iPhone and 50 inch Apple Monitor?

[MacRumors]

Macsimumnews posted a questionable rumor that the iPhone (2 models) and a 50" Apple Monitor would be arriving in early 2007.

Speaking on condition of anonymity, a listener to Mac OS Ken with ties to the Mac maker says the company has enacted a hiring freeze in anticipation of hiring hundreds of telco managers to sell the iPhone.

The 50" Monitor is said to be on target alongside the iTV. Rumors of a 50" Apple Plasma triggered much discussion a year ago.

 

[FleurDuMal]

A 50" monitor?!? Surely not?!

I bet you'd have to mortgage your house to buy one.

If you own a house.

 

[Eraserhead]

A 50" monitor?!? Surely not?!

I bet you'd have to mortgage your house to buy one.

If you own a house.

probably no more expensive than the 30" was when it was released

 

[pdpfilms]

Hardy har har.

I'll believe it when i see it. Until then- absolutely no fricken way.

 

[OdduWon]

50 inch plasma.. i'm gonna have to build a bigger desk.

 

[storage]

A 50" monitor?!? Surely not?!

I bet you'd have to mortgage your house to buy one.

If you own a house.

A 50" Plasma-TV goes for ~$3000 today (25% tax included), so it will probably be even "cheaper" when these arrive (or not, the Apple premium is always there).

 

[Carguy172]

50 inch is WAY too big!! although even though I doubt the Iphone will come out it does look pretty cool

 

[confirmed]

why not? it wouldn't be a super high res monitor. it'd be a TV. put it on your wall, not on your desk. you wouldn't want high res, you'd want 1920 x 1080. 50" 1080p TVs are selling for about $2300. build an iTV into it and charge $2500. that's not too bad. and with 4 million+ new PS3 owners looking for a new TV to run their games at full res, it could sell quite well!

 

[daveyjokes]

i have never owned an apple display before, and i doubt i ever will-they are costly beasts but they look bloody awesome-its just one of those things i will spend a minute or two looking at on the apple website and configure my dream mac pro-max ram etc....and then slowly drift back to my courseowrk....ahhh i love school. i just like to admire them in the shops and on desks-i would never have a need for one...and for that matter, who would? i mean comon even the most pro user....really? is it that necessary? maybe...but nevertheless....

 

[Peace]

I think the word "monitor" is being mis-used in this instance.It's more than likely a 50" Plasma TV..Why Plasma is my question.LCD's are getting quit large and usually last longer.

 

[pdpfilms]

I think the word "monitor" is being mis-used in this instance.It's more than likely a 50" Plasma TV..Why Plasma is my question.LCD's are getting quit large and usually last longer.

Who said it was plasma?

 

[Jay42]

Yeah, it's not a 50" monitor for your computer it's a 50" monitor as a TV. There's no way you could sell (or maybe even make) something that was 50" at the same resolution at the 30".

 

[sartinsauce]

Didn't we go through all this plasma stuff last year?

I think this whole thing is bogus. At best it is a misunderstood/misinterpreted product being toyed with up in Crapertino.

 

[autrefois]

A 50-inch Apple Monitor?

Now that would made video conferencing on iChat downright scary in full-screen mode. Exit Big Brother, enter HUGE Brother.

 

[bdj21ya]

Yeah, it's not a 50" monitor for your computer it's a 50" monitor as a TV. There's no way you could sell (or maybe even make) something that was 50" at the same resolution at the 30".

Um, do you mean pixels per inch? Because if anything it would be easier to make a 50" monitor at a higher res than 30" (don't have to pack so many pixels in to such a tight space). Now that might make it very expensive, but you could probably do it. However, my bet is on a 1080p if they come out with a TV at all. I would have to strongly consider this, whatever premium they might charge, just because of the built in iTV. However, to be honest, it just doesn't seem likely. Apple's niche will be the iTV, they don't need the added cost/risk of entering yet another market at the same time.

 

[Shotglass]

You know what I'd do with a 50" monitor? Mount it on the wall behind my desk. That way, I'd have practically a "monitor wall".

But seriously, apple 50" display? I don't believe it until I see it.

 

[OdduWon]

dare i say 5o" iMac cinema HD hang that on you wall and drool at it

 

[dcv]

I can see it now...

"My 50" monitor has one deal pixel"


Waaaaaaaaaaaah.

 

[Carguy172]

Apple won't do it they don't make tv's they already make enough stuff

 

[Thanatoast]

Why is a 50" monitor/tv out of the realm of possibility? I mean, high-margin consumer electronics are Apple's bread and butter. Consider it part of a hopeful "iTV halo"

 

[guzhogi]

If the 50" was high res, you'd probably need hdmi connectors. I heard that the 30" display was pushing it w/ dual link dvi. But if the 50" came out w/ the highest resoltion possible, think how big that would be!

 

[QCassidy352]

A 50-inch Apple Monitor?

Now that would made video conferencing on iChat downright scary in full-screen mode. Exit Big Brother, enter HUGE Brother.

haha, made me laugh. Thanks.

 

[whenpaulsparks]

it wouldn't make sense for it to be a plasma, it'd be an LCD TV. plasmas over 42" are rare and not worth the money, plus LCDs last longer, can do 1080p easier, they're cheaper, and don't suffer from burn-in.

 

[50548]

Hardy har har.

I'll believe it when i see it. Until then- absolutely no fricken way.

Ditto...this is another one of those ridiculous rumors floating around...no friggin' way!

 

[bdj21ya]

it wouldn't make sense for it to be a plasma, it'd be an LCD TV. plasmas over 42" are rare and not worth the money, plus LCDs last longer, can do 1080p easier, they're cheaper, and don't suffer from burn-in.

Huh? Plasmas dominate the market above 42". It is extremely (prohibitively) expensive to make large LCD screens. LCD screens don't handle fast paced motion (crucial for sports and movies) nearly as well as plasmas (because of slower refresh, LCD becomes blurry where image is changing rapidly), and plasma screens are rated to last around 62,000 hours before burn-in problems. Do some research.