Apple Still Working on Studio Display 2

[Station Grey]

I hope they release 2 sizes, i'm done with 27 inch. its too small for my needs and dont need two such displays.

TBH, the form factor of a single rectangular screen is pretty old-fashioned anyway. I have a 16"/4k thing attached to the bottom of mine with magnetic hinges for a vital second screen. I'd use the lovely screen of my 14" MBP, but someone stuck a massive keyboard to it that you can't even fold out of the way, so that's destined to be hidden under my desk, sadly.

What I'd REALLY like is, say, a 27" in the middle, with thin, angled monitors down each side (like 16" at 90º), and a fourth underneath, same width as the 27, but way shorter, angled upwards. Like the barn doors of a studio light but without the top.

 

[ItsASpider]

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.

Compete on what? Having a resolution of 5120 x 2880 pixels specifically? Sure, but that has more to do with the fact that that's just a very niche resolution that just happens to be needed to solve a problem only macOS has (not to mention that panels with that size are starting to appear anyways).

Meanwhile in pretty much every other aspect where one can claim objectively that other panels are better, be it PPI, color accuracy, brightness, price, etc. the Studio Display was already being leapfrogged before it launched. Never mind now. On more subjective aspects (e.g. size, aspect ratio, radius), well... it never could compete at all in the first place.

 

[ThomasJL]

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PLEASE give us a notch! Also, please give us rounded corners on the screen in order to look like decades-old CRT TVs, but only give us those rounded corners on the top of the screen while maintaining modern 90-degree corners on the bottom of the screen, so the screen can look asymmetric, just like on the current MacBook line. Tim Cook is so wonderful and everthing he does is right!
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[hololoy112]

make this run apple tv software (already has the hardware), you have the greatest selling monitor of all times.

 

[aiaf]

MiniLEDs in 2026 is a travesty

 

[oryan_dunn]

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.

The current Studio Display only has a single Thunderbolt/USB-C input. To use with a PC, you have to have a Thunderbolt KVM (only one exists to my knowledge and has issues) and your PC has to have Thunderbolt or USB-C display output (which excludes most desktop PCs with add-in graphics cards).

I ended up getting an Asus Pro-Art that has USB-C, DisplayPort, and HDMI to support my Mac, my Windows desktop, and my work laptop dock. I'd happily given Apple money for a Studio Display if only it had multiple inputs (and preferably some sort of compatibility with Windows, either software or hardware buttons).

 

[jarman92]

Unless you count the iPhone

I think it’s pretty clear I was talking about new products.

 

[jarman92]

Clearly, you are an Android user:

iPhone

Designed for Apple Intelligence. Discover the iPhone 16e along with iPhone 16 Pro, iPhone 16, and iPhone 15.

www.apple.com

iMac

The world’s best all-in-one desktop. Supercharged by M4 chip. Built for Apple Intelligence. With a 24-inch 4.5K display. Advanced camera and audio.

www.apple.com

iPad

Explore the world of iPad. Featuring iPad Pro, iPad Air, iPad mini, and iPad.

www.apple.com

https://www.apple.com/iwatch/

The iPhone was released in 2007. It’s blatantly obvious I was referring to new products.

 

[Alex.ne]

Compete on what? Having a resolution of 5120 x 2880 pixels specifically? Sure, but that has more to do with the fact that that's just a very niche resolution that just happens to be needed to solve a problem only macOS has (not to mention that panels with that size are starting to appear anyways).

Meanwhile in pretty much every other aspect where one can claim objectively that other panels are better, be it PPI, color accuracy, brightness, price, etc. the Studio Display was already being leapfrogged before it launched. Never mind now. On more subjective aspects (e.g. size, aspect ratio, radius), well... it never could compete at all in the first place.

On panel quality, on build quality, on speakers quality, on seamless integration with Mac OS, on having options between glossy and matte screen. From what I can see, only BENQ one is the closest (but still far away from being equal)