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What about the Philips 258B6QUEB? It costs a fraction of those HP monitors and offers a full USB-C dock with charging, video, ethernet, USB-A, USB-C and audio.

Seems like the best deal so far (~400$)

 
Does anyone knows whether the New Macbook, together with a USB-C <-> Thunderbolt 2 adapter works with other 'Thunderbolt' displays, such as the LG 34UC97s? I'm a little concerned, since many people reported that it doesn't work with non-Apple thunderbolt displays. Hell no I'm buying a new monitor, as this beast already costed me $1000 and is far from having to replace.

This one is currently connected with a Thunderbolt-2 cable with my Macbook from 2012. As it also transfers Ethernet over the same cable, through the monitor input, it's thunderbolt and not just Displayport.
 
The biggest problem of the two thunderbolt LG displays is the same one that never even made my consider the Apple Displays: the single input.

Plus the fact that there is only a 2-year "Limited Warrantee" from LG on their 4k/5k UltraFine Monitors (no 3-year AppleCare option).
 
I wonder if I should hold out or buy the 34 for £750.
Will I be able to drive it with an AMD5770, (not to its native resolution of course)? I’m assuming the OS will upscale/downscale accordingly.

No clue if that would drive it.
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Any of the 3840x2160 4K displays at 27" are 163 PPI (that's the same PPI as an iPhone 3G for reference)
The 38" LG wide display is just 110 PPI
The Acer 27" display is 108 PPI

The new LG UltraFine displays are exact matches with the iMacs:

21.5" 4K is 4096x2304 and is 218 PPI (what Apple considers "Retina" on a Mac)

27" 5K is 5120x2880 and is 217 PPI (also Retina like the 5K iMac)

Great info on the PPI... After viewing this 38", I kind of want to send it back for the 27" 5K... But it seems like I can fit so much more on the 38" screen...?
 
Great info on the PPI... After viewing this 38", I kind of want to send it back for the 27" 5K... But it seems like I can fit so much more on the 38" screen...?

There's a useful calculator here: http://isthisretina.com - gives you the PPI from hor/vert pixels & tells you how far away to sit for the "magic retina effect" (which depends on angular resolution, not just pixel density) to cut in.

Thing to consider - the old 1440p 27" display (TB Display, pre-retina iMac) @ 108 PPI isn't exactly blurry viewed from arm's length and can accurately display pretty small text. Your 38" 4k has more PPI than that. The "punch" and crispness of "full retina" is good, but isn't necessarily a must-have.

Main thing is, with a large 4k sscreen, you may have to run in "scaled mode" to get the default text, icons and screen furniture down to a reasonable size.
 
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Which monitor does Adobe RGB?
There is a decent choice of Adobe RGB monitors. Wide-gamut monitors became widely available at reasonable prices about nine to ten years ago (where reasonable meant maybe around $1000). I got one eight years ago for less than $1000.

Here is a good selection of the current ones (grouped by panel):
  • 24", 1920 x 1200, AH-IPS, LGLM240WU9 (Asus PA249Q, Dell U2413, Eizo CG247, HP Z24x, NEC PA242W), Adobe RGB: 99%, DCI-P3: 98%
  • 23.8", 3840 x 2160, LG AH-IPS LM238WR1 (Dell UP2414Q, CG248-4K, NEC EA244UHD), Adobe RGB: 99%, DCI-P3: 93%
  • 27", 2560 x 1440, a-Si TFT, LG LM270WQ3-SLD1 (HP DreamColor Z27x), Adobe RGB: 99%
  • 27", 2560 x 1440, AH-IPS, LG LM270WQ3-SLA1 (Asus PA279Q, Dell U2711/U2713H, Eizo CX271/SX2762WF, LG 27EA83, NEC PA272W, ViewSonic VP2772), Adobe RGB 104%
  • 27", 5120 x 2880, IGZO TFT, Sharp LQ270D1JG01 (), Adobe RGB 100%
  • 30", 2560 x 1600, AH-IPS, LG LM300WQ6 (Dell U3014, HP Z30i, NEC PA302W, NEC EA304WMi), Adobe RGB: 99%
  • 31.3", 4096 x 2160, IPS (Eizo ColorEdge CG318-4K), Adobe RGB: 99%, DCI-P3: 98%
  • 31.5", 3480 x 2160, IGZO, Sharp LQ315D1LG9D (Dell UP3214Q/UP3216Q), Adobe RGB: 99.5%, DCI-P3: 87%
  • 32", 3840 x 2160, IPS (Asus ProArt PA329Q), Adobe RGB: 99.5%, DCI-P3: 90%
 
