Apple LED Cinema Display
With the Apple LED Cinema Display, you can turn your new MacBook into a desktop in three easy connections. The universal MagSafe connector charges your notebook. A new Mini DisplayPort connector makes attaching an external display even easier and faster than before. And a USB connector provides access to three USB 2.0 ports. There's also a built-in iSight camera, microphone, and speaker system that provide a true desktop experience. Made of aluminum and glass, the LED Cinema Display is the perfect companion for the new MacBook family.
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Overview
Stunning is an understatement.
Made for the new MacBook family.
The LED Cinema Display is the first display designed specifically for the MacBook. Three easy connections allow you to extend your desktop, charge your MacBook and access a world of USB peripherals.
Connect via Mini DisplayPort.
The LED Cinema Display attaches to your new MacBook, MacBook Pro, or MacBook Air using the new industry-standard Mini DisplayPort connector. Other display connectors have you lining up pins or fumbling with screws. But the Mini DisplayPort connector is easy in, easy out.
Extend your desktop.
Connect your new MacBook to the LED Cinema Display, and it's like upgrading your screen to first class. The 24-inch LED-backlit widescreen display adds 1920 by 1200 pixels to your workspace, giving your work more room to impress. And its glossy finish makes graphics, photos, and video appear in rich colors and deep blacks.
The LED advantage.
LEDs are solid-state light sources that are an ideal complement to digital LCDs. They light up very quickly, which means you experience full screen brightness the moment you connect your LED Cinema Display to your new MacBook, MacBook Pro, or MacBook Air. And LEDs are completely mercury-free.
MagSafe connector.
The LED Cinema Display is the perfect companion for your new MacBook, because it includes a convenient universal MagSafe connector that powers and charges your MacBook when you're back at your home, office, or dorm. You can leave your MacBook power adapter right in your bag, ready to hit the road.
Built-in conveniences.
With a built-in iSight camera, microphone, speaker system, and USB hub, the LED Cinema Display keeps your desktop clutter-free. Have video conferences with your MacBook closed. Listen to music without headphones. And leave your USB peripherals connected to the display for quick get-up-and-go productivity.
Green design.
The LED Cinema Display, like the latest-generation iPod, iPhone, and Mac computers, features mercury-free LED backlight technology and arsenic-free glass. The display is also free of BFRs and PVCs in all internal cables and components. In addition, the glass and aluminum construction make the display highly recyclable, so its raw materials can be used in other types of products. It receives a Gold rating from the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT).
What's in the Box
- LED Cinema Display
- AC power cord
- Cleaning cloth
- Printed documentation
System Requirements
- MacBook, MacBook Air, or MacBook Pro with Mini DisplayPort
Technical Specifications
- Screen size: 24 inches (diagonal viewable)
- Screen type: TFT active-matrix LCD
- Resolution: 1920 by 1200 pixels
- Colors: 16.7 million
- Viewing angle: 178° horizontal; 178° vertical
- Brightness: 330 cd/m2
- Contrast ratio: 1000:1
Connectors
- Mini DisplayPort
- Universal MagSafe
- USB 2.0
Ports
- Three powered USB 2.0 ports
- Kensington cable lock slot
Camera and microphone
- Built-in iSight with mic
Speakers
- Built-in 2.1 speaker system
Electrical Requirements:
- Meets ENERGY STAR requirements
- Input voltage: 100V to 240V AC 50-60Hz
- Maximum power: 212W (Apple 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
Size and Weight:
- Height: 18.84 inches (47.84 cm)
- Width: 22.57 inches (57.32 cm)
- Depth: 7.76 inches (19.71 cm)
- Weight: 21 pounds (9.5 kg)
VESA Compatibility
- Compatible with VESA Mount Adapter Kit (sold separately)
Most Recent Reviews
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Apple LED Cinema Display
Absolutely Beautiful!
