ASUS ProArt 6K Review: $1,399 Gets You a 32-Inch 6K Display

[aknabi]

I had two 27” 4K Asus monitors and they were phenomenal. I also have one of their gaming companies. Great company, great build quality.

Apple needs to step it up in terms of refresh rates. 5K is great and all but it’s not that meaningful when it’s stuck at 60Hz and premium Apple devices (MacBook Pro, iPad Pro, etc.) have transitioned to 120Hz displays.

Well heck, if you can afford one of their gaming companies than a Apple Studio XDR display should be literal pocket change for you 😂

I just wish folks like Asus could spend 5 more minutes in their product meetings on making well designed object... it's not overly hard and simply requires a mindset, which for some reason I've never understood is rare (maybe because most folks just aren't that bright or inspired is the best I've come up with).

 

[Pezimak]

>60hz isn't just for gamers. The MBP is 120hz and it's clearly not aimed at gamers either.

Yeah, everyone wants to have 120Hz but it’s not even available on external displays with 5k or 6k. Would require two cables for sure. I expect Apple will develop with TB5 5K and 6K displays that do 120Hz.

I am curious, outside gaming what exactly do you need 120HZ for? Are you really going to care if your web pages or word documents scroll faster? I have a 120HZ screen on my M3 Max MB Pro and a 60HZ monitor and can’t tell the difference, I actually care more about the difference in screen quality.

 

[ErneX]

I’ve been waiting years for a reasonably priced high PPI monitor. Those waiting for the same + high refresh rate are in for a longer wait I believe.

Personally I need it for work so I don’t mind at all it being 60hz and it not being glossy. All the monitors I currently have are 60hz matte (excluding the MacBook Pros obviously) But my MBP is basically the Slack monitor…

 

[Surrylic]

Sure, but in the real world we deal with reflections.

Unless you're planning to use it at night with the lights switched off, you will have reflections.

Not everyone does. In my office I positioned my desk where no lights or windows shine on it. There are no reflections to cause problems. Your experience is not everyone’s experience.

 

[ZiBart]

Perfect size. Perfect resolution. Great price.

OLED or Mini LED would make this monitor a lot more expensive, but they could have at least used an IPS Black panel with double or triple contrast. Especially paired with matte coating. Agree that this is not for gaming, but at least a 90hz refresh rate for smoother page scrolling and animations would have been ideal. I would rather have one of these features than built in speakers.

 

[ErneX]

Perfect size. Perfect resolution. Great price.

OLED or Mini LED would make this monitor a lot more expensive, but they could have at least used an IPS Black panel with double or triple contrast. Especially paired with matte coating. Agree that this is not for gaming, but at least a 90hz refresh rate for smoother page scrolling and animations would have been ideal. I would rather have one of these features than built in speakers.

Agree, specially considering that the speakers on all these non Apple monitors are really bad.

 

[dannys1]

Why?

Colours pop more on glossy displays and are more accurate which is why Apple use them on everything and why TV's use them.
At least give us the choice - I understand some people would prefer reduced reflections for some environments over colour accurate and pop.

 

[dannys1]

I prefer matte. Why do you like/want reflections?

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/asus-proart-6k-review-1-399-gets-you-a-32-inch-6k-display.2464583/page-4?post=34096497#post-34096497

 

[rdzik]

Will my macbook pro M1 2020 and Air M1 2020 handle this beast well? I mean performance-wise for programming, lots of windows, no games

 

[JtheLemur]

The Dell 32" 6K puts out a massive amount of heat directly at your face. How does this one compare? Even a measure of putting the back of your hand up to the screen and comparing to say, the XDR or even a Studio Display, would be helpful.

 

[PBG4 Dude]

Will my macbook pro M1 2020 and Air M1 2020 handle this beast well? I mean performance-wise for programming, lots of windows, no games

I can’t get my wife’s 2020 M1 Air to output 4K at >30Hz. Not sure why. The display handles 60Hz and I’ve hooked up other computers to it which get 60Hz.

 

[tenthousandthings]

Perfect size. Perfect resolution. Great price.

OLED or Mini LED would make this monitor a lot more expensive, but they could have at least used an IPS Black panel with double or triple contrast. Especially paired with matte coating. Agree that this is not for gaming, but at least a 90hz refresh rate for smoother page scrolling and animations would have been ideal. I would rather have one of these features than built in speakers.

This is the AUO version of “IPS Black” (an LG Display trademark) technology. It has 1500:1 contrast typical SDR and 3000:1 contrast peak HDR. That is on par with IPS Black.

 

[MrX8503]

Why is Apple the only company that's doing a cover glass on monitors? The plastic chin extrusion on the ProArt 6K display just kills me.

Also I don't know what the obsession is with matte displays. With a glossy display, you can change your environment to reduce/remove reflections. With a matte display, there's nothing you can do to change it.

