No idea about the Dell specs or how they comparo, but probably from the specs Apple posted.
http://www.apple.com/displays/specs.html
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27" Cinema Display = let down
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No idea about the Dell specs or how they comparo, but probably from the specs Apple posted.
http://www.apple.com/displays/specs.html
I think he's probably refering to this line in the description:
"State-of-the-Art Color Depth: 12-bit internal processing enables 1.07 billon colors and helps distinguish very low grayscale tones to deliver greater level of details in dark areas."
I for one question if this is marketing mumbo jumbo as monitor descriptions often are.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-20011766-37.html?tag=mncol;title
It looks like the 30" is going away. But its still $1799.It also seems that the 24" is being discontinued too according to the article.
Wait.. Where does it say that the 24" LED ACD is being discontinued?? Did you assume this just by Cnet saying that the 27" replaces both the 30" and the 24"?
So? The Dell uses CCFL, that how they can attain the wider gamut.
I have never seen a LED-backlit monitor that is anything other than normal gamut.
Yes, because when b "replaces" a, it means product a will be discontinued. Right? And The CNET article clearly says the 30" will be discontinued, but if the 27" replaces the 24", won't that mean the 24" will be discontinued as well?
Both the 24" and 30" no longer have their own page. They have a store page, but yesterday, the 24" had its page at http://www.apple.com/displays/
Now, its only for the 27".
ooooooo gooddddieeee that means I can speculate on a 30" Hyper reality 3D display........... Any one with me??????????
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I really doubt that the 24" LED ACD will be discontinued. It offers a different resolution and physical size compared to the 27" and I'm sure some people would prefer it over the new 27".
I think Cnet just made a comment that the 27" replaces both the 24" and 30" displays as it's size is right smack in the middle between the two.
Oh. Ok. But the CNET article did say that the 30" will be discontinued, so It looks like its 24" and 27". I think they should offer a smaller 19" or 20" display. Or even a 21.5" display.
Oh yea no doubt the 30" is being replaced by the 27". I'm going to be first in line for that 27".
Tech Specs read 96% Adobe RGB (Edit: for the Dell that is...). I think the iMac's was about sRGB sized. So...
Can you name one 27" SIPS display that is both cheaper and better?
Considering there aren't many graphics card that outputs more than 24-bit color (16.7 million), Dell's claim is rather meaningless.
Smaller screen real estate
Glassy screen
No AG option
Ugly black bezel
C'mon give us BTO options..
please
...but look at all that shiny screen real estate you can plug your glossy Macbook Pro into, whilst you dock your iPhone 4 and twoddle around with your pointless magic trackpad!
Apple used to care about the Pro market when they were keeping them afloat and I don't blame them for following the money, but I can certainly begrudge them for it
Smaller screen real estate
Glassy screen
No AG option
Ugly black bezel
C'mon give us BTO options..
please
Apple would never segment the product line to that extent.
I think you have to go elsewhere for Pro monitors. These are now Prosumer pieces of desk art. I would say the black is not a disadvantage.
It partially is marketing. Some of the higher-end monitors from LaCie and Eizo also use built-in hardware look-up tables (12-bit, or even 16-bit in some models). Most of what they actually accomplish is reduction of things like color banding on the hardware-side (the monitor itself) because their output gamma can be more accurately tuned. But since virtually every consumer graphics card can only output 8-bit per subpixel color (otherwise, 24 bpp), it becomes a relatively moot point.
The only display interface I know of that can actually output an honest 12-bit signal is HD-SDI. And that isn't exactly a consumer standard...
Can't wait to own the 27" inch LED
Is not a let down for me, i'll take it i've been waiting to purchase an larger LED Display ever sense Apple intro the 24 inch, So I'm happy that it's coming out in September, if users don't like the new 27 inch then my advice is get your money straight and hurry up and purchase the 30 inch before there gone or there always ebay, craigslist? or other option is getting a different brand Dell, NEC, Eizo, HP etc....
Is not a let down for me, i'll take it i've been waiting to purchase an larger LED Display ever sense Apple intro the 24 inch, So I'm happy that it's coming out in September, if users don't like the new 27 inch then my advice is get your money straight and hurry up and purchase the 30 inch before there gone or there always ebay, craigslist? or other option is getting a different brand Dell, NEC, Eizo, HP etc....
You say "no one" and then immediately correct it?
It's a pretty major manufacturer to not count.
That said, it's a compatible signal with Display Port. Just use an adapter; it's not like we haven't been through that particular rigamarole before.
I mean, people are still using frigging VGA adapters. I think we can suck it up for Display Port, which does offer tangible advantages. Like, say, the ability to push more than enough bandwidth to support things like a fully 12-bit signal. Too bad that software support isn't coming anytime soon, eh? Those 12-bit monitors have been around more than long enough, but the pipeline from the graphics card is shaky on workstation cards in windows; nowhere near ready for prime time.
With regard to matte vs. glossy, that one post about using both may actually be the best opinion I've heard about it yet, since arguably glossy is more useful if your end target is another screen, like frequently glossy TV screens, while matte is far more useful for emulating print.
That said, if you were expecting to switch off of glossy now...you had another thing coming.
10-bit was already available many years ago with CRTs and workstations.
There are already 10-bit cards that you can buy for Windows since quite a while.