Nice. I ordered the nano display, so it doesn't arrive until April. Do you also have a Thunderbolt-equipped PC to see if it works (at least as a display), or just a Mac?
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Apple Unveils $1,599 27-Inch 5K 'Studio Display' External Monitor
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As long as one remembers that the only similar standalone displays in the industry are the $900 iiyama and $1300 LG.
Yes, only macOS really benefits from high-PPI displays, but Apple has made that a selling point for macOS and is not going to ship a low-PPI display like almost every display on the market just to hit a price point. It is surely one of the reasons that Apple 27" Thunderbolt display was scrapped after the 27" iMac went 5K - as nice as a display as it was, it still looked pretty poor when connected to an iMac 5K (I know as I had an ATD paired to an iMac 5K for years).
And even if the LG 5K sold like crap, it did so in part because it was not a very good display for it's price. The iMac 5K was a better display across the board because Apple worked harder on out-of-the-box uniformity and calibration.
Apple also knows exactly how many iMac 5Ks they sold as well as how many LG displays they sold via the online and retail Apple Stores. And clearly those sales were enough to invest in a new standalone 5K display.
Hi. Does anyone know if it’s only meant to be used with a Mac computer? Or can it be used with other sources of video as well? Thank you.
I just did. I’ll be mounting them on my dual-display wall-mounted Ergotron arm, which will provide a much greater range of motion than the Apple stand. I’m happy. (Technically, I guess I would be a little happier if not getting any stand had been cheaper, as both VESA and and stand are typically included with other monitors. At least I’m not paying more, and Apple is saving me the hassle of storing a stand I will never use, so there’s always that.)
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I will certainly shell out for this. I have had an Apple Thunderbolt Display since 2012 and it still works great. All my friends over the years have had to buy new monitors in that time because the quality was subpar. The haters complain about the pricing, but I have always said the internals are always top notch.
I can get behind the 27" iMac comparison. It does make more sense in that way even though this would still be a decent price increase over that.
2 nitpicks. High refresh, local dimming, HDR are not solely a benefit to gamers. All of those features are beneficial to all end users particularly those creating and consuming content. Also, using one overpriced product (LG UltraFine) to justify another's high price doesn't work for me.
OK how do I plug this into my existing 2014 Mac Mini or 2012 MBP?
Apple Thunderbolt 3 cable connected directly to the Apple Studio Display and then to your mini / MBP via an Apple Thunderbolt 3 to 2 adapter.
It should work with the Mac mini's TB2 port and should work with the MacBook Pro's miniDP port.
EDIT - Then again, see below.
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It seems as if it is only compatible with newer Macs, see https://www.apple.com/studio-display/specs/:
Compatibility
Studio Display is compatible with the following Mac models running macOS Monterey 12.3 or later:
- Mac Studio (2022)
- 16-inch MacBook Pro (2019 or later)
- 14-inch MacBook Pro (2021)
- 13-inch MacBook Pro (2016 or later)
- 15-inch MacBook Pro (2016 or later)
- MacBook Air (2018 or later)
- Mac mini (2018 or later)
- Mac Pro (2019 or later)
- 24-inch iMac (2021)
- 27-inch iMac (2017 or later)
- 21.5-inch iMac (2017 or later)
- iMac Pro (2017)
- iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation or later)
- iPad Pro 11-inch
- iPad Air (5th generation)
I did. I like low level and that's exactly what the base model does.
Thank you. I reacted with a laughing emoji because I find it hilarious that You cannot use your monitor with all your devices… but I appreciate your answer
Be interesting to see if this is an actual hard(ware) limit or if Apple is just listing the machines they officially support and will only provide technical support on.
I am sure some enterprising folks will try connecting it with older Mac hardware as well as PC hardware to see if it works.
Wow slim pickings. But how similar are they?As long as one remembers that the only similar standalone displays in the industry are the $900 iiyama and $1300 LG.
It has no full array local dimming, only 600 nits peak brightness and no 120hz?
For the same price you can soon purchase a 42 inch LG C2 OLED…
For the same price you can soon purchase a 42 inch LG C2 OLED…
The iiyama is significantly cheaper, but lacks any macOS integration and uses DisplayPort for connectivity so you would need to dedicate two TB4/USB4 ports (one for video to the DP input and one for data to the USB input).
The LG does have (somewhat buggy) macOS integration and sends both video and data over a single TB3/TB4 cable so you need only use one port on the Mac.
Compared to both, the Apple Studio display will have excellent macOS integration, better image quality out of the box (Apple does more calibration), better build quality, a vastly better webcam and much better speakers.
For me, that easily makes the Studio Display worth $300 more than the LG and still makes it worth 50% more than the iiyama.
And if you want it higher, you can get a block of wood for a lot less than $400 (Now that the pandemic lumber shortage has ended
).
It's a display... wouldn't expect it to have the number ports as the computer you're connecting it to, where extra ports belong.
Hmmm. I dunno. Yes - a fantastic monitor and long overdue. A touch pricey but I can live with that. But just one Thunderbolt port? Daisy-chaining displays, Apple? And no built in Ethernet port? So not quite the drop in replacement for my Thunderbolt 27 that I was hoping for. If my TB dies, no doubt I’ll upgrade. But as it stands, I don’t think Apple has done enough to make me want to retire my fully working TB displays. Maybe once I get to see one in the store…
Also, obviously it’s ridiculous to charge so much more for a height adjustable stand. Go for the VESA mount for free and use a third party arm.
Also, obviously it’s ridiculous to charge so much more for a height adjustable stand. Go for the VESA mount for free and use a third party arm.
What luck, a 5K display can also display 4K... and 2K... and 720P....
So its a standard LCD displaymonitor with good antireflection for 2000... ok. QD-Oled monitor coming up looks much more appealing
They should just buy a proper display-company so that they can make decent stuff, like AUO, just buy it. And buy a car manufacturer as well lol.
They should just buy a proper display-company so that they can make decent stuff, like AUO, just buy it. And buy a car manufacturer as well lol.
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