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Apple Studio Display - Owners Thread
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I have the ASD and both the 14” Pro and M2 Air. Both work equally well with the ASD, though as you point out only the Pro will support a second external display natively.
I got the ASD back in march, and one of the pixels on my monitor just died out of nowhere (or maybe its dust inside the display? doesn't seem like it though, in real life the dead/stuck pixel looks bright red). The pixels were all perfect day 1 I made sure to check. I often have fullscreen content open with a lot of white/bright colour near the top so I believe I would have noticed it earlier if it was like this from the beginning.
I talked to support today and have an appointment for the apple store on Friday, they said I will get a replacement but I'll see Friday what actually happens. The person I talked to didn't seem to know the Apple Studio Display and Mac Studio are two different devices, a little strange. If this wasn't a ~$2000+ (Canadian) display I wouldn't be bothering Lol.
I haven't seen any complaints about this happening so I'm hoping its just a fluke, but has anyone else had anything similar happen?
I talked to support today and have an appointment for the apple store on Friday, they said I will get a replacement but I'll see Friday what actually happens. The person I talked to didn't seem to know the Apple Studio Display and Mac Studio are two different devices, a little strange. If this wasn't a ~$2000+ (Canadian) display I wouldn't be bothering Lol.
I haven't seen any complaints about this happening so I'm hoping its just a fluke, but has anyone else had anything similar happen?
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So am going to pull trigger to a ASD this couple of days but I’ve a few questions
- On DisneyPlus/Netflix/YouTube, will HDR content appear brighter or does it display as just SDR?
- Does Dolby Atmos work with the above mentioned apps?
- Anyone tried connecting the latest iPad Mini to ASD? Does it work?
Skimmed through the thread but it was just too long to find my answers. Thanks all
So am going to pull trigger to a ASD this couple of days but I’ve a few questions
- On DisneyPlus/Netflix/YouTube, will HDR content appear brighter or does it display as just SDR?
- Does Dolby Atmos work with the above mentioned apps?
- Anyone tried connecting the latest iPad Mini to ASD? Does it work?
Skimmed through the thread but it was just too long to find my answers. Thanks all
1. SDR but still looks great. The difference is less detail in dark areas.
2. Yes.
3. Yes all iPads.
If you have Windows laptop that only has a HDMI port (no USB-C, thunderbolt or DP) is s there is way (using a cable oand a adapter) of connecting it to the Studio Display if 4K resolution is good enough?
I suppose essentially I''m asking if there is a HDMI to Thunderbolt solution using adapters & a cable to get 4K on the Studio Display?
I suppose essentially I''m asking if there is a HDMI to Thunderbolt solution using adapters & a cable to get 4K on the Studio Display?
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I don't think you can put HDMI 'back in the bottle' of Thunderbolt. There's plenty of downstream Thunderbolt adaptors into HDMI, but not the other way round.
Even if you could, you can't use the speakers, the webcam, USB ports, and other features, and you're not even getting the 5K resolution. There are plenty of HDMI 4K 27" displays for a LOT less.
I wanted to see if getting a Studio Display would solve my scenario of using it with my MacBook and also it could cover the case, when working from home, connecting to it my work Windows (HDMI only) laptop. But for the latter case, as you point out @benwiggy it's a lot cheaper to get just a low cost HDMI 4K 27". Thanks!
You could try something like this with a bidirectional DP-to-USB-C cable:
FOINNEX HDMI to DisplayPort Adapter, 4K@60Hz Not-Bidirectional HDMI to Display Port, Unidirectional HDMI Source to DP Display Male to Female for Computer, Monitor, PS4, NS
FOINNEX HDMI to DisplayPort Adapter, 4K@60Hz Not-Bidirectional HDMI to Display Port, Unidirectional HDMI Source to DP Display Male to Female for Computer, Monitor, PS4, NS
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I just picked up a Studio Display. The display itself is stunning, but the FaceTime camera, wow, it's the worst. My 2015 27" iMac has a better and clearer camera. Is this normal, or did I get a dud camera in mine? I heard the camera on the Studio Display wasn't great, but I didn't think it would be worse than a 7 year old Mac's camera. I have to have the room lights way up for the video to be somewhat clear. What is the latest firmware version? Perhaps an update can fix this...
