LCD Monitor Market Grows

Apple has, for a long time now, been the only brand offering a good-looking but relatively expensive 30" LCD display. The high price was linked to the small production of such panels and the requirement of specific graphic cards.
But with the release of new GPUs this dominance by Apple may well be history. Indeed, new actors are now present, although specifications are almost identical (probably the same LCD panel manufacturer), prices vary noticeably: Apple and Samsung $1999, HP $1799 and finally Dell, well-known for its low price $1699. In addition, Dell model is really HD-ready thanks to its included HDCP.
For Apple, maintaining its LCD offerings up to date means renewing the line up very soon while incorporating new and future specifications in order to keep the lead for large LCD display models. It might come as soon as January with a 40"+ Apple Cinema display. It will of course be of interest for HD video editors, while increasing resolution will also be beneficial for all users with Leopard as the future Mac OSX version will be resolution independent.