Apple Thunderbolt Display Supplies Begin Running Short at Third-Party Resellers

[thesheep]

Covering more of your field of vision is part of the point of a bigger screen. I never understand why people buy a 46" TV and put it 30 feet away.

Partly, but it is also a balance with having a greater focal distance. Think about it, sitting 2 feet away from your TV might give you the same field of vision as going to the cinema, but it's not the same kind of experience (ignore the audio for now). The distance we focus at matters to our brain, I guess because this is hardwired in with the sense of scale. That's my guess anyway.

 

[RMo]

I would have sprung for the old one if I could run it on non-Thurdebolt hardware. Even an adapter would have been nice, but not worth it until I have EOLed all my mini DP macs.

You can. What you can't do is run the new Thunderbolt display on old, non-Thunderbolt (i.e., DisplayPort-only) machine.

Unless by "old one" you mean "current one" in reference to the rumored "new one" that may be coming due to this reported shortage. (Which perhaps you do given that you mention older Macs in your post.)

 

[skellener]

One thing that's been bugging me about these displays is that it's not a good desk buddy to an iMac. While the screen sizes are identical the heights don't match and they look strange next to each other.

Twelve South designed this HiRise for iMac so you could adjust the height.

 

[MoreAwesomeDanU]

lets bring back the 30"!

 

[mslide]

Exactly. The only thing I can figure is people are comparing it to 1920X1200 el cheapo displays.

No, they're not. They are comparing the ATD to name brand 27" 2560 x 1440 IPS monitors, which can be had for under $700 in some cases.

Face it. The ATD is overpriced. $700 sounds right to me.

 

[Marx55]

The USB 3 ports are a must, as is the matte option to avoid headaches and sore eyes for many people. Choices are good. Otherwise, no purchase.

 

[lucasfer899]

I'll stick with 3x 20" Alu ACD until I see matte black back, and/or a 21.5" option, to match a 21.5" iMac. That way, I'd be tempted to ditch my (extremely powerful) pc and my old cinema displays for:
21.5" iMac, and two 21.5" displays. I don't believe in this 27" one-size-fits-all crud.

 

[asd789789]

Would love to see a dvi/hdmi-input, so I can finally buy a TBD. I also need it while working at home and i can't connect my Dell to the TBD

 

[crazyxzer0]

Hopefully this means a new usb3.0 display. That's all i've been waiting for.

 

[barkmonster]

Partly, but it is also a balance with having a greater focal distance. Think about it, sitting 2 feet away from your TV might give you the same field of vision as going to the cinema, but it's not the same kind of experience (ignore the audio for now). The distance we focus at matters to our brain, I guess because this is hardwired in with the sense of scale. That's my guess anyway.

I read somewhere a few years ago that the optimal size for a living room TV is a diagonal size of no more than 40% of the viewing distance or it's too much to take in. I imagine it's the same as sitting several rows back at the cinema to save your neck muscles but more so because you often can't move any further back depending on the size of your living room.

 

[derbothaus]

27" RGB-LED backlight.
RBG controls. Anything more than just brightness.
>6ms response verifiable.
USB 3.0+TB or who cares I don't need a hub.
Semi-gloss or gloss. No glass.
Silent fan or fan-less.
Also need a 23" or 24" version @1920 for the rest of the current world.

 

[greg78x]

What makes you say that? The keyboard and mouse seems far more practical...

Let me be a little more clear: Desktop monitors will likely start to DOUBLE as touch screen devices. For the work I do, a mouse or stylus/tablet is much more practical. In my opinion, removing the mouse and keyboard would limit things. But doubling as a touch screen would add that ability when needed.

 

[iAco]

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OK that gave me a good laugh.

 

[iBug2]

I read somewhere a few years ago that the optimal size for a living room TV is a diagonal size of no more than 40% of the viewing distance or it's too much to take in. I imagine it's the same as sitting several rows back at the cinema to save your neck muscles but more so because you often can't move any further back depending on the size of your living room.

