asdfjkl;
macrumors 6502
I'm assuming it is not a hardware issue but one that can be remediated. Clearly, they should have fixed the software before release.
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Apple Studio Display Runs Full Version of iOS 15.4
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AxiomaticRubric
macrumors 6502a
The same way a lot of hardware these days go out only to need a firmware update right after you open it. Not saying that's a good thing, it's an annoying thing.
do you recommend i wait to buy one until it’s been remedied via software update?
petvas
macrumors 603
Danfango
macrumors 65816
Can likely confirm this.
Camera was really good until it got updated. Now not great. Sure they will fix it!
User 6502
macrumors 65816
You have a very low bar for defining what a ‘computer’ is. Also an Apple Watch does all the things you listed. I wouldn’t call that a computer.
bondr006
macrumors 68040
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dontwalkhand
macrumors 604
Wait until how I work on city buses, and like a car it has an ECU. The difference? The bus ECU has a full version of Windows on it!
future is really dumb. And lots of it is overkill hardware for the sake of it being possible.
Macrumors should update Gruber’s comments, given that he updated his review the same day he posted his original review with this:
“Maybe I should hold my breath. Multiple little birdies familiar with the Studio Display, each birdie independent of the others, tell me that the image quality problems really are a software problem, not hardware — a bug introduced at the last minute — and a future software update might not merely somewhat improve image quality, but raise it to a level commensurate with the iPad models equipped with the same camera (the new Air and last year’s Pros), modulo the differences between the M1 and A13 ISPs. That would be excellent news, if true. But someone at Apple is having a very bad day today, if true.”
“Maybe I should hold my breath. Multiple little birdies familiar with the Studio Display, each birdie independent of the others, tell me that the image quality problems really are a software problem, not hardware — a bug introduced at the last minute — and a future software update might not merely somewhat improve image quality, but raise it to a level commensurate with the iPad models equipped with the same camera (the new Air and last year’s Pros), modulo the differences between the M1 and A13 ISPs. That would be excellent news, if true. But someone at Apple is having a very bad day today, if true.”
asdfjkl;
macrumors 6502
Yes, I'd wait. I would think it wouldn't take long for Apple to release a fix.
I’m sure they can “improve” the image based on user feedback by increasing contrast and decreasing exposure which may make the image look better to the untrained eye but there is likely a reason the image today is so washed out and that’s they are trying to pick out what detail they can as the camera itself isn’t great. I don’t think there will be a miracle with this camera and rather this was a choice apple made to save money, they have a LONG history of substandard front facing cameras in iPads, iMacs and MacBooks (iphone being the one exception) even as recently as the launch of the M1 MacBook Air which had a terrible camera. Only recently in the last year has it started to improve with the new 14/16 MacBook Pros and the new 24 iMac. I think someone made a bad decision in 2022, in the middle of a pandemic where people are using cameras more than ever, to find some cost savings in a premium price product and I doubt there will be a real fix until version 2 of this display in 3 or 4 years.
Before you think I dislike Apple, I have an Apple Studio Display sitting at home waiting to be unboxed when I get back from work.
Analog Kid
macrumors G3
UltimateSyn
macrumors 603
Cashmonee
macrumors 65832
If part of the reason you are buying this monitor and willing to pay $1600 is the camera, then I would personally wait. There is no guarantee Apple will fix the issues until there is an actual fix and I would never buy a piece of technology based on a promised future feature.
BigMac?
macrumors 6502
Absolutely.
Am a Little bit disappointed by the miss of local dimming.
The black on this reminds so of 2010.
cmaier
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You wouldn’t call it a computer, but it meets the definition of “computer,” so you should.
Danfango
macrumors 65816
Several thousand Tesla drivers chorus “but but but but but FSD is just around the corner”.
Honestly I compared the camera to my daughter’s 9th gen iPad and it’s about the same before the 15.4 update. After the update it’s worse. This is definitely a fixable software issue.
Not that I care. In the decade I’ve been working from home now I think I’ve turned the camera on twice.
Abazigal
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