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Which monitor does Adobe RGB?

NEC SpectraView, Eizo and a few more... there are a number of companies that deliver good products to people in the photography world.

Oops, sorry, didn't see the previous post... much better info, thanks manu.

Truth is, Apple used to pride itself on making the best product they could. sRGB is pure crap, it's only the minimum that people need....
 
Can you imagine it? A 27" TB3 display in space gray!? Except instead of the crap LG is pushing with only USB-C ports, put everything that's included on the back of the 5k iMac (TB3 ports instead of TB2). A single cable to plug into the new MBPs! I'm so torn on buying the new LG 5k. I don't know how I'd react if I bought that only to have Apple release a new TB display. If anything, I'm going to hold out until the new iMacs come out. At $1800, I'll spend the premium and just get the base 5k iMac and run it in target display mode (assuming it'll provide power to my MBP).

Yea, if you really want an Apple branded 5K Display, your best bet is to hold out for the iMac with Thunderbolt 3. In theory, it should bring back Target Display Mode, but I wouldn't be too confident in that because the 5K iMac does some custom stuff internally with it's TCON to generate the 5K image and handle all of those pixels. Not quite sure they'll allow a bypass of all that to let a standard MST Thunderbolt 3/DisplayPort 1.2 feed from a 2016 MacBook Pro use the iMac's display. We'll see.

What I do now is just own both Macs. An iMac for desk use and a MacBook for portable use. iCloud Drive and the new Desktop & Documents feature in macOS Sierra keep the two Mac file systems in sync. I lose out on multiple display support at the desk, but since I'm using both Macs for home/leisure and not for work that functionality is not really needed.
 
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they forgot the best, they forgot DELL. And they forgot real pro's use vesa mount monitors and many times articulated arms. that's proper pro, not the apple cinema displays.
 
Well, if you can get along by having an iPad, that's fine. Because in a year or two you won't have anything else. (Other than a phone and a watch and a pair of glasses.)
You know, just wishing that apocalypse will happen (because turning other people against Apple and annoying Apple proponents is the way of expressing your dislike of Apple that gives you the most satisfaction), will not make it make it happen. I really wish people who are trying to pass off their fantasy world as real would put their money where their mouth is (eg, by putting up a bet with real money behind it).
 
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You know, just wishing that apocalypse will happen (because turning other people against Apple and annoying Apple proponents is the way of expressing your dislike of Apple that gives you the most satisfaction), will not make it make it happen. I really wish people who are trying to pass off their fantasy world as real would put their money where their mouth is (eg, by putting up a bet with real money behind it).

You are misinformed. In fact, I am on your side. I wish this apocalypse would not happen. I have been on the mac for 30 years. I run 2 business, both that are seriously tied to the mac. The main one is where I deliver custom-built database solutions. The other business is a high end photographic scanning company, which requires a good monitor. Since Apple doesn't tell us their plans all we can do is read the tea-leaves that we get. I am totally freaked out this morning by the news that Sal Soghoian was fired by Apple. He's the automation guru responsible for things like AppleScript, I have backup (and database testing) solutions that I sell that are based on this. (There's another topic discussing that right on this forum, and others.)

There have been no announcements about a new Mac Pro, they are out of the display business, and it is an easy jump to conclude that they might also be out of the high end computing business. many would suggest this is the case. This would be a disaster for me. I hope it doesn't happen, but I see nothing coming out of Apple to the contrary. It would end my business immediately. I'm terrified, and scrambling trying to figure out what to do.
 
