Collins America announces new Mini DisplayPort LCDs, HDTV tuners

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]

[Chan @ Jul 17th 2009 3:08PM]

Wow, these products look very similar to some other devices i've seen on the market...

[Ryan @ Jul 17th 2009 3:39PM]

Must be the wallpaper.

[Nikesh @ Jul 18th 2009 11:26AM]

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.

[cocoviper @ Jul 17th 2009 3:09PM]

Are we looking at TN panels on these?

[Wwhat @ Jul 18th 2009 5:50PM]

2ms and 1000:1 should tell you enough

[radukk @ Jul 17th 2009 3:11PM]

$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.

[Level 5 @ Jul 17th 2009 11:01PM]

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.

[NoAndThen @ Jul 17th 2009 3:14PM]

remember those products we never actually made?

Upgrade!

[UnixSystemsEngineer @ Jul 17th 2009 4:41PM]

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!

[nikster @ Jul 18th 2009 11:18AM]

So we are looking at some 24" screens which are not going to ship until October. Unless they're vaporware.

Wow.

[iKurt 7 @ Jul 17th 2009 3:16PM]

This looks like an Apple Cinema Display.

[Templarian @ Jul 17th 2009 3:30PM]

Nah... maybe... nope. I don't see it.

lol

[JohnTitor @ Jul 17th 2009 3:42PM]

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

[Richard @ Jul 17th 2009 3:21PM]

Why make a smaller standard of a already small standard?

[Yoshi1080 @ Jul 17th 2009 4:42PM]

@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?

[rick @ Jul 17th 2009 4:44PM]

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
[phone]
[e-mail]

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
[phone]
[phone] [fax]


Technical Contact, Zone Contact:
Collins America
Michael E. Collins
924 Myatt Industrial Drive
Madison, TN 37115
US
[phone]


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

[Rus @ Jul 17th 2009 6:43PM]

Would the jack Campbell haters just shut up once and for all.

[Michael Zupcak @ Jul 17th 2009 9:13PM]

Apple is all "phewwwww....", huffing and puffing

[nikster @ Jul 18th 2009 11:23AM]

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.

[Wwhat @ Jul 18th 2009 5:51PM]

Always Nice To Be Able To Pay Twice

I presume that's their jingle