![]() ![]() We soaked up Watchmen on DVD, a few episodes of House on Hulu, and an HD capture of a Radiohead concert, all in full-screen mode. Any HD movie looks terrific, whether it was shot in Hollywood or in your apartment. With 2,560 x 1,440 pixels, it's well beyond high-def resolution. Glare aside, it is exceedingly handsome display. That's where the extra brightness becomes a plus, but you'll find yourself cranking the brightness down to about 50 percent after sundown. The screen is encased in edge-to-edge glass, and it reflects an uncomfortable amount of glare in a sunlit room. Whites appear truly white, blacks are solidly black, and bright colors burn with intensity. The 16:9 widescreen panel is LED-powered, so it's extremely bright. ![]() Make no mistake: This machine is all about its gargantuan, stupidly massive, comically oversized but utterly gorgeous display. That said, the iMac's most striking feature isn't the chip on the inside or the refashioned chin. ![]() They sound a bit muffled, but they pump out enough volume to annoy the neighbors properly. Hidden underneath it are a pair of speakers. The machine's "chin," the aluminum strip that runs along the bottom edge of the screen, is notably slimmer on this model than previous iMacs. A wireless keyboard and the new multitouch-enhanced Magic Mouse complete the package. The base-model Core i7 iMac also comes with a 1-TB hard drive, 4 GB of RAM (the model we tested had 8 GB) and an ATI Radeon HD 4850 graphics card - not the best graphics hardware, but perfectly acceptable for everyday tasks like watching movies, editing HD videos and playing most games. It's not only ridiculously fast to begin with, but it has the ability to dynamically overclock itself when it needs an extra boost. The top-of-the-line iMac is stocked with Intel's 2.8-GHz Core i7 "Lynnfield" quad-core processor. You'll just want to sit there and watch movies all day and night.ĭon't get us wrong, the guts aren't so bad, either. The iMac's screen is so freaking huge, so bright and so crisp, it will render you dumb with child-like glee. Sure, the sheer speed of the thing is amazing - the new Core i7 processor is outrageously fast - but it's the massive screen that will turn your brain into a gob of HD-saturated jelly. Put one of Apple's new 27-inch Core i7 iMacs on your desk, and you run the risk of alienating yourself from your friends, co-workers and loved ones. ![]()
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