Apple finally refreshes Cinema Display: 24-inch, LED backlit, $899

Another rumor to tick off the list, Apple just announced the 24-inch Cinema Display. LED-backlit, check; Mini DisplayPort, check; $899 list price, check; MagSafe adapter, check. In fact, it has a tri-pronged cable that also includes USB . Other specs include a native 1,920 x 1,200 resolution, built-in iSight camera / microphone, integrated stereo speakers and a 3-port USB hub. Can you wait 'til November?

Apple's 24-inch LED-backlit Cinema Display

Apple finally refreshes Cinema Displays: 24-inch, LED backlit, $899

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 14th 2008 4:07PM]

That one looks a lot like my hp w2007v display.

[Coolmatt49 Posted Oct 14th 2008 2:09PM]

Mini-Display Adaptor? Does this mean that it won't be compatible with the old MacBook/MacBook Pros and pretty much every other Apple product before this day?

[Stangs55 Posted Oct 14th 2008 2:13PM]

And this is surpirsing why?

It's apple.

You just summed up their entire philosphy and approach to consumers in general.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 14th 2008 2:24PM]

You just need a Mini-DisplayPort to DVI adapter. Hopefully these come bundled with the display...

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 14th 2008 2:48PM]

@Hyperplasia - yeah, damn that Apple. And to think, consumers hate their methods so much that they're buying more Apple products every day. You might check their year-to-year market share sometime. You're obviously not busy watching the Texans win..... (They really didn't win yesterday either. The Dolphins lost.....)

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 14th 2008 9:32PM]

@wy937 - There's adapters out there that go from Display Port to DVI (male to female), so you'd be able to plug an old DVI display into the new macbook pros with that, but from what I understand there's nothing that goes the other way around (DisplayPort female to DVI male). So plugging this new display into an old MacBook Pro does not appear to be possible.

Read about bridging DisplayPort here: http://www.edn.com/index.asp?layout=article&articleid=CA6574650

Personally, I think this development sucks. How hard would it have been for apple to include a little bit of backwards compatibility?

[pidge Posted Oct 14th 2008 2:11PM]

So is this a TN 6-bit panel?

[spamfree Posted Oct 14th 2008 2:15PM]

Is the tri-cable detachable? If it's built-in, you run a risk of trashing your $900 display when all you need is to replace a $30 cable.

[nx2000 Posted Oct 14th 2008 2:16PM]

Built-in speakers? Really? ...that's just stupid. Who pays that kind of money for a display and doesn't have a proper sound system?

[tjv82c Posted Oct 14th 2008 8:43PM]

I know a few people who would love this...

It is basically making a docking station for your laptop, if you are using a MBP and you have the screen down, the internal speakers get muffled... This way, you can carry out a Skype / iChat call without needing additional speakers!

Not everyone uses their laptops for playing music on... But I hope they are somewhat decent speakers...

[javaflash Posted Oct 14th 2008 2:16PM]

$900?! You can buy two, almost three 24-inch with that.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 14th 2008 2:17PM]

WHEN ARE THEY GOING TO POST THE COLOR GAMUT!?
LED BACK-LIT!!!!!!

[JesseG Posted Oct 14th 2008 3:44PM]

Why are they bothering with putting a isight on a monitor thats designed for a macbook? dosent the macbook already have an isight?

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 14th 2008 5:05PM]

The iSight is in the monitor because that's where you look when you connect an external monitor to a laptop.
Right now, I have a MacBook Pro with a 23" Cinema Display to the right of the MBP. When I turn on the iSight in my MBP you get a picture of the left side of my face.
By putting iSight in the monitor, the image will be straight on rather than to the side.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 14th 2008 4:12PM]

I prefer the old Apple Cinema displays. I don't like the new black border. It looks like a Sony screen.

[Grusic Posted Oct 14th 2008 4:52PM]

Well, Steve, like most of your other products, you can stick this one where the Sun don't shine, mate! ;)

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 14th 2008 5:05PM]

I see the made sure the magsafe adapter would work with the macbook air....oh wait they didn't.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 14th 2008 5:06PM]

I take that back, i guess they did make it right. my mistake.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 14th 2008 8:22PM]

Apple doesn't use TN panels?

Looked at a 20" iMac recently ?

I can stop at an Apple store on the way home. P4P.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 14th 2008 8:25PM]

@fieldcar on pg1 even..Engadget comment system..does not work right the first time with noscript..

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 14th 2008 8:29PM]

Now it just needs a touchscreen like that on HP's Touchsmart computer...
Then it would PERFECTLY complement the iPhone 3G...

[vvtopkar Posted Oct 15th 2008 11:19PM]

Just a question, what's the refresh delay rate on this? The old ones have an abysmal 16 ms, which is sad because most Samsungs are 2-4 ms. Sigh.....