Has Apple changed the panel in Studio Display?

[Louter]

@DRuser, I've experience the same thing. I bought my ASD in Nov 2022 and recently just purchased another ASD to replace the faulty LG 5K display. The new ASD is darker and with a yellow tint. I was frustrated after attempted to adjust the presets under display settings but it didn't work as it should. I also triggered a replacement unit and received it only to end up in the same outcome - darker and yellow tint. Sharpness wise seems no issue for me.

After looking deeper, it seems that there is a hidden color calibrator in macos in the directory:
/System/Library/ColorSync/Calibrators

Double click on the Display Calibrator.app and it will ask u to click which screen to calibrate. Before you click on it, hold the option key and select the monitor you would want to adjust. The option key would unlock "Expert" settings to adjust gamma/brightness/tint etc. I then proceed to calibrate as close as possible from my Nov 2022 ASD. I was able to save a few profile and switch it as I need to using the ColorSync Utility.

In order to get identical image, I mirrored the display so it shows the same thing on the first ASD. But do take note each time you mirror displays, it will reset the ASD profile to factory setting. You just need to go back to ColorSync Utility to apply the calibrated profile to fix this issue.

Hope this helps!!

 

[DRuser]

@DRuser, I've experience the same thing. I bought my ASD in Nov 2022 and recently just purchased another ASD to replace the faulty LG 5K display. The new ASD is darker and with a yellow tint. I was frustrated after attempted to adjust the presets under display settings but it didn't work as it should. I also triggered a replacement unit and received it only to end up in the same outcome - darker and yellow tint. Sharpness wise seems no issue for me.

After looking deeper, it seems that there is a hidden color calibrator in macos in the directory:
/System/Library/ColorSync/Calibrators

Double click on the Display Calibrator.app and it will ask u to click which screen to calibrate. Before you click on it, hold the option key and select the monitor you would want to adjust. The option key would unlock "Expert" settings to adjust gamma/brightness/tint etc. I then proceed to calibrate as close as possible from my Nov 2022 ASD. I was able to save a few profile and switch it as I need to using the ColorSync Utility.

In order to get identical image, I mirrored the display so it shows the same thing on the first ASD. But do take note each time you mirror displays, it will reset the ASD profile to factory setting. You just need to go back to ColorSync Utility to apply the calibrated profile to fix this issue.

Hope this helps!!

Interesting, thanks! Not sure if I will buy another one in the near future, though.

 

[xraydoc]

Late to the thread, I know. But I've got three Studio Displays. Two bought at same time and one purchased a full year later. All three are identical as far as I can tell (they're all lined up side by side).

 

[Guenter]

Have you tried to exchange the ports driving the displays?

 

[okkibs]

I would absolutely return that unit as faulty and try again with a different retailer where returns are easily possible. The one thing Apple stands for is not quietly modifying specs after a product releases and reviews are out. Switching components for worse spec ones after the product and the reviews have been out for a while is something shady businesses do. I'd expect that this is merely a bad batch or perhaps indeed part of the newly added manufacturing plant in Vietnam in order to move manufacturing away from China. In any case, for the prices Apple charges you can expect flawless quality.

Dual monitors meant for photo and video editors with significant deviations are clearly faulty. If anyone wanted a monitor with varying panel quality they could buy that 5k Samsung trash monitor where you can read all about its flaws in the long owner's thread right here on Macrumors.

On paper these are very similar 5k display panels but the reason the Studio Display is literally twice the price is the flawless panel quality. If that quality isn't identical to the first unit on my desk that's an immediate return.