Apple's new 27 inch iMac designed to also work as a display

Apple has designed its new 27" iMac model to serve as an external display for DisplayPort devices such as recent MacBook and MacBook Pros.

via appleinsider.com

This is a clever idea, and the linked article compares display prices, the 24" LED display, the 30" Cinema Display … and the 27" iMac (which is a nice big screen that happens to include a Mac inside…). They’re getting to the point of being perfectly adequate TV replacements.