Talk:Apple Cinema Display

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2.1 would imply that the monitor includes a subwoofer or some other limited range speaker, I don't believe this to be the case. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.149.178.49 (talk) 19:56, 30 September 2009 (UTC)

The 20" display is not an HD display. It's the Apple Cinema Display.  Therefore I suggest that this article is misnamed: Cinema HD Display is the name of the 23" and 30" models, not the whole lineup.

--RadRafe 03:43, 21 Nov 2004 (UTC)


 * Fixed. AlbertCahalan 03:21, 14 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Fewer?
Article says: "Older models ran DVI, USB, and 25V power all through a single ADC connector. Current models use plain DVI, for better compatibility and fewer cables." Maybe I'm missing something: how is this fewer cables?

somethings weird about the page. I tried making it sound a lil' better but gave up and left it. ALso dual link Dvi is not "exotic" Where did that come from anyway.

Price comparisons
The E207WFP is not really a directly competing product to the Apple Cinema Display, at least for its intended market. For example, the technical specs for the E207WFP are slightly less capable in terms of color reproduction than the Apple displays. One of the other Dell displays (like the slightly more expensive, but still cheaper than Apple 2007WFP at $339) would make for a better comparison.

Speaking of which, could someone please confirm the criticism section was not written by a Dell employee?

"Generally recommended"
I have added a "citation needed" in the claim that "at the moment the Dell is generally recommended over the cinema display because of it's much newer panel". Who is the Dell generally recommended by? Any links to sources? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.84.4.249 (talk) 06:53, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

I agree here and have removed that part from the section... it is completely meaningless to compare a display with an S-IPS panel against one with a PVA one. I use the Dell display described at work but would not be able to use it for serious photography work as darker shades appear extremely inaccurately. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.193.93.137 (talk) 21:01, 15 December 2008 (UTC)

Power and Settings controls
The Apple Cinema Display that I have has a lighed power touch-point on the lower-right corner, and a settings touch-point on the lower-left corner of the frame, plus USB ports on the back. This is an older ADC model, 23", I think. (I'm not at home at the moment, and this is a hand-me-down.)  The article makes no mention of these for the ADC connected models, though I assume that it's common to those. Filker0 (talk) 17:17, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

Discontinued?
I would like to point out that the standard Apple Cinema Display has not been officially discontinued by Apple. Rather, it has become it's legacy hardware.

http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC007LL/A?fnode=MTY1NDA5OQ&mco=MjM0MDcxODc

Conay (talk) 02:13, 26 August 2011 (UTC)

Removed "Discontinued" date - the display is still for sale, almost certainly because the Mac Pro does not support the Thunderbolt Display (not having a Thunderbolt port). "Reduced marketing emphasis" is not the same as "discontinued". — Preceding unsigned comment added by 140.168.135.1 (talk) 23:47, 12 September 2011 (UTC)


 * The displays are still for sale in the store. They haven't been discontinued and I think it's for the reason 140.168 said (because that's why I bought mine yesterday). Since there's no citation for the supposed discontinuation I'm removing the date and sentence which claims they are discontinued. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Xstonedogx (talk • contribs) 17:45, 2 February 2013 (UTC)

Brightness of LED displays
The text states " It is the first Cinema Display to use LED backlighting and Mini DisplayPort for video input; however, the LED backlighting is edge-lit as opposed to the fully back-lit CCFL of the previous models, resulting in a lower brightness cd/m2 output. " But the data in the tables contradicts that claim. The LED backlighting is brighter. Photomania2016 (talk) 14:45, 15 August 2016 (UTC)Photomania2016

Brightness and contrast ratio updates
The article states that "On August 7, 2006 the Aluminium Cinema displays had a silent upgrade that boosted the brightness and contrast ratios to 300/400 cd/m2 and 700:1." However, there seems to be no source for this. Conversely, Apple (as retrieved via the Wayback Machine) and ArsTechnica both suggest that the 30" was updated to 400 cd/m2 and 700:1 some months earlier.

• http://web.archive.org/web/20060217031400/http://www.apple.com:80/displays/specs.html (17 February 2006 – old specs.)

• http://web.archive.org/web/20060219150816/http://www.apple.com:80/displays/specs.html (19 February 2006 – new specs.)

• https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2006/03/3369/ (28 March 2006)

Only the 20" and 23" seem to have been updated in August.

• http://web.archive.org/web/20060725193504/http://www.apple.com/displays/specs.html (25 July 2006 – old specs.)

• http://web.archive.org/web/20060810013507/http://www.apple.com:80/displays/specs.html (10 August 2006 – new specs.)

147.12.251.8 (talk) 00:02, 10 October 2022 (UTC)

2005 / 2006 revision ❤
There was a 2005/2006 revision of the aluminum model, after the original 2004 was released. It had greater brightness and viewing angles.

I first gleaned this information from Apple's own serial number warranty checker, and then cross-corroborated it with macrumors forums, apple discussions, and MacTracker. However, I believe these are all unreliable sources (WP:RS)

I want to put this info in the article, but I forbid myself from doing so because I cannot find any reliable sources for this. Help would be appreciated. ❤ 96.227.223.203 (talk) 02:41, 8 September 2023 (UTC)