WWDC Photos (Monitors), Tiger Screenshots

MacRumors · 04:46 PM

Photos from WWDC have been posted showing off the new Apple LCD Monitors.

The most impressive shots include the photos of a Dual 30" Displays that can be driven by the new GeForce 6800 Ultra.

Meanwhile MacShrine posted more screenshots from the Developer's Preview of Tiger.

Here's the link to the rest of images: http://www.jonshier.com/gallery/ | mirror

stoid · Jun 29, 2004, 02:08 PM

Can anyone loan me, let's see 2x$3299 + $2999 +$599 +tax, so about $11000?

Please?

Please?

Grimace · Jun 29, 2004, 02:09 PM

Impressive - it's just a shame that on top of $3299, you have to pay $599 for the video card to drive it.

nsb3000 · Jun 29, 2004, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by carletonmusic

Impressive - it's just a shame that on top of $3299, you have to pay $599 for the video card to drive it.

Ya, you would think at that price, they would *give* you the video card, or at least build it in to new G5s..

sockeatingdryer · Jun 29, 2004, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by nsb3000

Ya, you would think at that price, they would *give* you the video card, or at least build it in to new G5s..

Are you kidding? This is Apple!

/Loves Apple

benpatient · Jun 29, 2004, 02:38 PM

That IBM monitor you're talking about is the T221, i suppose?

Product link

it's not 8600 dollars, btw, it's retail is only 8400 dollars...

that said, it needs the fancy graphics card because it's native resolution (3840x2400!!!) goes past the theoretical bandwidth of a normal, single DVI channel.

You can, according to some tests, get it to fill the screen at full resolution with one DVI connector, but it will only run at 12hz.

the PHYSICAL resolution of this beast (the IBM T221) is 204dpi.

and when you consider that the 204dpi includes all three color channels as a single pixel (by counting, anyway), then you realize that this is actually higher TRUE resolution than the average color laser printer. You can imagine what that might look like....OS X would, if it could run on this monitor, be too small to click on things...the menu bars would need to be much taller.

nagromme · Jun 29, 2004, 02:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by carletonmusic

Impressive - it's just a shame that on top of $3299, you have to pay $599 for the video card to drive it.

There's no way around it--no other GPU can HANDLE that many pixels. And you don't pay 599 when building-to-order, you pay the DIFFERENCE vs. whatever card your machine normally has. (If you already own the machine instead of BTO, then you must buy the card--all you can hope for then is to sell the old one!)

And most importantly, that NVIDIA card does more than just drive (two!) 30" displays. It's an amazing graphics card with a LOT of power. You're GETTING something for your money.

Yes, it's a high-end setup and doesn't cost $250

iriejedi · Jun 29, 2004, 02:58 PM

you ONLY have to pay $135 if upgrading from 9800XT!!!!!!

Best deal on planet!

Quote:

Originally Posted by carletonmusic

Impressive - it's just a shame that on top of $3299, you have to pay $599 for the video card to drive it.

Mr. G4 · Jun 29, 2004, 04:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by carletonmusic

Impressive - it's just a shame that on top of $3299, you have to pay $599 for the video card to drive it.

Or just wait for the next release of PowerMac G5

eric_n_dfw · Jun 29, 2004, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by stoid

Can anyone loan me, let's see 2x$3299 + $2999 +$599 +tax, so about $11000?[/size]

Sure. But you wouldn't like the interest rate!

rhpenguin · Jun 29, 2004, 02:10 PM

wow... i need one of those displays... already made room for it on the desk...

PlaceofDis · Jun 29, 2004, 02:14 PM

i have my little 12" powerbook here, and i am afraid to see it by one of those 30" displays! i mean im totally comfortable and happy with my screen size, but whoa those displays would make my powebook screen look like a smurf

yoda13 · Jun 29, 2004, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by PlaceofDis

i have my little 12" powerbook here, and i am afraid to see it by one of those 30" displays! i mean im totally comfortable and happy with my screen size, but whoa those displays would make my powebook screen look like a smurf

lol, I know what you mean

Mr. G4 · Jun 29, 2004, 09:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PlaceofDis

i have my little 12" powerbook here, and i am afraid to see it by one of those 30" displays! i mean im totally comfortable and happy with my screen size, but whoa those displays would make my powebook screen look like a smurf

Here you go...I took the picture for you to see

JGowan · 11:36 PM

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... those displays would make my 12" powebook screen look like a smurf

Honestly, it makes my 23" look kind of smurfy. It is just ridiculous! I can't wait till it graces my desk!

denm316 · Jun 29, 2004, 02:14 PM

I would take one but only if its free, I would never pay that price

The Bartender · 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by denm316

I would take one but only if its free, I would never pay that price

YOU arent supposed to pay for it, YOUR COMPANY is supposed to pay for it.

I think my old man's boss is going to buy four of them.

Freg3000 · 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by MacShrine

Other news... iSync is gone! Yes, that new Tiger Sync Engine is taking its place.

iSync is gone??? What?

btw I can't see any of the jonshier stuff.

Edit: Links removed due to traffic? Wow that didn't last long. Anyone swiped the images so we an put up a mirror?

Trekkie · Jun 29, 2004, 02:19 PM

IBM has a monitor that costs $8599 and requires a Quadra FX 1000 or better to drive it. So this monitor is cheap by comparison. That's a 22.1" 9MP monitor BTW.

I'm excited about the new card. I'm debating getting it on a Dual 2.5 and using my CRT (20" Sony) until I pay off the 2.5...

We'll see. Still debating, lot of dough. I was hoping against hope for a iMac refresh enough to make it worth upgrading over my 800MHz.

Stella · Jun 29, 2004, 02:25 PM

Its been replaced by a syncing engine.. its built into the OS itself.

