New Apple Displays?

[Sun Baked]

I would be very dissapointed if ADC is dropped. Who want's an additional powerpack and clutter on their desk?

ADC is one of the things that I love about Apple displays. One connector, no mess.

Then you must really enjoy paying $400 for an ADC card that is selling for $120 in the PC world (and quite possibly with a faster clock and more RAM).

Or paying an extra $99 for and ADC adapter when you own a portable machine.

 

[pncc]

On Board Firewire ports???

Someone want to explain to me how FireWire ports are going to work? With ADC, the USB cabling was within the ADC cable. With that gone, where is the FireWire cable coming from?? DVI Certainly can't handle that. This MUST be a FireWire HUB right?

 

[mikeyredk]

Any reason why the 30" won't work on anything besides a G5?

 

[whenpaulsparks]

30"? great. but why not a 17" widescreen?

1400 x whatever. perfect size. and i would so take a $600 display over a $1000 20". itd be stupid for apple to have 20" their smallest. not everyone can fit a huge powermac G5 and 20" display on their desk.

 

[jwhitnah]

I would be very dissapointed if ADC is dropped. Who want's an additional powerpack and clutter on their desk?

ADC is one of the things that I love about Apple displays. One connector, no mess.

I agree that from an innovation standpoint, it is a step back. On the other hand this may allow them to drop the price a bit (or take the extra profit) with added incentive for Wintel users to buy (no adapter).

 

[crowdaddy]

2 things:

What use will a firewire port have on a monitor other than a webcam?

I wish they have a TV tuner or RCA inputs built into the monitor, now that would be sweet: an all in one monitor that suits your entertainment needs!

 

[uv23]

The new screens should come in at 20" (1680x1050), 23" (1920x1200) and 30" (2560x1600) sizes

Hmm those resolutions seem awfully low. I get 1280 x 1024 on my 17" LCD. I'd expect more than an extra 36 vertical pixels with a full 3" size increase.

 

[iGary]

I would be very dissapointed if ADC is dropped. Who want's an additional powerpack and clutter on their desk?

ADC is one of the things that I love about Apple displays. One connector, no mess.

I love my 20" ACD and its one cord.

 

[boy]

Im glad ADC will (hopefully) be gone. It will makes things much easier... compatibility wise.

I also agree with what someone said that this is much better news than G5 bumbs.

The display line apple has got is VERY outdated. And their high price dont help either... maybe Apple got their act together and learned how to make stunning beautiful display, without sacrificing some ones wallet.

 

[Sun Baked]

Someone want to explain to me how FireWire ports are going to work? With ADC, the USB cabling was within the ADC cable. With that gone, where is the FireWire cable coming from?? DVI Certainly can't handle that. This MUST be a FireWire HUB right?

Yes it probably is a FW/USB hub along with being one of the communication methods available for the monitor to communicate with the computer.

So it'll mean plugging into FW/USB ports on the machine in addition to the DVI port.

Including FW ports on the Monitor probably means that the TV devices mentioned before will probably be around the corner.

 

[A Mac Gamer]

I hope they offer a 17" widescreen display too! I can't afford a $999.00 20-inch display, but $699 can definitely be done. C'mon apple, I wanna give you more money!

Why would they only offer 20" and above? Some people like/need 17"

I Agree, maybe a lower price too?

 

[jwhitnah]

2 things:

What use will a firewire port have on a monitor other than a webcam?

I wish they have a TV tuner or RCA inputs built into the monitor, now that would be sweet: an all in one monitor that suits your entertainment needs!

Well if you don't keep the G5 on the desk, you do alot of stooping everytime you want to hook up the video camera or the ipod. I think it is a great idea. More flexibility.

 

[jwhitnah]

One word: ugly.

I like the cut in half G5 Photoshop job that was circulating a couple of months ago.

Ugly, ugly, ugly.

Hey, did i say it's ugly?

Stop beating around the bush. Come out with it. Don't be shy.

 

[thogs_cave]

Yes, 17" would be nice.

Why would they only offer 20" and above? Some people like/need 17"

Agreed - the "bigger is better" thing is kinda hard on some of us. I have an unusual vision problem that makes it quite hard for me to use big displays.

A 17" is just about perfect for me, and is what I usually use. Heck, a 12" is really good, but it's not really a good size for any resolution over 1024x768, and I need 1280x1024.

Granted, I'm an unusual case, but there must be others out there who don't prefer huge monitors.