 

[drrich2]

I can’t get my wife’s 2020 M1 Air to output 4K at >30Hz. Not sure why. The display handles 60Hz and I’ve hooked up other computers to it which get 60Hz.

Which display, what connection (e.g.: her Air uses Thunderbolt 4 ports, but I'm guessing the display receives USB-C, HDMI or DisplayPort?) and what cable (did you try different ones?)?

Oh, and there's an issue that might bear on it. Years ago I used a USB-C 4K 27" Philips display; our daughter uses it now. Nice. But some Amazon reviewers warned that if you didn't set the USB hub ports to USB 2 instead of 3, you'd be stuck with a 30Hz refresh rate due to bandwidth limitations.

That may not be your problem, but if, for example, you connected the M1 Air via USB-C and 'other computers' via HDMI, for example, perhaps the HDMI would allow the full 60Hz refresh rate without requiring changing the USB hub setting?

 

[bunce66]

If Apple made the Studio Display height/tilt adjustable without charging $500 extra for what should be standard, I'd get that. The Apple aesthetics are worth something, but not to that extent... with the height and tilt adjusting stand, I think it brings the price to $2300. Just an insult. It would fly off the shelves if priced reasonably.

So, I'll get the Asus. In addition to being $1000 less, it's bigger and 6k.

 

[ZiBart]

This is the AUO version of “IPS Black” (an LG Display trademark) technology. It has 1500:1 contrast typical SDR and 3000:1 contrast peak HDR. That is on par with IPS Black.

Good to know. Although I do think the LG version is 2000:1 on the 1st gen and 3000:1 on the current gen used in newer Dell UltraSharps for typical contrast? On the newer ones, it's on par with VA panels without the VA shortcomings. Not sure the 1500:1 pushes the needle much but good to know it's at least better than standard. Thanks for the info.

 

[ZiBart]

I can’t get my wife’s 2020 M1 Air to output 4K at >30Hz. Not sure why. The display handles 60Hz and I’ve hooked up other computers to it which get 60Hz.

Mine had no issues. Could be a variety of things not knowing what your connection setup is and you made sure that the 60hz option is not available in Display/refresh rate settings of the MBA. Typically it's fixed with a cable upgrade and avoiding docks/adapters. If your monitor supports USBC in DP ALT mode, then a USBC 3.2 cable that supports 10Gbps or higher data transfer should work. If your monitor only supports HDMI 2.0/2.1 or DisplayPort, then the same cable with same specs that has one of these ports on the other end should work.

 

[Onelifenofear]

pfft I know it's 'only' 4k but I use LG OLED 55" cost £750.

Burn in not so far in 2 years... and has a 5 year Warranty.

 

[Onelifenofear]

Do most people need a 32" monitor ?

Unless people are sitting far away from the monitor, they have to move their head constantly to see everything.

Well perhaps not most people... but I do... 55" actually. I used to have 2x32" side by side.

 

[tenthousandthings]

Good to know. Although I do think the LG version is 2000:1 on the 1st gen and 3000:1 on the current gen used in newer Dell UltraSharps for typical contrast? On the newer ones, it's on par with VA panels without the VA shortcomings. Not sure the 1500:1 pushes the needle much but good to know it's at least better than standard. Thanks for the info.

ASUS does say 3000:1 max in the tech specs, so I think it’s on par with IPS Black 2.0.

 

[Onelifenofear]

Well heck, if you can afford one of their gaming companies than a Apple Studio XDR display should be literal pocket change for you 😂

I just wish folks like Asus could spend 5 more minutes in their product meetings on making well designed object... it's not overly hard and simply requires a mindset, which for some reason I've never understood is rare (maybe because most folks just aren't that bright or inspired is the best I've come up with).

Agree - the LG UltraFine 6k 32U990A is coming soon and that looks really nice.

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[ErneX]

Agree - the LG UltraFine 6k 32U990A is coming soon and that looks really nice.

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That photo with basically no bezels it’s not how that monitor really is.

It is also matte and the power supply is external.

Real pics:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1957703980907151654

 

[mintshows]

That photo with basically no bezels it’s not how that monitor really is.

It is also matte and the power supply is external.

Real pics:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1957703980907151654

Yeah...unfortunate how their marketing images are misleading here. I was also hoping the LG would have had a glossy screen, but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I'll agree that the LG still looks nicer than the Asus though! Not nice enough for me to want to wait on it though

 

[Todd H]

Wish I could get a 6K monitor over 40". Currently using a 48" 4K monitor and find it to be the perfect size.

 

[ErneX]

Wish I could get a 6K monitor over 40". Currently using a 48" 4K monitor and find it to be the perfect size.

6K at 42 inches is around 164 pixels per inch.

Better than your current ~ 91 PPI if my math isn’t wrong 😅 but neither are considered high dpi.