Make sure you're on the latest firmware. I mean, it's not going to be a 4K camera, but it helps.
Thank you. Looks like I have the latest version. Wow, I am really surprised, not sure if I can keep this display. I work from home most of the time and this video quality is just not usable. I don't understand how a higher resolution webcam in a new product can be worse than what is found in older tech. My 27" iMac's 5K display panel is of similar quality to the Studio Display and the FaceTime camera is way better. This is definitely a head-scratcher.
The way Center Stage works is by using an ultrawide camera, which is then panned, zoomed and cropped to keep you in frame and allow things like following you around and zooming out when others enter the frame.
A fixed-focus image of similar (1080p) resolution will produce a better image generally since it doesn't need to zoom & pan.
Apple had two options - fixed-focus or Center Stage. They went with Center Stage. Only you can decide if it was the right choice.
Personally, I'm OK with the webcam image. But even if I wasn't, I'd still keep the display (it's that good) and just spend $90 on another webcam.
Ah, I see. I wish that there was an option to turn off Center Stage and just use fixed focus. If I decide to get an external webcam, any recommendations? There are tons out there, wondering if there is a standout. One with a lens cover and and the ability to connect magnetically to Studio Display would be cool. Also, is there a way to make macOS use it as the default webcam across all apps (FaceTime, Teams, Zoom, etc.)?
I saw a few videos where people recommended the Insta360 Link camera. Have not tried it myself though. Seems to have lots of features and great image quality.
There is. It's in the Control Center menu bar, when you're using an app that turns the camera on.
TBH, I can't see anything wrong with the camera. It's better than the one in my Thunderbolt Display. Lighting may be a factor. Some people I've been on a call with have said it looks really good at their end.
It really is the worst, your iMac absolutely had a better camera. It really is baffling.
I use the Logitech C920s. It doesn’t attach magnetically, but doesn’t look too out of place. It isn’t a great camera, but it is acceptable. There weren’t any reasonably priced better alternatives when I did the research a few years ago.
I also used a Canon 5D mk III with the EOS Webcam Utility, which produced great results, but the driver has not been updated for M1/M2 and hasn’t worked with Teams since the native release.
Most of the apps I use remember which camera was used last.
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As soon as Ventura comes out you can use your iPhone as a web cam and it works very well. Using Ventura Beta now and it's one of my favorite features. (Continuity Camera)
I go between being perfectly happy with the ASD camera which is primarily used on daily Zoom and Teams calls... and wishing it was a lot better for times when chatting to family and friends.
Those of you using another camera, what one are you using?
Those of you using another camera, what one are you using?
Thanks for that. It looks like toggling that doesn't make any difference - same image, just no centering. I was hoping that by turning that off, a better static image would appear. I guess Apple has the lens locked in that mode.
The Club 3D CAC-1336 is supposed to let you do this, but I ordered one but could never get it to work. If you had DisplayPort, then there are more options for connecting to the Studio Display (yes, even at 5K).
Finally got my Studio display with Vesa and really like it mounted on my CBS Ollin monitor arm.
Only issue I have is the freaking short Thunderbolt cable which I have hoped to run it through the monitor arm cable management trays. Just like to check if you guys just live with it or bite the bullet and get the 1.8/3M Apple Pro Cable?
Was also thinking bout getting a 3rd party cable but was worried I'll run into issues (just being paranoid).
Only issue I have is the freaking short Thunderbolt cable which I have hoped to run it through the monitor arm cable management trays. Just like to check if you guys just live with it or bite the bullet and get the 1.8/3M Apple Pro Cable?
Was also thinking bout getting a 3rd party cable but was worried I'll run into issues (just being paranoid).
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I’ve been using two of these over the last year with no issues.
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