Apple Cinema 30-inch HD Flat-Panel Display |  | Brand: Apple
Category: Personal Computer
List Price: $1,799.99
Buy New: $1,649.00
as of 3/15/2010 09:11 EDT details
You Save: $150.99 (8%)
New (7) Used (3) from $1,150.00
Seller: CAMSDIGITAL
Rating:  47 reviews
Sales Rank: 707
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Display Size: 30
Shipping Weight (lbs): 39
Dimensions (in): 32 x 25.8 x 10.7
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: M9179LL/A
Model: M9179LL/A
UPC: 718908807408
EAN: 0718908807408
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 2,560 x 1,600 optimal resolution, 16.7 million colors, Brightness 400cd/m2, Contrast ratio 700:1 | | • | Industry-standard DVI connector | | • | Design complements the latest Power Macs and PowerBooks | | • | 2-port USB 2.0 hub, 2 FireWire 400 ports | | • | Requires NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra DDL Card |
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Product Description
Includes: DVI cable, FireWire 400 cable, USB 2.0 cable, and DC power. Apple 30" LCD Cinema Display - This huge 30" computer monitor is perfect for the prosumer and professional alike. Imagine multi-tasking with multiple full-size windows open simultaneously, or editing video with a super-wide timeline! It has a native resolution of 2560x1600, and a contrast ratio 400:1, for stunning quality on a Mac G5 powered computer. Brightness - 400 cd/m2 Viewing Angle - 170 degrees horizontal / 170 degrees vertical Antiglare Hardcoat Screen Treatment Kensington Security Port User Controls - Display Power, System Sleep, System Wake, Brightness and Display Tilt Connects to a Macintosh via a digital DVI connection Macintosh system requirements - Power Mac G5 and NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra DDL graphics card (offered as CTO option for new Power Mac G5 customers and as a kit for current Power Mac G5 customers (M9593G/A) PC capable only if Windows PC is equipped with a dual-link DVI graphics card (some resolution adjustments may be required)
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 47
 Great display but ages poorly January 24, 2010
R. Fields
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I've owned the Apple Cinema 30" display for several years now and I kept Applecare on it until the warranty ran out. The display is beautiful and provides a ton of real estate on a single display.
However this display did not age well. It now has a problem refreshing the screen quickly enough so there is a bit of ghosting that goes on. I've also noted some variation of brightness along the edges. If you get one of these and plan to keep it awhile get Applecare. After that it's probably time to buy a new one. Considering the cost for the display and the warranty this amounts to paying over 600.00 a year to have the display. You decide if it's worth that.
 Buy the Extra Warranty Coverage January 2, 2010
David S. Lott (Beaufort, South Carolina United States)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am an Apple fan, as I think their software is the best. But my experience with the hardware has been mixed. Two years ago I bought a 23" flat screen Apple monitor. It has been lightly used but when I came back from a trip recently it would not turn on. Dead as a doornail. Looking online caused me to realize I was not the Lone Ranger. Many people had similar issues with this or similar models. Not good for a $900 item. I had a Mac Mini and the DVD drive died after a little more than a year. The motherboard on my powerbook failed after 2 and a half years. Powerbook power adapters have been notorious for failure. So be warned and be careful. They are great when they work, anger inducing when they do not.
 Best screen ever December 2, 2009
Bruce Motta (Miami Beach)
I was concerned that Apple would discontinue the 30" like they did the 23" without warning, so went ahead and treated my self to an early Christmas present, best decision I ever made, this screen is magnificent, just the real-estate upgrade from my 23" makes me happy everyday and afterall its all about being happy, I rate this a buy buy buy
Perfect companion to a Mac Pro November 30, 2009
Adam Kadmon (Biillerica, MA USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
If you own a Mac, especially a Mac Pro (like I do), this is the display is for you! Sure there are less expensive displays, with better connectivity, and HDCP decoding, but when hooked up to a Mac this thing produces a bright, uniformly backlit, color accurate, sharp image that no other monitor can match straight out of the box. You will find that to come close to this image quality on a Dell or HP monitor, you will have to invest in a colorimeter, since these displays do not come calibrated from the factory (which is partly why Dell and HP are able to sell their displays for less). Dell and HP monitors tend to have over-saturated colors meant to impress the casual user or the devil-may-care gamer who cares little about color accuracy and more about the "pop" factor. The Apple display, OTOH, complies with strict SWOP standards (Specifications for Web Offset Publications). In essence, SWOP requires that the photo you took with your DSLR be reproduced exactly (color-wise) on the display and on the print copy. I don't think folks at Dell and HP are even aware of SWOP! And then there is the look of the Apple display. It's clean, it's beautiful, it looks like a piece of modern art. 'Nuff said. Now go ahead an click that buy button!
expensive, but amazing! November 24, 2009
Terence Tan (Austin, Tx, United States)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This monitor is used primarily for photoshop, and also wow gaming. As a wedding photographer, I spend lots of time in front of a monitor.
This monitor came from an upgrade of the hanns 28" monitor which is a steal of a deal at $330.
The apple monitor is substantially more expensive. Even the refurbished one is 1400 after tax, which is 4-5 times more expensive than the hanns.
Comparatively, the resolution increase of the apple 30" over the hanns 28" is impressive. The apple has 2500x1600 while the hans has 1900x1200. This is quite a significant increase in pixels. Initially I thought that pixel density doesn't matter, but for photoshop editing, this clearly makes a difference. The colors of landscapes and colors of skintones just pops so much better with the Apple.
The monitor seems to run hotter than the hanns though, my guess is the apple monitor burns more energy.
Conclusion is, the hanns is great value for money, but if you have an additional 1k plus to burn, and really need the increased tonal range and color, then go for the apple. You won't regret it!
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