I used it at 5K with a Thunderbolt-equipped HP laptop, worked fine after a little fiddling with the graphics settings.
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Apple Studio Display 2 Code Hints at 120Hz ProMotion, HDR, A19 Chip
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I used it at 5K with a Thunderbolt-equipped HP laptop, worked fine after a little fiddling with the graphics settings.
Does this work for a PS5 Pro?Yes, it works perfectly. You just need to install latest AppleBootCamp with Apple keyboard on side to control brightness (Logitech doesn't work) + WJESOG USB-C to DisplayPort cable with extra USB-A plug for speakers, microphone and camera. Even automatic brightness works as well. Hopefully the new one would still have Windows drivers or use the existing ones.
How to get Apple peripherals to work on a Windows PC
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Yeah yeah, I know the PS5 Pro only does 4K but maybe the display is able to downscale to 4K or 1440p…
It seems the bigger monitors get, the more commonly dirty screen effect is present. The ASD is certainly not immune to it, but it seems the ASD is better than average for these types of things. It's not immune to backlight bleed either, but it seems to be significantly better than other brands for this. Furthermore, Apple displays are amongst the best in the industry for factory colour calibration.The ones I saw back then had uniformity issues. When you moved the mouse and looked at the pointer across a white background, or when you scrolled up/down a light website (white or light colors), it was apparent that there were some dark lines or different color zones. Usually in the form of horizontal lines.
Maybe nowadays they are perfect. I’d be interested in a new ASD if it wasn’t because I cannot plug my PS5 Pro to it
Plz give it the 18MP front camera from the current iPhones. Even better, the 24MP rumored to come to the next gen iPhones. That would complete the package of these upgrades.
Uncompetitive against the plethora of 4K monitors, but until the last 18-24 months, Apple was the only company offering a 27" 5K and 32" 6K monitor, much less one that was designed to work with Macs and iPads (and yes, I know LG makes the 27" 5K UltraFine so don't @ me).
While many refuse to believe/accept it, there was a decent market of people who wanted a 5K Apple monitor (even a 60Hz SDR one) because the LG UltraFine was often not even just fine and when the ASD launched, they snapped them up in decent qualities.
We know Apple works with LG and Samsung on their iPhone and iPad panels and I imagine Apple works with LG on the 5K panel for the iMac 5K/ASD and the 6K panel for the APDXR. It is likely the same with the 14" and 16" MiniLED panels used in the MacBook Pro line. And I could easily see Apple restricting sale of those panels to only Apple (or LG, in the case of the 5K) panel, so until very recently, they were your only option for a "Retina" display.
All these new 27" 5K
There have been reports of LG and BOE working on HighDPI (5K + 6K) MiniLED panels for years and LG is also investing heavily into tandem-OLED for tablets and laptops, so it stands to reason they would be working on them for desktop displays, as well, since OLED is now the "go to" display technology for desktop monitors aimed at gamers. So now Apple has access to better panels than what was available (or what they were willing to co-develop) back in the 2010s when they and LG launched the iMac 5K.
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This is good news! I'm still running my nearly decade old LG Ultrafine 5k as it really hits 90% of the mark... screen size, pixel density, speakers, camera, single cable to connect everything, BUT but the nearly 10 year old tech is slow to clear screen burn (temporarily but visible), and the 5gps port/hub speed limits can be slow for backups etc. A real glass (LG is plastic) screen with darker blacks & pro-motion refresh, plus a better camera and speakers than the LG would be welcome! So if ASD2 hits the marks, I may finally put this LG to rest!
I would hope to do things like drive Face ID, center stage camera, and possibly even augment video stream compression performance?
Too little, too late. More than happy with my 38” 4K LG monitor.
Apple's next-generation Studio Display is expected to arrive early next year, and a new report allegedly provides a couple more details on the external monitor's capabilities.
According to internal Apple code seen by Macworld, the new external display will feature a variable refresh rate capable of up to 120Hz – aka ProMotion – as well as support for HDR content. The current Studio Display is limited to 60Hz and supports SDR, but not HDR.
Macworld's Filipe Espósito suggests new HDR support points to Apple's use of improved panel technology that can achieve higher brightness. Indeed, analyst Ross Young believes Apple's next Studio Display could use a mini-LED panel similar to the MacBook Pro, which features superior brightness, contrast, and color accuracy compared to the existing LCD panel.
Elsewhere, the code references a "J527" identifier for the monitor, and suggests the model is powered by the A19 chip – two details that have also been previously discovered in code reviewed by MacRumors. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman has also referenced "J527" as the internal codename for one of the displays that Apple is developing.
Apple launched the 27-inch Studio Display in March 2022 alongside the Mac Studio. It features a 5K resolution, 600 nits of brightness, built-in webcam and speakers, one Thunderbolt 3 port, and three USB-C ports. Pricing in the U.S. starts at $1,599. The new version Apple is developing could arrive as early as this spring alongside new Macs with M5 chips.
Article Link: Apple Studio Display 2 Code Hints at 120Hz ProMotion, HDR, A19 Chip
Is that the 3840x1600 38" LG UltraWide? Cuz if so, most Mac users these days would not be so happy with that, as it's only 109 ppi, the same pixel density as a non-Retina 2009 27" iMac.
Hopefully, at the bottom of the line, Apple will keep some non-HDR cheaper screens around.
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High ppi only matters if you are sitting so close to the screen as a virtually blind man would. The screen definition looks fine by me.
I got my Studio Display on day one and I still love it. Well worth the money. If I was being greedy I would want on top of what’s mentioned, improvements to camera and speakers. I would also love support for more than one input. It’s my only issue, it’s not possible to keep two laptops connected
I know you're trying to be funny, but from an actual factual standpoint, it falls flat. Standard ergonomic seating distance guidelines for a desktop monitor recommends 20" or greater, but with most people having the monitor less than 30" away. For that screen to achieve "Retina"-like clarity, you'd have to be sitting at about 32" away or more from the monitor. That's fine if that's what you do, but that wouldn't the usual practice for the majority of Mac users.
Yes and no. Getting something to not present itself as HDR is problematic already. I had an issue with Apple Photos earlier trying to present me a video in HDR on the connected studio display which resulted in totally washed out mess. The 14" MBP was lid shut.
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Why would Samsung and LG ( and LG Display) be entirely dependent on BOE for computer display panels ? Indeed, the last sentence even highlights that LG has been working on new ones in this space ( and I think previously worked on ‘IPS Black’ variations .
https://tftcentral.co.uk/news/ips-b...er-new-lcd-panels-for-2024-lg-display-roadmap).
BOE is a player helping to drive prices down , but complete control of the market ?