Tuesday, October 20, 2009

New Goodies At the Apple Store



Just heading into listen to a presentation by Henry Manne, but wanted to mention there are a number of new goodies at the Apple Store. In particular, new iMacs that look absolutely incredible.
The pricing for the iMac line starts at the same US$1199, but that's where the similarities stop. The displays are now backlit by LEDs, providing better energy efficiency. The 21.5" model has a screen resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, which is the equivalent of a 1080p HDTV. That screen size is actually 90% of the resolution of the old 24" iMac. Resolution on the 27" model is 2560 x 1440 pixels. Both of the new iMacs use the IPS display technology for excellent color fidelity and a very wide (178°) viewing angle...

What's really incredible is a new feature for the iMacs that allows them to act as external monitors or HDTVs. You'll be able to attach DVD players, Blu-Ray players, gaming consoles, or even other computers, and display them on the bright, clear, iMac display.
Follow the link for more details. The Apple Store in Clarendon will have some of the new ones in by Friday.

Other new goodies include a new Mac Mini, Macbook, and multi-touch mouse.

3 comments:

Clint D said...

"What's really incredible is a new feature for the iMacs that allows them to act as external monitors or HDTVs. You'll be able to attach DVD players, Blu-Ray players, gaming consoles, or even other computers, and display them on the bright, clear, iMac display."

I can't find any evidence of this... No HDMI, No DVI-D input... Is it the DisplayPort connection they are talking about? Typically that's output only, but perhaps they have it configured for both ways... Apple's website doesn't mention it at all (that I could find).

SF said...

Just read another blog post asserting that the DisplayPort connection can be used as an input as well as an output. Makes sense -- it's just occurred to me that a 27" monitor is bigger than our TV set!

Brian Hollar said...

Clint, just got home a few minutes ago. Found this on Apple's website towards the bottom of the Tech Specs page:

Built-in iSight camera; Mini DisplayPort output with support for DVI, dual-link DVI, and VGA video (requires adapters, sold separately); supports input from external DisplayPort sources (requires cables and adapters, sold separately)

Looks like the 27-inch iMac officially has this feature, but not the 21.5 inch.