Apple Studio Display
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The Apple Studio Displays were a series of displays manufactured by Apple Computer Inc. (now Apple Inc.) that both used LCD and CRT
as their displays. The Apple Studio Displays used DB-15, VGA
, DVI
, and ADC
as their display output. Some inputs Apple Studio Displays used were USB, Composite video
, S-Video
, ADB
, RCA audio connectors
, and headphone jacks
.
as its connector, with 2 ADB
ports, an S-Video
and Composite
video port, as well as RCA audio connectors and a headphone jack. It was dark blue and transparent. Although it was made for the Power Macintosh G3
, it didn't match as the G3s at this time were beige. It had two stands you could place it on. It required System 7.5 or later. Released in March 1998, it was the first translucent Apple product since the eMate, predating the iMac G3
by a few months.
It was replaced with a newer revision in January 1999 with white and "blueberry" styling and a brighter display.
In August 1999 it was replaced with model featuring DVI
and USB ports with white and "graphite" exterior styling.
In July 2000 it was replaced with a model featuring an ADC
port and a clear plastic three-legged stand based on the 22" Apple Cinema Display
. It was discontinued in January 2003.
All 15" Studio Displays had native resolutions of 1024x768 pixels.
Apple Studio Displays in 17" and 21" sizes were introduced in January 1999 with VGA DE-15
connectors and "blueberry" and white exterior styling. In August 1999 the exterior styling was changed to "graphite" and white. In July 2000 the 21" model was dropped and the 17" changed to a striking "crystal clear" enclosure with ADC
connector. Apple stopped selling CRT displays in May 2001.
15" model but with a 1280x1024 native resolution. In January 2003 a similar 20" model was introduced, but it was designated a Cinema Display
, not a Studio Display. These were both discontinued in June 2004 in favor of new models with aluminum frames.
Cathode ray tube
The cathode ray tube is a vacuum tube containing an electron gun and a fluorescent screen used to view images. It has a means to accelerate and deflect the electron beam onto the fluorescent screen to create the images. The image may represent electrical waveforms , pictures , radar targets and...
as their displays. The Apple Studio Displays used DB-15, VGA
Video Graphics Array
Video Graphics Array refers specifically to the display hardware first introduced with the IBM PS/2 line of computers in 1987, but through its widespread adoption has also come to mean either an analog computer display standard, the 15-pin D-subminiature VGA connector or the 640×480 resolution...
, DVI
Digital Visual Interface
The Digital Visual Interface is a video interface standard covering the transmission of video between a source device and a display device. The DVI standard has achieved widespread acceptance in the PC industry, both in desktop PCs and monitors...
, and ADC
Apple Display Connector
The Apple Display Connector is a proprietary modification of the DVI connector that combines analog and digital video signals, USB, and power all in one cable...
as their display output. Some inputs Apple Studio Displays used were USB, Composite video
Composite video
Composite video is the format of an analog television signal before it is combined with a sound signal and modulated onto an RF carrier. In contrast to component video it contains all required video information, including colors in a single line-level signal...
, S-Video
S-Video
Separate Video, more commonly known as S-Video and Y/C, is often referred to by JVC as both an S-VHS connector and as Super Video. It is an analog video transmission scheme, in which video information is encoded on two channels: luma and chroma...
, ADB
Apple Desktop Bus
Apple Desktop Bus is an obsolete bit-serial computer bus connecting low-speed devices to computers. Used primarily on the Macintosh platform, ADB equipment is still available but not supported by most Apple hardware manufactured since 1999....
, RCA audio connectors
RCA connector
An RCA connector, sometimes called a phono connector or cinch connector, is a type of electrical connector commonly used to carry audio and video signals...
, and headphone jacks
TRS connector
A TRS connector is a common family of connector typically used for analog signals including audio. It is cylindrical in shape, typically with three contacts, although sometimes with two or four . It is also called an audio jack, phone jack, phone plug, and jack plug...
.
