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Report: Redesigned 27-Inch iMac to Feature LCD Display, Not Mini-LED [Updated]

RalfTheDog said:
I suspect people are confusing the new iMac with the iMac Pro, The iMac Pro Max, the iMac Pro Max ++ and the iMax (That one has a very big screen.)
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True, just like the confusion between the forthcoming New Mac Pro, the Mac Mini Pro and the Mac Pro Mini... :)

But, seriously... Apple have decided to call the advanced version of the M1 chip - with more CPU and GPU cores and extra I/O bandwidth - the "M1 Pro". The sensible thing to do going forward is to reserve the "Pro" suffix for Macs that have M1 Pro or better processors...

giggles said:
MicroLED is actually an emissive technology (like OLED), not a new way to provide a backlight to LCDs like miniLED.
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...and since MicroLED displays are likely to be coming out within the lifetime of next year's Macs, I think I'm happy to skip over MiniLED and am really hoping for a M1 Pro Mac Mini that will let you play Pick'n'mix with displays.

iLondoner said:
Display size is more important to me than performance. If it's still 27-in (first introduced in 2009) then I won't be buying.
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...first introduced in 2009, doubled in resolution in 2014 - and it is still a bargain to get one built in to a $2000 computer. It also keeps the whole iMac unit down to a sensible size. There is a limit to how large - and how expensive - makes sense for a display for an all-in-one. If I bought a $3000 display I'd expect it to outlive the computer I bought at the same time, if I bought a >> 27" display I'd want to be able to position and mount it flexibly without having to worry about all of the USB/TB cables attached to the computer.

Seriously - if you want a huge display - or maybe some other combination of displays (e.g. a pair of 24" displays) then what you want is not an iMac but a M1 Pro/Max Mac Mini (which hopefully is coming real soon now). And, frankly, with proper, fully emissive MicroLED in the pipeline, now is not the time to pay $$$$ for a MiniLED.
 
theluggage said:
...and since MicroLED displays are likely to be coming out within the lifetime of next year's Macs, I think I'm happy to skip over MiniLED and am really hoping for a M1 Pro Mac Mini that will let you play Pick'n'mix with displays.
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Well, I get that Mac Minis can be stretched to even 8-10 years of usage, but…I wouldn’t hold my breath for a microLED computer display at a regular-person price any time soon…Apple itself will probably transition to dual-layer OLEDs before transitioning to microLEDs..
 
Agit21 said:
LC Display or LCD. There is no such thing as LCD Display.
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An LCD watch is a watch that uses LCD technology.
An LCD thermometer is a thermometer that uses LCD technology.
An LCD display is a display (i.e. a computer display, in this context) that uses LCD technology.

...if you start trying to use one syntax for LCD and another syntax for LED, that way lies madness...

Otherwise, go find me an advert for one of these "LC Displays" of which you speak (and not something from the opto-electronic components section of the RS catalogue). The English language is defined by usage, not pedantry.
 
TheYayAreaLiving 🎗 said:
Why would it not include a mini LED? Hopefully, this isn’t true.
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Cost.
Agit21 said:
LC Display or LCD. There is no such thing as LCD Display.
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Tell that to the ATM Machine or the redundant raid array.


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Honestly, they just just release a very high end mini and a series of monitors with a place to bolt it on. Sadly, giving the customer a much better product would cost them sales and probably put the landfills out of business.
 
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Folks have been claiming Mini-LED is coming for 4+ years and we have yet to see it. It's one of those I'll believe once Apple announces it but I wouldn't put any stock in rumors at this point (not that I ever do in general anyways, they're called a rumor for a reason).
 
Macintosh TV said:
Folks have been claiming Mini-LED is coming for 4+ years and we have yet to see it. It's one of those I'll believe once Apple announces it but I wouldn't put any stock in rumors at this point (not that I ever do in general anyways, they're called a rumor for a reason).
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Actually Apple has been in the process of miniLED-ing all the things for the good part of a year now. Did you miss the 12.9” M1 iPad Pro and the latest MBPs?
 
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If the update is only Apple Silicon internals and altered shape and colors of enclosure, there is going to be very little reason for people like me to upgrade from the 2020 iMac. Especially as I can very inexpensively add up to 128GB RAM. Which is fine by me, but will reduce sales for Apple.
 
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+1 waiting for the Mac mini Pro/Max. My guess is they are holding back on it to release it with the 24 and 27 inch stand-alone displays, which will be released with the 27inch iMac, so you could have a 24 or 27 inch iMac with a matching 2nd display.
 
giggles said:
Actually Apple has been in the process of miniLED-ing all the things for the good part of a year now. Did you miss the 12.9” M1 iPad Pro and the latest MBPs?
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I was speaking to the iMac specifically. I'm on a MBP right now. And 2 devices out of their lineup isn't many. Point was that this claim has been around for years and only now are they very very slowly moving in that direction with some of their high-end products.
 
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The parts used for any Apple product is conditional on the possible parameters
  • availability of said parts & other raw materials/skilled labor
  • parts failure or performance shortfall in current/past products
  • price
There were rumor about a 32" miniLED display then it became 27" LCD.

For many of us we just want Apple silicon on a better than 2020 iMac 27" form factor.

It's nice to have
  • FaceID
  • HDMI 2.1
  • SDexpress slot
  • other features that people without context of chip shortage act like infantile children over
 
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Since they are rumored to be releasing a new display and a rumored Mac mini "Pro" its possible those will be the devices that will fill the gap that the iMac Pro left open when it was discontinued. I think that would be a better setup anyway as your high quality display won't eventually be useless because of outdated computer hardware.
 
Maybe Apple will announce both an iMac 27" with LCD panel AND and an iMac Pro 27" with mini LED.
 
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if this was true, then it's honestly disappointing. if apple was able to release a 5k 120hz display for $2000 or lower, it would drive down the costs of the 4k 144hz displays on the PC side of things. if the 27" iMac doesn't have mini-LED and 120hz, then i'd rather just buy the mac mini pro and wait till the 4k 144hz mini led monitor come down in price. the 4k 144hz mini led had it's first generation this year and it had pretty bad pixel response times but hopefully a gen 2 will be out by mac mini pro time.
 
giggles said:
2) not every Full Array Local Dimming is a miniLED, like the Pro Display XDR 32” is not a miniLED but it’s still got a ton of local dimming zones, so that would be an optimistic way to interpret Digitimes: the iMac Pro could technically not be a miniLED but it won’t be edge-lit either, instead it could be as glorious as the Pro Display XDR in terms of dimming zones and HDR performances
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It's been out for a while now, the production costs of Pro Display XDR should have come down in price now. I sure there 's a lot of profit in that screen.
 
Blaine said:
I would have been happy with a 32", but I agree. I wanted more than 27" ?
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The ProDisplay is a 32. And it's not cheap. I can't really see Apple offer an iMac at the same size for anything. Cheap and I really don't want to pay $6000 to an iMac Pro M2Max but that's probably our future.
 
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