I don't know. I use a 30" monitor and I sit around 35 inches or so. And the field of vision is quite fine for doing basically everything, including watching movies.

 

[A Hebrew]

21" TBD with 3 USB 3.0, 1 FireWire, 1 Ethernet, 2 Thunderbolt Ports, and 1 SD card slot please.

 

[a0me]

Why? Do you sit the same distance from your 27" monitor as you do a 15" MacBook Pro?

Tell that to display manufacturers with their new 4K TVs and displays.
Panasonic recently revealed a 20" Windows "tablet" (at this size they should probably call it an All-In-One PC with a touchscreen) with a 3840 x 2560 IPS (230 PPI) screen. Unlike Windows, a number of apps running on Mac OS already support this kind of resolution, and it would be natural for Apple to use this at their advantage and push for higher resolutions on the desktop as well.

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2414097,00.asp

 

[majkom]

Until there will be only one gpu input (TBD) - it is no go for me... i like TBD design, like image quality, but need to connect more than one mini... and paying such a price (here in Europe higher than 999 USD) for display that wont serve all my appliances is simply ridiculous...

 

[Benjamins]

kinda ridiculous that the iMac is thinner than this.

 

[Soundguyrob]

Thunderbolt

If you still want a Thunderbolt display- B&H photo says they have stock and they sell for $60 less than APPL- free shipping:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?atclk=Brand_Apple&ci=6559&N=4294542210+4291615352

 

[Yujenisis]

kinda ridiculous that the iMac is thinner than this.

Agreed. The ATD looks awfully chunky next to Apple's new desktops.

Here's to hoping they go back to multiple sizes instead of a 'one size fits all'.

 

[am2am]

Built-in GPU might be tricky, but why apple did not put HDD inside the display.
I would love to have a monitor, docking station and 3TB HDD in one piece

 

[FreakinEurekan]

You do know the connector ports....connect to something inside right? It's a Camera, Thunderbolt, USB, Firewire 800, Gigabit ethernet hub inside there.

$999 is pretty good price for this plus a top quality 2560X1440 display. Look at NEC and other displays at this quality level and they are as much or more with far fewer connectivity options.

I must have dual monitors - and the only way to do that at high resolution with the Mini is TBD. But they don't BOTH need camera, USB, Fireware, and GbE. I don't really mind the $999 price for the first one, but sure would be great to save a couple hundo on the pair

 

[KPOM]

Other changes likely to appear in an updated display are a move to USB 3.0 ports, which have become standard on Mac products, and the inclusion of a MagSafe 2 port for charging Mac notebooks. The current Apple Thunderbolt Display still uses the original MagSafe design for power passthrough, with Apple bundling a MagSafe to MagSafe 2 Converter to provide compatibility for owners of newer Mac notebooks.

Article Link: Apple Thunderbolt Display Supplies Begin Running Short at Third-Party Resellers

Since they still sell current products with MagSafe 1, I wonder how they will handle it. Will they sell a reverse adapter (the current one only converts from MagSafe 1 to 2, not 2 to 1)? I don't think they will leave cMBP buyers out in the cold just yet.

 

[itouch rulz]

Twelve South designed this HiRise for iMac so you could adjust the height.
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If it was height adjustable to go beside my 27 iMac I'd buy one in a heartbeat.

PS I saw somewhere on this site that a Apple TV1 is the correct size to make them match up so buying an old broken AppleTV1 is an (imperfect) solution.

 

[rdlink]

No, they're not. They are comparing the ATD to name brand 27" 2560 x 1440 IPS monitors, which can be had for under $700 in some cases.

Face it. The ATD is overpriced. $700 sounds right to me.

Show me a 27" 2560 x 1440 IPS monitor with the color accuracy, build quality and feature set that the ATD has for under $700. Feature set would have to include:

• Built in speakers with integrated subwoofer
• Integrated HD camera with microphone
• Single cord hub that provides networking, power and peripheral ports to the Mac.

Now, the one thing that I believe Apple should do with the ATD that many of their similarly priced competitors do is offer a 3 year warranty, standard.