The only Apple desktop LCD panel that is true 10-bit is the Pro Display XDR.
The Apple Studio Display (and presumably the 24" iMac) are the same as the LM 270QQ1 27" panel.
They are all 8-bit + Frame Rate Control, which dithers the output to mimic 10-bit.
"FRC cycles between different color shades within each new frame to simulate an intermediate shade."
en.wikipedia.org
Quote:
"does anyone know what the apple panels are like if you remove the glass? is the panel useable? "
Everything has been done in this thread.
Not sure if @
thewilewizzard actually answers your question in
post #815
but he shows pictures of how to dismantle a screen panel:
"Comrades. Greetings to everyone. I am from Russia and would like to share my experience. I took out a broken imac 5k lm270qq1 matrix and decided to glue the glass from imac 2010 on it and assemble it in the same case. With a 0.1 mm molybdenum string and a blowtold dryer. We worked together with my friend, he warmed with a hair dryer, and I worked with a string.
The first thing I did was to remove the metal panel and left only a glass and matrix sandwich (the reflective scattering films were removed aside, which was a big mistake) now I think that you can paste the matrix without removing it from the metal body.
After I took off the glass, I started laying the films in my place, which was very difficult to do, they constantly slip off their place, so I grabbed them with painter's tape. After that, I screwed the plastic guides to the body and finally centered all the films and matrix in the case.
Then the most difficult thing was to clean the matrix of oca glue and MECHANIC 8333 spray helped me with this, which in turn is very similar to acetone in smell and in the way it destroys plastic. After I cleaned the matrix, I began to cover up the area with black sealant where you can see the glowing halo from the backlight and after it finally dried, I centered the glass and glued it to the sealant on the back of the plastic guides.
Of course, it was not without mistakes, when removing the glass with a molybdenum string, the polarizing filter was damaged and now there is a slightly inclear image, the pieces had to be glued to transparent glue. I'll post here a photo of the work, in not very good quality, it may be useful."