Written by JG from ARLINGTON
19-Feb-2009
This is truly a beauty and a very good price in the LED back-lit category. I love the fact that it charges your laptop so that I c…Read morean carry my power supply around with me and never worry about forgetting it at home.
Simply stunning colors and very crisp. This is certainly the way of the future. Please go to an Apple Store and check it out before buying to truly appreciate it.(17 of 23 people found this review useful)
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Apple LED Cinema Display
Didn't Work With Our ProTools Mac Workstation
Written by ST from Keaau
19-Feb-2009
We bought two of these to upgrade our ProTools workstation late-model G5 from older 17" displays. Unfortunately, we had to return …Read morethem 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.(36 of 50 people found this review useful)
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Apple LED Cinema Display
Too glossy for professional use
Written by MG from STUDIO CITY
19-Feb-2009
I use this monitor at a video production company and I have much more eye strain at the end of the day than with the matte screen.
(39 of 54 people found this review useful)
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Most Useful Reviews
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Apple LED Cinema Display
Ambiguously Specialized Yet ...
Written by IC from Washington
13-Feb-2009
The name of this product, Apple LED Cinema Display, offers no indication that it's specialized for laptops with a Mini DisplayPort…Read more. We purchased it with a Mac Pro, assuming that it was the newest rev of a product that's historically been compatible with standard DVI ports.
There is no adapter available to port Mini DiplayPort to DVI.
There is no Mini DisplayPort expansion card for the Mac Pro through this vendor. (I dunno bout the others.)
We will be sending it back, and wondering why the 23" is no longer available for our new Mac Pro, and other DVI-ported machines, and annoyed about the resulting downtime for our enduser.
(210 of 272 people found this review useful)
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Apple LED Cinema Display
Very nice but hard to see the value
Written by MS from Brooklyn
14-Feb-2009
I think this is an awesome display as far as styling and quality go but I see a few flaws.
- Mac Mini-DP does not play sound (w…Read moreas hoping to convert to HDMI and watch on TV, cant)
- Not high resolution (17" MBP runs same res as 24" cinema)
- Almost $1000 after tax
- Not much noticeable color improvement over Mac's current LED displays.
- Speakers do not compensate for the price
This will probably get much improvement in the next refresh.(160 of 190 people found this review useful)
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Apple LED Cinema Display
Wonderful Display (if you can get over the limited compatibility)
Written by AJ from Wasaga Beach
14-Feb-2009
It took several visits to the Apple store to get comfortable with the idea of making this purchase. To drop a cool grand on a dis…Read moreplay that can only be connected at this point (Feb 09) to the new Mac Books is a difficult notion to get ones head around. There are several other excellent options out there, the Dell 2408wfp was also on my list. The Dell has more connection options than you could possibly make use of, has very good image quality, an integrated card reader, several USB ports and so on. The Dell is also at least $300 cheaper. The Apple LED on the other had has only mini display port and 3 USB ports.
So why did I go with this display? Simply put the image quality is incredible. Some will suggest this display can't be considered colour accurate, and that it is not suitable for photographers etc. I'm sure this may apply to true professionals, but as a hobby photographer, the colour accuracy suits my needs extremely well. Despite rumors to the contrary, I did not have any trouble calibrating this display with my Spyder2 Pro.
The LED back light is wonderful and I love the glossy screen. I work in a North facing room, and I keep the lights low in the evening. I have not experienced any issues with glare, non, what so ever. The integrated USB, Magsafe, iSight camera and mini display port adapters make this the perfect accessory for the Mac Book. The integrated speakers are decent too, not great but acceptable. I suspect the new models of the i Mac, Mac Mini and Pro will also be able to use this display when they are released.
So in summary, yes this is a very expensive display compared to some of the competition, but if you have the cash I highly recommend this product. It really is awesome.
Apple, if your looking for an opinion, add a few more USB ports, drop the price some and release adapters for older Mac Books.(58 of 66 people found this review useful)
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