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Minor Cinema Display Price Cuts in UK

Even if they are updated, They still will NOT be superior to CRT's when it comes to COLOR & Calibration.
Unfortunately.
 
macbidouille

Baisse de prix sur les ¨¦crans - Yoc - 12:13:49
Alors que nous attendons toujours l'annonce des PowerBook, Apple a baiss¨¦ en douce le prix de ses ¨¦crans 20 et 23". Le 20" ¨¤ baiss¨¦ de 120 ¢ã et est pass¨¦ de 1673,20 ¢ã ¨¤ 1553,60 ¢ã, et le 23" a baiss¨¦ de 240 ¢ã pour passer de 2630 ¢ã ¨¤ 2390,80 ¢ã. Cette baisse de prix ne fait que contredire la rumeur selon laquelle Apple devait sortir hier ou aujourd'hui de nouveaux ¨¦crans au look du G5... le temps d'¨¦couler les stocks ?
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To make it short the prices also dropped in France, as well as in Germany as I just checked myself, they might be trying to clear out inventory.
 
Originally posted by york2600
anyone care to help a stupid yank out and tell me how much that is in US dollars?
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Ditto, this is my question exactly, what or how does that translate in terms of US dollars? Just to give us an idea of how much it dropped.

Thanks,

Greg (Another Stupid Yank)
 
£1049 = $1666
£1099 = $1745
£1599= $2539
£1699 = $2698

It's still cheaper to buy it in the US and i will always be. so don't get too excited.
 
Originally posted by york2600
anyone care to help a stupid yank out and tell me how much that is in US dollars?
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-york2600

Yeah, it'd be nice, but I'm afraid if we had a friend buy one for us, and shipped it to this side of the pond, it would display everything in British.

Yeah, it's be nice if they were to cut them here too, but we're in a different market. Well, here's hoping.

Please, dear God guys, know I was kidding that first para.
 
I would really love to see a new designed cinema display in G5 look. maybee even a 24" and maybee a little brighter and a little more contrast ratio.

I want one for xmas. :D
 
US displays still cheap

Guys,

US displays are already cheap in comparison.
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  1699 ---> 1599     1099 ---> 1049 (pounds)
 $2699     [b]$2539[/b]    $1749     [b]$1669[/b]
     [b]     ($1999)            ($1299)[/b]
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First row: Original and new UK prices (in pounds)
Second row: Equivalencies in US dollars
Thrid row: Actual prices in the US

Basically, you're saving $370-$540 (was $550-$700 difference!) dollars by being in the US.

The main reason is probably the additional shipping it takes to get them over to the UK - all these displays are probably made in Taiwan and China. All the units are probably shipped to the US first, regardless of where they're going in the end.

It's also possible that it might be a little more costly in the UK if the Pound has slipped versus the dollar (I haven't been following the markets - I do know the Euro has done well versus the dollar, but I know nothing about the Pound).

One could order the display in the US and then have it shipped. I'm not quite sure how reliable it would be and how costly. If you add insurance in case the display doesn't make it "scratch-free", then you're looking to add even more money, and definitely WAY more time for arrival (it's horrendous shipping overseas!)

I'm no master analyzing these two markets and economies, neither with computer manufacturers and shipping methods. In fact, I don't even live in Europe. But this is my guess - and all of us Americans should be humbly thankful we can get things for the prices they're at!
 
The prices in UK include tax where the US ones do not. So on the USA prices you will have to add anything between 0% (some online stores and some states) to 9% (i think this is the highest VAT rate in USA). So part of the actual difference could be attributed to a much higher VAT in UK of 17.5%.

It's also possible that it might be a little more costly in the UK if the Pound has slipped versus the dollar
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If the pound has slipped ie dollar is more expensive than it was then the difference would be smaller. ie A few months back a pound was worth 1.5$ today it is worth more 1.6$. So the dolar value of a UK display has gone up an extra 7% ie it seems more expensive in dollar terms than now. If on the other hand it had slipped ie it was worth 1.4$ then the dolar value of the UK display would be smaller approaching the cost of a display in USA.

In a perfect world Apple would take these changes in mind increasing or decreasing the pound price of a UK display to reflect significant changes in currency exchange. I think this move reflected the fact that lately the pound has been gaining towards the dolar - getting up to 1.8$ after the end of the war. All in all even because the extra 10% taxing and no tax free purchases like from online stores uk and european products will quite more expensive than usa products...
 
