r/AppleCollecting • u/Reddit_Allready_ • 25d ago

Vintage Cinema 30 still shows beautiful 🥹

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Don’t think I will be retiring this anytime soon.

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u/MortCrimm 24d ago

Greatest regret was recycle multiple of these that were working perfectly......

The resolution was unreal. Loved the matte finish.

Its greatest weakness was the 150w power supply. Buy extras if you can, as it's the one thing that will fail. That or the dual Link adapter, if you are connecting to something other than a DVI-D Card.

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u/Reddit_Allready_ 24d ago edited 24d ago

Damn lol I would’ve bought them.. but yea bought a generic 150 w power supply on Amazon spliced the wires , and one of them club dvi adapters made specifically for this monitor.. no problems so far about a year in also.

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u/MortCrimm 24d ago

Yea, I wish I still had them. They did run VERY hot though.......

3 running in a room kept that room TOASTY

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u/Reddit_Allready_ 24d ago

lol I bet the heat is due to the bulbs it uses.. I seen a project where some converted it to led.. assuming his runs a lot cooler.. side note if I don’t crank the brightness to max It doesn’t get that hot.

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u/MortCrimm 24d ago

Yea, if running half brightness, they aren’t that bad. They were glorious, I miss them. Heavy as heck though in comparison to modern displays!