I have a very early Studio Display and had been using it paired with a Dell U2725QE. Yesterday the Dell got repurposed and a Studio XDR took its place. All three monitors are nano textured. I have no issues with the white background or text sharpness on either the 2022 Studio Display or the new XDR. I have seen many uploads that show problems but I have experienced none. Colours and contrast on the XDR are stunning. During the daytime my lighting situation is challenging and the nano Apple uses does an excellent job. Off hours, under good lighting, I don't experience any negatives from the nano. Visiting this site for years has made me hyper critical but I can't find fault with the XDR... but for the price! I may be biased as the basic specs are a good match for my hopes in an updated Apple display (The Dell was falling well short on my needs). Initial setup on an M4 Max Studio, next was an M3 Max MBP, next will be M4 iPad Pro...
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Studio Display XDR Impressions
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asus
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I don't have studio xdr yet, on macbook m4 something around 40% gives me 4 HDR stops (every stop is double).
Brightness bar is not linear, so at half it's not 50% max but lower
btrach144
macrumors 68040
Every setup is different but the predefined profiles are really nice. When I'm just browsing the web or YouTube, I keep it in the default mode. Want to edit photos in LR, I switch to the HDR photography preset and it turns off auto brightness, defines SDR brightness and HDR brightness.
You don't have to have a degree in film/color correction to use the monitor.
And with the profiles, they help you to avoid what you shared, crushing your HDR stops.
Reading the 26 page white paper was a lot of fun and educational for me.
how is white / grey uniformity on y'alls panels?
I'm wondering if the medical DICOM certification means these have higher QC for uniformity.
I'm wondering if the medical DICOM certification means these have higher QC for uniformity.
I'll chime in on this. Nano-texture is the most amazing invention since sliced bread. If the device I am buying has that option I am buying every single time. It feels like I am writing on textured paper and I am so incredibly happy with the result.
- Text sharpness is incredible compared to any display. Yes it is not as razor sharp as standard glass but I am writing this currently on the new MacBook Neo and although also an amazing and fun machine the glare in my house is so incredibly distracting. I will take reduced glare any day of the week over the 0.1% less text sharpness.
- The white backgrounds have improved significantly since the original Pro Display XDR to the point where I barely notice the grain as I'm going about my day. With the original Pro Display XDR it felt as though there was this prismatic grain where the texture was really obvious and there were hues of red, green, and blue on white surfaces. This is almost non-existent on the latest models.
- The contrast is fantastic and exceeds standard glass in many situations particularly during the day which I spend most of the time on my computer. At night, there is the slightest graying of blacks but again even with minimal light sources on standard glass I see full on reflections on light which annoys me to no end.
Lastly, it's gotten significantly easier to clean since the original Pro Display XDR and I don't fear getting water or smudges on it any longer which is the only real initial drawback when it was initially released.
I know everyone tries to be differential but I am unequivocal on this question. If you can afford nano-texture glass and your work area has even minimal amount of uncontrollable lightning you should DEFINITELY get nano-texture there is nothing like it on the market and it's worth it's weight in gold.
Hi, did you manage to test the Cable Matters switch yet? Very keen to now if it worked.
EthanG45
macrumors newbie
Has anyone verified if buzzing is still an issue? I LOVED my Studio Displays, but we live in an apartment where electrical interference caused them to whine so badly it was giving me a headache, so I had to sell them.
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guci0
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nkgmd
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Mine came with 26.3 already, you can check in the system profile, displays and graphics section
M2 Max MBP here.
Both XDRs are working fine with 120 Hz right from the beginning with the TB4 cables from the old Studio Displays.
No daisy chain, Lid closed.
Both XDRs are working fine with 120 Hz right from the beginning with the TB4 cables from the old Studio Displays.
No daisy chain, Lid closed.
turbineseaplane
macrumors Penryn
This is a key point and one I noticed right away (and hated).
I'd never get nano texture unless I had a lighting situation that necessitated it.
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twinpeaks_sf
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Looks more similar to the original nano-texture on the Pro Display XDR and Studio Display rather than on the MacBook Pro and iPad Pro, but seems easier to clean and there's less sparkle on light backgrounds. So it's probably a somewhat improved version of the desktop treatment.
I bought two Studio Display XDR and connected them to my MacBook Pro M4 Pro, but only one of them turns on. Occasionally, after turning everything off and back on, both displays work, but it’s inconsistent. If I unplug one of them, the other turns on without any issue.
In System Information → Thunderbolt, both displays are detected, but in System Settings → Displays, only one of them appears.
If I plug them to a Windows laptop both works great…
In System Information → Thunderbolt, both displays are detected, but in System Settings → Displays, only one of them appears.
If I plug them to a Windows laptop both works great…
anthonyjr
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This is happening to me too (hence why I'm here to search the forum). M2 Ultra Mac Studio. I did some research on the panic error and it says it's from "AppleDCP" which is Apple's Display Co-Processor. Wasn't sure if I was a one-off because of the amount of I/O on my computer, if there's an app that's triggering it (randomly), or if it's just early adopter woes. Kind of bummed.
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It depends on your setup! One display YES. Two displays MAYBE. I am running my $499 Mac mini connected to Studio Display XDR + OG Studio Display!
So it works great from the PC side. The Mac side only passes video, which I guess kinda makes sense. Video is 5k 120hz on both sides, but using the USB4 cables that come with the switch it only passes video and not data (so no camera or audio on the Mac side).
Hope it's just a glitch that will be fixed soon by a new firmware.
Do you confirm you can enable 120Hz with the M2 Ultra ? Just to be sure, I'm planning to buy the XDR tomorrow. And did you have adaptive refresh rate enabled when that happened ?
So the Mac Studio to thunderbolt dock and DisplayPort/USB-C cable works plugged directly into the Studio Display, but the second I put that into the USB-C Switch it drops the data (no camera or audio). Odd that it works fine on the PC side.
UPDATE: It's actually working now. All I did was unplug everything and plug it back in.
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