macwhispers - 30" cinema

maniamania
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in Future Apple Hardware edited January 2014
claims 2400x1500 pixel resolution in final prototype



<a href="http://www.envestco2.com/macwhispers/archives/000048.php"; target="_blank">whispers article</a>



man that would take one big background pic.
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  • Reply 1 of 41
    mac os x addictmac os x addict Posts: 322member
    That size of a monitor would be like a TV and I would love to have one
  • Reply 2 of 41
    lazzyass86lazzyass86 Posts: 33member
    What would be nice is if you could use it as a TV,

    With these ins and outs

    S-video

    Compent

    Compset

    Coax

    ADC

    Digital audio (Maybe this thing will have speakers)

    and DVI javascript:%20x()
  • Reply 3 of 41
    matsumatsu Posts: 6,558member
    That would be quite a display, even the highest quality 1080p HDTV signal would have to be scaled up quite a bit to fill it out. I can imagine it would require as an absolute minimum the fastest video boards currentlt on the market and at least 128MB of RAM to move things around at a decent pace.
  • Reply 4 of 41
    stunnedstunned Posts: 1,096member
    Its gonna be one very expensive display. <img src="graemlins/surprised.gif" border="0" alt="[surprised]" />
  • Reply 5 of 41
    outsideroutsider Posts: 6,008member
    And still there will be some old geezer running it at 640*480 stretched. <img src="graemlins/oyvey.gif" border="0" alt="[oyvey]" />



  • Reply 6 of 41
    derrick 61derrick 61 Posts: 178member
    [quote]Originally posted by stunned:

    <strong>Its gonna be one very expensive display. <img src="graemlins/surprised.gif" border="0" alt="[surprised]" /> </strong><hr></blockquote>



    My guess is Apple would release it at $3999 (or was it $3499), like initial release of the 22 and 23 inchers.



    [ 03-14-2003: Message edited by: Derrick 61 ]</p>
  • Reply 7 of 41
    minimacminimac Posts: 40member
    I can't wait to use Flash on this.
  • Reply 8 of 41
    davegeedavegee Posts: 2,765member
    [quote]Originally posted by Derrick 61:

    <strong>



    My guess is Apple would release it at $3999 (or was it $3499), like initial release of the 22 and 23 inchers.



    [ 03-14-2003: Message edited by: Derrick 61 ]</strong><hr></blockquote>





    Well just something I found via google...



    "With a high resolution of 1280x768 and wide aspect ratio, the NEC LCD3000 renders precise text, images and video for clear viewing of applications such as presentations, charts, advertisements and pricing."



    "The NEC LCD3000 will be available in Q4 '02, backed by a one-year limited warranty including backlight, at anÂ*Estimated Street Price (ESP) of $4,299. Technical support is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week by calling 800.632.4662."



    This was from an NEC press release from last year <a href="http://www.infocomm.org/newsnetwork/AVPros/index.cfm?objectID=B0DF9CD5-74F4-43D9-A9DB3B33D478CFF1"; target="_blank">LINK</a>.



    An NEC 30" LCD widescreen @ 1280x768 with a street price of $4,299.00... I wonder how much more it would cost to develop a 30" 2400x1500 display? Not cheap I'm sure...





    Dave
  • Reply 9 of 41
    fran441fran441 Posts: 3,715member
    [quote]An NEC 30" LCD widescreen @ 1280x768 with a street price of $4,299.00... I wonder how much more it would cost to develop a 30" 2400x1500 display? Not cheap I'm sure... <hr></blockquote>



    So my 15" PowerBook does 1280x854. What would be the point of having a display that is twice as big with less pixels than my PowerBook? Isn't the point have having a big display to gain more desktop space (not lose it)?



    It doesn't make much sense, buy maybe someone could enlighten me as to why this would be a good thing.
  • Reply 10 of 41
    chychchych Posts: 860member
    It's a little harder to present on 15" screens than 30" ones...
  • Reply 11 of 41
    davegeedavegee Posts: 2,765member
    [quote]Originally posted by Fran441:

    <strong>



    So my 15" PowerBook does 1280x854. What would be the point of having a display that is twice as big with less pixels than my PowerBook? Isn't the point have having a big display to gain more desktop space (not lose it)?



