The "Duh" factor: glossy, iSight Cinema Displays up next

It's funny how Tony tried to correct narco's comment by writing the exact same thing narco did.
That being said, I don't understand the point of this post. Is Mr. Conrad Quilty-Harper now a self-proclaimed mac-rumor-know-it-all? It will be funny when Apple doesn't include iSights in their new pro model displays and this "obvious" mac rumor turns out to be inaccurate.

"I find it difficult to believe that the Cinema Displays will be glossy only, because professionals will want the matte finish because they offer the truest and most natural colours available."

Actually, that would be CRT...Current LCD technology doesn't offer the truest and most natural colors available, regardless of the finish (matte or glossy.)

Ermmm...I don't know if anyone told you but CRT is out and LCD is in now, plus if we're talking Apple (which we are) they, don't make CRT displays anymore. So I dunno why you bring that up.

I think it would make more sense to just bundle the iSight camera than to put it in the display itself.

Having a fixed camera sucks, but it is worthwhile on a laptop because it remains out of your way, it's "just there" (no plugging in or extra hardware to carry) and the laptop lid is easily tilted to get yourself into the picture.

None of these are real benefits on a cinema display.

IMO.

I could see glossy, iSight-enabled models coming to the low end, but I'd be very surprised if Apple didn't keep matte, non-iSight versions of the 23- and 30-inch Cinema Displays in their lineup. The reason for this is that plenty of professionals who demand accurate color have been adopting Cinema Displays, and most of them don't want a glossy screen (too many reflections to kill your color perception). And many of them work in environments in which an iSight would simply not be permissible. Clients with strict NDAs tend not to view them too favorably.

As for the CRT/LCD debate... it's old news. I was a CRT proponent for a long time, with good reason, but the new generation of high-end LCDs, such as the 23- and 30-inch Cinema Displays, is so good (when color-profiled, of course) that the CRT argument has become moot. I'm running a 23-inch Cinema Display and a Lacie Electron Blue CRT (one of the last high-quality CRTs available) side-by-side in a dual-display setup, and the Cinema Display is so good that I've relegated the Lacie to secondary-display duty (holding palettes and such). The color on the Cinema Display is just as good, but it's brighter and crisper, which means I can look at it a lot longer without my eyes getting strained. The color closely matches both contract proofs and the output from our profiled color printers. That's something that even most CRTs aren't capable of, even when color profiled -- and the high-end pro-level CRTs that are capable of it, such as the LaCie Electron Blue line, have pretty much disappeared from the market.

All we need is for Leopard to be able to use multiple iSights, built in or otherwise, to perform 3-D videoconferencing. Now we're talking.

Or maybe apple will use that pixel/camera patent...

Where are the super ipod = newton resurrection rumors? Or the flash ram minimacbook with touchscreen and built-in EVDO ? c'mon How about a pro remote control that adds an EJECT button?

"I find it difficult to believe that the Cinema Displays will be glossy only, because professionals will want the matte finish because they offer the truest and most natural colours available."

Actually, that would be CRT...Current LCD technology doesn't offer the truest and most natural colors available, regardless of the finish (matte or glossy.)

Personally, I prefer the matte finish (matte, TUAW, not matt), but wouldn't mind the built in isight.

I don't see a built-in camera as being frivolous, ever heard of video conferencing? Or don't arty creative types do that yet?

How about a cinema display that MATCHES the look of the iMac. I would like to still kick dual monitors on the mac and have it look good. 20" iMac+20" iMac matching cinema display with interlocking groves to keep them together and allow same-time tilt adjustment?

Anyone?

Anyone?