Errr that train has come and gone ... the G5 will happen though, I'm sure of it!
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Samsung's iMac-Style 'Smart Monitor M8' With AirPlay Now Available to Pre-Order
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It would be even more perfect if you stopped complaining about Apple's products which doesn't fit you and just bought products which do.
For what video enthusiasts would call real HDR, yes, you are correct. However, there are ratings for HDR400, HDR500, and HDR600 where a manufacturer can get a certification, in addition to real HDR certifications of HDR1000 and HDR1400. The dynamic range at 400 nits is mediocre, but still slightly better than SDR. Note Apple’s Studio Display can show HDR600, but they didn’t bother to certify it. This has been confirmed in a number of places where people have played HDR videos on it. It’s one place where the Apple display differs from the LG 5G display where it cannot display HDR at all. That, along with the 100 nits additional brightness show the Apple display does NOT have the same screen as the LG.
I want my monitor to be a monitor.
I’m sick of these smart TVs and displays. They’re fine…until they get software updates and the anemic computer inside can’t handle it.
It is nice looking, but I just mount on an arm and the overall look besides the panel really doesn’t matter to me.
I’m sick of these smart TVs and displays. They’re fine…until they get software updates and the anemic computer inside can’t handle it.
It is nice looking, but I just mount on an arm and the overall look besides the panel really doesn’t matter to me.
Cancel the order (or return if delivered) and find happiness with this display. Easy!
The good news is if the interface is designed correctly*, you never have to deal with the Smart Features.
*I don't know if the interface is designed correctly or not.
And for me, as a photographer who's fussy about image display/quality, 5K is crucial. I'll never go back to 4K. Full stop. People can yada yada justify 4K with this and that till the cow come home.
FOR ME, there's simply no way to justify around it.
Yes, hilarious. Because we all know Apple invented the shape of the monitor.
The DR is related to contrast ratio, not necessarily peak brightness.
That's because other than VESA's HDR 400 certification, which is a joke, as it doesn't require any of the three characteristics that HDR capable displays tend to improve on to be better than standard SDR displays, VESA's other certifications require a contrast ratio that the ASD can't reach (and neither that Samsung).
Neither can the ASD, or this Samsung. For some reason the ASD seems to be tagged to enable HDR on Youtube, but that doesn't mean that it can properly display the content.
Regardless, this is a much better value than Apple's ridiculously overpriced Studio Display.
I’d love someone to explain the two downvotes I got for that comment
… I think you’ve replied to the wrong comment, I haven’t put any comments complaining about Apple?
It’s ridiculously overporiced. It’s a basic smart TV with sub par build quality. Just watch and see.
Fairly often if you have an office space with the desk in the center of the room or if you have an L shaped desk with the monitors on the side facing the door.
This has been my biggest complaint when shopping for monitors - sure the panel and front may look nice, but the back rarely does. Monitors tend to be plastic-y, ugly, and quite a bit thicker than a flat-panel should be. Unless I find some magical unicorn (or Apple releases a new iMac pro), I'll likely end up shelling out for the Studio Display even though its several hundred more than I'd like to have spent.
Sorry, I didn't read the entire thread because it has gotten very long.
I just want to say that I use a 4K 32" Samsung display with a Mac (native resolution) as my main work setup (software developer). I stare at this screen for 8+ hours every day and it never causes me any issues. I love it, so much screen real estate.
Maybe you tried it once and you didn't like it, but I think you just need to give it a day or two and you would get used to it.
For triple the cost. 700 vs 2000 (with height adjustable stand)
Almost perfect. Why no Thunderbolt 3 or, better, Thunderbolt 4 support? Are the royalty fees really that high or it this implicit evidence that TB tech interoperability is still not ready for prime time?
MacOS can make assets bigger/higher res. You don’t have to run the entire OS in 2X mode. You can also make vector graphics bigger, such as text in Safari or xCode.
The 25% more pixels and 50% more brightness is not worth an extra $1,000 for most consumers.
I suspect Apple would lose money if they sold it at that price. Nobody makes 5K displays but LG, and their featureless monitor is $1299. There are other monitors that call themselves 5K, but they’re not. They’re usually 5K2K ultrawides with fewer pixels than a 4K monitor. You get what you pay for, and there was zero chance Apple’s monitor of a higher build quality with more features would cost less than the LG.
When 4K monitors are a dime a dozen, $700 for a 4K monitor is pushing it for being too expensive. Economies of scale with so few 5K monitors out there means 5K will be a lot more expensive. Apple and LG essentially have a pseudo-monopoly. Whether the cost is worth it is completely up to the consumer, but Apple’s display is not unfairly priced when put up against the LG.
Also, it does support HDR. Apple just didn’t bother certifying it. It’s another advantage it has over the LG. Granted it’s only HDR at 600 nits, but it still supports HDR.
No it absolutely doesn't https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...-available-to-pre-order.2339753/post-30978395
Samsung and Samsung Display are separate companies that do not necessarily give "deals" to one another. In other words, Samsung is likely paying Samsung Display the same as every other monitor manufacturer.
Wow .. look at the gaps around the ports.
Also I thought the chassis was Aluminum initially, (which might at least make up for the price) but it appears to just be cheap plastic.
It does look nice - from a distance I guess.