Apple 24'' LED Cinema Display unveiled

It will sell for 899 USD, or 649 GBP (available from 849 EUR in Europe), which means it's hardly cheap--regular 24'' screens regularly go for less than 500 euros!

The selling point, here, however, is the special built-in connectivity with your the new MacBooks that Apple hopes will persuade you that a new screen is a worthwhile investment too:

Although it's not so clear in this photo, three separate connectors snake out from behind the new display, including a power adaptor for charging Apple laptops and a USB lead allowing USB peripherals to be plugged directly into the monitor. The USB cable also allows you to profit from the built-in iSight webcam.

Finally, a mini Display Port--somewhat cheekily described by Apple as the "new industry standard" allows you to connect it to your new MacBook.

After DVI, mini DVI, HDMI, regular Display Port, the arrival of yet another connector is not very useful.

Here are the technical specs for the screen itself:

• 24'' visible display are

• LCD TFT panel, backlit by LED

• 1920 x 1200 pixel maximum resolution

• 16.7 million colors

• 178° viewing angle both horizontally and vertically

• 330 cd/m² brightness

• 1000:1 contrast