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Apple 24'' LED Cinema Display Available for Order
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I want to say the Al 24" still do have an IPS. The 20's are I think the ones that lost the panel.
Yes the 24" Al has it, the 20" doesn't.
The 24" LED has great specs
Display
24-inch (viewable) LED-backlit thin film transistor (TFT) active-matrix liquid crystal display
Supported resolutions:
1920 by 1200 pixels
1280 by 800 pixels
1024 by 640 pixels
Display colors (maximum): 16.7 million
Viewing angle: 178° horizontal; 178° vertical
Brightness (typical): 330 cd/m2
Contrast ratio (typical): 1000:1
Response time (typical): 14 ms
From the viewing angle alone, it's most likely S-IPS.
In Windows XP you can boot with USB external drives, not sure why did feature did not make it into OS 10.5.
What?
The 23" monitor that this replaced was $899, the same price.
So for the same price, you get a bigger screen plus LED backlight, speakers, and an iSight camera built in. Edit: forgot the MagSafe charger
You again? Note: your college's needs don't define the market for which Apple is designing, obviously. Haven't you guys already switched back to Windows yet?
Same!I'm sure the current 24 glossy one is just for normal customers.
They will release a new line of cinema displays for pros in matte.
Well .. thats what I hope!
Find another LED backlit 24" monitor for the same price.
Find another LED backlit 24" monitor with a MagSafe connector for the same price.
Find another LED backlit 24" monitor with a MagSafe connector and built-in iSight (or webcam) for the same price.
Highly unlikely, with the incorporation of the iSight, Speakers, MagSafe and Glass, the panel is more than likely a (VA) to reduce cost as it offers similar results to an ISP. The wide viewing angle is also shared with (VA) panels.
1st, the displays across all apple range apart form the old cinema displays are LED not LCD anymore, they're way brighter and I think you shall pop into an Apple Store and have a look.
2nd, the coating of displays on ALL apple "glossy" displays on MB/MBP/iMac/this one have GLASS coating.
OH, just in case you don't know, the new trackpads as well as ALL iPhone from day one have glass touch interfaces too!
but for what it is, it is an amazing price ... try finding a 24" LED screen for anywhere NEAR $900.
So either this means the MacMini lives and the iMac dies.
Do not underestimate the free market(s). When the rest of the industry rapidly drops they prices Apple in comparison seems to be taking advantage of they customers. Might seem that Apple has an advantage now, but it won't be for long.
So either this means the MacMini lives and the iMac dies.
mac minis are designed with "BYODKM" in mind, it's a value product for those who're not willing to switch everything to mac in one go but just wanna "give it a try" as very reasonable cost. you can easily get a cheap VGA&USB switch and put it on top of your PC desktop and way you go!
this is like saying i bought a 320gb 7200rpm 2.5" hard drive for $50 less than a 128gb ssd... no point, they're different species
Seems nobody can find a similar monitor with similar specs for cheaper and this monitor also comes with speakers, isight, a mic, magsafe charger. As usual complaining just for the sake of complaining.
I haven't followed those threads, but how do we know Apple is giving a realistic spec, and not testing the same way everyone else does?
Yeah, it's unbelievable Apple isn't lying and making up numbers like everyone else!
No, but miniDisplayPort certainly IS Apple proprietary junk. Just try to find a cable from anybody else that will conenct to this monitor. I'll save you the trouble - there isn't any.
I agree with you, but I don't think Apple's ever really been concerned about what the free market thinks of its prices. Its Cinema Displays have been pretty much the most expensive things out there for a long time, no? Everyone had better deals than those...Do not underestimate the free market(s). When the rest of the industry rapidly drops they prices Apple in comparison seems to be taking advantage of they customers. Might seem that Apple has an advantage now, but it won't be for long.
It remains to be seen if anyone else will start using the mini-displayport, no? At 10% of the size of the normal displayport connector, you'd think others might show some interest. I don't think anyone's been able to find-out if Apple copyrighted the mini displayport. IMO, that's what would make it proprietary.