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

This is a great monitor that works well with my Mini and laptop alike. Good looking, the speakers/mic/camera are pretty good too and the discrete and powered USB slots really help tidy up a desk. I've no reflection issues, if the screen was set to dark setting and I had a window behind me then maybe.
The people writing negative reviews based on this not being good for pro-graphic works: what's this display called dummies!! It does what it says on the tin and does it well... expensive yes, but ultimately it will last and look good for a long time and the picture is excellent for the home computing 99.5% of buyers will be using it for.

ok it is good had for 2 months no problems hooked it up to my mac air and it works especially for youtube videos and music video and i even hooked it up tp my ps3 and it shows a beatiful picture.

I really cannot find fault with this monitor. There are some really great monitors out there and this is one of the best.

If you don't like glossy screens. That is your personal preference, which is fine, so go for something else. If you put your laptop or desktop somewhere other than next to the screen, then you may have an issue with the length of the connectors - but to be honest you will find that is an issue with most monitors. OK it doesn't have an off button, but when you shut down your Mac it switches itself off.

My company uses several different monitors at work. This is the first choice regardless of whether you are editing video, processing photos or preparing a research report. People will even get in 2 hours early to secure access.

I have given up fighting for access at work and bought my own for home use. It is worth every penny.

While this is an expensive monitor it is also a gorgeous piece of design and worth every penny, except for a major technical issue. My biggest complaint is that there is only one input - mini display port (MDP) - but as I only use it with a MacPro that is not really a problem for me at the moment.

This monitor has one major technical flaw which so far Apple has not commented on. Intermittently all sound coming from the built in speakers will stop working. When you use the volume up/down/mute buttons the on screen display lags behind your keypresses by a second or two - sound comes out of the speakers. The only sure fire fix seems to be to disconnect both the USB and MDP connections for 10-15 seconds.

Having spent a large amount of money on this monitor I'm very unhappy that there appears to be a general fault with it and Apple have not responded so far. When I called support they claimed to be unaware of any issues and went through the usual options - reboot, reset PRAM, none of which worked :(

You can read about the issue on the apple discussion forums - for some reason I cant like to the article here.

I'd give this monitor 5 stars if it didn't have this issue. With its high-res, glossy screen, built in speakers (when they work properly) and iSight its a fantastic piece of kit. Unfortunately it's let down by a technical flaw that can hopefully be resolved with a firmware update.

If you are working with print design glossy is just not good enough. Colours may be slightly more saturated but you cant achieve this in print anyway so any supposed advantage of a glossy screen is in fact a disadvantage. Bring back the matte option!

I went to the Apple store to buy this product to use alongside a Mini that would be on 24/7 as a media server, but would also serve as occasional DVD player etc. Was impressed by it - especially sound quality, but was floored by the absence of an on/off switch, instead it is driven solely by the Mac it is connected to. Maybe some complex settings on the Mini would prevent the screen turning on when it was purely in server mode, but I want simplicity, and don't understand why you would not include something as obvious as an on/off switch on this product.

Like so many others who use this as a professional tool, this is not even worth considering. I recently saw a friends 27' display and honestly couldn't see what I was doing. The room was darkened and I still had to move my head around to view areas of the screen. In my 20 design business I have never come across any professional that uses glossy screens to do their work. If Apple continue to have this stubborn marketing strategy then they will slowly see a large proportion of their market disappear - I for one will NEVER buy a glossy screen. What would it take to give us designers a paying option to upgrade to a professional matt screen ????

Firstly: you cannot review something you have not used.

I have one of these and am very impressed with it.

The only possible negative point with the monitor is the length of the cable: for the price paid Apple really should have used a longer cable or included an extension in the box.

I use mine as a second display for my 27" Imac and still the cable is only just long enough to reach across my desk. As it was I bought an extension, and now everything is fine. The two together look very good too.

Reflection is not a problem if you site the screen properly, I spend all day EVERY day working with photographs and Photoshop and this screen is amazing for clarity, resolution and depth. I am 100% impressed with it and so very glad that I got one, having struggled with many other makes and models in the past.

It appears that a few individuals i.e. DW from Ingatestone and friends are giving their opinions of the 27inch monitor without actually having purchased and used it for a sustain period. You guys should be aware that this page is for actual reviews, and not opinions.

Also, after having shopped around for a comparable 27inch monitor, it turns out that the Apple product is reasonable priced and that most competitors are coming in at the same price or in some cases, even higher.

In case your wondering - yes I have actually brought this monitor.

I support the previous review in all its conclusions and would add also that the glossy display pretty much rules it out for professional image or video work. They claim the glossy display gives deep blacks: it may do, but that also means those same blacks reflect horribly and make seeing your work difficult. Might be fine for watching DVDs or whatever, but it is not a serious tool for anyone using the likes of a Mac Pro for working on images.