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

I agree with PA from London in as much as that the loss of the resolution of the new monitors and gentleness to the eyes is a big disappointment.
For a software developer vertical pixel count and the fantastic anti-glare surface of the old 30" Cinema display is of far greater importance than the wide-screen glossy or latest anti=glare appearance of the latest monitors.
The old 30" inch monitor has a vertical resolution of 1600 allowing you to see that extra vital amount of source code and the image it produces is much more gentle on my eyes.
Unfortunately, software developers are not in the majority so I do not think this is going to change. I am not sure what I will do if my 30" monitor should ever break. I think Apple should do more for their software developers as they are vitally important to the future of any OS. There is a direct relationship between screen-size and a programmers productivity.
The new Monitors a great for watching movies, better than any TV out there!

The build and picture quality are out of this world. Issues people are having with the length of the cable have been remedied by the looks of things. The cable is now more than long enough to reach a tower sitting on the floor. The only feature this monitor is lacking is an IR receiver for the Apple remotes. Then it would be the perfect accompaniment for the Mac Pro.

My first THREE screens went back. First with a lump of polystyrene in the screen!!, Second loads of dust in the screen and the third one started clicking but caused by expansion and contraction of internals touching together which shouldn't have been rather than the audio issue mentioned a good few times . The fourth one is fine... Only 1 in 4 passed my QC checks, which I was a little disappointed with given it's price tag.

If all that hasn't put you off..

The glossy screen doesn't bother me, I make music, not visual so honestly don't find it a problem, although my cousin who's a photographer, said it would be absolutely useless for his purpose.

The cable - could certainly be longer. It has certainly restricted my set up, Mac Pro on floor under desk directly underneath screen is about as far as it goes.

Contrary to one persons review on here, you CAN turn the screen off/put it to sleep whilst leaving the computer on. Use the keyboard shortcut ctrl-shift-eject. Apparently that guy spoke to a Genius about this problem and the Genius agreed with him! Mmmmm??

As for heat, it doesn't get anywhere near as hot as any other screen or TV I've used previously. I have a 27"LCD TV, wall mounted next to the Apple LED and running off the same Mac Pro and the TV kicks out about 5 times more heat than the Apple unit.

All in all, now I've got a fault free one, I'm happy with this screen. Lovely bit of kit. Expensive, but it's got a little Apple on it... would you expect anything less.

Wow, glossy, vivid bright colours, stunning looks and made by Apple.

Let down by short 0.5 cable. There is not a extension lead made by Apple or third party supplier so don't buy unless you are prepared to have your machine very close to the monitor. Also let down by colour accuracy - you cannot use this monitor for matching press output.

If only Apple would produce an extension lead or adapter. If only Apple would produce a monitor of displaying 95-100% RGB accuracy.

Glossy screen aside (it's a personal preference depending on your usage needs), then this is pretty good. It really works well being seamless with any Mac due to the discrete, integrated, cabling.

However, a couple of issues. Firstly, the sound cuts-out too often (see kbase: TS3602); after a while can be rather annoying. Secondly, importantly it needs Thunderbolt, as likely most users using this are working with large file sizes, so will want to use new Thunderbolt devices when they come.
A further minor point here with Apple's direct store pricing (adding the recent VAT increase, turned this into 918 quid), where many other online suppliers are asking c.840 for this; this difference isn't small change. it's pretty unusual for Apple products, and I think most users would expect Apple's pricing to be fairer accordingly. *However* this price range is fairly GOOD compared to the competition at similar quality levels.

Overall recommended.
Can't wait for Apple's screens with "larger resolution" &/or those big enough for "TV watching" (say, 35"+ screen sizes), lol! :-)

The cables from the new 27 inch Cinema display are too short to reach my mac pro at a reasonable distance away, I have had to buy extension cables, also it's incompatibility with older macbook pro's is irritating.

This monitor is fantastic and completes the perfect setup with MacBook Pro, Magic Mouse and extended flat keyboard. I use it primarily for programming but also do a lot of graphics and this is by far the best setup I've used for either purpose. Perhaps this marks me as an amateur rather than a professional, but I find the glossy screen exquisite and clear and have never had any problem with it apart from the occasional dropout for a second. My wife and I have three of these things between us (home and work in different cities) and I'm often tempted to buy another - working without one is no longer palattable.

Needed a display for Mac Mini. HDTV or Apple? Walked into a store that had a Sony LED HDTV and the Apple Cinema Display side-by-side, both connected to Mac Minis. Even with the Apple display 30% more expensive, there was no question over which I would get. Only wish there were HDMI ports, especially with HDMI from iPad now.

I recently purchased this monitor and am delighted with it. I spent a good deal of time wondering whether to get this or one of the equivalent Dell monitors, the U3011 in particular - with the aim being to replace my dual monitor setup with one larger monitor. Having (for various reasons, including price) opted for the Apple display I have no regrets (so far…!). But I would like to address a couple of points made by people reviewing this product.

1. The reflective screen. If you're working in a brightly lit environment, or worse, one with a window with direct sunlight behind you; then I would imagine you would have a tough time using this screen. I work in a room with dimmed lighting, with no light shining directly on the monitor - and it's perfect. If you do work in a room with a bright light shining on your screen then you or your employer probably haven't given much thought to your working environment in the first place. Shame on you if it's a design studio :)

2. Heat issues. I've read a lot of reviews where people claim that this monitor is prone (or should be prone) to overheating. Well, it may be that the model I purchased differs somehow to theirs, but this runs cooler than any of my previous monitors (heck, remember the days of CRT's?), and I run this thing all day long. It's connected to a Mac Pro, so it's not using the magsafe adaptor - which might be where it generates heat for other people when connected to (and therefore powering) their laptops.

3. Colour and Contrast. I produce animation and video work for use online, not producing work for print, or for TV broadcast - both of which have very particular colour management requirements. If you were doing either of those you shouldn't even be here looking for monitors and should be looking for something from Eizo, with a nice big crazy hood over the top of it.

All in all I'm very pleased, so far.
However… if one day I decide I can only work with the sun on my back and every light I can find clustered over my shoulder, then I'll probably regret purchasing this excellent monitor.