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Apple’s HD Cinema Display: Or, How I Overcame Monitor Envy

Written on September 22, 2009 by Liam Cassidy and 18 people have commented

In 1999 I was building websites with UltraDev and Drumbeat. I was playing with DHTML and a cool new thing called CSS. I was dropping the word “recordset” into conversations with other geek friends via the just-released MSN Messenger Service. I considered myself pretty technologically accomplished. But then one day a friend visited and used [...]

Sorry Apple Cinema Display, Your New Cousin Is a Cheaper Date

Written on April 15, 2009 by Darrell Etherington and 12 people have commented

I don’t think I’m alone in visiting the Apple Cinema Display official product page every now and again and saving carts for later filled with LED goodness, even though I never intend to cash out because I can’t afford to. Apple’s displays are sexy, functional, and of tremendous build quality, but that price tag is [...]

Goodbye, 20″ Cinema Display. No Hello, 20″ LED Cinema Display?

Written on February 20, 2009 by Darrell Etherington and 9 people have commented

Another one bites the dust. Another in Apple’s line of Cinema Displays, that is.
Apple pulled the 20″ entry-level model of their popular professional caliber display line Thursday, leaving behind only the legacy 30″ model and the 24″ newly updated LED Cinema Display with DisplayPort that was introduced alongside the new unibody MacBooks and MacBook Pros [...]

24-inch LED Cinema Display Gets a Little More Touchy-Feely

Written on January 12, 2009 by Darrell Etherington and 2 people have commented

Leopard may not have quite the level of touchscreen integration as Windows 7 appears to be packing, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t those out there who would appreciate having one for their Mac. We can probably cry out for a tablet till the cows come home, and not be rewarded any time soon, unless [...]

Is a 24″ Cinema Display For Your MacBook Worth the Money?

Written on December 19, 2008 by Charles Moore and 14 people have commented

Apple’s new notebook-oriented 24-inch LED Cinema Display is certainly a glorious piece of equipment. If you’re not up to speed, this 24-inch LED-backlit 1920 x 1200 pixel resolution glossy-finish widescreen unit includes a built-in iSight video camera, mic and speakers in an elegant, thin aluminum and glass enclosure stylistically consonant with the new unibody MacBooks [...]

Apple Taking Orders for the 24″ Cinema Display

Written on November 18, 2008 by David Appleyard and No one has commented

Apple has today started to take orders for their new 24″ LED Cinema Display. Shipping is stated to start sometime in November, and the screen is priced at $899. We have previously covered the announcement of the new displays and detailed their features.
This new device is the first display designed to make use of [...]