You've just admitted Apple has failed to innovate for the past 15 years... SAD! If Steve Jobs were still around, we'd have a 1/4-foldable iPhone (twice as good as those vastly inferior 1/2 folding Androids).
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Apple Still Working on Studio Display 2
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If you look at Apple's displays history, they was always no rush here:
Apple Studio Display 1998–2004
Apple Cinema Display 1999 and 2011 with few mid-cycle updates.
Thunderbolt Display 2011 to 2016
I'm aware of the history -- I lived it.
Display tech is changing at a wildly different pace now vs back then.
And we both know how Apple sometimes pretends not to notice what happens with the tech around.
No... we'd probably have another dozen flops simiilar to when he was in charge at Apple.
Unless it has pro-motion it’s pointless. The mini-led upgrade on ipad pros IMO were not that exciting.
And there are still very few 5k monitors that can compete with the ASD. That's likely part of the reason Apple sees no need to rush on an ASD 2.
Wishlist for the XDR2:
- 32”-36” Form Factor
- OLED (2,000 Nits)
- 8K (or 6K is fine but I feel like 8K is more future proof)
- 120Hz (240Hz would be more future proof)
- 4K Facetime Camera
- (3) Thunderbolt 6 Rear Ports (by the time this comes out we’ll surely be in TB6 territory)
- My REAL wish is that they slap a M5 Max on the back and make it a iMac Pro (with no chin - just give me screen)
That's what I told my boss. Now I can't afford Promotion.
I looked into it, and even though Apple displays have multiple inputs, you need an external adapter to use a PC. Apple displays have no built in controls from what I can tell so no way to switch inputs hence external boxes are required. I have never owned though one so if someone knows better please correct me.
Bought my Studio Display with adjustable stand as Apple Refurbished for the same price as the standard monitor. It's perfect (zero signs of use or refurbishment!) and is a joy to use. Not sure what I'd need to upgrade – maybe slightly larger screen, but then it's just further to move the cursor! Feel like a 32-inch display would be overkill for me.
There's 2 ways Apple can go. The first would be classic Apple - bump one feature only, probably a switch to mini-LED, possibly a 120 Hz refresh rate. The second would be to make the best version they could for a similar price point: MiniLED, ProMotion refresh rate to match the MBP displays, Thunderbolt 5, daisychain for 1-cable multimonitor setups (OLED is probably not feasible without ballooning the price).
I would love to see an ultrawide 34" version with 7k3k resolution (6880x2880), but sadly seems very unlikely (although, Vision Pro did add support for virtual ultrawide monitors so nothing is impossible).
I would love to see an ultrawide 34" version with 7k3k resolution (6880x2880), but sadly seems very unlikely (although, Vision Pro did add support for virtual ultrawide monitors so nothing is impossible).
It’s on the product roadmap but right at the bottom so the cut is unlikely to be made in the next several iterations.
I've had an ASD for a year or so, and I'm not sure if I care about the same things Apple or Appleinsider do:
- Brightness? Mine's never been past 2/3rds of the way
- Colour accuracy? Sure, but then it's great currently
- 120Hz? Would be a nice-to-have, not a reason to upgrade
Here's what's really important:
- Webcam. Apple sell nearly a BILLION (4 on each pro phone remember) tiny, high quality camera modules EVERY YEAR, and yet put something from a 2008 child's toy in their premium, high-end monitor that their customers use every day for vital work calls. It's not poor... it's pathetic, and an enormous error that I trust saw heads roll. Without this being fixed, there's no way I'd consider upgrading. It should be the quality of the best an iPhone can manage, no excuses.
- Size/resolution. I don't mind the 27"5k, but it's been years and needs an upgrade. 30"/6k thanks
- Slimmer bezels. I bought a £120 4k/27" piece of crap yesterday for my kids and it has bezels about 5% of my ASD. Sort it out.
- Price. It's too expensive.
So that's it. Fix the abortion of a webcam, make it 6k/30", slim it down, price it right, and I'm in. Fanny about with LED tech without fixing the problems, and I'm not.
- Brightness? Mine's never been past 2/3rds of the way
- Colour accuracy? Sure, but then it's great currently
- 120Hz? Would be a nice-to-have, not a reason to upgrade
Here's what's really important:
- Webcam. Apple sell nearly a BILLION (4 on each pro phone remember) tiny, high quality camera modules EVERY YEAR, and yet put something from a 2008 child's toy in their premium, high-end monitor that their customers use every day for vital work calls. It's not poor... it's pathetic, and an enormous error that I trust saw heads roll. Without this being fixed, there's no way I'd consider upgrading. It should be the quality of the best an iPhone can manage, no excuses.
- Size/resolution. I don't mind the 27"5k, but it's been years and needs an upgrade. 30"/6k thanks
- Slimmer bezels. I bought a £120 4k/27" piece of crap yesterday for my kids and it has bezels about 5% of my ASD. Sort it out.
- Price. It's too expensive.
So that's it. Fix the abortion of a webcam, make it 6k/30", slim it down, price it right, and I'm in. Fanny about with LED tech without fixing the problems, and I'm not.
I hope they release 2 sizes, i'm done with 27 inch. its too small for my needs and dont need two such displays.