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You are misinformed. In fact, I am on your side. I wish this apocalypse would not happen.
Then your powers of prediction must be particularly poor (or heavily biased by your grievances). No Apple product has gone from yearly updates to being cancelled in one fell swoop. First you get a lengthening of the cycle, then you get cancellation. And that is without looking at the particulars of the iMac. And you seem to go beyond that and imply an iOS-only future within a year?

I still believe that a big part of your pessimism is just letting your negative feeling come out in full force. Otherwise you must be somebody who must think it to be extraordinary luck every year when your pessimistic predictions didn't come true. I guess the human psyche can work on such a constant negative outlook and 'rationalise' away the extraordinary luck. I tend to on the overly optimistic side but I can largely differentiate between realistic predictions and boundless optimism. Optimism is to believe in a new Mac Pro in near future, realism is to believe in an iMac update next year, pessimism is the prediction of a laptop-only Mac line-up in a year from now. Your prediction of an iOS-only future within a year goes beyond pessimism, it is simply the worst scenario that is imaginable. Or could you imagine anything worse?

Of course, other than extreme pessimism, your reaction could also be based on extreme hyperbole or to even a bit further an black & white worldview. But I wouldn't quite go so far in my impression.
 
Then your powers of prediction must be particularly poor (or heavily biased by your grievances). No Apple product has gone from yearly updates to being cancelled in one fell swoop. First you get a lengthening of the cycle, then you get cancellation. And that is without looking at the particulars of the iMac. And you seem to go beyond that and imply an iOS-only future within a year?

You're welcome to have a little fun at my expense. However, there are a couple of things I would note. There hasn't been a Mac Pro for a full 3 years, give or take a few weeks. They could drop it even by your predictions. This would signal the same issue with my clients, that Mac is moving away from a power platform. An iMac is not a Pro machine in my opinion. Of course, I mentioned I've been on the Mac for 30 years (31 actually), and that makes me a bit older. I am now 64.

I spent most of my life as an artist, the rest in my own business so I can't retire for a very long while. It isn't optimism vs pessimism, I don't really care if it's 1 year out or 3, even 4. Either way I will have to change careers, away from what I know and enjoy. If its 3, I'll be starting over again at 67. Ask anyone in my age group if that's a welcome possibility.

If they turn it around, I'll be happy. However, I don't think it looks good...
 
Pretty sure these are enterprise class devices. Most 10Gb ethernet cards (either wired or fiber) are at that price point, if not higher.

Hmm, I get the "Enterprise class" designation, but I'm not sure how well that applies to things like Ethernet cards. One can buy a 16-port 10GBE switch from Netgear for not much more than one of those adapters!
 
Think cables, not necessarily adapters. We've got some of these installed on PCs in my company already...
http://www.accellcables.com/collections/cables/USB-C

I'm in the same boat, already have a 27" 4K LCD monitor with HDMI / DisplayPort inputs. I wanted to get a USB-C to Displayport cable, but those were all $30+, whereas I could get a USB-C to Displayport adapter dongle from Monoprice for $15 and use my existing DisplayPort cable. In the end, I chose the latter route, although presumably going forward those cables will become more cost competitive!
 
I'm in the same boat, already have a 27" 4K LCD monitor with HDMI / DisplayPort inputs. I wanted to get a USB-C to Displayport cable, but those were all $30+, whereas I could get a USB-C to Displayport adapter dongle from Monoprice for $15 and use my existing DisplayPort cable. In the end, I chose the latter route, although presumably going forward those cables will become more cost competitive!
I called out Accell's products relative to displays because I know they're compliant with DP's specs and they're listed on the DP products portal. I have dozens of displays in my company using their products, and dozens of cheap cables and adapters that shipped with most of those displays in the garbage, where they belong. Monoprice isn't in the portal, and they're cheap in part because they don't comply with the relevant spec. Web search for "displayport power return over pin 20" and "mac edid problem" and you'll get an idea of how I learned cheap cables are bad for your display and your PC/Mac's graphics card... Monoprice? I'll pass...
 
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