Has to be at least 5.5K or 6K and 30-32 inch if that's true. A 5K 27 inch shouldn't sell for more than $1,500, even from Apple or it's not going to pull buyers from the LG 27 inch.
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Has to be at least 5.5K or 6K and 30-32 inch if that's true. A 5K 27 inch shouldn't sell for more than $1,500, even from Apple or it's not going to pull buyers from the LG 27 inch.
in the same boat......... very hard to find the right CAD displays. Everything seems to be for graphics, gaming or excel.
2 x 40" screens must be hard work?
$2500 I don't think so.
I rather get another used 2017 inch Imac with a 5K display, hook it up via Luna Display (USB) and add a shortcut to turn it on and off via SSH .... and if you want sound coming out of both Imac's you can use Airfoil.
1) Imac 27", 17 Model: $800-$1200 depending on condition.
2) Luna Display USB-C: $129.99
3) Airfoil License Key: $41
4) USB-C Cable: $15
So, for roughly $1390 give or take you have a second 5K monitor which you can also use for a backup.
I rather get another used 2017 inch Imac with a 5K display, hook it up via Luna Display (USB) and add a shortcut to turn it on and off via SSH .... and if you want sound coming out of both Imac's you can use Airfoil.
1) Imac 27", 17 Model: $800-$1200 depending on condition.
2) Luna Display USB-C: $129.99
3) Airfoil License Key: $41
4) USB-C Cable: $15
So, for roughly $1390 give or take you have a second 5K monitor which you can also use for a backup.
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I wish Apple would stop using LG panels; quality control doesn't seem to be LG's department.
they're fine. same setup at home & work. Took a bit of getting used to, but wouldn't go back. I used a powered dock at home & work, so one cable to connect.
I use a Samsung 34 inch curved Thunderbolt display with 100HZ support on my Macbook Pro - $800. Unless you are doing high end media work, anything over $1000 is overkill IMO.
I currently own a 24" 1440p display and would swap it with an Apple 24" 4.5k display
Paying $999+ for a monitor would hurt my soul a bit but it makes for a good tax write off!
inb4 no stand included
Paying $999+ for a monitor would hurt my soul a bit but it makes for a good tax write off!
inb4 no stand included
No, it makes no sense at all since the m1/pro/max GPU's are already faster than the A series chips. More likely it's used for something like DSC in the event it's an 8k display. Or who knows, maybe since it's 32", they'll build in an AppleTV so it can be used for other purposes while not connected. But people who keep saying eGPU aren't really thinking. Apple has more than demonstrated they don't really care for such uses cases.
What would be an example of ‘two really good monitors’ for 2500? If you could be specific, like what size are you inferring and resolution?
Seriously? You know a ton of people begging for a $2500 monitor? I know a bunch of people who want an Apple monitor, but I don't know a single one who wants one in that price range. After the current Apple monitor siphoned off all the pros, everybody else is mostly looking at the 5k iMac screen, saying, "Hey Apple, please give me THAT." I guarantee you the group I'm talking about VASTLY outnumbers the group you're talking about.
a sub 1k monitor is junk? shoot thats news to me, besides being 4k, my dell ultrasharp 2720q is pretty neck and neck compare to the apple monitor.
its the $1000 iphone that made apple their 3 trillion dollars worth.
I have 3x 2720Q's on my desk right now. Let me assure you, they are not remotely close to any display that Apple sells at the moment (iMac, XDR, or otherwise).
4k is ~8.3 million pixels.
5k is ~14.75 million pixels.
6k is ~20.4 million pixels
If you can't see the difference between 4k and 5k @ 27", then you're simply not the type of customer Apple is selling to.
One of the common complaints of the Pro Display XDR is that, when running at 2x Retina, everything is just too big and there isn't enough real estate. It would make more sense to have a 6k panel in a 27" format running at 2x Retina. And maybe, just maybe, we'd get a 32" w/ 8K resolution, which would open up a whole other world of true integer scaled Retina resolutions.
E.g...
- 1920 x 1080 (HD) @ 4x Retina
- 2560 x 1440 (WQHD) @ 3x Retina
- 3840 x 2160 (UltraHD) @ 2x Retina
E.g...
- 1920 x 1080 (HD) @ 4x Retina
- 2560 x 1440 (WQHD) @ 3x Retina
- 3840 x 2160 (UltraHD) @ 2x Retina
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probably not, but my roommate has one and occasionally he needs my pc since adobe is faster on my i9, and he doesn't mind nor care that its attached to a u2720q.
putting your eye balls right next to the screen does not count as seeing the difference.
I agree with you, because I see them out there, but I wonder what the actual technology underneath is. Would it be better? Just the apple tax? I’d assume it has True Tone, color matching, better accuracies, calibration, etc to justify the price tag.
On the contrary, the blurriness I see on my 2720q's due to them running at non-integer scaled Retina makes it harder for me to see text clearly unless I'm right up against them. The same is not true of glossy 5k's or XDR 6k because they are capable of running at true integer scaled Retina at semi-reasonable resolutions.
Agreed. I'm looking at the LG 34WK95U-W right now to replace a pair of Dell UHD 24" screens, as I want to consolidate things to a single Retina / HiDPI display. 21:9 aspect ratio, 30-34" would be about perfect diagonal size for close desktop use.
Apple's take on it - it'd have to be as thin as the new iMacs and could connect via TB with a single USB-C cable, maybe with daisy-chaining for computers that can support it. Colour matching optional.
Bonus if it includes a 1080p webcam (or better), maybe built-in speakers?
EDIT: Basically, the LG Ultrafine but in an ultrawide form factor? (honestly, now that I think about it, the Ultrafine looks pretty good, aside from its $1,700 price tag)
The 34WK95U-W is a 163 PPI display. At this point, we're unlikely to ever see Apple produce anything less than 200 PPI. In fact, of all the devices with screens that Apple sells, the Pro Display XDR is the lowest density at 215 PPI.
Why? Apple prefers 2x Retina. The problem with the 34WK95U-W form factor is that it would essentially require an 8K horizontal resolution in order to achieve a high enough PPI to meet that.
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yes, but the Thunderbolt display was 27", so this would be a huge price increase, even to Apple's already high Thunderbolt display price. Why would you think this?
I think the sweet spot for this would be $1250-1500.
$999 and they’ll sell like hot cakes, but with Apple’s pricing trajectory of late, I doubt it.
I’m sure some would buy at $2500 but I have a hard time believing there’s a huge market of people who need a pro Apple monitor for 2500+ and haven’t already gotten the current, more expensive model.
$999 and they’ll sell like hot cakes, but with Apple’s pricing trajectory of late, I doubt it.
I’m sure some would buy at $2500 but I have a hard time believing there’s a huge market of people who need a pro Apple monitor for 2500+ and haven’t already gotten the current, more expensive model.