Apple Studio Display 17" (2001)
The monitor that made Apple's professional lineup all-LCD, per Apple's own announcement: 17 inches for $999 in 2001.
Model reconstruction, not a photograph.
Specs
| Panel | 17" LCD, 1280×1024, 5:4, 16.7 million colors, up to 160° viewing angle |
| Connectivity | Apple Display Connector; two-port USB hub |
| Key feature | centerpiece of the industry's first all-LCD pro display lineup, per Apple |
Launch
Apple announced it on May 21, 2001 at WWDC in San Jose, per its press release: 1280×1024, 16.7 million colors and $999, with availability announced for early June. The same release cut the 22-inch Cinema Display to $2,499 and the 15-inch Studio Display to $599, and proclaimed Apple the first in the industry with an all-LCD professional lineup; Jobs declared that "the all-digital desktop has finally arrived".
Marketing
The release presented the design as continuing that of its 15- and 22-inch siblings, with the Apple Display Connector, a single cable carrying video, USB and power, and a two-port USB hub for peripherals. In Jobs' words in the release, digital LCD displays were "far brighter and sharper than the CRTs of old".
Flaws and fixes
Direct connection required ADC; Apple announced a DVI-to-ADC adapter in 2002 to connect ADC displays to certain DVI-equipped Macs. On January 28, 2003 it dropped to $699 and the 15-inch was discontinued, leaving it as the last of the Studio Display line, which Apple closed in June 2004 in favor of the widescreen Cinema Display line, per Wikipedia.