When comparing US prices to UK you must remember to first strip out the UK VAT before doing the comparison as UK prices INCLUDE Tax, whereas the US prices are EXCLUSIVE of Tax.

UK VAT is currently 17.5% (yeah, I know...sigh...)

So with regard to the 23" Display at £1599, stripping out the VAT gets you an exclusive of tax price of £1360.85 (1599/1.175)

At current tourist rates (using XE.Com) this translates to $2160.83.

So, the UK is still more expensive than the US, but with a difference of approximately $160 (for the 23") its not quite as dramatic as it at first seems.

Vanilla
 
Re: US displays still cheap

Wow. A whole £50. Thanks Apple, now I know why I'm such a faithful customer.

:mad:

Everyone in the US: You're the lucky ones, all your prices are so much lower, and more so than computer hardware...PETROL!

AppleMatt
 
AppleMat yell at UK gov. Ask them to drop the VAT to 8 per cent and there you go. Your prices are about an extra 100 pounds for every 1000pounds to USA prices. As for petrol if you remember the road blockages when the price was approching 1pound per liter - yeap USA dudes not the gallon 1 pound per liter 1gallon=3.8liters - you would see that some 70% of the price is due to taxes. And let me tell you you live in a fairly low tax country - places like Denmark have VAT on the 40s% and income taxes even higher. If anyone is from Denmark please correct me but three people form Denmark during Uni had told me such. Of course Denmark has free health care huge unemployment benefits and tons of other free things that you have to pay dearly in USA for. So I think we live in a fairly balanced country.
 
In a perfect world Apple would take these changes in mind increasing or decreasing the pound price of a UK display to reflect significant changes in currency exchange.
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How would you like it if the price of a cinema display you were saving up changed up or down every few months?
So one month the 20" display is $1399 and another month it's $1249!

That certainly doesn't sound perfect or ideal to me! That would be so very frustrating and unfair to everyone.

Even though the price of a currency may change or fluctuate, you'll find that it takes a long time to see that effect, if it's not temporary, reach all corners of the countries economy. If the price of a Mac goes up $100 here, I don't all the sudden have an additional $100. That's not how it works.

If so, eventually, we'll all get a little more money. But to me and you, the price is the price and the currency, although changing externally, will take a long time to make any forseeable change, and any change is gradual, over a multitude of products and services. So to make any kind of changes solely off the performance of the currency (unless it's very, very drastic) is ridiculous.
 
vrapan,
Although you have to either get medical insurance or pay the bills, the US healthcare system is much better than ours. I'd rather pay for insurance and get treatment. Unfortunately when I qualify I would still need to stay on and study more if I wanted to practice there...US doctors are more qualified than British ones. On-top of that, the US 'market' for European doctors is closing :(
I don't know about Denmark's taxes, never been there!
If only our government would listen...all I can see is protests of some sort preventing it going higher, not lowering it.

AppleMatt
 
So to make any kind of changes solely off the performance of the currency(unless it's very, very drastic) is ridiculous.
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If you check it I did say significant changes and I do believe that the pound has been at around 1.65$ for more than 4 months when it used to be around 1.48$ that is a significant change. I never suggested that it should change every month or even every two months but i believe a review every 3 months would be reasonable. Especially when the currency has been appreciated quite alot in these 3 months and stayed at a higher value for some time

AppleMat I agree that the USA system might be better however it does leave an unacceptably large part of the population without health care. People that cannot afford health insurance but earn enough not to be eligible for medicare. I lived there for a 8 months and my bf is from the USA. I agree the UK system needs an overhaul but I do not believe that the USA system works as well as it is believed to. Insurance premiums are sky rocketing medicine consumption the same and it has turned into a money making machine.
 
Didnt the LCDs drop quite a bit 2 - 3 months ago? {could have been longer}




The current LCDs are they Samsungs,does anyone really know?



Thanks


Stu.
 
Originally posted by Mac Kiwi
Didnt the LCDs drop quite a bit 2 - 3 months ago? {could have been longer}




The current LCDs are they Samsungs,does anyone really know?



Thanks


Stu.
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The 23 inch dropped by $1000 US dollars a while back ... (4 months ago if I remember correctly). As for the actual brand I have no idea what they are.
 
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