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Apple Studio Display Reviews: 'A Confounding Miss'
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I completely agree with these sentiments. You get what you want. I never begrudge anyone buying a product they value and desire.
Few will return it even if they dislike it. Anything with an Apple logo is a social statement that that person has money to burn.
Justine‘s reviews are useless in my opinion. It is more lifestyle and not really substantive. She’s been doing this for awhile…I think she may just have lost some fire or doesn’t really want to do this type of content but it brings in the clicks.
Marques Brownlee is probably the best reviewer for the average consumer w/ money to burn. He usually has a bit of insight and will lay out the pros and cons of the product in question.
Linus Sebastian (Linus Tech Tips) is the best tech reviewer in my opinion. He’s not really an Apple-Positive sort of guy but he doesn’t blow smoke up your rear either. You will get good insight on performance claims made by the manufacturer.
Gruber’s review. He too complains about the camera and is skeptical software alone will fix it. Still says he’s going to buy one.
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The Apple Studio Display
I’ve been waiting years for Apple to release a good desktop display for under $2000, and in every single regard *other* than the camera, the Studio Display meets or exceeds my expectations.
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I hope it doesn’t sell well. This display is an insult, an absolute rip off for many years old technology. If it were mini led, I would consider (maybe, borderline). They stopped LG from selling the Ultrafine to prevent you from buying a cheaper option with the same screen (it’s not 100nits that makes a difference), and now that there’s no other viable 5k option, they do this. Shame on them. I hope another manufacturer launches a 27 5K at a reasonable price, it would sell like hot cookies. And if anyone knows where to buy a Ultrafine 5k in Europe do let me know! What a waste of waiting time, I know where they can put an A13…
When I first heard the thing includes an A13 chip I assumed that it would be able to act as an AirPlay received. That it doesn't is definitely a big disappointment.
Are there any possible explanations for this? Is it possible that the bandwidth required for 5K video is too great for wireless transmission? Or is Apple just being completely thoughtless?
Well, LG is back now.
LG's UltraFine 5K Display Will Be Returning as Alternative to Apple's Studio Display
LG's 27-inch UltraFine 5K external display has not been discontinued and will be back in stock next month, LG has told The Wall Street Journal. ...
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They didn’t “stop LG from selling it.” They just are no longer selling it themselves. LG can and apparently will continue to offer the UltraFine 5K.
I still find it funny that the words “led” and “backlit” were never mentioned in the keynote nor are they listed anywhere on the product page. A lot of people are going to be disappointed when they realize that this monitor can’t display perfect blacks.
M1 MBP owners will have a hard time to deal with the mismatch of their display when paired with Studio Display…not remotely close to what they’ve been asking for…
1399€ LG Ultrafine 27”@5k, and comes with height adjustment stand.
Well that's the case with any standalone display unless you are spending well into four-figures for a Pro Display XDR or an OLED or MiniLED "professional/gaming" 4K display.
And I expect most of those using their MBPs with a standalone display are either operating in clamshell mode or using the MBP's display as a secondary display.
Except in this case the “BMW and Nissan have the same engine”…I could agree if the proper stand was not an extra 400$ On top.
Spot on, both rene and Justine are utterly disgraceful “reviewers” and nothing more than Apple PR pretending to be independent.
Can’t watch either now without cringing, and Rene with his passive aggressive responses on twitter when someone calls Apple out on something is hilarious and embarrassing.
Good review but I didn’t get the feeling he was doubtful of a software-side fix. He did doubt the logic of including center stage on a desktop display but that was about it. I suspect the video capture quality and center-stage glitches are very much software-side issues. Apple uses digital image processing to make their front-facing cameras appear to perform better than the sensors are actually capable of performing. My educated guess is the factory firmware did not have the digital image processing enabled or correctly configured.Gruber’s review. He too complains about the camera and is skeptical software alone will fix it. Still says he’s going to buy one.
The Apple Studio Display
I’ve been waiting years for Apple to release a good desktop display for under $2000, and in every single regard *other* than the camera, the Studio Display meets or exceeds my expectations.