What the 27" iMac means for a designer

What it means to designers is, that it is still double mirror and designer has to design the whole room to get rid of reflections of bright objects.

Any designer out there using ClearCal? Is it good?
Any reviews with metered picture quality with and without ClearCal?

I wish Apple would start offering Blu Ray. I've got an LG player hooked up to my Sony, and a PS3 and my HP desktop hooked up to my Pioneer Kuro. The only thing missing from the equation is the ability to take my discs on the road with me. I've got a macbook thats 2.5 years old and on its last legs (plastic is cracking off at the edges of the screen and my superdrive just died on me) and is in need of replacement. I know apple thinks the future of HD media is online distribution, but I personally think that's a crock of shit, and at the least Blu Ray should be the interim option until ISPs can meet the bandwidth requirements to stream HD at the same quality.

Where is the new high resolution mon for my MacPro?

Does Apple expect us to buy a new 27" iMac and use it as a second mon? Or buy the stone-age old 30" mon to help them clean up the not-selling inventory at skyprice?

I just want a new 27" high res mon now! Not an iMac....

Steve/apple, how long do we still have to wait for the new mon..... Please.....

Simon -

Your point is inapposite; would you argue a monitor with a resolution of 999999999 x 1 was superior to a 30" cinema display? The difference of 160 vertical pixels is negligible in terms of useful screen workspace. To put it in perspective, the 27" imac has 240 more vertical pixels than the previous 24" model.

What the 27" iMac means for a designer:

Compare the cost of any 2560x1440+ display plus any quad-core tower with the cost of the quad-core 27" iMac and you'll have your answer.

If someone finds it necessary to spend additional thousands of dollars for preferences like a matte screen (a preference I share), 160 vertical pixels, or "expandability", to each their own.

I'm no designer, but don't glossy screens actually render contrast and color better than matte screens? Also, is this a 24-bit screen or 16-bit?

TUAW,

Can you please tell me if there is any way to get the top quad-core model to handle displaying the PS3? What type of cables? Thanks!!!

I just downloaded a free app called Shades. For those of you who have problems with the glossy, check it out. It really does make a difference.

i don't know...I kinda like the glossy screen. I'm not a designer but I do quite a bit of digital art and animation stuff on my macbook pro which has the glossy screen. It makes everything look a lot more crisp and vivid. I guess it just comes down to preference but it does seem odd that matte wouldn't even be an option for those who prefer it. I should also note I tend to work in low lighting conditions and do most my work at night so I may just not have noticed the problems people are having with a glossy screen :/

hopefully a less expensive monitor-only version is released, don't really want to switch to a Mac now

OK so why no HDMI ports ?