Apple LED Cinema Display (27" flat panel)

Connect the 27-inch Apple LED Cinema Display to your Mac and supersize your view with an incredible 2560-by-1440 resolution, LED backlighting for instant-on brightness, and an amazing 178-degree viewing angle. The LED Cinema Display features a universal MagSafe connector that charges your notebook, a Mini DisplayPort cable for easy connectivity, and three USB 2.0 ports. There’s also a built-in iSight camera, microphone, and 49-watt speaker system that provide a true desktop experience. Made of aluminum and glass, the LED Cinema Display is the perfect companion for the MacBook family. It’s also compatible with Mac desktop computers that have a Mini DisplayPort — Mac Pro, Mac mini, and iMac.
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Features

Stunning is an understatement.
A bigger display for your biggest ideas.

Connect your Mac with Mini DisplayPort to the LED Cinema Display for a panoramic viewing experience unlike any other. You get a huge 27-inch widescreen display with a cinematic 16:9 aspect ratio and an astonishing 2560-by-1440 resolution. And its glossy finish shows off graphics, photos, and video in rich colors and deep blacks.

Works with every new Mac.

You can connect your LED Cinema Display to any of the current lineup of Mac notebooks and desktops: MacBook, MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, iMac, Mac mini, and Mac Pro.

Built-in conveniences.

With a built-in iSight camera, microphone, 2.1 speaker system, and USB hub, the LED Cinema Display keeps your desktop clutter free. Have video conferences with your notebook closed. Listen to music without headphones. And leave your USB peripherals connected to the display for quick get-up-and-go productivity. You can also connect your Mac Pro or Mac mini with Mini DisplayPort and instantly enjoy these convenient video and audio features.

The LED advantage.

LEDs are solid-state light sources that are an ideal complement to digital LCDs. They light up quickly, which means you experience full-screen brightness the moment you connect your LED Cinema Display to your system. And LEDs are completely mercury-free.

MagSafe connector.

The LED Cinema Display is the perfect companion for your Mac notebook because it includes a convenient universal MagSafe connector that powers and charges your Mac when you’re at your home, office, or dorm. You can leave your notebook power adapter in your bag, ready to hit the road.

Connect via Mini DisplayPort.

The LED Cinema Display attaches to your Mac using the industry-standard Mini DisplayPort connector. Other display connectors have you lining up pins or fumbling with screws. The Mini DisplayPort connector is easy in, easy out.

Green design.

The LED Cinema Display features mercury-free LED backlight technology and arsenic-free glass. The display is also free of BFRs and PVCs in all cables and components. In addition, the glass and aluminum construction makes the display highly recyclable, so its raw materials can be used in other products.

Highlights

  • Built-in iSight with mic
  • Built-in 2.1 speaker system
  • Colors: 16.7 million
  • Viewing angle: 178° horizontal; 178° vertical
  • Brightness: 330 cd/m2
  • Contrast ratio: 1000:1
  • Kensington security slot
  • Energy saver mode: 1W or less
  • Compatible with VESA Mount Adapter Kit (sold separately)

What's in the Box?

  • LED Cinema Display
  • AC power cord
  • Printed documentation

System Requirements

  • Mac OS X v10.6.4 or later
  • Mac computer with Mini DisplayPort, including MacBook, MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, Mac Pro, Mac mini, and iMac

Technical Specifications

  • Screen size : 27 inches (diagonal viewable)
  • Screen type : TFT Active-Matrix LCD
  • Resolution : 2560x1440 pixels
  • Color resolution : 16.7 million
  • Aspect ratio : 16:9
  • Viewing angle : 178° horizontal; 178° vertical
  • Brightness : 375 cd/m2
  • Frequency Response : 12 ms
  • Contrast ratio : 1000:1
  • Cable type : Mini DisplayPort,Universal MagSafe (up to 85W),USB 2.0
Ports
  • Three powered USB 2.0 ports
  • Kensington lock slot
Camera and Microphone
  • Built-in iSight with microphone
Speakers
  • 2.1
Electrical Requirements
  • Power : 100V to 240V AC; 50-60Hz
  • Maximum power : 250W (LED Cinema Display while charging MacBook Pro)
  • Energy saver mode : 1W or less
Environmental Requirements
  • Operating temperature: 50° to 95° F (10° to 35° C)
  • Storage temperature: -4° to 116° F (-20° to 47° C)
  • Operating humidity: 20% to 80% non-condensing
  • Maximum operating altitude: 10,000 feet (3000 m)
Size and Weight
  • Height : 19.35 inches (49.1 cm)
  • Width : 25.7 inches (65 cm)
  • Depth : 8.15 inches (20.7 cm) with stand
  • Weight : 23.5 pounds (10.7 kg)
VESA Compatibility

Compatible with VESA Mount Adapter Kit (sold separately)

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3.5

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  • 3.0 out of 5 stars

    The Curse of the Gloss

    • Written by from Star

    Why, O why does apple keep tormenting designers with these awesome displays with glossy screen? Designers and photographers thrive on detail. We need to be able to detect the slimmest of value shifts and for this reason alone I have to rate this as a 3 star product. While working on these glossy screens I find my self shadow boxing with my own reflection as I shift and dodge to see past the glare into what I am looking at.

    This is an awesome monitor, but unless your ambient lighting conditions are perfect it causes pain and irritation. I love that it seamlessly links to my macbook pro and the size is just perfect. But the glare, I hate the glare!

    Give us an antiglare option please!     …More

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  • 2.0 out of 5 stars

    Nice display but glossy reflections make it unusable for me

    • Written by from Louisville

    Apple has become so enamored of glossy displays that they've forgotten that in many home and office environments the glossy surface renders them a mirror, making the whole point of owning such a large, beautiful display moot.

    So unless you mind working in very indirect light or with the lights turned way down low, try and find yourself a store that still has a 30" Cinema Display in stock, or hope that as they did with the MacBook Pros, they eventually realize there are a lot of users who still require an anti-glare display.

    I gave it two stars because if you CAN minimize reflection from ambient light, it really IS a good looking display.     …More

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    Glossy mirror and lack of inputs

    • Written by from WALTON

    If you don't want to use plastics for environmental reasons Apple, there are glare-free glass options out there too. This is a giant mirror unless you have the perfect lighting conditions. Really fatiguing over the course of a day to continually have to force your focus from all the reflections.

    And no HDMI either? This thing is the size of a TV, and I would like it to serve as one when I am not using it as a computer monitor. Would love to be able to plug in a blu-ray or my HD Receiver into this thing too. Would be acceptable if Apple supported blu-ray in its Mac line. Unfortunately, the Dell Ultra-Sharp has to complement my Mac this time around. A travesty. But it is matt, with tons of inputs.     …More

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    $800 repair just out of warranty

    • Written by from Granbury

    I purchased this display only to have the LED quit working just after it went out of warranty. I have purchased $200 monitors that lasted for years and years. I believe that a $1,000 monitor should last for more than three years. By the way, I really liked the monitor while it worked. …More

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  • 2.0 out of 5 stars

    Purple line showed up in the middle of the screen

    • Written by from Fort Lee

    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     …More

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  • 4.0 out of 5 stars

    Love it except for the Fog issue.

    • Written by from Honolulu

    I've had about 10 monitors in my lifetime that I've used under the same conditions and none ever fogs up. I can replicate the fog issue with this monitor and upon checking the forums, it appears like the iMACs have the same problem too, probably using the same screen. Other than that it does every other thing well. So it gets a 4 star only. …More

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