Chances are, you can't use Apple's new LED display yet

(Credit: Corinne Schulze/CBS Interactive)

After a little teasing, we finally have the full review of the Apple 24-inch LED Cinema Display.

The most disappointing thing about the display is that unless you own a MacBook with a Mini DisplayPort connection, you won't be able to use it. That is until third parties release a Mini DisplayPort to DVI adapter for it.

Since we could only test it on a MacBook, you won't see any performance numbers here, since our DisplayMate-based performance scores are based on a specific configuration. We do try to give as much performance perspective as possible, however.

Check out the full review to see how it performed. However, I will say this, the speakers on this thing are some of the best sounding I've ever heard coming from a monitor.

At one point, I was in our small enclosed monitor test room and had the sound way up while testing it with Kill Bill Vol. 1. After I came out of the room, I got a couple of comments from co-workers like "We can here you playing your video games in there, so we know you're not really working." They said they could "hear the swords slicing through the air with distinct clarity."

Good for the speakers, bad for any hopes I had of keeping my ruse going.

[Delfairen]

So an adapter like http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=104&cp_id=10428&cs_id=1042802&p_id=5106&seq=1&format=2

When will the so called professionals at Cnet actually look at things before publishing articles.

[jakestarnes]

Moron! Just goes to show that you're no professional! Using the very same link you provided (trying to be clever I presume) I was able to see that, yes there is an adapter...that isn't available until 1/16/09! Why criticize a perfectly valid point!?

[darkcobra]

Well another responder already beat me to it. The article on this product was absolutely correct in pointing out that a special adapter (as of yet not available) is needed for anything but a MacBook with a mini-display port. Then along comes this dweeb who slams the author for pointing out what the slammer just pointed out himself . . . that it needs an adopter which is not yet available !!! Duh?

However, I do have one quick comment of my own regarding Apple Monitors. I own a gorgeous Apple monitor myself which only has a DVI connection port. I do wish that Apple would provide a few other connection options (HDMI for one), but you buy one knowing ahead of time what the connection limitations are and in my case I can get a converter plug for HDMI. They are indeed great monitors.

[Uzbekistani]

Spend $900 on something that can't connect to ANYTHING (including Apple products), but new Macbooks (why would I need to connect my laptop to an external display anyway?!)? I understand the power of Applefanboy power, but it will take a total idiot to buy this thing... Apple is certainly losing its momentum.