 

[skinastar]

i think that apple dipping into the window's market is great and these beautiful displays will start selling better than Apple has been doing in this market up till now. One more cord is too bad, but everyone else has multiple cords so it won't be a major downpoint to buyers. Plus with 30" and the kind of resolution it's offering, who's gonna care about 1/4 thick cord running for 6 inches BEHIND THE MONITOR before it ducks done beneath the desk

 

[jihad the movie]

ADC and DVI should be an option. say a 699 20 inch DVI and a 799 ADC 20 inch. I would GLADLY pay the 100 extra bucks, but for somebody who doesn't care for ADC, sure, go ahead and get the DVI. Some like ADC, some don't. I have too many cables as is. It is pretty miserable. And why couldn't Apple just open up ADC as a standard? It makes sense, if more people jumped on, I am sure the price would drop. It does have some nice advantages outside of cost, and low compatibility now.

 

[technocoy]

ummm...

the resolutions are not awefully low... they are widescreen.

second, the point is being missed here, this IS apple's latest foray into the entertainment electronics market. they are HD ready. meaning they can be used as a flat panel TV as well. if they release these for the same price points as the 23in, they are opening a whole new revenue stream... that is CHEAP for a HD monitor. now what if steve-o's little grin was these bad-boys with an interface and remote for the airport express audio capabilities? (or connect a small box that allows this?) or what if the firewire ports allow you to connect your iPod and view your photos and videos that are stored on your next-gen iPod?

the second probably not so likely, but i think the first one is. control your iTunes library right from these HD multimedia monitors... friggin' SWEET ASS!

this is going to be one exciting ride!

 

[jaw04005]

ThinkSecret provides details for the long rumored redesigned Apple displays.

According to the rumor site, the new displays will offer DVI connectors in lieu of Apple's ADC connector and also offer firewire connectors built in.

The new screens should come in at 20" (1680x1050), 23" (1920x1200) and 30" (2560x1600) sizes with dramatically new aluminum designs. ThinkSecret also offers an artist rendition of the new screens.

A 30" Apple LCD has long been rumored.

*jumps up and down and chants DVI...DVI...DVI* wohooo, finally I can buy a KVM switch that doesn't cost a fortune!

 

[DGFan]

Hmm those resolutions seem awfully low. I get 1280 x 1024 on my 17" LCD. I'd expect more than an extra 36 vertical pixels with a full 3" size increase.

Well, you expect wrongly. The current 20" ACD has 1680x1050.

 

[uv23]

the resolutions are not awefully low... they are widescreen

I'm sick of this widescreen fad. Not everyone wants a big monior to watch DVDs on. Some of us need real estate on which to do actual work. And a lame vertical resolution isn't going to do me any good when I'm dealing with large indesign spreads.

 

[Mattski]

Then you must really enjoy paying $400 for an ADC card that is selling for $120 in the PC world (and quite possibly with a faster clock and more RAM).

Or paying an extra $99 for and ADC adapter when you own a portable machine.

For those of us who don't play games.....who cares about the card? (Providing it supports Quartz Extreme)

I'm not doubting the advantages of the move, I just like the single connector. Very few moves are positive for everyone. This one isn't positive for me.

Clenliness is next to Godliness. Gameliness may be closer to the devil

 

[Finiksa]

No ADC! that seriously sucks… if true.

How the hell are they going to get USB and Firewire into the display?

Display----------------- Power brick
|
|----DVI
|----USB
|----Firewire

That's going to be a dog's breakfast of cable clutter and you'll presumably lose the use of a Firewire and USB port on the back of your Powermac.

I certainly hope this isn't true, I'd rather buy a current model ADC display.

Long live ADC.

 

[uv23]

Well, you expect wrongly. The current 20" ACD has 1680x1050.

But you see, technology has this great habbit of improving over time.

 

[macboi1981]

The displays will most assuredly be widescreen ....

Hmm those resolutions seem awfully low. I get 1280 x 1024 on my 17" LCD. I'd expect more than an extra 36 vertical pixels with a full 3" size increase.

Do you have a widescreen 17" LCD? These new displays, I would assume, will be widescreen. That would account for the seeming small gain in vertical pixels.

 

[dho]

Any reason why the 30" won't work on anything besides a G5?

Anything else would have a tough time handling the load.

Most graphics cards would have trouble doing just about anything on that high of a resolution. Thats why they would require faster cpus and gpus