Apple Working on External Display With Built-In A13 Chip

[archimacpro]

Make it 43", 4 k, 5120 x 2160 please.
And a good quality stand that can adjust up & down & tilt.
Makea nice pair of matching speakers - or a built in set that automatically adjusts when you have 2 screens side by side.

 

[Kelly Jones]

Including an ARM chip for extra GPU performance doesn't make a lot of sense. They might be including it for things like Face ID or webcam processing though.

I think this is the most likely scenario.

 

[hellosil]

An A13 chip can also run tvOS with Airplay and HomeKit (& Secure Video)…

 

[sunny5]

Because the core won't matter as long as they can do Auth, faceID etc.. smaller things. and the a13 reference chipset will keep prices down?

M1 is already cheap.

 

[macsplusmacs]

not as cheap as a A13 i bet.

 

[SmakFairy]

This needs to manifest as a feature of macOS - an evolution of Universal Control - where connected AS macs can link their SoCs for increased computing power. Right now, there seems to be few compelling reasons to own an M1 MacBook AND iMac, since their systems are basically identical. But imagine if you could use both in tandem for video encoding or gaming and capitalize on all of that available power simultaneously.

 

[aapl owner]

Sounds like it could be a display for the iPhone or ipad to stream to.

 

[Frustratedperson]

Yep will be £2500. Erm no thanks.

 

[Serban55]

Sounds like it could be a display for the iPhone or ipad to stream to.

ipad maybe, thanks to the thunderbolt...but iphone we will go for no port sooner than later

 

[vagos]

We need an affordable Apple display!!!

Why does it have to be Apple ? If you want affordable you already have many options. If you want quality on the other hand... Then we're talking!

 

[mambo966]

With a smart display, you can run a slideshow or even an interactive kiosk without the attached "computer" I guess.

 

[gusping]

A13 as an eGPU? Bit weak. Very odd idea

 

[macsplusmacs]

A13 as an eGPU? Bit weak. Very odd idea

what if:
A13 as the controller for a bunch of added on GPUs on the SOC.

so not a a13 per se, but an A13 like cpu inside of a new D1 (display one ) chip from apple that used the a13 for auth , faceID etc AND GPU controlling.)

 

[chucker23n1]

I'd be interested in hearing how many of the $6K-$7K displays Apple has sold compared to the $1K Thunderbolt. Perhaps a large percentage of their customers might purchase an Apple display priced around $1K.

A large percentage? I doubt even 10%.

You can get a 4K display for $300. Or an HD display for $130. $1k is already very-high-end by comparison — even if this display is 5K.

 

[chucker23n1]

Don't tell Rene Ritchie this phrase.

He will start using it, just after and just before a Marvel movie reference.

Doesn’t he still think M1 isn’t ARM?

 

[chucker23n1]

Why does it have to be Apple ? If you want affordable you already have many options.

I wish.

 

[FasterQuieter]

I suppose a built in webcam could use it as well. Trying to think of other things is could be useful for.

 

[alpi123]

this looks very 16:9 please make that 16:10 at least (better 4:3 or 3:2) 🙂

But the Pro Display XDR is 16:9?

 

[Morgenland]

I had waited a long time for an Apple display to continue to have something for a MacMini.

Since Apple refused to make a monitor at an acceptable price (around 1k), I currently have a less than presentable Dell monitor w/o FaceTime-Camera and speakers on my aging MacMini replacing my 2 broken CinemaDisplays.

That's why I'm now switching to the iMac 24 inch, where you have to buy the monitor hardware again with every upgrade. This is actually a stupid concept, since monitors have less innovation than computers.

In this way, Apple lost me as an enthusiastic MacMini customer, even though I liked the idea of upgrading a MacMini more often while keeping the same Apple display for a long time. But Apple didn't support its own concept by abandoning its Cinema Display series.

I, and everyone I've talked to about this, have never understood Apple's inconsistent marketing concept.

 

[reyesmac]

If Apple displays were affordable it would be a great monitor to have for someone that uses it as a second monitor to a powerful computer, but can get a boost when hooking up a less powerful laptop. Problem is the price of their monitors are already way above what normal people spend. Those who can afford it can also afford a mac with a good graphics card so who is it really helping?
Why not wait until a chip fast enough to turn that monitor into a eGPU, Apple TV, and barebones iOS device so you can use it in some other way even if there is no computer hooked up to it? Then they can charge $800 or more for it and justify the cost with actual usefulness instead of paying for a thin screen in a pretty package. That same chip can accomplish all those things if its designed to only output one function at a time depending on which output you choose.

 

[Scoob Redux]

Just what I need...a monitor that becomes more obsolete with each chip generation.🙄

 

[Scoob Redux]

A large percentage? I doubt even 10%.

You can get a 4K display for $300. Or an HD display for $130. $1k is already very-high-end by comparison — even if this display is 5K.

There was nothing on the market that rivaled the 27" Thunderbolt display in terms of the total package: image, build quality, durability/reliability, power/thunderbolt connection, etc. Plus it has camera & speakers (which many of those bargain monitors do not). $1000 was (and still is) a bargain. Those $130 and $300 monitors are junk.

 

[BigKahunaBurguer]

We need an affordable Apple display!!!

Please!! and Thank You. Apple.

 

[andywaynebrooks]

So in other words, apple is making an iMac with no storage.... Sounds... ummm.... exciting.

 

[0924487]

Will there be a gold version priced at $9,999.99?

No, there will be a black plastic one that matches Sony’s reference monitor starting at $50k, with optional stand priced at $2500.