    It doesn't make much sense, buy maybe someone could enlighten me as to why this would be a good thing. </strong><hr></blockquote>



    Well the NEC PR states the applications would be used for such things a 'point of sale displays' etc... While I can't very well see McDonnalds doing away with plastic menus above the registers and putting in $4000+ 30" LCD displays I guess those units do have some market...



    Dave
  • Reply 12 of 41
    neutrino23neutrino23 Posts: 1,562member
    [quote]Originally posted by DaveGee:

    <strong>



    Well the NEC PR states the applications would be used for such things a 'point of sale displays' etc... While I can't very well see McDonnalds doing away with plastic menus above the registers and putting in $4000+ 30" LCD displays I guess those units do have some market...



    Dave</strong><hr></blockquote>



    This kind of thing is huge in Asia. All sorts of stores use large flat panels to promote goods or provide information. Even the 7-11 convenience stores in Japan have 15 inch LCDs on the back sides of the cash registers so they can play advertisements to you while you wait to pay for your merchandise.
  • Reply 13 of 41
    muahmuah Posts: 165member
    [quote] While I can't very well see McDonnalds doing away with plastic menus above the registers and putting in $4000+ 30" LCD displays I guess those units do have some market... <hr></blockquote>



    Funny that you say that, I saw exactly that the other day at McD's. There were people standing all around (kids too sorry) when I said "Holy Sh*t" The burgers were twirling from one side of the menu to the other chased by fries. It was un-fricken-believable. I don't think the resolution was that great because it looked grainey at 15 feet, but very cool nonetheless. I wasn't even hungry, but the magic screen talked me in to supersizing.



    This is in the Phoenix, AZ area.



    [ 03-14-2003: Message edited by: muah ]</p>
  • Reply 14 of 41
    nguyenhm16nguyenhm16 Posts: 203member
    [quote]Originally posted by Fran441:

    <strong>



    So my 15" PowerBook does 1280x854. What would be the point of having a display that is twice as big with less pixels than my PowerBook? Isn't the point have having a big display to gain more desktop space (not lose it)?



    It doesn't make much sense, buy maybe someone could enlighten me as to why this would be a good thing. </strong><hr></blockquote>



    1280x768 is pretty damn close to 720p HDTV (1280x720). Plus like other posters have said, it probably is not meant for desktop use, but more for large displays in offices, shops, airports, etc.
  • Reply 15 of 41
    kidredkidred Posts: 2,402member
    Damn, I have the 23" and I could not imagine needing or getting the 30". It won't fit on most desks, talk about head cramps while surfing the net and looking left to right uip and down. Go sit in front of your tv, it's too big to be a monitor 1 foot in front of your face when it's that big.
  • Reply 16 of 41
    leonisleonis Posts: 3,427member
    wouldn't it be nice to have 5 browser windows open at the same time?



    Seriously...30" is too big for a display that will sit only 1 feet away from your eyes...



    25" would be the biggest as a computer monitor....



    30" is for presentation....
  • Reply 17 of 41
    nitzernitzer Posts: 115member
    [quote]Originally posted by KidRed:

    <strong>Damn, I have the 23" and I could not imagine needing or getting the 30". It won't fit on most desks, talk about head cramps while surfing the net and looking left to right uip and down. Go sit in front of your tv, it's too big to be a monitor 1 foot in front of your face when it's that big.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Nonsense! I've got 3200x1200 (dual 17" CRTs) and could use more space. Now for home use, yeah it would be a little excessive, but in the office I'll take as much as I can get! <img src="graemlins/cancer.gif" border="0" alt="[cancer]" />
  • Reply 18 of 41
    os10geekos10geek Posts: 413member
    About tthe price of a 30" Cinema: with the new deal with whatever manufacturer makes the Apple displays, the 23" dropped $1500. The pricing for a 30"er might not be as bad as we think; maybe $4000. :cool:
  • Reply 19 of 41
    cliveclive Posts: 720member
    [quote]Originally posted by DaveGee:

    <strong>While I can't very well see McDonnalds doing away with plastic menus above the registers and putting in $4000+ 30" LCD displays I guess those units do have some market...</strong><hr></blockquote>



    I think you'll see it more and more - certainly happenning in retail locations in the UK. Waterloo station has all the train times on multiple large LCD/plasma displays now, there are probably something like 60 of them on site.
  • Reply 20 of 41
    leonisleonis Posts: 3,427member
    A 30" really is a bit too big :eek: :eek:



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