Reviews of the Apple Cinema Display (23-inch)
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CNET Review
The Good: Beautiful image quality; stunning design; PC-compatible; integrated USB and FireWire ports.
The Bad: A bit pricey; limited adjustability options; no home entertainment video inputs.
The Bottom Line: The Apple 23-inch Cinema Display is low on extras and high on price. Still, one look at this gorgeous LCD, and you'll kiss your practicality good-bye.
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alaTest.com
Review Summary: Experts rate this product 76/100 and users 86/100. Comparing these reviews to 64724 other Monitors reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 91/100 = Excellent.
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digitalartsonline.co.uk
Review Summary: The only controls on the Cinema HD Display are for brightness, and a power button - though if you're connected to a Mac, it tries to shut the machine down when pressed, rather than just shutting off the monitor. The colour profiles for the monitor are bui
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pcauthority.com.au
Review Summary: In our technical tests, the panel scored full marks in most categories, slipping up slightly with minor unevenness in the backlight around the corners of the screen, as well as a slightly subdued white level. The 16ms response time would suggest poor perf
Manufacturer: Apple
Part number: M9178LL/A
General
- Display Type Flat panel display / TFT active matrix
- Built-in Devices FireWire hub, USB hub
- Width 21.1 in
- Depth 7.4 in
- Height 17.7 in
- Weight 15.4 lbs
Display
- Diagonal Size 23 in - Widescreen
- Viewable Size 23 in
- Dot Pitch / Pixel Pitch 0.258 mm
- Max Resolution 1920 x 1200
- Color Support 24-bit (16.7 million colors)
- Response Time 14 ms
- Controls / Adjustments Tilt, Brightness
- Display Screen Coating Hard coating, Anti-glare
- Video Output None
- Signal Input DVI-I
Image
- Display (projector) image aspect ratio 16:10
- Image brightness 400 cd/m2
- Image Contrast Ratio 700:1
- Max horizontal view angle 178
- Max vertical view angle 178
Video Input
- Digital video standard Digital Visual Interface (DVI)
Audio Output
- Type None
Input Device
- Input device type None
Expansion / Connectivity
- Interfaces 1 x Hi-Speed USB upstream - 4 pin USB Type B, 2 x IEEE 1394 (FireWire) - 6 pin FireWire, 1 x DVI-I, 2 x Hi-Speed USB downstream - 4 pin USB Type A
Power
- Voltage Required AC 120/230 V
- Operational power consumption 90 Watt
- Operational power consumption (standby) 3 Watt
Miscellaneous
- Cables Included 1 x USB / IEEE 1394 / DVI cable
- Features Security lock slot (cable lock sold separately)
Software / System Requirements
- Software type Drivers & Utilities
- Min Operating system Apple MacOS X 10.2.8
Manufacturer Warranty
- Service & support type 1 year warranty
- Service & Support Details Technical support - Phone consulting - 90 days, Limited warranty - 1 year
Environmental Standards
- EPEAT Compliant EPEAT Silver
- EPA Energy Star Compliant Yes
Environmental Parameters
- Min operating temperature 50 ?F
- Max operating temperature 95 ?F
- Operating humidity range 20 - 80%
- Max operating altitude 9840 ft
Compliances
- Compliant Standards TCO '03, CSA 22.2 No. 60950, ICES-003 Class B, EN 60950, AS/NZ 3548 Class B, VESA FDMI, EN55024, UL 60950, EN55022 Class B, VCCI Class B ITE, BSMI CNS 13438 Class B, IEC 60950, MPR II, ISO 13406-2, FCC Part 15 B
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