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Apple 30inch LCD?

Originally posted by timbloom
Well, I don't see what somebody would need with a 30" exept maybe some self-help dealing with personal insecurities.
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I was just thinking last night how much a larger than 23" display would help with the new version of Logic. The windows just keep getting bigger, and I had already seen 21 with Logic looking cramped. Then again, I'd be happy just moving past my 17".

Now imagine if I was scoring a film or video. I would be in trouble if I didn't have either something huge or two mid-huge. Wanna buy me one?

Dan
 
The size is right, but the resolution is too low.

My current setup is 3840 x 1024, and lacks has just enough room to do complex multitasking.

The extra vertical room would be nice, but I would still like to see this screen at 3200 x 2048.
 
hahahaha!

hahahahahahah! I'm not saying this is a possiblity but . . .

HAHA! JUST IMAGINE A 30" IMAC LCD HAHAHAHAHAHA!

man that is hilarious :D
 
This would be great, but there is only one problem - only 10
people in the United States could afford it. (// sarcasm ;))

Apple wouldn't sell many of these, unless they could get the
price way down. :(
 
Make it 60" and touch-sensitive and I'll replace my drafting table. Even better: make it flexble enough to roll it up in a tube.

(Maybe in 5 years.... :)
 
ProTools, Logic, and especially Reason are the top three reasons for haveing a display this big...imagine two of them hooked up at the same time to a computer! audio personal would love apple!
as for video editing, i seem to be just fine on my powerbook....but for audio, i need that extra space...
and, can anyone imagine quake on this sucker?! ::insert evil giggling::
 
nicmac

This would be very useful for my
Architectural work.......... not only for Cadd but for presentations as well.
 
30" would be fantastic. I have two 20" LCD's, the Apple 20" Cinema and the Formac Gallery 2010. Combined, they provide a horizontal resolution of 3280 pixels. And it is great having that much screen space. I put all the palettes of my design programs on the right screen and my artwork on the left. Plus it is awesome having a few finder windows open for file navigation on the right as well. Sometimes I watch a DVD while I'm working, or watch TV with the Formac Studio dv/tv. Once in a while, we watch a DVD fullscreen and with the soundsticks it's pretty good.

Having one big monitor would be better than the dual displays and I would prefer that. There is definitely a market for an LCD that size.

Sure it's not for everyone. But you have to remember the branding benefits of Apple designing and producing cutting edge computers and displays. It just makes the company look great and helps sell Apple in general. And, they have the less expensive alternatives for people who don't want or need it. So everyone should be happy.

I can't wait!
 
Bigger Than Ben Hur?

I am trying to imagine what kind of computer would be needed to run resolutions this high. The high end cards from ATI or nVidia would definitely be needed to use this screen and a next-gen processor would also help keep things smooth.

As for the applications, I imagine Apple feels ready to make the Mac a high-definition video editing workstation. If the specs in this rumor are true then this display would exceed high definition video resolution.

I do not think it will be a television as well. Apple would already be doing this if they felt demand for this feature was that high. Personally I think computer displays are ill-suited to this task.

As for the price, it would be high enough to give most of us a reality check. Unless your employer pays for it, something like this will hardly be appropriate for a home computer. That does not mean I would not want to play Formula 1 Championship 2000 on it though...
 
box photo

I know they're coming out with a new screen because I sold them the photo for the box.
 
Re: box photo

Originally posted by acj
I know they're coming out with a new screen because I sold them the photo for the box.
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Fist off it is called a monitor :rolleyes:

and second off, we like it when people back up their clames with
evidence or at least something more than just a claim, such as
the one you just made.
 
Re: box photo

Originally posted by acj
I know they're coming out with a new screen because I sold them the photo for the box.
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If you did indeed provide the photo then why are you sharing this information with us? Surely doing so would put your future contracts with Apple in jeopardy.
 
future contracts

Would a company that releases new products cut off business from someone who says they are at some point releasing a new product?

I suppose I should have been more careful. I did not mean to insinuate that I know what their new product will be. I do not. I just know they will have a new product at some point. Doesn’t everybody? I’m as anxious to know as you are.
 
future contracts

Would a company that releases new products cut off business from someone who says they are at some point releasing a new product?

I suppose I should have been more careful. I did not mean to insinuate that I know what their new product will be. I do not. I just know they will have a new product at some point. Doesn’t everybody? I’m as anxious to know as you are.
 
Big brother is watching.

You would be suprised how far Apple goes to crack down on this type of thing.
 
Expennnnnnnnnsive

Originally posted by astrocity20
mmmm Apple displays are beautiful but damn do they cost alot.
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You can say that again. I'd love to throw one up on the wall to watch DVDs every so often but I bet it would cost more than the 42" plasma display I was just gawking at in a department store. In fact, the price of the 42-incher was about the same as the price of the 23" Apple Studio display when it first came out.

Squire
 
30 inches would be huge. You would have to sit like probably 3-4 ft. away from it, so it wouldn't hurt your eyes.
 
Samsung has a bunch of lcd's on the market with similar sizes to apples. My friend recently had the fortune of playing with a 24 inch lcd that had a higher resolution than the HD cinema display. It will be interesting to see what kind of price wars will develop with the costs of lcd dropping back to resonable levels.
 
Originally posted by alset
I was just thinking last night how much a larger than 23" display would help with the new version of Logic. The windows just keep getting bigger, and I had already seen 21 with Logic looking cramped. Then again, I'd be happy just moving past my 17".

Now imagine if I was scoring a film or video. I would be in trouble if I didn't have either something huge or two mid-huge. Wanna buy me one?

Dan
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yes indeed. i was just thinking about this the other day. the Logic interface is growing in size with every update and my 17" is starting to get real tight. i'm thinking of getting it a twin brother but i'm not sure, partly because mine is older and has a blue Apple and the new ones have silver and i'm anul about that stuff. a single 30" would solve my problems. the 23" probably would too. on a side note, here's a pretty cool AU:
http://www.u-he.com/zoyd/
 
Originally posted by jch200
We'll need bluetooth keyboards to get far enough away from the screen! Sweet!

Ha! that's hilarious.
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Wireless keyboard/mouse would need to recharge the power from somewhere. If they do something about it would be a long wired keyboard and mouse
 
big screen

HINT HINT PPC 970 & Xserve RAID & Final Cut Pro = Real Time 1080i

Apple even hints to this on their webpage about the Xserve RAID...

"In fact, Xserve RAID boasts a throughput of up to 400MB/s, fast enough to support real-time high-definition (HD) video editing without dropping a frame:"

http://www.apple.com/xserve/raid/performance.html

Also, Apple has already began taking over the High end video market, not only because Final Cut is good, but because a 5000 dollar OSX solution is much less than a 15,000 dollar media 100 solution, or a 50,000 proprietary solution or a 125,000 avid solution.

Apple is going to dominate the 1080i video editing market.

Plus this 30 incher would be great for all the markets Apple is curently in that others have mentioned including: Desktop Publishing, Music Production, Video Editing, and Scientific. :)
 
resolution sucks

Will I get this behemoth monitor? YES!, buuuut, I'm dissappointed with the resolution specs. Their 23 inch has excellent resolution- 1920x1200

For a 30 to have : 2400 x 1500 isn't a big bump for a screen 7 inches bigger. If this can matche Viewsonic's resolution, I would be a happy camper. In fact VIEWSONICS flagship lcd has 3840x2400!!! and its only a 22.2 incher.

http://www.viewsonic.com/products/lcd_vp2290b.htm


I hope the 30 inch rumor is true (which it probably is) but I hope they are totally off on the resolution.
 
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