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Absolutely Fabulous
1st of May 2011 (Sun), 18:29
is there an apple geek who can tell me what the imac version was BEFORE the LED backlight? I want to get one for the kids school work but don't want one with the LED backlight
Tony-S
1st of May 2011 (Sun), 23:37
Core 2 Duo models with Santa Rosa chipset.

http://asia.cnet.com/product/apple-imac-santa-rosa-intel-core-2-duo-24ghz-20-inch-lcd-superdrive-41014940.htm
Absolutely Fabulous
2nd of May 2011 (Mon), 12:52
Core 2 Duo models with Santa Rosa chipset.

http://asia.cnet.com/product/apple-imac-santa-rosa-intel-core-2-duo-24ghz-20-inch-lcd-superdrive-41014940.htm

thanks so much! now I need to find a good used one
iSax1234
3rd of May 2011 (Tue), 23:14
Why don't you want the one with LED, or are you just searching for that certain model?
Damian75
5th of May 2011 (Thu), 00:33
Basically you are looking for the 20" or 24" imacs all of the 21.5" and 27" are LED. The last model numbers without LED would be MC015LL/A for the 20" and MB418LL/A (2.66 GHz), MB419LL/A (2.93 GHz), MB420LL/A (3.06 GHz) for the 27".
Eric Xu
5th of May 2011 (Thu), 04:13
As an owner of a 20" iMac I can say that the non LED backlighting (which I suspect may be a line of CCFLs) can produce very obvious stripes on the screen. Also, the first Intel iMac (Mid-2007 20" and 24") had a TN panel, which made the screen even worse. If you're going to get an iMac, I'd recommend the newer ones.
Levina de Ruijter
5th of May 2011 (Thu), 05:32
Also, the first Intel iMac (Mid-2007 20" and 24") had a TN panel, which made the screen even worse. If you're going to get an iMac, I'd recommend the newer ones.

The first generation of Intel iMacs appeared early 2006. I don't know what screens they used for those, but I myself have a late 2006 20" iMac with a matte IPS screen that is simply terrific.
Absolutely Fabulous
5th of May 2011 (Thu), 20:33
the LED backlighting gives me a headache sadly
SaxonIV
7th of May 2011 (Sat), 12:27
the LED backlighting gives me a headache sadly

A lot of people have that problem especially at night. The light coming from the LED is much whiter and not as toned as from normal displays.

I suggest you look into this program, It's called Flux, and basically adjusts the white balance of your screen later at night to match the lights in your room. I personally love it for web browsing, and has a setting to disable it for a certain time while editing photos.

http://stereopsis.com/flux/