Apple Cinema 20-inch Flat-Panel Display | 
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Category: Personal Computer
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Rating:  29 reviews
Sales Rank: 451
Media: Electronics
Display Size: 20
Shipping Weight (lbs): 25.9
Dimensions (in): 23.5 x 20.7 x 8.6
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: M9177LL/A
Model: M9177LL/A
UPC: 718908806999
EAN: 0718908806999
ASIN: B0002ILKMW
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| Features:
| | 1,680 x 1,050 optimal resolution, 16.7 million colors | | | 700:1 contrast ratio, 0.258 mm dot pitch | | | 16 ms response time; DVI, Firewire and USB 2.0 connections | | | 170-degree viewing angles | | | 1-year warranty covers parts, labor and backlight |
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Product Description
Includes: DVI cable, FireWire 400 cable, USB 2.0 cable, and DC power. Apple 20" LCD Cinema Display - This huge 20" computer monitor is perfect for the prosumer and professional alike. Imagine multi-tasking with multiple full-size windows open simultaneously, or editing video with a super-wide timeline! It has a native resolution of 1680x1050, and a contrast ratio 700:1, for stunning quality on either a Mac or a PC. Brightness - 300 cd/m2 Viewing Angle - 170 degrees horizontal / 170 degrees vertical Antiglare Hardcoat Screen Treatment Kensington Security Port User Controls - Display Power, System Sleep, System Wake, Brightness and Display Tilt Connects to a PC or Macintosh via a digital DVI connection
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 Apple Cinema Display gives you full computing experience... March 11, 2005
Stephen Hall (USA)
59 out of 63 found this review helpful
There was a time that I never considered buying an Apple display. I figured a Mac costs enough money, without spending $1000, or more, on a display. In late January 2005, I purchased the newest Powerbook G4 12 inch 1.5 GHZ G4, with superdrive. The notebook had nearly all the performance I was looking for, and the small form factor allows me to easily haul it around the house, or the world should I ever get to travel properly. However, I wanted more from my Powerbook, when at my desk.
Yes, I was already using my Powerbook with an external display. It was an analog Sony LCD. However, it was only 15 inches, with a resolution of 1024x768, so I actually had as little screen real estate on my external display, as I had on the 12 inch built-in display. I wanted more.
After deciding a 17 inch LCD would not be enough, I ordered the Apple's 20" Cinema Display, and I'm glad I did. Unfortunately, the box arrived beat-up, and there was even dirt inside. However, everything inside seemed to work ok, thankfully. Un-wrapping the cinema display was a joy, and I was eager to put it on my desk. The design of this display is stunning. The aluminium enclosure will please the eyes of anyone, and the back of the display is as beautiful, if not more beautiful than the front. There is a single cable that comes from the back of the display, which neatly goes through an opening on the aluminium stand. This single cable splits in the end into Firewire, USB, DVI, and a power connector that you plug into the power brick. I connected the firewire, USB, and DVI to my Powerbook, and then I connected the power to the display. Wow. It was perfect out of the box. I could never get the color profile right on my old external display, but the cinema display was out of the box the most beautiful display I had ever used. The brightness was exceptional, and it took a few days for me to get used to the brightness. Yes, you can lower the brightness with grace of your finger over the sophisticated tough-sensitive buttons on the right side of the display, but I loved the look at full-brightness.
My computing experience has been at another level, since the cinema display arrived. Whether I'm browsing the web, working in Photoshop and iPhoto, or making a movie in iMovie, the 20" cinema display and its 1680x1050 resolution is a joy to use. The display also gives me two USB and two Firewire ports directly behind the panel, which is incredibly convenient. If you're a gamer, which I'm not, you will appreciate the 16ms response this display offers.
Yes, your computer does all the hard work, but it is your display you interact with. A great display like the Apple Cinema Display allows you to get more done, with less work and effort. For example, you do not have to figure out how to fit all your Photoshop palettes on the screen, for there is plenty of room.
DVDs are quite the experience on this display as well. I popped in Shrek 2, and I was amazed by the images, but DVDs are far from the only reason you should want a widescreen. The widescreen aspect of this display allows you to work in the way our minds are designed and used to working. We read from left to right, so a display that is wider than it is long makes a lot of sense.
