The *complete* list of 6K / 32" monitors

[ErneX]

What panel is in the Pro Display XDR?

Another panel made by LG Display, but that one is Mini LED with 576 local dimming zones, it’s even better than the ones coming out this year, hence the price…

LG Display to Supply Panels for Apple's High-End Monitor ‘Pro Display XDR’

LG Display will supply liquid crystal display (LCD) panels to Apple for its high-end monitor “Pro Display XDR,” which was unveiled at WWDC 2019 on June 3.The 3

www.businesskorea.co.kr

 

[EugW]

Another panel made by LG Display, but that one is Mini LED with 576 local dimming zones, it’s even better than the ones coming out this year, hence the price…

LG Display to Supply Panels for Apple's High-End Monitor ‘Pro Display XDR’

LG Display will supply liquid crystal display (LCD) panels to Apple for its high-end monitor “Pro Display XDR,” which was unveiled at WWDC 2019 on June 3.The 3

www.businesskorea.co.kr

Actually, I was wondering if we had a model number, and aside from the FALD backlight, what the panel differences are.

 

[ErneX]

Actually, I was wondering if we had a model number, and aside from the FALD backlight, what the panel differences are.

From that link:

“contrast ratio of 1 million to 1, with brightness of up to 1,600 nits, and shows a picture quality that exceeds the high dynamic range (HDR) quality."

 

[tenthousandthings]

Actually, I was wondering if we had a model number, and aside from the FALD backlight, what the panel differences are.

The principal difference from ca. 2019 LG Display 5K displays in specs is due to the backlight — brightness and contrast ratio are both determined by the backlighting system — the LCD panel itself is the same pixel pitch (218 ppi) and 10-bit color depth that the ca. 2019 5K panels are capable of, with a custom timing controller that synchronizes the pixel switching in the panel and modulates the zones in the backlight:

https://www.apple.com/pro-display-xdr/pdf/Pro_Display_White_Paper_Feb_2020.pdf

 

[EugW]

The principal difference from ca. 2019 LG Display 5K displays in specs is due to the backlight — brightness and contrast ratio are both determined by the backlighting system — the LCD panel itself is the same pixel pitch (218 ppi) and 10-bit color depth that the ca. 2019 5K panels are capable of, with a custom timing controller that synchronizes the pixel switching in the panel and modulates the zones in the backlight:

https://www.apple.com/pro-display-xdr/pdf/Pro_Display_White_Paper_Feb_2020.pdf

My understanding was those 5K monitors are 8-bit FRC.

 

[tenthousandthings]

My understanding was those 5K monitors are 8-bit FRC.

Yes and no. We’re talking about the LCD panels here — even the earliest 5K panels from LG Display were capable of both true 10-bit and 8-bit + FRC, as well as both true 8-bit and 6-bit + FRC.

This is discussed above in an exchange between myself and @PaulD-UK about this history. The key point is the fact that the 2014 5K Dell (10-bit depth) and the 2014 5K iMac (8-bit depth) contain the same LG Display panel. Then, in late 2015, Apple updated all the 5K iMacs (including the 2014 model) to 8-bit + FRC.

Why Apple chose to use 8-bit + FRC pixel switching instead of true 10-bit depth (and has continued to make that same choice to this day, in the current Studio Display) is a good question. I don’t know. But it’s worth pointing out that the difference doesn’t matter to the experts at VESA, at least with regard to HDR performance — the DisplayHDR specifications don’t require true 10-bit depth. 8-bit + FRC is also acceptable.