Apple Studio Display (15-inch ADC, 2000) vs Apple Studio Display (15-inch DVI, 1999)

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Studio Display (15-inch ADC, 2000) compared with Studio Display (15-inch DVI, 1999)

	AppleStudio Display (15-inch ADC, 2000)	AppleStudio Display (15-inch DVI, 1999)
Overview
Released
Released	July 2000	December 1999
Display
Screen size
Screen size	15″	15.1″
Resolution
Resolution	1024 × 768	1024 × 768
Sharpness
Sharpness	85 pixels per inch	85 pixels per inch
Panel
Panel	LCD (TFT active-matrix LCD; Apple does not identify the panel subtype)	LCD (TFT active-matrix LCD; Apple does not identify the panel subtype)
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	–	75 Hz
Brightness (typical)
Brightness (typical)	230 nits (better)	200 nits
Contrast ratio
Contrast ratio	300:1	200:1
Shape
Shape	Flat	Flat
Colour depth
Colour depth	24-bit colour; up to 16.7 million colours	24-bit colour, 8 bits per colour channel; up to 16.7 million colours
Viewing angles
Viewing angles	Typical 120° horizontal and 90° vertical	Typical 120° horizontal and 90° vertical
Connections
Video inputs
Video inputs	Apple Display Connector	DVI
USB-C charging
USB-C charging	None	None
USB ports
USB ports	2 × USB-A	2 × USB-A
Other connections
Other connections	Integrated ADC cable supplies digital video, USB data and power; two downstream powered USB ports. No separate analogue computer, composite, S-video or audio input.	24-pin digital DVI connector using TMDS; two downstream USB 1.1 ports and an upstream USB lead. Display cable branches to DVI, USB and external power adaptor. No analogue computer, composite, S-video or audio input.
Design
Stand adjusts
Stand adjusts	Tilt	Height, tilt, swivel (better)
Weight with stand
Weight with stand	5.2 kg	5.5 kg
Size with stand
Size with stand	41 × 40.3 × 17.2–25.9 cm (width × height × depth), from Apple's May 2001 French datasheet; archived support page rounds to 15.8 × 16.1 × 6.7 inches (height × width × depth)	Desktop stand, 39.9 × 38.1–49.0 × 24.9 cm (width × height × depth). Picture-frame stand, 15.7 × 11.6 × 6.9 inches, weighing 3.5 kg. Apple datasheet's metric picture-frame height is inconsistent with its inch figure, so the published imperial dimensions are retained.
Controls
Controls	Touch-sensitive system power, sleep and wake control, plus brightness adjustment	Power/system startup and sleep, plus two brightness buttons on underside of display; software colour calibration through USB
Colours
Colours	Crystal-clear acrylic enclosure with silver-coloured frame	Translucent Graphite and white; distinct digital DVI hardware rather than a colour-only revision
Power and support
Power use
Power use	Maximum 50 W operating; 35 W or less in sleep mode, from Apple datasheet	Below 35 W operating, from December 1999 Apple datasheet. Archived support page labels 35 W as Energy Saver consumption and leaves maximum unknown; datasheet's operating specification retained.
Power supply
Power supply	Powered through ADC; datasheet specifies 28 V DC ±1.5 V, with no separate monitor mains cord	External power adaptor, 100–240 V AC at 50–60 Hz; mains frequency is not a published display refresh rate
Software
Software	Apple's 19 July 2000 US announcement says available immediately; Japanese first retail was 5 August, so the earlier US sale date is used. Brightness, contrast, weight and metric dimensions follow Apple's surviving May 2001 datasheet for M7928ZM/A. Neither this datasheet nor the archived support page specifies native refresh, so it is omitted. Requires Power Mac G4 or Power Mac G4 Cube with ADC in maker launch documentation; other digital sources require a compatible powered ADC adaptor.	Apple service manual and revision-specific support note place this DVI model in December 1999; the August date repeated by some secondary histories is not used. Apple Canada's 6 December announcement says it could be ordered and was expected to ship before year-end; first retail month is retained without inventing a day. Native resolution is 1024 × 768; Apple's Japanese support sheet explicitly specifies 70 or 75 Hz at native resolution; the English archived support sheet and December datasheet omit the refresh rates. Maker compatibility is Power Mac G4 with ATI RAGE 128 Pro graphics and built-in USB, running Mac OS 9.0 or later. Maker support lists 15.1-inch viewable size while the datasheet rounds to 15 inches.
In the box
In the box	Display with integrated stand and ADC cable	Display, desktop stand, picture-frame stand, power cord and adaptor, Apple Displays software and user manual