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Apple LED Cinema Display (24" flat panel)

Unusable in a brightly lit office

Written by BH from LONDON

Nov 3, 2009

I use this monitor in a fairly normal UK office (overhead fluorescent reflectors, big windows) and the glare and reflections make this monitor practically unusable.

At best the reflections are extremely distracting, at worst they give me a headache.

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Apple LED Cinema Display (24" flat panel)

Needs to be IPS

Written by MM from Doylestown

Nov 1, 2009

This needs to be an IPS at this price, especially since they just started making the new iMacs an IPS display. Until then this is a nice monitor, but not justified by the price. It's also not good as a professional monitor for anyone who needs to do graphic design or video editing. Bottom line, in 2009 this monitor is considered a rip off... aluminum enclosure does not justify the price either.

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Apple LED Cinema Display (24" flat panel)

not compatable and bad color photographers beware

Written by CH from Salt Lake City

Oct 10, 2009

This gets 5 stars in being pretty and 0 starts for working anything but the NEWEST Macpro and/or the new Macbooks. The $30 adapter does not make this work, regardless of what the under trained CS staff tells you.

Also the color is not good for printing, even after being profiled. I'm going to look for an older 23" on ebay or get a nec I guess.

Apple, you break my heart.

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Apple LED Cinema Display (24" flat panel)

Probably OK for some people

Written by JJ from Scottsdale

Aug 7, 2009

Pros - It is a beautiful piece of office sculpture. The picture is bright, sharp and clear. The input coordination with a MacBook Pro or a Mac Mini, including auto off and on, is excellent making it a well designed companion to those computers.

Cons - My first one had a strong magenta to cyan color cast across it from left to right. The replacement had a weaker, but still noticeable magenta to cyan cast from the lower-right to the upper-left corner. For the typical consumer who will use a photo or the default aurora desktop this monitor is usable. For someone who needs a color accurate display for professional quality work it just doesn't cut it.

Additionally the sound quality is OK but was not near loud enough so the computer really needs powered, free standing speakers.

Conclusion - Way too expensive with substandard quality control. The number one job of a monitor is to display an accurate picture. It's not at all an "Apple quality" device. Even the old Samsung 245BW that I'm writing this on has more consistent color. It's my first Apple disappointment and a big one at that.

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Apple LED Cinema Display (24" flat panel)

Beautiful display but why a short cord?

Written by JT from Calgary

Jul 7, 2009

I love my new display. It looks amazing and the image quality is superb. But I really really am disappointed it has such a short cord. I have to put my display in a location on my desk where I don't want it to be. It's very annoying. I don't understand why Apple would do this. They should GIVE me an extension for the $1000 I spent on this. I also wish I could have a matte finish display. The glossy look can also get annoying because I have windows behind me.

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Apple LED Cinema Display (24" flat panel)

Beautiful Monitor with a Very Short Cord

Written by ML from Santa Monica

Jun 30, 2009

I mean c'mon! Do you think you could have made the cord any shorter? All this money and you give it just a 2" cord to plug into the computer?
It doesn't even reach the floor when sitting on a normal size desk. Do you expect everybody to set their new Mac Pros directly next to the monitor on top of their desks?

Really disappointed in this tiny but important detail that you seemed to have overlooked.
Is there an extension available? Does it cost another $99.00?

Good grief!

146 of 158 people found this useful

Apple LED Cinema Display (24" flat panel)

5 Star Features, 1 Star Glare

Written by DJ from Star

May 21, 2009

I tried one of these out extensively at my local Mac distributor and after 1/2 hour of working it over I came to the conclusion that one aspect alone will keep me from getting this or any other new Mac. TOO MUCH GLARE. As a photographer and designer, I rely on my computer screen for the bucks in my bank account and having a screen that I constantly have to tilt and turn my head to see the details on was annoying. The monitor was even in a low lit section of the store, but I felt like a boxer; duck, dodge, and shift. I am aware that the 17 inch pro has an antiglare screen option, so put it on the rest of the machines. I love the all in one charger, USB, and Firewire. The features of this were made for a digital artist like myself with a MB pro, but the glare will keep my money in my bank account until this gets fixed. Dido for the 15 inch pro and the iMac. It may be easier to clean, but its too much effort to work with.

