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What justifies no ACD 30" upgrade for six years?
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I know, I'm sorry but I was posting from an iPod touch and I had problem with the button ...
BTW, are you moderating this forum ?
I am going to take a wild guess here and say it has to do with profits and profit margin
If and when Apple can deliver a new display at a price with a large enough profit margin and enough sales to generate an acceptable return on their investment, they will do it
Of course it will have to have a sufficient "awesome" factor attached to it as well
A new 30" ACD is not a right belonging to any Apple consumer any more than an updated MBP is
Woof, Woof - Dawg
If and when Apple can deliver a new display at a price with a large enough profit margin and enough sales to generate an acceptable return on their investment, they will do it
Of course it will have to have a sufficient "awesome" factor attached to it as well
A new 30" ACD is not a right belonging to any Apple consumer any more than an updated MBP is
Woof, Woof - Dawg
I am going to take a wild guess here and say it has to do with profits and profit margin
If and when Apple can deliver a new display at a price with a large enough profit margin and enough sales to generate an acceptable return on their investment, they will do it
Of course it will have to have a sufficient "awesome" factor attached to it as well
A new 30" ACD is not a right belonging to any Apple consumer any more than an updated MBP is
Woof, Woof - Dawg
I agree.
It's all about money
How's about 42"?
I am just speculating, but you can't beat gazillion of different screen size, 1920 x 1080 pixel, low cost displays with a 30" 2560 x 1600 forever. And the 4k digital cinema is here.
Tom B.
You are kidding right? Apple actually innovate? Christ I must have missed something in the the past 3 years.
They were innovative when they were about to go up cr@ppers creek, since then they have taken other people ideas and just improved on them.
Apple is in the repackaging business now, nothing else. The last truly innovative design was the G4 Lamp iMac.
LED displays for 30" are still over $2000. There isn't much point in updating them otherwise, unless you just want a different look. The specs are actually pretty good and the panel quality is amazing.
wow, 42" seems to be a little too big for a "general usage" ....
OMG ! You missed a lot of think, I presume ...
It is not about what they make it's about the fact that they likely see it as being prohibitively expensive ... I could be wrong.
It is for desktop usage. Mounted on a wall and sitting a few feet + back ... perhaps. I have a 30" and I wouldn't go larger.
I can understand, the small screen is a little bit of a fuss while using a forum.
And no, I'm not a moderator, I just was pointing out the feature, in case you wouldn't know about it.
I didn't know about it until I was here almost 8 months, I used the quote feature and copied the quote to my replies. At that time I read the FAQ and rules more thoroughly.
Because you don't need more pixels or because of the size?
I would definitely go 42", albeit it would have to have a much wider aspect ratio than today's displays. Something like 21/9 would be nice, because the problem with a 16/9 or 16/10 42" screen is the height.
I really can't see why there would be an increase in size of ppi, it's just not needed. I honestly think the 27" iMac is bordering on babel-esk proportions, Although saying that, I think we could see an increase to 32".
When I switched from a PC to an iMac for my primary home desktop... I went from 30" down to 27". For the most part, they are close enough to be consider "equivalent"... but I would still like a slightly larger screen. If apple was to introduce a 27" ACD, I would consider adding it in a dual monitor configuration. I have considered getting a 24", but I think I will wait for a 27".
/Jim
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And if you do a little search on my posts, you can see by yourself
The button wasn't working with the iPod, so I did the two post in-a-row
I am not saying this because I want some fantasy monitor, bigger than 30 inch and with touch functions... I was asking because I simply don't understand why Apple keeps manufacturing a product that clearly needs to be made compatible with their other products. It would be a minor upgrade, but still a very important one.. They should keep them the way they are, but have both DVI and (Mini) DisplayPort and change the Firewire 400 ports to Firewire 800 (and maybe switch to newer panels).
What I don't get is how they can justify selling a monitor that needs a ridiculously priced adapter to work with any of their lineup. (Well, excluding the Mac Pro... but if you want two of them you'll need the adapter).
(And... no Macs have FW400 anymore... so you need an adapter for that too)
(And... no Macs have FW400 anymore... so you need an adapter for that too)
besides the energy savings and being brighter, CCFL backlighting is actually more advanced...not a big deal
My feeling exactly on CCFL. LED monitors give me headaches. [snip]
I also cannot do without firewire on my monitors, so the aluminum ACDs have worked well for me.
AFAIK they have actually been updated a couple of times over the last 6 years with upgraded panels, although the design hasn't changed.
However, in fairness the old design perfectly matched the mac pros and mac minis, not to mention they aren't glassy! If I had the cash I would have zero problems buying a 30" acd
However, in fairness the old design perfectly matched the mac pros and mac minis, not to mention they aren't glassy! If I had the cash I would have zero problems buying a 30" acd
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count me in for getting headaches with LED screens also. I had to send back my otherwise glorious unibody macbook and replace it with an older CCFL macbook just because I couldn't get on with the screen!
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count me in for getting headaches with LED screens also. I had to send back my otherwise glorious unibody macbook and replace it with an older CCFL macbook just because I couldn't get on with the screen!
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Today I missed a 23" Cinema HD Display for less than 400€, I'm so sad.
But, i was thinking: maybe Apple will let the 24" incher (or reintriduce it as a 21.5" 16:9, 22" or 23" -i hope this last one-) for its primary use with laptops (and consumer market), and start selling a 30+" 16:10 matte display dubbed as "Pro" Cinema Display?
I can't figure myself pro photographers and video editors work on a huge hypercontrasted mirror, with dust or ants behind glass.
I'm joking, but who knows... 15" and 17" MBPs have the anti-glare option...
But, i was thinking: maybe Apple will let the 24" incher (or reintriduce it as a 21.5" 16:9, 22" or 23" -i hope this last one-) for its primary use with laptops (and consumer market), and start selling a 30+" 16:10 matte display dubbed as "Pro" Cinema Display?
I can't figure myself pro photographers and video editors work on a huge hypercontrasted mirror, with dust or ants behind glass.
I'm joking, but who knows... 15" and 17" MBPs have the anti-glare option...
Apple isn't letting other companies innovate on 30" displays?
If you like the Apple displays, buy them. If you don't, then don't buy them.
Apple doesn't have a monopoly on large displays. If they're not innovating on a schedule that meets your approval, buy one somewhere else. Trust me, Apple is OK with that.
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