I admit that I don't think we'll see a 30" iMac anytime soon, but it sure would be nice! Do any of you think it's possible? Does anyone think we'll see one when the next round of updates come out?
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The Possibility of a 30" iMac
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It would be massive - and what would you do with that gorgeous 30" screen when the computer needed replacement? Not for another couple years, at least!
New imac with removable guts. Can remove everything but the screen and upgrade by buying a new "guts" (which has all components on it).
Would be nice, won't happen
Probably not even possible 
I think it's plausible. Back in the day when the 24" iMac was first released, 24" was insanely big, and pretty much as uncomman as 30" is nowadays. So if you think about it that way, it makes sense. As you crazy Americans always say, bigger is better =p
Only thing that I'm sceptic is price. Who wants to spend over 2500$ for iMac? You can get Mac Pro for same money.
When 24" came it cost 1999$ and before that the high-end 20" cost 1699$. It's only 300$ difference between 20" and 24" but it's at least 500$ between 24" and 30"
because.... human eyes have changed size??
It's great to go from 30'' to 50'' when we are talking about a home cinema, watching movies and sitting on your couch. But let's face it when you are sitting on your desk a 30'' would be hard to use and a pain in the eyes....
unless you have an extremely large desk
because.... human eyes have changed size??
It's great to go from 30'' to 50'' when we are talking about a home cinema, watching movies and sitting on your couch. But let's face it when you are sitting on your desk a 30'' would be hard to use and a pain in the eyes....
unless you have an extremely large desk
Eyedoctor isn't going to be happy if you tell him that you have 30" monitor and your nose is 5cm from it
24" is fine, if you want bigger, buy 30" monitor and attach it to your iMac
No, it won't.
I agree that a 30" iMac might be a monster, but 30" of screen is not too big.
In fact, like an income you grow into it very quickly.
TV is for entertaining, computers are more for work. Most of the middle-aged people use computers just for work so they don't need much from it and usually don't spend extra money for it. Eg. my parents use over 5 years old HP desktop everyday for work and it's fine for them and I've tried to tell my dad that they need a new computer, but no, it's good for 'em, suits for their needs. He likes TVs more. We have (I still live with my parents) 2 50" Pioneer TVs, 100" full HD Mitsubishi video projector, 3 32" Tvs and few less than 26" TVs. Those are not ridiculous. Televisions are so cheap nowadays. 50" Sony is less than 1000.
Okay, lets keep it on Macs now
You can't get a Mac Pro with a 30" screen for $2500 though.
I meant Mac Pro without screen
Something about sitting 10 feet away from the TV screen vs 2 feet away from a computer monitor?
Keep guessing TS! You'll get something right someday!
That isn't much use though is it?
You can admire how it looks
If I could choose between Mac Pro and 30" iMac, I would take Mac Pro and buy cheap Acer monitor for that.
No, it won't.
I agree that a 30" iMac might be a monster, but 30" of screen is not too big.
In fact, like an income you grow into it very quickly.
This would be helpful for those who need multiple windows open and viewable, and who would rather avoid using Spaces. I currently have a old 17" LCD attached to my iMac's second display port. The 17" is mainly for Safari, while iTunes/Garageband/Sound Studio is on the iMac's screen. It's a nice arrangement, and I have yet to activate Spaces.
There is at least one caveat, however. I've played around a bit with the 24" iMac at my local Apple Store, and that's a lot of distance to cover with a mouse. I would be hard pressed to imagine moving across 30". Keyboard shortcuts would become a must.
It's not at all the same thing. The resolution on a 30" monitor is significantly higher than anything on TVs. I've got a 30" monitor and a 40" HDTV connected to my computer and I use the 30" for work and general use and the TV for games and movies because that's what works best on it.
I think the problem with a 30" iMac would be that it would need a rather beefy stand to support it. 30" is also such a big size that just the placement might be problematic for some. A 24" is still manageable.
In short a 30" iMac would be really expensive and there's not much demand for it. People will use any old crap for screens unfortunately.
Came in here to say this. There's no market for this type of machine. Sure, maybe they would sell a couple thousand over the lifetime of the machine, but that's not enough to cover the development costs.