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Apple LED Cinema Display (24" flat panel)

Nice Display with 2 issues

Written by JD from Anjou

Apr 30, 2009

Good
1-This is a great display

Bad
1-but mine had some ticking noise near the speakers and that might drive people nuts when their are in a quiet room. The problem comes from a faulty power supply .

2-People had mention about the color shifting problems but i had not experience it yet .

Both are common issues , so wait for refresh or get a replacement each time the problems occurs .

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Apple LED Cinema Display (24" flat panel)

Good Panel with Poor Interfaces

Written by DB from Eatontown

Apr 18, 2009

I have tested one of these to see how it was and I was disappointed , not by the panels itself, but by the poor design (not casing) but the poor amount of display interfaces, the short cables, and the cost benefit of this screen. I hope apple is reading this and takes a look at what Dell, HP, and Samsung have to offer in their IPS and S-PVA models as they IMO are much better products and they could learn from them. There is definitely hope for this model if they can revise it with better connectivity and longer cables.

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Apple LED Cinema Display (24" flat panel)

Connectivity

Written by AS from Grapevine

Mar 13, 2009

I rated this product a 2 star because I want people to read carefully before buying this product.
I bought this expensive monitor so that I could use my current MBP with it. That being said, this monitor is nothing short of spectacular!
BUT-
IF I take my MBP on business and my wife wants to use the monitor to hook into her company supplied PC(laptop) or a desktop Mac(older version ) there is no solution.
A thousand dollar paper weight is what it turns into until I return and hook my NEW computer into it.

I should have read the forums first; there are thousands of people asking for some solution/adapter to this same problem. I hope this helps you make your decision wisely.

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Apple LED Cinema Display (24" flat panel)

Glossy screen terrible for bright offices

Written by RS from Chicago

Mar 7, 2009

The connections and features are nice, but this monitor now suffers the same big problem our office has with the newer iMacs: the glossy (it should be called glassy, not glossy) finish makes reading the display difficult under bright light conditions and when what you're viewing is darker than the surrounding ambient light.

The glossy finish is all for show, and it really doesn't make our work "brighter" or more vivid. For those of us who are retouchers and designers, Apple should have made it an option whether users want a shiny surface or dull.

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Apple LED Cinema Display (24" flat panel)

Don't like the glossy surface

Written by JT from Mountain View

Mar 1, 2009

I don't understand why this monitor has a glossy front side. It's a major move backward. The eye strain/glare is enormous. I had a great time with the matte 23". This one is making me blind.

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Apple LED Cinema Display (24" flat panel)

Didn't Work With Our ProTools Mac Workstation

Written by ST from Keaau

Feb 19, 2009

We bought two of these to upgrade our ProTools workstation late-model G5 from older 17" displays. Unfortunately, we had to return them both to Apple and get our money back, beacuse, what do you know, but they don't work with anything other than the brand new MacBooks, MacBook Airs, and MacBook Pros - the ones that have the new Mini DisplayPort connector.

It was a sad day for us, and we think that this product should be at least backward compatible with other desktop Mac hardware that has come out of late. Therefore, we give the product 2 stars. There is no other option for us to purchase an Apple display other than the 30" which is not what we wanted. We had to give our money to Dell instead (yuk!).

We are currently using a 2008 version of the now-defunct 23" Cinema Display with our 24" late-2008 iMac and it works wonderfully to have the extended desktop and dual displays. The new 24" display doesn't even do what its predecessor - the 23" - can do. Let's hope for a revision to the 24" line.

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