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Gurman: Apple Working on New Monitors, Including Updated Pro Display XDR
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The one thing that Apple has not been able to get the price in line is the monitors. They sell a 27 inch 5k monitor for 2000 dollars, Samsung sells a 32 inch monitor with 4K for 300 dollars. 500 if you want all the features like smart tv and a camera. Apple doesn’t have a 32 inch screen for under 6000 dollars.
5K Hi-DPI displays are a different category than bargain massive 4K panels, and unfortunately not one anyone is particularly interested in competing with Apple in. If you're fine with a >27" 4K display, there are plenty of options.
The Pro Display XDR is a bargain compared to the monitors it's competing against - professional reference monitors that routinely exceed $10,000 in price. This is not targeted at the consumer or prosumer market who simply want a pretty matching Apple monitor, it's targeted at film studios. (The Studio Display is wildly overpriced for what it is, however).
Make one that is high refresh rate and supports anything connecting to it even Windows systems.
The iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2020) started at $1,799. The Studio Display starts at $1,599. WTF?
I agree. But I think the profit just isn’t there. Routers require a lot of software upkeep to maintain security and have so many user problems for Apple to try and field….meanwhile no one actually wants to pick a router - they all just use/buy whatever their internet provider wants to give them.
The true next-gen improvement for Pro Display XDR is more dimmable zones. I'm guessing they'll shoot for 5,000, up from the iPad Pro's 2,500, and up from the current-gen Pro Display XDR's 576. With enough dimmable zones, bloom will be eliminated from mini-LED screens and they'll compete far better against OLEDs with their superior brightness and HDR capabilities.
My studio display camera works perfectly.
The 9-to-5 Mac articles (one of which is screenshotted below) about this keep getting it wrong (it looks like a typo they keep repeating). In fact, 7k @32" would be 254 ppi (not 245 ppi), and would thus be identical (or nearly so) to the the 254 ppi on the 14"/16" MBP's:
218 x 7/6 = 254.
Apple reportedly prepping multiple new external displays
Apple is preparing to upgrade and potentially expand its lineup of external displays designed for Mac and iPad users. A...
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If it's a 27" XDR that would be a qualitatively different display from the current ASD, since the ASD uses an 8-bit panel, while the XDR uses a higher-end 10-bit panel.
I think the game is to generate economies of scale around screen tech that isn’t currently widely available on large screens (TVs) by pushing them up the product ladder from the iPhone to the iPad to their displays to a potential living room screen. The way I see it Apple has probably another three to five years to go before releasing such a product. There’s no rush until the streaming platform wars cool off.
The big gap in Apple their portfolio is an ultrawide display. So an Ultrawide Apple Studio Display would be more likely in my opinion, for let's say $3200?
Can't wait to not be able to afford these.
I've really wanted to buy the Studio Display, but I can't get past that rubbish potato webcam on it. I hope that's fixed in the next generation. More than enough space there for something that matches the quality of the iPhone selfie camera.
There are lots of companies that make monitors more reasonably priced than Apple.
Best Buy for example has six monitors they are currently selling for under $100.
No, and it is rather unlikely - the XDR is primarily targeting video production and photo work, so it is more likely to be taller than 16:9 (e.g 16:10) to account for menus, toolbars, clips, etc.
Ultra wide would be better for editing anamorphic ratios (e.g. 2.39:1), but that seems exceedingly rare these days.
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That $6k monitor is meant to compete with $50k reference monitors for professional film and photography work. That $500 Samsung is meant to be used when you don't have enough room for both a computer monitor and television in your flat. Not quite targeting the same markets.
Bruh I’m still shocked ppl paid that much for a monitor/tv in the first place.. insanity
Or they are milking it as they could have done the Mini-LED first but wanted to test the market without it
The two 32” 4K mini-LED displays from third party’s only arrived this summer. Try looking for similar computer monitors.
I really want a 32" display from Apple that doesn't cost 6K with a stand ❤️
And I'd be happy with just that. The camera is a deal breaker really. Hard to bring yourself to pay £1500 for a potato cam.
I’ve held off on the Studio Display to pair with my 14” Pro even though I really want one. It came in priced much higher than I was hoping for when it is basically the same panel we have had in the base 27" iMac for years.
I’ll keep with my Del U2720Q for now (which is pretty good but I do notice the difference in 4K vs 5K of my previous iMac) and hopefully they release a ProMotion 5K version at a reasonable price eventually or it drives down the price of the current Studio Display.
I’ll keep with my Del U2720Q for now (which is pretty good but I do notice the difference in 4K vs 5K of my previous iMac) and hopefully they release a ProMotion 5K version at a reasonable price eventually or it drives down the price of the current Studio Display.