Apple Studio Display (15-inch flat panel)
The first Apple display using LCD technology was known as the Apple Studio Display (15-inch flat panel). It had DA-15D-subminiature
The D-subminiature or D-sub is a common type of electrical connector. They are named for their characteristic D-shaped metal shield. When they were introduced, D-subs were among the smaller connectors used on computer systems....
as its connector, with 2 ADB
Apple Desktop Bus
Apple Desktop Bus is an obsolete bit-serial computer bus connecting low-speed devices to computers. Used primarily on the Macintosh platform, ADB equipment is still available but not supported by most Apple hardware manufactured since 1999....
ports, an S-Video
S-Video
Separate Video, more commonly known as S-Video and Y/C, is often referred to by JVC as both an S-VHS connector and as Super Video. It is an analog video transmission scheme, in which video information is encoded on two channels: luma and chroma...
and Composite
Composite video
Composite video is the format of an analog television signal before it is combined with a sound signal and modulated onto an RF carrier. In contrast to component video it contains all required video information, including colors in a single line-level signal...
video port, as well as RCA audio connectors and a headphone jack. It was dark blue and transparent. Although it was made for the Power Macintosh G3
Power Macintosh G3
The Power Macintosh G3, commonly called "beige G3s" or "platinum G3s" for the color of their cases, was a series of personal computers designed, manufactured, and sold by Apple Computer, Inc. from November 1997 to January 1999...
, it didn't match as the G3s at this time were beige. It had two stands you could place it on. It required System 7.5 or later. Released in March 1998, it was the first translucent Apple product since the eMate, predating the iMac G3
IMac G3
The iMac G3 was the first model of the iMac line of personal computers made by Apple Inc. , and the originator of the Legacy-free PC market category. Like the first Macs, the iMac G3 is an all-in-one personal computer, encompassing both the monitor and the system unit in a single enclosure...
by a few months.
It was replaced with a newer revision in January 1999 with white and "blueberry" styling and a brighter display.
In August 1999 it was replaced with model featuring DVI
Digital Visual Interface
The Digital Visual Interface is a video interface standard covering the transmission of video between a source device and a display device. The DVI standard has achieved widespread acceptance in the PC industry, both in desktop PCs and monitors...
and USB ports with white and "graphite" exterior styling.
In July 2000 it was replaced with a model featuring an ADC
Apple Display Connector
The Apple Display Connector is a proprietary modification of the DVI connector that combines analog and digital video signals, USB, and power all in one cable...
port and a clear plastic three-legged stand based on the 22" Apple Cinema Display
Apple Cinema Display
The Apple Cinema Display was a line of flat panel computer monitors introduced in September 1999 by Apple Inc. It was initially sold alongside the older line of Studio Displays, but eventually replaced them. In July 2011, Apple replaced it with the Apple Thunderbolt Display...
. It was discontinued in January 2003.
All 15" Studio Displays had native resolutions of 1024x768 pixels.
Apple Studio Display (CRT models)
CRTCathode ray tube
The cathode ray tube is a vacuum tube containing an electron gun and a fluorescent screen used to view images. It has a means to accelerate and deflect the electron beam onto the fluorescent screen to create the images. The image may represent electrical waveforms , pictures , radar targets and...
Apple Studio Displays in 17" and 21" sizes were introduced in January 1999 with VGA DE-15
VGA connector
A Video Graphics Array connector is a three-row 15-pin DE-15 connector. The 15-pin VGA connector is found on many video cards, computer monitors, and some high definition television sets...
connectors and "blueberry" and white exterior styling. In August 1999 the exterior styling was changed to "graphite" and white. In July 2000 the 21" model was dropped and the 17" changed to a striking "crystal clear" enclosure with ADC
Apple Display Connector
The Apple Display Connector is a proprietary modification of the DVI connector that combines analog and digital video signals, USB, and power all in one cable...
connector. Apple stopped selling CRT displays in May 2001.
Apple Studio Display (17-inch flat panel)
In May 2001 Apple released a 17" Studio Display similar to the three-legged, clear plastic, ADCApple Display Connector
The Apple Display Connector is a proprietary modification of the DVI connector that combines analog and digital video signals, USB, and power all in one cable...
15" model but with a 1280x1024 native resolution. In January 2003 a similar 20" model was introduced, but it was designated a Cinema Display
Apple Cinema Display
The Apple Cinema Display was a line of flat panel computer monitors introduced in September 1999 by Apple Inc. It was initially sold alongside the older line of Studio Displays, but eventually replaced them. In July 2011, Apple replaced it with the Apple Thunderbolt Display...
, not a Studio Display. These were both discontinued in June 2004 in favor of new models with aluminum frames.