Comments on: Glass Cinema Displays?

By: göğüs estetiği

göğüs estetiği — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 22:06:29 +0000

used a matte MBP for almost 2 weeks and exchanged it for a glossy display. I couldn’t ignore the good looks of a glossy screen.

By: Oyunlar

Oyunlar — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:58:27 +0000

great article thanks…

By: kız giydirme

kız giydirme — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 21:18:45 +0000

this is a real technology. thanks

By: Neo

Neo — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:14:36 +0000

Glossy displays are gorgeous. Video, photos, games…web browsing…everything looks incredible on glossy displays. I used a matte MBP for almost 2 weeks and exchanged it for a glossy display. I couldn’t ignore the good looks of a glossy screen.

By: kız oyunları

kız oyunları — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 12:33:56 +0000

Thank you.

By: oyunlar

oyunlar — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 16:49:55 +0000

thank you good

By: çanakkale

çanakkale — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 16:47:56 +0000

thanks.

By: bedava Oyun

bedava Oyun — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 19:13:03 +0000

Bedava Oyunlar

By: Oyun

Oyun — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 19:12:31 +0000

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By: Oyunlar

Oyunlar — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 19:12:04 +0000

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By: Kız Oyunları

Kız Oyunları — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 13:36:26 +0000

Video looks amazing on my MacBook’s glossy screen. Reflections aren’t too big a problem. I only have trouble seeing the screen outside when its really bright.

I’ve actually just order a 22-inch glossy screen monitor for my desktop PC. Looks great for games!

By: kadın

kadın — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 15:37:53 +0000

I sure don’t feel great now, that for the amatuer photography work that I do, I have to skip the new iMac altogether because of the glossy screen.

By: notabadname

notabadname — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 21:58:36 +0000

Let’s not forget that glass can be made to be matte also. The durability of glass and low reflections. You have been able to buy such things for professional framing of art and photography for years. So Apple could make a switch to glass in the ACD easily, without us having to stare at ourselves in the reflection. I agree HDMI has to be in there as well as far more competitive contrast ratios. Samsung is at 1000:1 on their 30 inch, ACD is 700:1 That has a huge impact in graphics and photography.

By: dw

dw — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 06:44:51 +0000

I too was and am one of those who were just about to buy a 24″ as a workstation for home. I surely won’t shell out 1.000 extra for the big Mac + Cinema Display. Or will I? Right know I am waiting and hoping for a matte iMac.

By: Vlad

Vlad — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 08:59:31 +0000

Its obvious that cinema displays should be updated soon, what do you think on chances of having 30″+ screen? 36″? More?

I think its just impossible not having mate as (at least) an option for Cinema.

By: John

John — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 18:28:45 +0000

I’m completely guessing here, but I’m now thinking they may wait to update the Mac Pro line up at the same time as the Cinema Displays. I really hope they don’t wait till January to do this.

I realise Apple’s main sources of profit are the ipod, iphones and macbooks, but to completely neglect the professional community like this is a tad ridiculous.

By: Rodrigo

Rodrigo — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 23:11:58 +0000

Hell no, no updates: Today I bought an Apple Cinema (waiting for it to arrive) … I don’t wanna get an outdated display soon!

By: you tube video

you tube video — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 21:19:29 +0000

Video looks amazing on my MacBook’s glossy screen. Reflections aren’t too big a problem. I only have trouble seeing the screen outside when its really bright.

I’ve actually just order a 22-inch glossy screen monitor for my desktop PC. Looks great for games!

By: video

video — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 21:18:19 +0000

Will they ever update the ACDs? I’d buy one, but I would need an HDMI input for my DirecTV HD receiver

By: oyunlar

oyunlar — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 21:17:24 +0000

You hit it on the head. I was ready, with cash in hand to buy a newly updated 24″ for my semi-pro uses until I saw they had no Matte option. Total bummer.

By: Nick

Nick — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 14:29:56 +0000

All you see in the glossy screen is your own reflection. It is terribly distracting for anyone, amateur or professional, who wants to do photo editing. I would buy the iMac in a second because it’s so beautiful, but the glossy screen is the deal-breaker. After spending an hour on the iMac at the Apple store, I left with my eyes throbbing me from the glare. Trying to “tune out” or see past reflections and glare puts a huge strain on the eyes because they have to continually refocus.

By: Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 20:04:14 +0000

I am thinking of making the new cinema displays glossy.

By: Billy K

Billy K — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 15:17:30 +0000

I hope this glossy thing dies soon. I doubt it will, but I really hope it’s just a fad. I hate my MB screen, and the new glossy display is probably the only thing keeping me from updating my white plastic iMac to the new iMac.

