Apple Cinema Display

All you want to know about Apple Cinema Display

Dual 30" Apple Cinema HD Displays
Dual 30" Apple Cinema HD Displays
Original 22" Apple Cinema Display with DVI connection
Original 22" Apple Cinema Display with DVI connection

The Apple Cinema Display is a product line of widescreen flat panel monitors made by Apple Inc. Apple initially introduced the 22" Apple Cinema Display in September 1999 alongside the Power Mac G4. The display used DVI, and was enclosed in a high-density plastic frame with an easel-style stand.

Apple upgraded the Cinema Display in July 2000, by running DVI, USB and 25V power through a single ADC connector. In March 2002, Apple replaced the 22" model with a 23" model supporting full 1080p resolution, which was redesignated the "Cinema Display HD". In June 2004, Apple completely redesigned the Cinema Display line in an aluminum case, introducing a 30" Cinema Display HD as the flagship model. These later models have an aluminum stand with a design similar to the current iMac stand, and a surface that matches Apple's Powermac G5, Mac Pro, later Powerbook G4 and MacBook Pro computers. They come in 20", 23" and 30" models.

While designed to be paired with Apple computers, the 20" and 23" models are fully compatible with any other personal computers with DVI output. To run at full resolution, the 30" model requires a computer equipped with an appropriate video card featuring dual link DVI. Currently LG.-Philips produces the LCD panel used by the Cinema Displays[1].

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30" model compatibility

Due to the large number of pixels (2560x1600), the 30" model requires a Duallink (DL) DVI capable graphics card. All Powermac G5 and Powerbooks that were introduced after the 30" model came out in June 2004 support it, as well as all the Mac Pros and Macbook Pros. Apple introduced the 30" Cinema Display together with the Geforce 6800, which sported even two DL-DVI ports. ATIs aftermarket AGP X800 Mac Edition, which only works in Powermac G5, also supports DL-DVI (one port only though). For duallink support in older AGP-based Powermacs (Powermac G5 and even AGPx4-capable Powermac G4), ATI sold an aftermarket card that was also compatible with PCs, the Radeon 9600 Mac/PC, this card also came with only one DL-DVI port.

Criticism

Apple's monitors have been criticised for being more expensive than other monitors. One of the first notable examples is the comparison of the Dell UltraSharp 2005FPW with the similarly configured 20-inch Apple Cinema Display of the 2004 generation of Cinema Displays. Both displays use the same LG.Philips LCD display, though they contain different backlighting mechanisms.[1]

There are also differences between other Apple and Dell models. For example, the Dell 2408FPW uses a Samsung S-PVA panel whereas the Apple 23" uses a LG.Philips S-IPS panel. While S-IPS panels have some notable advantages[2], at the moment the Dell is generally recommended over the cinema display because of its much newer panel[citation needed]. Apple Cinema displays are SWOP-certified[3].

Models

Introduced Discontinued Inches Pixels PPI Frame Model Number Plug Name Power Response Time
September 1999 July 2000 22 1600x1024 86.35 polycarbonate M5662 DVI-D Apple Cinema Display 62-77W ?
July 2000 January 2003 22 1600x1024 86.35 polycarbonate M8149 ADC Apple Cinema Display 62-77W ?
March 2002 June 2004 23 1920x1200 98.44 polycarbonate M8536 ADC Apple Cinema Display HD 70W ?
January 2003 June 2004 20 1680x1050 99.06 polycarbonate A1038 ADC Apple Cinema Display 60W 16 ms
June 2004 -- 20 1680x1050 99.06 aluminum A1081 DVI-D Apple Cinema Display 65W 14 ms
June 2004 -- 23 1920x1200 98.44 aluminum A1082 DVI-D Apple Cinema HD Display 90W 14 ms
June 2004 -- 30 (29.7 viewable) 2560x1600 101.65 aluminum A1083 Dual Link DVI-D Apple Cinema HD Display 150W 14 ms

See also

References

  1. ^ Apple - Cinema Displays - Technical Specifications
  2. ^ "Matrix of all Matrices".
  3. ^ Apple - Cinema Displays - Technology

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