It WAS announced at $1299. It went up presumably due to the tariffs. Same with the 27" 5K version.
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ASUS ProArt 6K Review: $1,399 Gets You a 32-Inch 6K Display
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As opposed to moving their heads even more to see a second monitor?
Does anyone make a display splitting extension that would create 11”x16” portrait display on one third of the screen and a square display on the left? I would love to have documents up on the right side and a big 16” square workspace on the right side each with a menu bar.
On a very large monitor, I like the menus in the window of MS Windows more. On smaller displays, the Mac was is superior.
If you get this, I hope you never have to get support from ASUS. The first ROG Ally had a micro-SD card port that eventually failed on every one. Roll of the dice whether or not it fried the card along with the port when it died. Problem was never resolved.
The technology in 2025 probably can't do that at 6K resolution. It will be the slow iPhone 16e refresh speeds for those people that do that Final Cut Pro stuff.
Spot-on. When processing (and printing) photographs I want/need a glossy display. I simply have my studio set-up so that I don't have reflections on my Apple Studio Display. No matte display for me, ever.
If Apple ever updates their Pro Display XDR I might purchase it.
It was first shown in January at US$1199, and then it was re-announced at $1299, and now actually at launch it's $1399.
It is HDMI 2.1, so yes, assuming your Mac supports it.
100% agree. It's odd, for such a large company that Apple has become... It feels like an obvious place they could improve.
Across the board - not just with their Pro Display XDR... the era of Apple being able to hold MSRP without discount across multiple years (even over 1yr) I think has to be coming to an end. Especially when money is tighter around with the US Consumer...
I assume, there must be competing interests at the top somewhere we don't understand - but in the chase of profits/EBITDA, but I gotta think the Pro Display XDR (and Apple's monitors overall) must just not be a worthwhile endeavor for Apple to really commit resources to. Only explanation I think in this day and age of Apple being such a behemoth public company.
>60hz isn't just for gamers. The MBP is 120hz and it's clearly not aimed at gamers either.
I don’t understand the complaints about the XDR age or price. There is still no other monitor at the same price range offering the same image quality.
That’s not a monitor for random web browsing and YouTube, it’s for a specific niche of professionals.
Spot-on assessment. The Pro Display XDR is not targeted at the typical Apple consumer. Those that criticize it have yet to comment about the technical improvements they'd like to see (and instead knock the price). And how those improvements would *benefit them*. The display is targeted at photographers and other creatives - not the typical Apple customer.
I just had a look on Aliexpress. Looks great. I have the Kuycon 27" and I am very happy with it. Great value for money and the display is very good.
60Hz are you joking with that???? I wouldn't be able to work in front of that for 5 minutes without getting a headache
I did the same - just set my desk up in a way that avoids reflections. No windows or lights shine on my screen because I thought it looked awful even with a matte display monitor (which unfortunately I’m stuck with because I can’t any 5 or 6k glossy monitor!).
You’re very sensitive then, because no standalone 5k or 6k monitors are above 60Hz and anyone over a certain age spent decades using computers and playing video games at a MUCH slower refresh rate.
I was excited, until I saw that brightness.600 nits is not real HDR, it’s FakesDR. I was recently looking at another micro LED monitor (it may be ASUS, or maybe it was Samsung) that does dimming zones, and has a 1000 nit brightness, with people reporting around a sustained 1200 nit. it’s only 4K at 32 inches, but I find that you can just scale the interface and not really notice the difference. That would be a better monitor than this one.
Yes .. but that really doesn't matter (I'm sure you agree)
This is a review of product right now ... and right now it's $1399 on the manufacturers website.
This is true. But also… there are a lot of people who don't need that level of quality. A lot of us just want a big, high resolution display with decent color, but doesn't need to be good enough for high end color grading. Glad there are finally some options to serve that market. Hopefully they ship in volume soon. I haven't actually seen one in stock anywhere yet.
Maybe more 'up and coming' than entirely unknown, but yeah, at least in the U.S. definitely not on a brand name tier with Dell, ASUS, LG, BenQ, etc...
And some people will go for it, and some won't.
If I recall correctly, it's glossy, and if you want a somewhat affordable (i.e.: not Apple) 32" 6K glossy display, I don't think you've got a lot of choice. And if you love the aesthetic look at the Apple Pro XDR, I think that pretty much narrows it down to just this one. If you look at the back of the thing and compare to the XDR, it seems to me we're past the 'imitation is the sincerest form of flattery' stage... I think Dell or one of the other mainstream brands would be embarrassed to put out such an obvious imitation, so I don't expect one from any of them.
That said, there is some risk, and the ASUS offers you a strong brand name (non-glossy) alternative at a good price. If anyone cares to take a (long; lots of pages) look at the Kuycon: Kuycon G32P - 31.5″ 6K (6144×3456) IPS Black Monitor.
That said, I, too, would have to push through some fear/uncertainty/doubt to pull the trigger on it.
I’m tired of waiting around for Apple to make a 32” 6k monitor at a reasonable price. I don’t produce Hollywood feature films but as a UX designer I just want a larger monitor at a high dpi. Is that too much to ask for? I would love to have an Apple logo on it, but this monitor seems to suffice at this price point. Your loss Apple.
I would be just a bit happier if Apple made a 32” studio display. I love the SD.
What are the odds they will in the near term future, and what would such a display look like?
Apple doesn't seem to like making 'Me, too' gear. Granted, if you shy away from Kuycon, there's room for a big brand name glossy 32" 6K display, but is that enough of a differentiator to move Apple to produce one?
If they take the route they took with the Apple Studio Display, they'll stick a CenterStage webcam (varied reviews) and really nice (for a display, granted a low bar to get over) spatial audio sound in-display sound system, and inexplicably cripple it for other use by only providing Thunderbolt input (not HDMI or DisplayPort) and not making it easily fully usable with a Windows PC, and charge half again to double what a competing display costs.
So, this hypothetical 6K 32" Apple Studio Display would go for what, $2,500 - $2,800 or so? Still at 60Hz refresh rate. Wonder how strong the market would be for this, since we've got ASUS, LG, Dell (older offering) and Kuycon alternatives?