Overall, if you would like to save some money, there are other displays out there. Dell actually offers a 20 inch widescreen display, which compares nicely with this one, even supporting additional inputs. However, it does lack something. It lacks the beauty in design that the Apple Cinema Display offers, and it probably lacks some of the quality control that Apple strives hard to achieve. For example, Apple might reject some of the panels they use inside of this display, if they suspect quality concerns, where other manufactures may use any panel they are supplied with, without spending the time and money to ensure a quality panel. If you believe you would like to spend some money on a fantastic display to use with your Powerbook, PowerMac, or DVI-output PC, then you should not pass-up this beauty. It is truly a piece of art from an aesthetics point of view, and the images it displays are spectacular. This display will not look like "yesterday's" display anytime soon. In fact, it is a pleasure to enjoy a display that does not look like it should be part of a busy, cluttered office. This display oozes beauty and grace, and the stock Apple pictures do not do it justice. The Apple Cinema Display gives you the full computing experience.
updated from a 17" CRT and wanted something to match iMac 20" April 4, 2006
J. M MCCORMICK (Santo Andre, Brazil)
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
when I bought my Intel iMac w/20" LCD suddenly everything else looked dull in comparison. This Apple 20" is very close in spec to my iMac 20" screen. Stores like Best Buy do not have good quality 20+" LCDs in yet. You want the 16x9 profile also, the regular square LCDs look dorky in comparison and typically have lower brightness and contrast ratios. The newer stuff is very bright and clear. It is obvious when you go to a store and look at the LCD screens. The cheap $200 LCDs just don't look good in comparison to the new stuff.
Intel iMac screen:
1680x1050
280 cd/m2 (brightness in candle power)
800:1 Contrast ratio
Apple 20" LCD
1680x1050
250 cd/m2
400:1 Contrast
14ms response time (www.apple.com/displays/specs.html)
Other comparables:
Gateway 21" 1680x1050 $599
300 cd/m2 1000:1 contrast
Dell 24" 2405FPW $800
1920 x 1200
500 cd/m2
1000:1 contrast
You should be aiming for at least 300 cd/m2 on brightness and close to 1000:1 contrast. These Apple LCDs have been out for awhile and are starting to show their age in comparison to the brand new products that have just started to come out. If you are using your LCD for a TV you may need the brightness, but for computer work the Mac 20" LCD is just about right.
I paid a few $$$ more ($750 total price) for the Apple LCD, but I feel I made the correct purchase. I just didn't like the way the others looked and it had to look good against my iMac. I actually like this screen better than the one on my iMac and it seems just as bright even if the specs say that it is not. Amazon also boxes the shipment (besides the Apple box) so your screen should arrive undamaged.
20" with a PC/DVI April 1, 2005
A. Salazar (New Jersey)
13 out of 14 found this review helpful
After several months of debating whether or not it was worth the money, I finally bought one of these babies. I hesitated for so long because of the price. I came close to ordering the 21" Samsung several times but really wanted a WS. After seeing the in the Apple stores several times, I really wanted one but $1300 was a big chunk of change. Then when the price dropped to below $1000 I gave in.
Overall, it is an impressive display. I am running it with a custom built PC using an ATI 9700 Pro w/DVI out. At first I could not get the thing to work at native resolution at all and any other res would produce strange results. Eventually, I discovered that something was wrong with my display drivers and I simply wiped out windows and started over from scratch (had been meaning to do it anyway and I upgraded the HD at the same time). After that, it worked like a champ. No problems whatsoever.
My only grips are the incompatibility with XP and the USB hub in the display. This is a well know problem with the PCs and Apple does not seem to care. Also, the only hard button controls you get are brightness and contrast. No other screen adjustments with the PC. I haven't really need any since the display have proven to be very intelligent when resizing different screen res's and I can use the ATI drivers to adjust things like color temp and gamma.
Other then that it is a fantastic display for the price.
Great display, but look out for Amazon's shipping December 9, 2005
Nate R (Ilinois)
13 out of 14 found this review helpful
This is a great display, if you own one you will love it. BUT, Amazon doesn't seem to have a box that it will fit in securely for shipping. I received my original order, the box was completely destroyed and the screen was damaged due to being thrown around in shipping. The second display I received had been treated even more brutally, and I had to return it as well. I ended up getting a refund, because I don't want to keep dealing with this. Don't let this review stop you from buying an excellent display, but be careful how you ship it. I recommend you choose overnight shipping so it doesn't get tossed around for 4 days in the shipping process. Sure it might be 30 dollars more, but you are already spending 700+ on a monitor so the 30 dollars to ensure it gets to you safely won't hurt too bad.
Best LCD on the Market October 9, 2004
A.G.
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I just purchased the 20" Cinema display and right out of the box this thing was amazing. Zero setup (with the G5) was needed. Just plugged in the only cable coming out of the back. This cable split int the power, DVI, USB, and FireWire. Great design. Then I booted the computer and WOW. The picture quailty was so crisp and pure. It was an obviously upgrade from the 17" CRT I've had for 4+ years. The only slight downside was the price. If you're a student or educator, you can get this monitor for $1169 + tax, so it's about the same depending on your tax rate. Perfect companion to the G5 aluminum look!
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