Apple Cinema Displays.. possible updates..

[Deleted member 651465]

Hey all,

As most people know there's rumours flying around that Apple are going to update their Cinema Displays at Macworld (January 10th 2007) and reveal the new-look displays which encorporate iSight in to the bezels.

What I have found out though, is that Apple could possibly be offering revised sizes along with these changes.. Of which, could see the introduction of a MAHOOSIVE 50" HD screen (although that is a little less believable), the 23" HD replaced with a new 24" model, and nearly all (20" exempt) with a new panel.. supposedly achieving a 92% colour gambit

What I know..

The 23" panel (LG LM230WU3) used in the 23" Apple Cinema Display is being discontinued in favor of the new 24" panel (LG LM240WU1), which means they have to switch panels.

A new 26" panel (LG LM260WU1) with better specs, but I don't know if Apple will use that one.

There's also a new 30" panel (LG LM300WQ1) with better specs (1000:1 contrast ratio, 92% NTSC color gamut), which the HP LP3065 and the Dell 3007WFP-HC are already using, so it seems logical that Apple will update to next.

The 20" will probably just get a brightness upgrade. I don't think Apple will release a display larger than 30" - rumours of the 50"!! but who knows. If they do, it will probably use a 1920x1080 panel. I don't know of any panels larger than 30" with a higher resolution though!

 

[MagSafe]

Personally i'm hoping for a 20" High Definition ACD with iSight built in , I have my wallet at the ready! (and making a huge profit by selling my iSight in the meantime!)

I wouldn't say a 50" ACD is out of the question though, everyone probably thought the same when a 30" was introduced, and now most professional photographers prefer to use 2 of these side by side.

I'll be slightly disappointed if they don't built the iSights into the ACD's though.

edit: oh, by the way, the keynote is on the 9th, not the 10th

 

[Deleted member 651465]

They can't do a HD 20" can they? I'd have thought it would have been released by now seeing as they were revised back in October/November?

It doesn't make sense for them to suddenly NEED iSight, but I think that seeing as the MBPs have them that there's a good chance they will put them in and market it for conference purposes

I'd love to get the 50" and the 8-Core, in fact I have the money waiting here ready for the announcements at Macworld...but I can't begin to contemplate the size of the box for the display, never mind the thing itself! HOLY MOLY!!

Also, iTV is meant to be pushed back to spring 2007 now due to software bugs.. doesn't mean they won't do a soft-release of it and take orders ready to ship in Spring (much like they did with the Macbooks).

EDIT: Yeah, I usually watch the keynote via Quicktime the day later, my bad

 

[MagSafe]

They can't do a HD 20" can they? I'd have thought it would have been released by now seeing as they were revised back in October/November?

It doesn't make sense for them to suddenly NEED iSight, but I think that seeing as the MBPs have them that there's a good chance they will put them in and market it for conference purposes

I don't know, HD is everywhere nowadays so I don't see why they won't introduce it into all their monitors rather than just some of them if there's going to be a big update to them all. HD is the main reason i want to upgrade my monitor anyway and I wouldn't mind saving a couple of hundred by not buying the 23".

The iSights have been completey discontinued on all the Apple Stores now so from watching the preview of the new iChat AV features they must be doing something with the iSights. I actually can't think why the ACD's shouldn't have them built in.

 

[MagSafe]

EDIT: Yeah, I usually watch the keynote via Quicktime the day later, my bad

Ah I see ... I'm going to be watching it this year with the rest of the Mac User Group I go to on a big plasma screen - (can't wait )

 

[Deleted member 651465]

I actually can't think why the ACD's shouldn't have them built in.

Most professional users wouldn't need it to be honest.

That's why the only reason I could think they'd do it, is for a web conference purpose.. at least, I don't know anyone in the recording industry who'd want to use the iSight from the recording studio when they'd rather pick up the phone.

Suppose you can't rule out the possibility that they just dumped the iSight as a standalone product altogether either; didn't it fail ROHSS compliance?

 

[MagSafe]

Most professional users wouldn't need it to be honest.

That's why the only reason I could think they'd do it, is for a web conference purpose.. at least, I don't know anyone in the recording industry who'd want to use the iSight from the recording studio when they'd rather pick up the phone.

Suppose you can't rule out the possibility that they just dumped the iSight as a standalone product altogether either; didn't it fail ROHSS compliance?

Yeah, it failed European guidelines because it had to much metal in it or something along those lines. It stopped selling on all Europe stores first of all and at the weekend there they pulled it from all worldwide stores

They have the iSights built into so many other models now, including the MacBook Pro as you mentioned, so I just don't see why they won't introduce it into the ACD's out of convenience.

I really can't see them introducing another external webcam device (which is what the only other viable option would be) now that they have it built into almost every other model.

 

[Deleted member 651465]

I agree with you; they will probably do it just because it's in every other model.

Yes, it failed because it was found to contain the % of lead that was above the new ROHS tolerance - I know a LOT of manufacturers have had to revise products because of it! Cyrus (The audio company famous for the award winning CD6 had to do a major revision because of it!)

The RoHS Directive stands for "the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment". This Directive bans the placing on the EU market of new electrical and electronic equipment containing more than agreed levels of lead, cadmium, mercury, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyl (PBB) and polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame retardants.

Anyway, I can't see an external iSight ever again, which is a shame because most experts reckon that the built in variant is not a true CCD camera like the external.. however much Apple claim it.

 

[MagSafe]

Yeah, so ... heres hoping ACD's with built in iSights at Macworld

I was just thinking, now that there isn't any external iSights being sold there isn't anything for Mini or Pro users anyway ... and with Photo Booth being integrated into Leopard anyway the only logical thing to do will be to integrate them into the ACD's

So ... bring on MWSF '07

 

[ironman]

I hope they don't put iSight into the Cinema Displays, they are meant to look snazzy and professional. I have a 20" ACD and I feel a little black square in the top middle would ruin the design. I'm looking forward to it though, because I want to upgrade the size of my ACD come end of Summer, so whether to go for a new 26" or the old (current) 30" will be the decision.

 

[Deleted member 651465]

I hope they don't put iSight into the Cinema Displays, they are meant to look snazzy and professional. I have a 20" ACD and I feel a little black square in the top middle would ruin the design. I'm looking forward to it though, because I want to upgrade the size of my ACD come end of Summer, so whether to go for a new 26" or the old (current) 30" will be the decision.

Gotta be the 30".. don't think they will use the 26" panel, although 24" is basically a cert!

I know that if/when Apple release the MacPro i'm going to wait until February and then go with a maxed out setup with a 30"!...mainly to forego the teething / stock problems of the initial Macworld-empt batches