Apple Cinema HD Display 23" (2002)
High definition on the desk, in 2002: 1920×1200 pixels to cut HDTV in Final Cut Pro without scaling.
Model reconstruction, not a photograph.
Specs
| Panel | 23" LCD, 1920×1200, 16:10, 200 cd/m² |
| Connectivity | Apple Display Connector, two-port USB hub |
| Key feature | native HDTV resolution with room to spare, per Apple's release |
Launch
Apple introduced it at Macworld Expo Tokyo on March 21, 2002 (release dated March 20), per its official press release: the first Cinema HD Display, 23 inches with 1920×1200 pixels, enough to view HDTV content with room to spare and for Final Cut Pro users to author in native resolution. Jobs called it "simply the best computer display on the planet". It cost $3,499, shipped in April and required a Power Mac G4 with an ADC connector.
Marketing
The release highlighted the all-digital panel, distortion-free edge to edge, with 16.7 million colors, a 160-degree viewing angle, less than two inches thick and automatic ColorSync integration for demanding color work. On January 28, 2003 Apple cut its price from $3,499 to $1,999 and described it as "widely regarded as the finest quality flat panel display in the industry", per that day's release.
Flaws and fixes
The ADC connector was again its toll: it only worked with Macs equipped with it or with the DVI adapter Apple introduced a month later. In June 2004 it passed the baton to the aluminium generation, which kept its 1920×1200 resolution in the new 23" Cinema HD Display, per Wikipedia and Apple's June 28 release.