I’m really baffled by Apple’s embrace of the glossy. It’s just so impractical. For all the flak Apple takes for being trendy and overly concerned with appearances, they’ve always made machines that actually work. This is the wrong path.

By: nfoo

nfoo — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 13:15:15 +0000

Two more thinks:

The GMA is no worse than the 9200.
Everything runs fine. Trust me: it’s my backup Computer.

The MacBook has a SerialATA controller.
It supports … Apple doesn’t want you to know: 4 GB of RAM …

By: Honza

Honza — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 13:11:33 +0000

And I want the faster SATA hard disks. The 20″ iMac was the perfect choice for me, before the change to glass. Maybe I can pick up a brand new old model cheap?

By: Honza

Honza — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 13:09:40 +0000

Thanks for the advice nfoo, but I don’t want the GMA integrated graphics adapter. Even my G4 mini has a proper video card.

By: nfoo

nfoo — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 12:40:02 +0000

Honza:

Buy a MacBook, not pro, with a good external screen.
This setup is good for amateur/semi-pro foto work.
Or if you don’t need a Notebook pick the MacMini.

Don’t underestimate the difference between your G4 MacMini and the new CoreDuo.
It’s HUGE … HUUUUGE …

By: Aidan

Aidan — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 08:09:20 +0000

I’m still waiting for them to just actually release new cinema displays. I didn’t order a new one in January amidst rumours that they were going to release new ones with iSight and HDMI support then, and now I’m not going to order one just because it’s been so long.

Surely some professionals, especially those working in film, broadcast and print, must be gagging for an update – I know I am.

By: Honza

Honza — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 07:30:01 +0000

Look, the iMac may not be targeted at the ‘pro’, but it’s not exactly a cheap machine, well not the one I wanted to buy anyway. I sure don’t feel great now, that for the amatuer photography work that I do, I have to skip the new iMac altogether because of the glossy screen. I can’t afford a Mac Pro, and cannot justify it (cos I’m not a pro!) and neither do I want a big metal case sitting on my desk. So what now? An intel mini to replace my G4 mini, and then choose my own matte DELL screen?

HUGE bummer. I feel that maybe a hackintosh is in my future.

By: BdeRWEST

BdeRWEST — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 02:54:49 +0000

It makes sense for the consumer. When LCDs started becoming popular back in the day, a real bummer was the lack of durability. I used to clean my CRT with windex and a paper towel. All of a sudden I was babying my monitor. With a glass-enclosed display, you’ll get more freedom with how much you abuse your monitor (family friendly).

I don’t think it was a bad idea for the iMac, but continuing that line of thought to the pro line doesn’t work for the aforementioned reasons.

By: Kurt

Kurt — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 02:48:58 +0000

I checked out the new imacs at the local Apple Store in Albuquerque last night. The glossy displays are a real deal killer for me. I don’t enjoy watching my self work and the reflection of the overhead lights was really really bad.

By: Richard Lomas

Richard Lomas — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 22:04:01 +0000

I notice that the new BenQ 24″ display announced today had HDMI. That’d sure be nice on a cinema display!

By: Richard Lomas

Richard Lomas — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 17:22:29 +0000

You hit it on the head. I was ready, with cash in hand to buy a newly updated 24″ for my semi-pro uses until I saw they had no Matte option. Total bummer.

By: nfoo

nfoo — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 17:05:19 +0000

Hi …

I have the feeling that Apple added the Glossy Screens to the iMacs because they are a too big competition for the Pro products.

The 24″ iMac was a wonderful machine for pros. For most people the quad-core MacPro is just overkill.
So a lot of professionals I know bought the 24″ iMac. It’s such a great value.

But now … with the glossy display there is no use for it anymore. Because of the screens twisting the color too much.

I think it’s a forced difference between consumer and pro models:
Look at MacBook: it’s as fast as the Pro and the internal Graphics are no big con. But you can not use it without an external display, because the display is not only bad, but also glossy.

You can like a glossy display, I understand that but make no mistake: Glossy display are most of the time just a way to sell you bad display by tuning them a little with the higher contrast. The MacBook’s display would be horros without the gloss.

It’s so sad that there’s no more gloss-free iMac. And I think it’s a dirty trick.

Greetings …

By: Lennart

Lennart — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 15:24:45 +0000

of course it should just be an option. for me, glossy is the only way to go. except for my black and white photography maybe which looks more dynamic on matte.

i think it’s really silly that there doesn’t seem to be a non-glossy version of the iMac, as it is now (especially with better graphics and the firewire 800 port) aiming to get a share in the pro business of apple.