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Pro Display XDR 2 Expected to Feature Quantum-Dot Technology
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If it's 120Hz and has more dimming zones, I'll buy it. Apple doesn't have to do much over what they already did with the 2019 model for me to upgrade.
I've never seen a Studio Display or Pro Display XDR outside of an Apple store, and most people I know use Apple devices. The ones with monitors typically use whatever is on Amazon. I have a USB-C Dell because it works cross-platform.
For the ProDisplay XDR... that makes a lot of sense and aligns with my comment: "Apple isn't targeting it to the average computer user, which likely makes up 95+% of their customer base." It's for professionals.
Regarding the Studio Display... A lot of photographers (including myself), who are fussy about color, use them for processing their photos in Lightroom or Photoshop. It's an outstanding display for those who care about image quality,
Quantum dot is nothing special, why not some form of modern OLED panel? Be nice if LG or someone else could make a MLA OLED that small.
FWIW the XDR will work cross platform too as long as the non-mac also has thunderbolt 3/4/5
The XDR is hardly meant for most people. What we really care about is a Studio Display with ProMotion & miniLED/microLED. The amount of issues people face with external (non-Apple) displays is crazy given their track record and it somehow got worse with macOS 15. Price it the same, include better hardware and it would probably sell like hotcakes, especially to those that have been waiting years for a proper iMac replacement. Such a display with even an entry level M4 Mac mini would pretty much be end game.
I just want a 5K 120Hz mini-LED display that matches my M3 Max MBP for less than $2000.
Why would I buy a monitor mainly for its minimalism when I need to buy an external webcam and put it on top of it?
In all honesty, I returned them, but not JUST because of the webcam.
1) The bezels were also too big for my taste.
2) Having two monitors was problematic for me because my head was always turned either left or right and I need a symmetrical desktop, so putting one in front of me didn't make sense. Luckily I discovered it soon.
3) The price. I couldn't justify this price with those drawbacks, even if I bought them refurbished.
Could you link a professional monitor at 240hz at 6k? They don't exist.... I make money from this display, not trying to game on it...
Sounds fairly reasonable for studio display 2… I’m also waiting for that.
You should listen to the speakers on a 16" MBP then tell us that "internal speakers are not adequate for professional Mac users."
Ah, I am probably not alone in saying this, my workspace at home serves double duty - both for work and for my other computing activities. I make plenty of money here, thank you. Having a large high resolution and high refresh rate screen would be pretty sweet. I realize that at the time Apple launched the Studio and XDR screens, this wasn't really possible without using some ugly proprietary interface, but thunderbolt has gotten either 2x or 4x faster since then.
I think maybe what's needed is a larger studio display option for people who want a built-in camera and speakers. I am not actually interested in those features myself and would prefer the smaller bezels and simpler electronics.
I also think there's a separate position possible for things like the $1000 stand, the precision swiss-cheese chassis, the eye-bleeding zone-dimming HDR, and the nano texture antiglare coating. I don't really care about or need those either.
And those shortcomings will all be gone with the news models. Or do you think Apple has been developing the lion's share of modern display patents for the fun of it?
Go to commercial graphics studios, print publishers, etc. and you will see plenty of Studio Displays, Pro Display XDRs, Eizos, Viewsonics, etc. Once someone has reasonably trained eyes a basic Dell does not cut it. That same Dell works fine for eyes dealing with email and spreadsheets.
I suspect that there are engineering tradeoffs for gaming response versus static image quality and I know that there are cost tradeoffs for gaming response versus static image quality. So I would be surprised to see a manufacturer put top competence for both areas into one high end display.