Well then Apple is doing it out of convenience and/or spite, but they're reversing themselves on a number of these decisions as of late (the ASD itself being one of them), so maybe down the road they will bring back TDM in a future monitor. *shrug*
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Well then Apple is doing it out of convenience and/or spite, but they're reversing themselves on a number of these decisions as of late (the ASD itself being one of them), so maybe down the road they will bring back TDM in a future monitor. *shrug*
Random engineer working on 27” iMac replacement: “Let’s just leave the computer out of it and charge the same just for a monitor”
Tim Cook: “Give this guy a promotion!”
Tim Cook: “Give this guy a promotion!”
Why would they undercut their own ProDisplay XDR product? Do you think they are making a $3000 profit on each one of those?
This whole debate is insanity! I want an aluminum 32" OLED 8K 240hz HDR ProMotion DolbyVision+DolbyAtmos touchscreen monitor running full iPadOS and a Playstation 5 built-in for $500!!!!!!! People would still complain!
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You cannot judge the quality of a display by looking at it through YouTube. What you see on your screen is different than mine, which is different than what the person in the room sees. Way too many variables. In order to do this without objective measurements, you would have to hear opinions across several reviews and see what the most consistent comment is. From my reading and watching of reviews, the consensus seems to say that the contrast is better on the ASD compared to the LG UltraFine (likely due to Apple's superior glossy screen). There are not a ton of comparisons to the iMac to draw many conclusions.
I curious on measurements -- video reviews are subject to all sorts of issues.
Good for "impressions", but not for rigorous comparison of values that can (and should) be measured
Hopefully this gets critically measured so actual improvements are quantified
Without looking it up, as I recall their margins are in the neighborhood of 40%. So, they are likely making a decent chunk of change on the XDR, but no not $3000.
Far "nicer" -- hmm. Ok
Please understand that just the glass layering on a given design can cause some visible differences here.
We still don't have data showing a different display panel component.
Maybe soon? Someone will get to the bottom of it
Agreed. I'm all for internal power supplies, but it's not of note given that the similar iMac also had an internal power supply. I don't get it.
As for the Apple Studio Display being "nicer" than the LG UltraFine 5K, the general consensus given by reviewers and owners who have both displays is that:
- The Studio Display's glass outer coating is better at handling reflections and not interfering with image quality (color, contrast, sharpness) compared to the LG's plastic coating.
- The Studio Display's aluminum frame is higher quality in construction and strength than the plastic frame of the LG.
- The Studio Display's stand, while not offering rotation nor offering as much height adjustment as the Apple optional stand, is much more stable and prevents the monitor from wobbling when the desk is jostled.
So as we all knew it's pretty much the 27" iMac with an updated case, speakers and camera. But they ripped out the entire computer and replaced it with an A-series CPU and the price barely budged. I still stand by the first statement that this is a total rip-off for $1599. It should be priced at $999.
I have a hard time believing that these people haven’t seen the 24 inch color iMac at this point.
What was the need to in built the power supply into the display, it increases engineering costs which comes down to consumers. Just give us an external power supply brick and lower the price. No doubt its an amazing engineering feat to make it slim!
No chin some people wanted just a display. I don’t see what’s wrong with not wanting an all in one. Apples made an m1 iMac. We all know they can do it.
It your not so much into Apple Mac products, there are people that yeah have little exposure. One could say they just use what their work provides with little interest in the computer tech marketplace.
It proves they could make a chinless iMac still. Swap the A13 board with a M1 seems to be doable. Anything is possible with slightly thicker form factor.
But these specific people, that have the job of tearing apart tech. At a company that actively complains about apples repairability. I don’t think so. In any other space I would totally agree with you.