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Apple Delays Sales of UltraFine 5K Display as LG Works on Shielding Fix
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right... Don't know what your talking about hey.... With your Jobs Cult.
Could not have said any better. I would buy two 5K Apple displays in a heartbeat. I know it is a pipe dream but would be awesome the matte displays to come back like the ACDs. The TB displays just have too much glare if you work on a bright environment.
As LG works on a fix for a Wi-Fi router issue plaguing its UltraFine 27-inch 5K Display, Apple has delayed shipments for the accessory and removed in store pickup options.
New orders for the LG UltraFine 5K Display will now ship out in five to six weeks, ensuring buyers will get a display with updated hardware that fixes the Wi-Fi interference problem.
Prior to the shipping change, the displays were shipping out in a couple of weeks, and for a period in January, shipping estimates were as low as three to five days.
The shipping delay can be attributed to an issue that first popped up shortly after the displays began shipping out to customers in December. Users began noticing display glitches and freezes that were eventually attributed to interference caused by close proximity to a Wi-Fi router. Last week, LG confirmed the existence of a problem, apologized, and announced an official hardware fix.
Going forward, all UltraFine 5K Displays manufactured after February 2017 include additional shielding, protecting them against electromagnetic radiation from routers.
Existing models are also able to be retrofitted with the same improved shielding, and customers who have already purchased a display will need to get in touch with LG support to arrange a repair to solve the problem.
Created by Apple and LG to work with the new 13 and 15-inch MacBook Pro models, the UltraFine 5K Display continues to be available for $974, a 25 percent discount off of the standard $1,299.95 price tag. Special pricing, part of a sale on USB-C accessories, will be available until March 31.
Article Link: Apple Delays Shipping for UltraFine 5K Display as LG Works on Shielding Fix
Just for the record, I bought 2 of these bad boys last week and they are working perfectly, 0 issues. Although my router is more than 6ft away from my setup.
Unfortunately if you want a good display you probably need to buy a Samsung.
I can't wait until the future when I can 3D print a high quality aluminum and glass enclosure to fit components perfectly. I'm not sure why Apple doesn't want to take our money. I guess they weren't making any money on those $1000 displays. Poor Apple…
I can't wait until the future when I can 3D print a high quality aluminum and glass enclosure to fit components perfectly. I'm not sure why Apple doesn't want to take our money. I guess they weren't making any money on those $1000 displays. Poor Apple…
I'm willing to bet that the engineering team wanted to shield it, but a VP or "Design Genius" (with no electrical/electronic engineering degree) wanted to cut costs. COUGH corner-cutters! 
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Yeppers. And if you want a great display, you'll have to buy an Eizo or an NEC.
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Yeppers. And if you want a great display, you'll have to buy an Eizo or an NEC.
LG has shipping OLED displays that destroy the competition. Apple's problem is they did not choose LG's OLED displays. A 30 or 35 inch OLED monitor with built in HD webcam, speakers and USB c would have been amazing. THAT is the display that Apple and LG should have co-released.
My mid-2012 rMBP had an LG panel. It was awful with terrible image retention issues. Apple swapped the display for a Samsung panel, and it's still one of the most beautiful displays I've ever used.I'm willing to bet that the engineering team wanted to shield it, but a VP or "Design Genius" (with no electrical/electronic engineering degree) wanted to cut costs. COUGH corner-cutters!
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Yeppers. And if you want a great display, you'll have to buy an Eizo or an NEC.
I'm not sure if I'd buy an Eizo or NEC even if I had the money to blow. I do photo editing and graphic/web design but those seem like overkill even for that. Maybe if I was color grading Hollywood productions, lol.
Why? What is the basis for your assertion? You can't just make a statement like without any kind of explanation, rationale, etc and expect to have any credibility. Come on, man. You must have a reason for making such a statement. Or do you...?
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Not al all true.
How much you want to bet Apple is not only out of the monitor game, but out of the monitor endorsement game as well.
I'd be interested in one of these at $450-500 now. No chance I'd spend 1k. It sucks but if they all have this design flaw what other flaws are there?
I'd be interested in one of these at $450-500 now. No chance I'd spend 1k. It sucks but if they all have this design flaw what other flaws are there?
Apple really needs to sell a dedicated display. Part of the Apple experience™ is buying it all first-party so support is easier.
Not that I really need to explain simple logic here but the more Apple outsources its products and makes less and less of them in-house, then the less quality control they have and the more opportunity for things like this occur.
No it is causing flickering when NEAR a wireless router. Because of bad shielding.
[doublepost=1486703824][/doublepost]HP also makes a 5K display in 27inch size. But it lacks DCI P3 color support. Oh and it's not plug & play by any means.
Saw one in the office. I'll pass for the price.
For people who have them, I hope LG resolve the issue asap, and people have an option to exchange or fix them in an Apple Store.
I'd have like to think apple also would have done extensive testing on this. If you are not going to build your own and have a partner product, test the damn thing. Not that it would take long for an engineer to spot the obvious here ...
For people who have them, I hope LG resolve the issue asap, and people have an option to exchange or fix them in an Apple Store.
I'd have like to think apple also would have done extensive testing on this. If you are not going to build your own and have a partner product, test the damn thing. Not that it would take long for an engineer to spot the obvious here ...
The tests make sure the device doesn't emit RF radiation above a certain limit. It doesn't care about how well it copes with external RF radiation.
in all honesty I have 2 that are working fine that I got on the January 10th...
I still have no idea how I get mine retrofitted??? take to Apple Store, take everything, take just the monitors... very annoying since they are not cheap...
I hope you can drop them off to an apple store. Even shipping back and forth is so time consumeing , they could always ship you parts to install, evga did that for 1070/1080.