Im surprised that this display is still wired. Considering that it has an A chip inside, why not just make it into a wireless display with universal control support? Just put your macbook/iPad on its side, and bam. Man, such missed opportunity.
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Studio Display Supports 5th-Gen iPad Air, But Not the 4th-Gen or the iPad Mini 6 [Updated]
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It has more restrictions on it. It seems to be more proprietary possible. Hearing that some devices, and even cables, won't work on some devices, and for some purposes is disturbing. It's not 'universal'. We aren't in Kansas anymore...
I don’t think it runs on an OS. The A13 is just to offload some processing from the devices you plug into it.
The Studio Display is not a standalone Mac or iOS device.
While I've never tried, my understanding is that I can connect my mini to a USB-C monitor, and have display, mouse, and keyboard support with the single cable. It's not a perfect solution compared to macOS or Windows, but it's not really different than Universal Control either.
In order to do those processing, it has to have some sort of an OS. Will be interesting to see what it's running. Maybe an even more condensed and simplified version of tvOS.
I'm going to predict that whatever OS inside this display, might be what we would see in the Apple AR/VR glasses.
Curious what happens if you connect a Gen1 iPad Pro (with USB3 5Gbps over Lightning) to a Lightning to USB-A adapted connected to a USB-A to USB-C adapter. Does that output a 4K picture? 1080p? Nothing?
10 Gbps is USB 3.2 Gen 2x1 (formerly known as USB 3.1 Gen 2), but in no way is it USB 2.1.
The next USB standard was USB 3.2 Gen2x2, which has the bandwidth of 20 Gbps
The latest USB standard is USB 4, which supports USB 4 Gen3x2, which has the bandwidth of 40 Gbps
The next USB standard was USB 3.2 Gen2x2, which has the bandwidth of 20 Gbps
The latest USB standard is USB 4, which supports USB 4 Gen3x2, which has the bandwidth of 40 Gbps
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So even if I had the money for 3 of these, I won’t be getting them after all. It kinda seems a bit limiting. I use my monitors for 3 different devices and need HDMI inputs, as well as old school display ports. These look really nice, but I guess I should just stick with LG displays.
The market might not be ready for a wireless-only high(ish)-end 5K monitor. However I agree that it would be nice if Apple's displays had built in Wi-Fi and could function as an Airplay target just like many third-party TVs can these days.
Honestly I’m kinda glad I dodge the iPad Mini 6 as it’s seemingly, like the iPhone 13 mini, becoming a bullet from Apple and in Tim’s eyes. Last years Purple colour as well as this years green he didn’t mention 12/13 mini at all just iPhone 12.
Cutting out last years iPad Air - which I think was released less than 9 months ago (?) is really mean.
Looks like you gotta have M1 minimum for device longevity and performance.
I may just buy 3 decent 4K monitors for about half price of this monitor...
Sony is going to release a 42" OLED TV soon, I wonder if it will work well as a Monitor. It may need to be further away from me to be able to see it clearly.
Sony is going to release a 42" OLED TV soon, I wonder if it will work well as a Monitor. It may need to be further away from me to be able to see it clearly.
I'm wondering if just the video part will work on Windows machines but not the speakers or web cam. . . .
That's a definite improvement over the LG Ultrafine 5K USB-C Port speeds!
It will work with Windows (per this report [never heard of the site before]): https://mobilesyrup.com/2022/03/08/apples-new-studio-display-will-work-with-windows-devices/
It should just be a standard screen without the other features.
The people asking why anyone would connect an M1-equipped iPad to a beautiful external display are asking a question Apple should’ve answered by now, I’m the form of iPadOS enhancements.
connecting your ipad to a display is the worst experience. i don't think this is a loss.
Just Airplay to the Mac that is connected to the 5K display, play directly from the Mac connected to it or buy a big screen 4K HDTV. You’re over complicating things immensely with zero upside.
Well here you go!
Apple Confirms Studio Display Will Work With PCs, But With Some Caveats
Apple has confirmed to MacRumors that the brand new Studio Display will work when connected to PCs, but critical new features of the display will not...
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