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Why? They have TB4 and USB4 so they should be displayport 2.0 capable.
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27-Inch 'Studio Display Pro' With Mini-LED and ProMotion Could Launch in June
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Another frustrating move by Apple. They offer a stand with height adjustment. But apparently, adding the ability to rotate the Studio Monitor to portrait mode was a bridge too far. For that, you have to buy the Pro XDR monitor.
when I think ppl expected 27" mini led for 1500 ,lol
it most likely won't be under 3k
it most likely won't be under 3k
This is shocking. Ross has been reporting on the iMac Pro for a long time. Turned out it was just a display.
I can't really figure out the marketing angle on this new "pro" product:
1. The Studio Display is already targeted at professionals. Go see the unveiling. They didn't show a single use case of this product in a consumer setting. It's highly unlikely they are creating yet another professional tier above the Studio Display.
1B. The Studio Display is $2000 with the ergo stand. That's amongst the most expensive monitors around. Mini-LED + Promotion would add a significant amount to the cost. What's the market for a 27-inch non-reference monitor that cost $2500-4000?
2. It's weird that they would create another product in the exact same size class, especially for such a niche product.
3. It's unlikely they would introduce two very similar products only 3 months apart, especially when this new Studio Display is already back-ordered by 3-4 weeks. Apple's usual MO is to milk a new product as long as they can before introducing an upgrade.
4. They are already struggling to make enough mini-LEDs for the iPad Pros: it's only on the 12.9" version so far due to production issues (per rumors). Why would they dedicate the production capacity to a super niche product like a second Studio display?
5. There's no way they would make their $5000 top-of-the-line monitor obsolete with a new model at fraction of the cost. Who would buy the XDR when you get better technology in this Studio Pro? Most would wait to get this technology in the 6k size. If anything, Apple would bring mini-LED and Pro-motion to the XDR before they introduce the 27" with these technologies. (I'm not talking about the technical feasibility, but rather about the marketing aspect.)
1. The Studio Display is already targeted at professionals. Go see the unveiling. They didn't show a single use case of this product in a consumer setting. It's highly unlikely they are creating yet another professional tier above the Studio Display.
1B. The Studio Display is $2000 with the ergo stand. That's amongst the most expensive monitors around. Mini-LED + Promotion would add a significant amount to the cost. What's the market for a 27-inch non-reference monitor that cost $2500-4000?
2. It's weird that they would create another product in the exact same size class, especially for such a niche product.
3. It's unlikely they would introduce two very similar products only 3 months apart, especially when this new Studio Display is already back-ordered by 3-4 weeks. Apple's usual MO is to milk a new product as long as they can before introducing an upgrade.
4. They are already struggling to make enough mini-LEDs for the iPad Pros: it's only on the 12.9" version so far due to production issues (per rumors). Why would they dedicate the production capacity to a super niche product like a second Studio display?
5. There's no way they would make their $5000 top-of-the-line monitor obsolete with a new model at fraction of the cost. Who would buy the XDR when you get better technology in this Studio Pro? Most would wait to get this technology in the 6k size. If anything, Apple would bring mini-LED and Pro-motion to the XDR before they introduce the 27" with these technologies. (I'm not talking about the technical feasibility, but rather about the marketing aspect.)
Yeah, he's almost certainly wrong - anyone with some common sense can see this. (These analysts seem to lack it)
Absolute nonsense - no chance this happens. My analysis track record is better than this guy.
Much higher contrast due to local dimming zones. "Mini-LED" essentially means "rather than a handful of LEDs to light the entire displays, have ~10,000 small LEDs". (This is in contrast to micro-LED, where every single pixel is its own LED; this isn't feasible just yet.)
On the 16-inch MacBook Pro, there appear to be 10,368 LEDs. Every LED lights up a zone of 27x27 pixels, with the exception of the menu bar, which has a separate row of LEDs which is 27x74.
The upside is that if one such zone is supposed to be quite dark, you can dim the LEDs and create contrast that way. The downside is that this obviously makes the illumination uneven and can therefore lead to bloom effects, where an entire zone is lighter or darker than the rest because some individual pixels are.
I don't think the mac pro will be released at WWDC.
It would make more sense to release it in the fall, alongside the new Airs
RE screens in general.
Samsung or LG can make great 55 or 65 inch screens for 2 grand or so, with a fantastic spec, inc sound.
It shows it can be done. But Apple are seemingly turning more greedy if thats possible.
And changing tact with their new mass market low spec iPhone SE.
“Currently, it seems customers wanting a large all-in-one desktop computer from Apple will have to wait it out or purchase the 27-inch Studio Display and pair it with a Mac.”
Doesn’t this help with their eco friendly and sustainability goals long term? If it weren’t for the colors, iMac 24” should be the same. No reason to toss 4K/5K displays every 2-5 years, especially without target display modes or direct input connection option.
Doesn’t this help with their eco friendly and sustainability goals long term? If it weren’t for the colors, iMac 24” should be the same. No reason to toss 4K/5K displays every 2-5 years, especially without target display modes or direct input connection option.
And 32" is just too tall in portrait mode. 27" would be a perfect portrait display.
Kind of hard to do better than 100%, no?
Ross Young: 92.9% accurate - AppleTrack
With over 25 years of experience in the display industry, Ross Young is well-connected to the pulse of the screen supply chain. Rumor list 2022 ⏳ 27-inch Mini-LED ‘Studio Display Pro’ coming in October 2022 ⏳ iPhone 14 Pro displays will be slightly larger ⏳ New MacBook Air will have display...
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Kind of hard to do better than 100%, no?
Ross Young: 92.9% accurate - AppleTrack
With over 25 years of experience in the display industry, Ross Young is well-connected to the pulse of the screen supply chain. Rumor list 2022 ⏳ 27-inch Mini-LED ‘Studio Display Pro’ coming in October 2022 ⏳ iPhone 14 Pro displays will be slightly larger ⏳ New MacBook Air will have display...
"iPhone SE 3 will be called “SE+ 5G"
Nope!
(Otherwise, pretty good, so far.)
There was initially a rumor that Apple would sell the lower cost display for around half of the cost of the Pro Display XDR. I don’t see a display packed with this tech being only 2500$, but maybe around 3000$ for the panel itself + extras is not so far fetched
I still would find it very weird as many people who would have gladly paid more for this Studio Display Pro will be stuck with a brand new Studio Display from two month earlier
I still would find it very weird as many people who would have gladly paid more for this Studio Display Pro will be stuck with a brand new Studio Display from two month earlier
Exactly, and I’m worried about that. I’d just be a ~month out of my return period and would’ve gladly shelled out another $1000 for those features. It’s a really weird situation, but his accuracy is spooking me.
I don’t want to pay this much for the regular one, I can imagine what the “pro” Is gonna cost. Ya can get a 65” oled tv for less. Just put out something on par with the damn 27” iMac already
Me too. I don't care much about miniLED since as a Developer I don't benefit much from it (have a MacBook Pro 16 Max). But I don't want to miss out on 120hz.
Not sure if I should cancel my order..