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Two More Studio Display 2 Upgrades Leaked in New Report

Too late for me, as last year I bought the 31.5" LG 6K 32U990A with Thunderbolt 5, multiple inputs, and KVM, but also bought an external 4K webcam. (I already had an external audio system.) I paid a little over US$1500 after discounts and rebates here in Canada, not counting the speakers and webcam. I'm using it with an M4 Mac mini with Thunderbolt 4, which supports 6K with 4:4:4 chroma using Display Stream Compression (DSC), but the multiple inputs and KVM support allows me to use it with my MacBook Air as well as necessary.

However, I would have strongly considered a 31.5" - 32" Apple Studio Display 2 with 6K, 120 Hz, mini-LED, Thunderbolt 5, upgraded speakers, and built-in webcam (at least 1080p but preferably 4K), at US$2499 with height adjustable stand, even if it only had a single input.
 
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erikkfi said:
The only camera enhancements this thing needs is ... getting a better camera. I don't understand why a monitor needs an A19 chip. Feels like marketing.
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Might as well run iOS and throw in touchscreen abilities and you have yourself a large iPad.
 
Veinticinco said:
Wouldn’t surprise me to see them mothball the Pro XDR display and revert to this two-tier Studio Display offering.

Nobody is spending 6000 euro on the former display, but spending around 2.5k or the equivalent price as the Mac Studio to marry it to, isn’t that difficult to justify.
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At the present rate PD-XDR and MP see so little love that it’s just a footnote in Apple’s product category like the iPod was in its death spiral years.

Then you have Apple also refusing to have a least one HMDI port on its monitors wanting to make that rear case look clean and minimalistic while the rear of the monitor faces a wall. I guess Apple is considerate about a wall’s feelings. 😝
 
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MDL-Steven said:
A19 Pro chip inside - If it runs some sort of macOS, instabuy.
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And if it had less then 16GB of ram then that macos could not do apple intelligence properly…

With the price of ram and ssd’s they won’t just add that to a monitor, rather they would brand it as a computer.

A19 chip does not make any sense without functionality that would require the compute power though.
 
turbineseaplane said:
Not something I should have to use on monitors of this price point.
It's also overkill as perhaps I just want to hook up an ATV, Chromecast or a Console to that 2nd input.
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Prepare to be disappointed that’s the new high bar for most things Apple announces these days. 😝
 
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I'm genuinely curious about pricing. My first ASD was bought from Apple at full retail. I love this thing, and I remember saying at the time that the only thing I didn't like about it was the price. Like everything Apple, it always costs 'just a bit more' than you want to pay.

That said, I picked up a second one at a steep discount by buying it used. Two ASDs have been amazing for my productivity workflow.

Nothing on the rumored specs will make me run to upgrade EXCEPT for a 32" at a reasonable price. I don't think a 32" ASD will come in at anything less that $2500, and I guess it will be closer to $3,000. Which will have me cursing under my breath and then buying one anyway.

We shall see soon enough!
 
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iamgalt said:
I get that thunderbolt is great in that it's got a lot of bandwidth and can deliver power, but it would be nice to have at least one HDMI port. Preferably two or three. There are computers out there that don't have thunderbolt ports. Put a couple of HDMI ports on there and it'll most likely be an instant buy for me.
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iamgalt said:
There are computers out there that don't have thunderbolt ports.
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Those computers are not Macs so Apple doesn't care about them, alas. I'd prefer multiple inputs, as well, so I could use it with both my Mac and my PC.


Veinticinco said:
For the high spec model, 90Hz is typical penny pinching though. Should be 120Hz in this day and age, given the price point and competition.
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Refresh rate may be restricted to 90Hz to allow the monitor to work with TB3 and TB4 Macs, which do not have the bandwidth for 120Hz. If this is the case, my hope is that the monitors will handle 120Hz refresh with TB5 and Apple either won't formally declare it or they will say "up to 120Hz" and then specify in the Tech Details which protocols support which rate (since you know someone with a TB3/TB4 Mac will sue them for "false advertising").


code-m said:
When we going to get ProMotion HDR that exceeds 120Hz?
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TB5 can handle higher refresh rates at 5K, however I expect Apple does not to release a display that is only compatible with TB5 Macs.


code-m said:
Gaming industry monitors refresh rate 120Hz/240/480Hz, Apple still stuck on 120Hz for some of its hardware line. Instead of going forward it’s going backwards to 90Hz with 120Hz still being the cap. I guess this will be called ProMotion lite.
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Gaming is a market Apple is not interested in catering to via "spec-chasing".
 
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Really wish they would add a network port and like two more usb-c ports. There is zero reason not to have at least the dedicated ethernet port. Especially since the majority of usb-c to ethernet dongles on the market run at half speed through the ASD. It's annoying enough to waste a port on that and the laptop, and then you only have two left once those are taken.
 
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johnrlaporta said:
KVM switch.
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So throw a couple hundred dollar thunderbolt KVM switch on an already overly-expensive monitor, to make up for the lack of ports? No thank you.

My sub-$800 Dell TB4 monitor has 4 inputs (thunderbolt, usb-c, hdmi and DP), and a built-in KVM for USB...but since Tim Cook didn't kiss it on the way out the door, I guess it's trash.

Edit: Oh yea, it's 120hz.
 
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I wonder if any of these is a touch screen since they are looking to do that with the Macbook Pro? There was a patent years ago that had a touchscreen / hinge screen. Similar to a Microsoft Surface Studio
 
CWallace said:
2) Higher refresh rates reduce battery life and Apple crows about how long their portable devices last on battery.
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Since we are discussing monitors your battery powered device (MacBook?) is going to be plugged to it, while simultaneously charging.

I don’t mind 60hz for my computer use though, I don’t play there.
 
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