Anyway, iSync was a farce, claimed to support phones which is really didn't, or (isync) proved to be very unreliable, such as syncing with SE900.

Hope Apple have improved the reliability with the new Sync engine.

Tiger looks better and better though. Hope apple sort out those widgets... they are ugly.. only 12 months at most to wait!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Freg3000

iSync is gone??? What?

btw I can't see any of the jonshier stuff.

Edit: Links removed due to traffic? Wow that didn't last long. Anyone swiped the images so we an put up a mirror?

Knox · Jun 29, 2004, 02:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Freg3000

iSync is gone??? What?

btw I can't see any of the jonshier stuff.

Edit: Links removed due to traffic? Wow that didn't last long. Anyone swiped the images so we an put up a mirror?

http://media.tecknohost.com/wwdc04/

Although they're not *that* interesting other than the two arn's already posted.

BornAgainMac · Jun 29, 2004, 03:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Freg3000

iSync is gone??? What?

btw I can't see any of the jonshier stuff.

Edit: Links removed due to traffic? Wow that didn't last long. Anyone swiped the images so we an put up a mirror?

iSync the last of the free programs from Apple. Seems like everything is a paid upgrade. iLife, Safari, iChat, etc...

nagromme · Jun 29, 2004, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by BornAgainMac

iSync the last of the free programs from Apple. Seems like everything is a paid upgrade. iLife, Safari, iChat, etc...

iSync isn't needed: synching functionality is system-wide, available to developers, and built into the OS. Apple isn't taking something away from us.

And I never paid for Safari or iChat, they came free with Panther

ifjake · Jun 29, 2004, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by BornAgainMac

iSync the last of the free programs from Apple. Seems like everything is a paid upgrade. iLife, Safari, iChat, etc...

so come 2005 i can't imagine there wouldn't be upgrades to iLife to take advantage of the new features in Tiger. but would you have to pay for both? that would kinda suck. Apple needs to serve the customers a little bit on this one. give us a break.

ratspg · Jun 29, 2004, 08:59 PM

Has anyone tried Tiger yet? anyone have it from WWDC and can post their experiences?

Jun 29, 2004, 02:05 PM	#1
MacRumors macrumors bot Join Date: Apr 2001	WWDC Photos (Monitors), Tiger Screenshots Photos from WWDC have been posted showing off the new Apple LCD Monitors. The most impressive shots include the photos of a Dual 30" Displays that can be driven by the new GeForce 6800 Ultra. Meanwhile MacShrine posted more screenshots from the Developer's Preview of Tiger. Here's the link to the rest of images: http://www.jonshier.com/gallery/ \| mirror Attached Thumbnails Last edited by Mudbug : Jun 29, 2004 at 04:46 PM.

Jun 29, 2004, 02:08 PM	#2
stoid macrumors 68040 Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: So long, and thanks for all the fish!	Can anyone loan me, let's see 2x$3299 + $2999 +$599 +tax, so about $11000? Please? Please? __________________ Get Salted!

Jun 29, 2004, 02:10 PM	#11
rhpenguin macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: London, Ontario	wow... i need one of those displays... already made room for it on the desk... __________________ Hacintosh >>Gigabyte EP45-UD3P>C2D E6600@3.8GHz>8800GTS 640MB>8GB RAM>4TB HDD>2x BD-R>OSX 10.5 I don't do piracy. I do support breaking EULAs.

Jun 29, 2004, 02:14 PM	#16
denm316 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Philadelphia	I would take one but only if its free, I would never pay that price __________________ -Dennis- MBA, iMac, iPod Touch and a Blackberry Curve...yeah its on Verizon and the 3G works EVERYWHERE "Live to Ride, Ride to Live"

Jun 29, 2004, 08:59 PM	#25
ratspg macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA	anybody try it? Has anyone tried Tiger yet? anyone have it from WWDC and can post their experiences?

Jun 29, 2004, 02:09 PM	#3
Grimace Contributor Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: with Hamburglar.	Impressive - it's just a shame that on top of $3299, you have to pay $599 for the video card to drive it.

Jun 29, 2004, 02:38 PM	#6
benpatient macrumors 65832 Join Date: Nov 2003	That IBM monitor you're talking about is the T221, i suppose? Product link it's not 8600 dollars, btw, it's retail is only 8400 dollars... that said, it needs the fancy graphics card because it's native resolution (3840x2400!!!) goes past the theoretical bandwidth of a normal, single DVI channel. You can, according to some tests, get it to fill the screen at full resolution with one DVI connector, but it will only run at 12hz. the PHYSICAL resolution of this beast (the IBM T221) is 204dpi. and when you consider that the 204dpi includes all three color channels as a single pixel (by counting, anyway), then you realize that this is actually higher TRUE resolution than the average color laser printer. You can imagine what that might look like....OS X would, if it could run on this monitor, be too small to click on things...the menu bars would need to be much taller.

Jun 29, 2004, 02:14 PM	#12
PlaceofDis macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Chicago.	i have my little 12" powerbook here, and i am afraid to see it by one of those 30" displays! i mean im totally comfortable and happy with my screen size, but whoa those displays would make my powebook screen look like a smurf

Jun 29, 2004, 02:19 PM	#19
Trekkie macrumors 6502a Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Wake Forest, NC	IBM has a monitor that costs $8599 and requires a Quadra FX 1000 or better to drive it. So this monitor is cheap by comparison. That's a 22.1" 9MP monitor BTW. I'm excited about the new card. I'm debating getting it on a Dual 2.5 and using my CRT (20" Sony) until I pay off the 2.5... We'll see. Still debating, lot of dough. I was hoping against hope for a iMac refresh enough to make it worth upgrading over my 800MHz.

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