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O'Grady: New Apple Displays at Macworld

by , 4:00 PM EST, December 13th, 2007

There are good reasons to suspect that Apple will release new displays at Macworld on January 15th, according to Jason O'Grady at ZDNet on Thursday. The most compelling are preparations for HDMI and the fact that Apple's displays were last refreshed in June 2004, an eternity ago in consumer electronics time.

The authors note that Apple has removed the Apple Cinema displays from the front page of their online store. It could be to make room for Christmas specials, but they're not buying it.

"Apple’s new Cinema Displays will most likely feature LED backlighting, an HDMI port, a built-in iSight camera and a new industrial design. If they only come with a glossy finish, look for a boycott and protest–at least from me," Mr. O'Grady wrote.

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Close Name:iVoid Posts: 65 Joined: 10 Jan 2007
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Hopefully, Apple is smarter than that. Putting glossy screens on a professional level monitor would be shooting themselves in the foot.

I was looking at buying a new iMac, but not until they put a proper non-reflective display on it.

Close Name:Small White Car Posts: 1960 Joined: 02 Jul 2004
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iVoid wrote:
I was looking at buying a new iMac, but not until they put a proper non-reflective display on it.


Remember, the laptops have glossy coating while the iMacs have a glass front. Slightly different.

I'm not really defending either (I've made sure all my macs have non-glossy screens on them and will continue to do so) but it's worth pointing the difference out.

I mean, we all used glass CRT screens for over 20 years and I don't recall reflections being huge problem on them.

Close Name:iVoid Posts: 65 Joined: 10 Jan 2007
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Small White Car wrote:
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iVoid wrote:
I was looking at buying a new iMac, but not until they put a proper non-reflective display on it.


Remember, the laptops have glossy coating while the iMacs have a glass front. Slightly different.

I'm not really defending either (I've made sure all my macs have non-glossy screens on them and will continue to do so) but it's worth pointing the difference out.


Point taken, but the end result is the same: ugly glare from the surrounding light sources.

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I mean, we all used glass CRT screens for over 20 years and I don't recall reflections being huge problem on them.


I remember having to buy anti-glare screens for large number of computers I supported back then to counter the glossy crts.

It just really seems a huge step back to have all these glossy screens again. Those who don't learn from the past... and all that.

Close Name:Guest
Subject: Why would you repeat this rumor.

I followed the link to the ZDnet site where the commentator made his assumptions and explained that he thought that displays, being three years old are due an upgrade.
He did not say he had inside info, he didnt say he has checked with suppliers, he is basically expressing a wish.
Why would you link to that kind of thing, why would you pass it on.
I thought you folks were better than a rumour site.

Close Name:Guest
Subject: Wanted: iSight

I always thought built-in iSights were the missing killer feature on Apple's pro-level systems. With Leopard's collaborative features in iChat, Mac shops with iSight monitors would suddenly have a complete, dead-simple virtual conferencing system essentially for free. Apple has been treating iSight like a toy when it could actually lend them a profound competitive advantage in their enterprise markets.

Close Name:Guest
Subject: Touch Screens ?

I believe the main reason for smooth glass screens is for touch screens. Wipe then with the included cloth hourly.

Close Name:Guest
Subject: "Glossy" display

I have a 24-inch 2.8GHz Core 2 Extreme iMac with the so-called "glossy" display and have no reflection issues whatsoever. And I'm in a room with three large windows with blinds. I love the sharp colors and (seemingly) high contrast compared to the 23-inch Cinema Display I used to have. Besides, it's not glass at all but a plastic material that must have some kind of infused anti-reflective coating. I'm hoping the new displays will look EXACTLY like the iMacs.

Close Name:Guest
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I LOVE the glossy MacBook screens for photography presentation. Where I used to work we had a couple of G5 iMacs with 1/16" acrylic inserts in the recessed display area to turn them into glossy displays, as well as to protect the actual surface. They were great.

But, for the sake of photography editing I'd rather the non-glare surface of my Acrylic/ADC Cinema Display than the glare of my CRT.

Close Name:Guest
Subject: cloudy display

2 days ago I got a 24 inch, 2.4GHz glossy Imac and it is absolutely fabulous... but!
the left side of the screen, ( about 1/3 ) is much brighter than the rest. it has nothing to the with the lights or the windows, because I opened a total black Photoshop document in a totally darkened room and the brightness is more obvious.
what may cause this happens?
does any one have an idea, or ever heard of such a problem?
thanks

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