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Rumor: New Cinema displays at Macworld '09?
MacRumors speculates on the possibility of Apple releasing updated Cinema displays at next year's Macworld Expo. According to the post, the new displays could incorporate the LED backlight technology that Apple has started building into their 15" MacBook Pros. MacRumors notes that LED backlit displays going into the 30" range tend to be more expensive than Apple's current 30" Cinema display. However, if this is true, it would be a nice change from Apple's 2004 design of the current Cinema displays. There is no word yet on if the new displays would include the iSight camera.
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Larry said 2:36PM on 8-06-2008
Been the same design for 4 years? Wow... still looks as good and fresh as the day it came out. Could be a little thinner, but overall it still looks great.
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Jeff said 6:48PM on 8-06-2008
I've had a hard time finding anything that looks as good, or as contemporary, or even as professional, as the current (now-4-year-old) Apple Displays....
kind of sad, really.
Bob Smith said 2:49PM on 8-06-2008
Isight? I think HDMI and DisplayPort would be much higher priority items.
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Bob Smith said 2:50PM on 8-06-2008
Isight? I think HDMI and DisplayPort are much higher priority items.
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Pumapayam said 2:52PM on 8-06-2008
Finally, I can retire my Vaio desktop and get the refreshed Apple line.
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puhsitch said 2:58PM on 8-06-2008
Not that it really matters to this post, but LED backlighting is currently also in the hi-res 17" MBPs and the MacBook Air.
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lowfi said 3:00PM on 8-06-2008
builtin poweradapter!
thinner!
hidden webcam (is this possible? otherwise it will look silly with dualscreen)
rest is fune :)
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JohnPQ said 3:19PM on 8-06-2008
Why get rid of the Mac mini? That's a stupid line. The two make a perfect pair. I hope Apple updates the Mac mini and the Cinemas soon. I'm really getting tired of wating.
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Anonymous said 3:47PM on 8-06-2008
I finally got sick of my 17" square LCD and waiting for Apple to refresh the Cinemas, so I picked up a Samsung T260 yesterday. My MacBook doesn't support a 30", so 25.5" for $300 less than the 23" ACD was a bargain, and the subtle red touches on the display are gorgeous when you're looking for them...and unnoticeable when you're not. Plus it's got a VGA input so I can toggle between my Mac and PC really easily.
Here's hoping the new Cinemas are worth the wait, though, so I can pick one up in a few years as my next display. :)
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alansky said 3:49PM on 8-06-2008
The current line of Apple Cinema Displays is *very* long in the tooth. It's really pitiful that some of Apple's highest-end users (MacPro + Cinema Display) are among the only Mac users who don't have built-in iSight cameras; and Apple even stopped making the standalone iSight.
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scott said 3:59PM on 8-06-2008
Hey, if the monitors can match the whites on my SR MBP, then i will buy 2 tomorrow. It's almost impossible to find monitors that will allow me to use the external as my primary editing monitor.
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Stiv said 5:26PM on 8-06-2008
Feh on you! I love my Mac minis.
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Tim said 6:13PM on 8-06-2008
I think the Cinema displays are cool. I'd never buy one at the prices they are at, but if I were running a boutique business with minimalist industrial design, I would so have the receptionist use one. What it needs: Thinner, cheaper, built-in webcam (Apple needs some sort of in-house solution for Mac Pro and Mac Mini web chat), modern connections (HDMI, etc), and to not kill the mini.
Seriously, the mini is great, but in dire need of an update. What I really want is for Apple to bring back the Cube form factor with a proper fan at the price of the mini with much better components. The ability to get inside a small computer is a great draw for me. And I've been wanting to replace my house's 5 year old PC with a mini, after coming to love my MacBook Pro, but I keep holding out for a major update or redesign.
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fd said 7:08PM on 8-06-2008
It would be about time we got a little monitor update.
We want to order some additional cinema displays, but I will not do so before the next revision, which should also provide HDCP compatibility. A price adjustment would be welcome as well.
I second others on the iSight and extra input option ... but I sincerely doubt that Apple will allow for more than one connection. That wouldn't fit with their design.
Tim, I agree, bring back the Cube. We have three and absolutely love them. They're not in daily use any more as we have some faster hardware but the PowerMacs are just behemoths. The iMacs with glossy screens are an absolute no for me. It is a shame Apple had to shrink it to a mini, hampered by slow components and which expansion options are nil. Something the size of a Cube - or 2/3rds of it - with real graphics card and dual monitor support ... or a mid range mac with room for two hard drives. We'd order in a heartbeat.
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Brandon said 12:14AM on 8-07-2008
That's because a lot of Pro users don't have use for an iSight. That includes myself.
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webstuff said 9:17AM on 8-07-2008
I know our company has over 50 cinema displays in use right now. Our laptop users are able to use iChat to video conference, but us desktop users are left out in the cold. We aren't going to spend the extra money for 3rd party webcams and the horrible software that comes with them.
That being said, every time Apple releases (which isn't often) a new Cinema Display, the price is outrageous for about 6 months to a year before it drops down to the normal every-day ridiculous price range.
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Peter Payne said 10:47AM on 8-07-2008
I bought my mother a PC by HP and lo if it didn't come with HDMI, no DVI at all. That was brilliant! Once afain Apple is slow to change its designs. I'd love to see Displayport on all future producs, please?
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InSaNeBoY said 10:54AM on 8-07-2008
LEDs? yes please! Better yet make it multicolor for better color correction/wider color gamut :) and no isight camera, have 0 need for it.
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KA said 12:27PM on 8-07-2008
Mac mini with a SuperDrive as standard! A faster processor and a little more RAM would be nice too, but the current ones rune fine most of the time.
But get rid of it? Are you mad? It's the only way you can get a Mac for under £500.
(I know you can get second hand Macs for less sometimes, but they are rarely future-capable within the next six weeks.)
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