Reviews for Apple LED Cinema Display (27" flat panel)

Got mine December 2011.
Loved it until the other day a thin vertical line appeared out of nowhere the other day.
it is at apple now and according to them it could either be the Board or the display which is around $130 vs $850 and i'm still waiting to find out.
but if it the display i will be very angry as this monitor never moved from the the same spot in my edit room. i would expect a $1000 monitor to work for more then 2 years

great purchase.Works great with my 2010 mac mini

I have an old black Macbook that should be supported for this screen as stated in the technical specifications. After going out of my way to buy a DVI converter that added an additional cost of no less than 100 dollars for an oversized bulky box, I managed to connect my Macbook. However, to my great disappointment, the display options gave a max resolution below of what it should be and there is no way to change it. The letters and graphics in the screen are blurry and fuzzy making this screen useless.
Apple is not properly supporting their products.

Have had this monitor for over a year and been using it with my MacBook Pro. Every part of this monitor just screams "class" and love the design element that matches my MacBook.

The largest surprise was how amazing the audio from this monitor really is. All streamed over the MDP or USB (your choice) and just for general listening to music in iTunes, this is the absolute best sound you can find aside from buying a external set of quality speakers. I myself prefer less cable clutter.

All hasn't been perfect though as I've gotten low voltage warnings just from a standard Apple Keyboard with numerical pad and a corded Apple mouse attached to the keyboard. Simply swapped USB ports on the back of the ACD and never seen the error again.

It amazes me how bright this display is with uniform lighting. Considering that, I haven't had any dark spots or other quality control issues.

Overall, if you own an older Core 2 Duo MacBook or Mac Mini or even a full on Mac Pro. This display is the perfect companion for all of them.

If it's any indication on how well this display is built and still being sold to this day, this is one purchase I've never regretted making.

Bravo Apple on a great monitor for us shutterbugs!

Its extremely nice, usefull and ofcourse luxury style !;)

The display is beautiful - if your a troglodyte living in an underground cave with zero light.

This is not a professional display.

The glare renders it useless if you have any ambient or indirect light source in the room.

It's pretty much a $1000 mirror.

A huge investment for my start-ups, used with a Mac Pro quad for a digital photo lab, was well worth the money over an off brand cheap-o. While there is credence to some other posts about gloss, this only seems to be an issue when backlit (e.g. you have your display in front of a window).

What really makes this worth it is the size? it allows me to work on images in near real scale with room for my tool bars which keeps me from zooming in and out constantly.

What really makes it worth the money? It is a simple, elegant multifunctional interface that renders true colors right out of the box. What I get on the screen is what I get in a print.

The visual quality of the display is stunning. Deep, deep blacks and rich colors. Super accurate color profile. Brilliant super high contrast screen. I have found mine to be reliable and it just works. I have not found the reflection noted by others to be a problem if your workstation is set up properly.

The 3 foot cord is not an issue for me since my MacPro sits sideways next to the monitor, however, I do know lots of office set ups that the CPU sits under the desk/worktable, and this requires an extension to do. For a 1K USD display this a hassle no one needs and makes no logical sense. I do find it strange that there is no height adjustment for ergonomics. Since I am very tall, >2m, this is not good. I find that the old height boosters used for the old CRTs work fine, but again for a one grand machine, it is a hassle no one needs. I take note that the new iMac8s still don't have height adjustment... On the electronics side, I note that this thing still has USB2 ports, again for the price you would think it have USB3 ports,...but on the other hand my nearly new MacPro doesn't either... But for ordinary stuff connected to the monitor, like keyboards, drawing pads, etc it works OK. I hate to say this, but with Steve Jobs gone, Apple does need a real computer geek with attention to detail to make the final call on what goes in the machine, not the mad money men.

My monitor does what I need it to, and does it better than anything else out on the market, and its design limitations I can and do work around with no problem. I suspect most everyone else can as well. I do strongly recommend that everyone that gets this monitor or its Tbolt twin buy Apple Care, since it the reliability seems to be less than normal Apple standards.

The display is a perfect match for my iMac 27" and doubles the workspace!

Pros: Clear, crisp, beautiful, (MUCH better than a 43" 1080P TV that I tried to use before). Also comes with the video cord and USB (sound) in the box, so no extra cords to purchase.

Cons: Very minor sound configuration issues. Took a little effort to get sound working in concert with the iMac. Also the brightness bar didn't appear at first and I had to reset the USB plug. One last minor detail, the cinema display sits 3/4" lower than the iMac so I had to put a spacer block of wood under the display to get it to sit even with my iMac, ie. it would be nicer if Apple would make a height adjustable screen.

A word about glare: At first I noticed a terrible glare, but that was because the default brightness was very low at the first. Once I was able to reset the brightness bar, I brought the brightness up to match my iMac, then it looked exactly the same--no glare. If you drive brightness down low on the iMac or the display the glare starts to show, but if you bring the brightness up then no glare at all. Ie. the screen display is exactly the same as the iMac 27".


Very pleased, should have dished out the money sooner!