You sound pretty defensive..
but I’m glad you are enjoying it, as it is a great product.
However even the Apple fanatic reviewers say it missed the mark - at its retail price point anyway
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Apple Releases Studio Display Firmware Update to Fix Speaker Issue
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but I’m glad you are enjoying it, as it is a great product.
However even the Apple fanatic reviewers say it missed the mark - at its retail price point anyway
The price is exactly where it should be for the specs and design.
Linus is a tool. He barely knows how to use a computer and promotes himself as some grand daddy of computing.
At this price I cannot find a 5K display with six speaker surround sound, exceptional build quality, etc. It doesn’t exist.
So if this firmware patches the bug I’m buying the monitor this weekend.
Here is what we spent $2500 on 20 years ago. You have it so good these days and whine like a spoilt baby…
I saw a video of one of the new Ventura features, the webcam can "see" the surface of the desk in front of you, use some AR warping similar to the Notes.app document scanner, and present "overhead video" of your napkin doodles or whatever is on your desk.
It's honestly pretty cool, and the stuff like this goes a lot farther to explain why they think a display needs an OS than that "following you around the room" silliness that launched earlier.
But I swear, if you did some kind of consumer survey and asked "do you want some fun tricks and gimmicks, or just the best camera possible," everyone would say "give me the best camera."
p.s. More often than not, these firmware updates have knocked my screen offline, left with three dots perpetually animating for hours. I have to do some series of unplugging and power cycles to get the thing working again.
There is no doubt in my mind that this came out about a year before it was ready. My guess is that they had planned on a 27" iMac Pro to launch instead of the Mac Studio, and when that got scuttled, they realized that they had to get the Studio Display out quick so the line didn't look stupid.
It's honestly pretty cool, and the stuff like this goes a lot farther to explain why they think a display needs an OS than that "following you around the room" silliness that launched earlier.
But I swear, if you did some kind of consumer survey and asked "do you want some fun tricks and gimmicks, or just the best camera possible," everyone would say "give me the best camera."
p.s. More often than not, these firmware updates have knocked my screen offline, left with three dots perpetually animating for hours. I have to do some series of unplugging and power cycles to get the thing working again.
There is no doubt in my mind that this came out about a year before it was ready. My guess is that they had planned on a 27" iMac Pro to launch instead of the Mac Studio, and when that got scuttled, they realized that they had to get the Studio Display out quick so the line didn't look stupid.
Agreed. is he the guy that tore apart a imac pro and then apple said it voided his warranty and he made videos of it?
Think about this sentence a bit ....
Is it possible folks are complaining about it, and don't own it...precisely because of what the product ended up being/including (and not including)?
(i.e. they were in the market for this product...but then no longer were once the offering was unveiled)
A workaround really, but if the lack of a power switch bothers you enough(I know it would bother me) I've found using a HomeKit enabled plug with a NFC tag works quite nicely. Tap it for ON/OFF and you're all set.
Precisely. I was almost certain that I was going to buy one/two.
I don't think they were speaking solely about the firmware update. But you're right, sorry for the sarcasm.
Ain't that the truth, sad as it is. It's the only way some can feel a little better having a megaphone and a tiny bit of power.
I've had my Studio Display for about a week and a half now. Setting it up next to my 5K iMac, it was immediately noticeable how much better the display is even though they're both 5K.
27"+ iMac should come back. I agree. Great product.
Which display on the market has this build quality and these looks that you'll choose instead?
Perhaps your hearing has been damaged by the use of Air Pods.
I didn't say there was a better option, I said that I wasn't impressed with this particular display. Apple's own XDR feels absolutely luxurious, the Studio display does not.
A ton of people complaining about Putin and they don't live with him or in Russia. Opinions do not require ownership.
The biggest issue are the people angry it doesn't have 5K + 120Hz ProMotion and MiniLED for $1,599 when there is not one monitor on planet Earth with those specs - and even if there were, it wouldn't be anywhere close to that price point in 2022. Expectations are way out of whack.
Maybe if apple just "pulled" the displays off the assembly line RIGHT before they got to the iPhone guts and camera insertion station, and sold that.
Problem solved!
Problem solved!
I wouldn't co-mingle the high refresh rate with MiniLED
The latter would increase the cost a lot, whereas the former would not.
Putting aside the Studio Display having a much cleaner looking backside than the XDR, you're also talking about a product that is 3X the price, so I hope it would feel luxurious.
Fair, but you're talking about 4K 120Hz. 5K 120Hz over Thunderbolt 3/4 and its current DisplayPort spec is not trivial.
for multiple ASD's would it update all of them at once or is best to do an individual update per display?
You must own an Apple Studio Display. Perhaps you can speak in detail about your experiences with its speakers.
5k/120 over a single cable is not difficult nor expensive.
The DSC tech that Apple already uses on the XDR does it with aplomb.
