Collins America announces new Mini DisplayPort LCDs, HDTV tuners
By Donald Melanson 
posted Jul 17th 2009 2:58PM
posted Jul 17th 2009 2:58PM
Collins America may have been first out of the gate with the promise of some non-Apple Mini DisplayPort LCDs back in April, but it never got around to the little business of actually releasing them. That hasn't stopped the company from coming back with some fresh new promises of updated models, however, and it's even thrown in a whole new product for good measure. Leading off this batch is the 24-inch CinemaView 24 LCD, which packs a full 1080p resolution, a 2ms response time, a 1,000:1 static contrast ratio, four USB ports, and the same $499 price tag as before. Moving on up considerably is the all new CinemaView 47, which is intended to double as both a TV and PC monitor, and of course packs that same 1080p resolution, along with four USB ports, a 4ms response time, a 4,000:1 contrast ratio, and a significantly higher $1,499 price tag. To go along with it, Collins has also debuted its new $399 CinemaView TV device, which packs dual HD tuners, both Mini DisplayPort and HDMI outputs, picture-in-picture support, and inputs for up to four separate HDMI sources. While things are obviously still subject to change (or disappear), both it and the CinemaView 47 are now slated for release in January, while the CinemaView 24 is supposedly on track for an October release.
[Via Electronista]
[Via Electronista]
Wow, these products look very similar to some other devices i've seen on the market...
Must be the wallpaper.
Non-apple displays with decidedly Apple design and the all too familiar Apple price tag. These could sell really well. Just market it to the hip, art crowd.
Are we looking at TN panels on these?
2ms and 1000:1 should tell you enough
$500 24'' TN crap???????????????????????????
There's already mini displayport to DVI adapter in apple accessory store.
Why people pay so much for nothing? It is not worth at all.
Because not everyone is a professional, and thusly does not NEED IPS. I'm one of those people. I can tell the difference, but I don't really care. Unfortunately for this display, there's plenty of other TN 1920x1080 (or 1920x1200 like I would want) displays out there at this size for less than $500.
remember those products we never actually made?
Upgrade!
Yeah, that's the kicker. It's not an update if the product doesn't exist. It's a spec change.
Vapor, now with 30% more water content!
So we are looking at some 24" screens which are not going to ship until October. Unless they're vaporware.
Wow.
This looks like an Apple Cinema Display.
Nah... maybe... nope. I don't see it.
lol
I actually don't care that they look like the Cinema Displays, so long as they copied the fact that the Cinema Displays are IPS-displays (which is doubtful but possible considering the high price) then I'd get one
Why make a smaller standard of a already small standard?
@Richard: Because a smaller standard of an already small standard is even smaller. Small is always good; it uses less space, it's better suited for small devices (Micro-USB being another example) and it decreases manufacturing costs. In terms of DisplayPort, the Mini variant also has the advantage of having a very unique form factor. The normal DisplayPort connection can easily be confused with the similar looking USB. Besides, Mini DisplayPort is electrically the same as standard DisplayPort, so the question should rather be: why _not_ use the smaller version?
Isn't this another Jack Campbell-related venture?
http://www.macintouch.com/readerreports/consumerissues/topic4449.html
After everyone found out, he went and changed the domain reg.
Old registration:
Registrant:
Jack Campbell
622 Windsor Park Lane
Hendersonville, TN 37075
US
Domain Name: CINEMAVIEW.COM
Administrative Contact, Technical Contact, Zone Contact:
Jack Campbell
622 Windsor Park Lane
Hendersonville, TN 37075
US
(615)482-8513
jack@aboutjack.com
Domain created on 30-Jun-2003
Domain expires on 30-Jun-2010
Last updated on 04-Apr-2009
Domain servers in listed order:
NS1.FUTUREQUEST.NET
NS2.FUTUREQUEST.NET
New registration:
Registrant:
Collins America
924 Myatt Industrial Drive
Madison, TN 37115
US
Domain Name: CINEMAVIEW.COM
Administrative Contact:
Collins America
Michael E. Collins
924 Myatt Industrial Drive
Madison, TN 37115
US
(615)860-2846
(615)860-2869 [fax]
Technical Contact, Zone Contact:
Collins America
Michael E. Collins
924 Myatt Industrial Drive
Madison, TN 37115
US
(615)860-2846
Domain created on 30-Jun-2003
Domain expires on 30-Jun-2010
Last updated on 04-Apr-2009
Domain servers in listed order:
NS1.FUTUREQUEST.NET
NS2.FUTUREQUEST.NET
Would the jack Campbell haters just shut up once and for all.
Apple is all "phewwwww....", huffing and puffing
I wonder why anyone would care.
I bought my 24" 1080p display about 7 months ago, and it cost $300. If we include the mini-DVI-to-DVI adapter, $330.
Compare to this one, which has similar specs, is $500 and not going to ship until October. And might be vaporware.
Always Nice To Be Able To Pay Twice
I presume that's their jingle