful of controllers I haven't chosen yet
>
> Thoughts?
>
> -- 
> .ernie | ryptide
>
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