Sorry it took so long. We've been pushing for an alpha release at work and with the holidays, I haven't gotten to spend much time with the thing...
Overall, I like it and will keep it, especially at the 490 shipped price I paid but it's not all chocolate boxes and roses.
My Setup:
2016 2.0 Macbook Pro w/ 2 TB ports (8GB/512 GB) in clamshell mode
Magic Keyboard
Razer Orochi BT Mouse
Jabra Revo BT Headphones
PS4 (not pictured, obv)
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Use Cases:
I'm a game designer who has graduated to the "powerpoint" portion of my career. I spend most of my time creating visual specifications and in Jira. I do some light Xcode and Unity work with a browser open to the side. Gamewise, if it's on console, I play it there... (I think all ya "Mouse + Keyboard" players are smoking something...
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The Great:
- The monitor looks intent-fully designed
- The camera is good enough for Skype, even in my poorly lit room and the privacy screen is nice
- The camera, audio and 4K work all over the single USB-C cable
- Charging is fast, even when taxing the CPU
- There is a 4KUSB2.0/1KUSB3.0 toggle switch on the side if you need to hook a bunch of stuff up
- Scalling the 4K screen to 2560 x 1440 looks almost as nice as the 27" iMac at an arms distance away.
- HDMI, Displayport, USB
- I am using the same monitor for my MacBook and Consoles!
- Comes with a metric ton of cables. (Power, USB-C, USB-C to A, HDMI, Displayport and Displayport to MDP)
- 2x USB + Headphone jack on the side
The Meh:
- The stand pushes the monitor away from my wall so it's 3-4" closer than I'd love
- Moving closer to the monitor (~2ft) and the pixels start to show up
- Display switching is buried inside a weak menu interface...
- Switching video resolutions inside games can yield fun results!
- Blacklight bleed like crazy. I don't do color-perfect work on here
The Not Great:
- Does not reliably work as a USB Hub in 4K mode. Tried using a wired Apple Keyboard for a while and it wouldn't always detect. Switching to 1080p solved the problem but I dislike the number pad so went wireless anyway.
- The monitor volume is not controllable by OS X and "resets" to 30% when new sources come start (browsing different tabs, etc) I've switched to the internal speakers.
- I had several instances where I woke up in the morning to the system "off" having crashes on wake. I think there is some weird hand-off between energy star settings and the monitor going to sleep. I set it to never turn off and haven't had a problem since.
Verdict:
- I'd probably rather have the 5K if this was JUST a computer monitor, but the ability to turn this into a AppleTV/Xbox/PS4/Switch screen in the future is a huge win for me. At the price, I'm happy about it, but there are some nits (the display switching and the volume control) that would make me thing twice about the full price.
If I was worried about even blacks and bleed, I'd not be pleased but this is not a reference machine.
Happy to answer any other questions!