Technically speaking yes, but they never worked. I have that display… and regret buying it everyday.
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True Tone in 2018 MacBook Pro Extends to LG UltraFine and Apple Thunderbolt Displays
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Just give me back a matte, 16:10 ACD display in the 30" size - preferably one with modern powered ports that is 5K or better. thanks.
I think it's interesting that they are supporting a monitor that they don't even sell anymore. Kudos to them for doing that though.
Coding, writing and some graphical design every day on my 5k LG monitor and I think it's perfect.
With IDEs having dark themes, and now all of Mojave, true tone is obsolete.
They helped build it. Perhaps they are even getting some money off each piece sold.
Right, I'm familiar with what it's trying to do and the theory behind it. It does make sense if the user prefers a screen that matches their surroundings. Generally speaking, for me, no matter the light I'm in, it just adds a warmer tint of varying strength. I prefer a cooler look (I find even an out-of-the-box iPhone to be sometimes too "yellow"), so like you said-- I've just disabled it.
For my iPad Pro and my X, it keeps the display from turning into an obtrusive blue glow all over the place when I'm viewing things in a warmly lit room, especially when that ambient light is dim. Previously, the light coming off my screen would look almost fluorescent, and be quite harsh, under those conditions. Today, it's much better.
It's a subtle thing, sure, but one I find quite pleasing.
I love the "I would rather have..." and "I wish they would..." comments. This is a feature that is extending to existing displays. You can't just add pixels or HDR or flying unicorns to existing displays. If you'd rather have 4k or HDR or flying unicorns, you would have purchased a different display in the first place.
Buyer's remorse can truly suck if you feel that strongly about what you bought and can't get past the daily reminder.
I see what you mean. I have it turned off on my Pro and X because I feel like I'm losing color accuracy with it on, and that thought bothers me (when really, it shouldn't unless I'm doing something that requires said accuracy) lol. Weird hang up of mine, I guess.
Anxious does not mean what you think it does. Anxious means intense, excessive, and persistent worry. such as anxiety, dread, fear, and their ilk. Also, Anxious comes from Latin, Angere, meaning to choke or strangle. My bet is you are not “anxiously awaiting” you are “eagerly awaiting” and rightfully so.
""Just give me back a matte, 16:10 ACD display in the 30" size - preferably one with modern powered ports that is 5K or better. thanks.""
I use two of those to this day. Fantastic displays.
I use two of those to this day. Fantastic displays.
What about with the Apple LED Cinema Displays? They're basically the same display tech as the Thunderbolt displays, but older ports. But they're not third-party monitors.
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The uneven bezels and non-centred camera are definitely trigger-worthy. Other companies just don't seem to understand or care about design.
“using an Apple Thunderbolt 3 to Thunderbolt 2 adapter”
Had to smile at adapter. 2k for a massively engineered super thin laptop then everyone has bags of white adapters
Long live the 2015!
Had to smile at adapter. 2k for a massively engineered super thin laptop then everyone has bags of white adapters
Long live the 2015!
Adobe RGB is a color space that wasn't engineered to make sense at all. It wasn't even engineered. It was supposed to be essentially sRGB, but Adobe made two mistakes, misunderstanding and misreading the spec.
DCI-P3 is intended to fit within the bounds of cinema projectors, which is good for consumers who want to view media content. BT.2020 is going to match content and display technology in the future. No consumer media will use Adobe RGB. Adobe RGB should be considered as legacy.
No. Rather, it keeps a natural ("true") white balance by adjusting for ambient lighting.
As for the eyestrain claims, I can vouch for that on my 12.9 iPP. So much easier to read or work with documents for long periods.
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Night shift and True Tone are two very different things. Night Shift, if you enable it, does deliberately "yellow" the display in order to avoid the effects of too much blue screen light interfering with the ability to fall asleep.
True Tone preserves the natural white balance even when the ambient light changes.
They still sell the LG ultrafine displays, I think he was referring to the Apple Thunderbolt Display.
Just gave mine away in May. I used it with joy since 2008. Fabulous display, even if the adapter was as big as a brick.
Without the ambient sensors working along with the true tone, I don't see how enabling True Tone is a feature on something like the LG Ultrafine displays. Unless True Tone will also control the screen brightness, which doesn't seem likely.
Does the 2018 MBP have any necessary hardware for True Tone which older models don't have, or is it just artificially limited by software? The fact it works on external displays makes me think the latter but I'm not well versed enough on the engineering to know for sure. Would appreciate input from someone with better knowledge than me...