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Would you buy the rumored new Studio Display?

karcevgo said:
I’ve seen prophecies about MacBooks Pro with M5 chips, one in January and another in June with Mac Pro. I’m currently using a 14-inch MacBook Pro with Excel, and I need a 27-inch or 5K display for work. All the 4K options are either poor in terms of scaling or have a matte finish. The 5K options are limited to ASD with glossy screen, and there’s a potential BenQ release in February with a refresh rate of 70Hz and a price of $1300, which is quite unusual.
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There are other 5K monitors on the market already, and I think 4 or 5 were announced at CES the other week. So Apple does not have exclusivity on it.
 
Honestly, probably. It's my window into my main machine and I regret not getting the adjustable stand. If it had my dream specs of 6K 32" with mini-LED and (optional) promotion I would be all in. If it's just a better 27" 5K panel then I'll wait for some kind of sale.
 
You're paying a premium for the apple logo. While the quality and fit and finish are premium, its going to cost a lot
 
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maflynn said:
You're paying a premium for the apple logo. While the quality and fit and finish are premium, its going to cost a lot
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I'm normally happy to pay more for a better fit and finish, but for something I rarely ever touch, I just need it to merely look nice on my desk. I love the way the Apple displays look, but so far I haven't been able to get over the single input and price differential over competing displays. 😕

I'm curious about the upcoming models, however.
 
maflynn said:
You're paying a premium for the apple logo. While the quality and fit and finish are premium, its going to cost a lot
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Particularly when there's an ever-expanding list of non-Apple options at a variety of sizes and high resolutions.
 
ascender said:
Particularly when there's an ever-expanding list of non-Apple options at a variety of sizes and high resolutions.
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Yep, I got a BenQ MOBIUZ EX321UX last year for 1/2 the price of a studio display. While it is "only" 4k, I'm so happy with it. Its has more cross platform compatibility, i.e., I use it for windows and macos, and offers superior performance in various aspects over the current studio display.
 
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maflynn said:
Yep, I got a BenQ MOBIUZ EX321UX last year for 1/2 the price of a studio display. While it is "only" 4k, I'm so happy with it. Its has more cross platform compatibility, i.e., I use it for windows and macos, and offers superior performance in various aspects over the current studio display.
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I liked everything I read on the site about that BenQ model. Particularly nice brightness (actually higher than the ASD, which is unheard of). But then I got to the PPI and it was like a pin poking the balloon. The PPI listed is actually worse than almost any display I've come across (in this genre of displays).
 
Not enough in it for me to change my current Studio Display, which I've had for less than a year or so. Just not enough in it in terms of 'upgrades' for me to spend that much. Other than the fan that never seems to turn off when the monitor goes to 'sleep', I'm very happy with my current unit.
 
Let's look at the current Studio Display.

Pros:
  • 5120x2880 resolution.
  • Easy Thunderbolt connection.
  • Thunderbolt hub built-in.
Cons:
  • Single input.
  • Pixel response times that are barely good enough for 60 Hz.
  • No HDR support.
  • Hideously expensive.
So assuming the rumors are true, the Studio Display 2 is supposed to have:
  • Proper HDR support with a mini-LED backlight.
  • 5K @ 120 Hz.
  • Better built-in camera.
  • Thunderbolt 5 support.
Those are all nice things, but pixel response time and input options remain a mystery. For example the Macbook Pro displays are great as HDR displays - but literally the worst motion performance of any display on the market. It is not good enough for 30 Hz let alone 120 Hz.

So depending on who makes the new display, it could work out alright or it will be a blurry mess like the MBP screens.

Similarly keeping the single input is the exact kind of dumb **** I expect Apple to pull. Want to hook up two Macs and switch between them? Nah, can't do that. Daisy chaining support? Unlikely.

The new display is likely to be absurdly expensive too.
 
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maflynn said:
Really, how so? What 4k 32" monitors have a higher pixel density?
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Well if displays are both 32“ and 4K, the ppi is obviously going to be identical. It‘s just way below the 27“ 5K Studio Display as well as the numerous 32“ 6K displays being released right now.

If you personally are fine with 140 PPI, good for you (and your wallet), but for many folks that resolution just doesn‘t cut it anymore.
 
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For a 90HZ screen if true, no way! Sorry that is just a joke on the price Apple will charge, especially when at CES a plethora of monitors were launched with faster refresh rates, at 5K and 6K even.
 
maybe the new macOS RC will give more clues. I'm hoping the 90Hz cap is mode for Macs without TB5
 
I bought a 4K 165Hz glossy oled 32 incher just recently and it's awesome. I honestly got tired of waiting for some mystical 6K/120 display that seems to always be just around the corner. Text looks perfectly sharp to my old eyes.
 
As someone who has tried almost every combination of non-Apple 32" displays and ultra wides you could think of in the last 4/5 years, I keep coming back to the ASD, so I've ordered the XDR version.

I just need to accept that for what I need and value in my daily workload the Apple monitors are the best by far.
 
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jabbr said:
I remember you saying you like to use the different scaling choices. Do you sit pretty close for the higher resolutions?
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Being pedantic, is it really scaling in macos? To me its really more about choosing a resolution that offers HiDPI

For instance, my 4k monitor, I run a resolution (Thanks to BetterDisplay) at 2048 x 1152, where as in Windows and Linux, I run my monitor at 4k resolution with a scaling of 150% (and linux 166%).
 
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ascender said:
As someone who has tried almost every combination of non-Apple 32" displays and ultra wides you could think of in the last 4/5 years, I keep coming back to the ASD, so I've ordered the XDR version.

I just need to accept that for what I need and value in my daily workload the Apple monitors are the best by far.
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I have two ASDs at two locations. One of which where it replaced a secondary 32” 4K. I was hoping for a new XDR to replace that primary. The only thing I know with 100% certainty is that no 27” display will ever again be my principal and that 4K at 32” is abominable to my eyes. Apple has cast me adrift. For now…
 
The release does not make this easy… Seeing height adjust + nanoglass previous gen model for cheaper then the base model, and it really makes me question the new one.
 
kasakka said:
The new display is likely to be absurdly expensive too.
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You were right about that, it makes the 6K XDR seem decent value.

It’s nice but not justifying the price Apple wants. I have a previous Studio Display already. But shifted my main computer to a pair of LG 6K Ultrafine Evo displays.

They have their issues but I need the resolution.
 
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avro707 said:
You were right about that, it makes the 6K XDR seem decent value.

It’s nice but not justifying the price Apple wants. I have a previous Studio Display already. But shifted my main computer to a pair of LG 6K Ultrafine Evo displays.

They have their issues but I need the resolution.
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As I’m in the market and (now) hesitating between that exact LG and the ASUS equivalent, do you have any feedback on how you use it and frustrations with the LG?
 
avro707 said:
You were right about that, it makes the 6K XDR seem decent value.

It’s nice but not justifying the price Apple wants. I have a previous Studio Display already. But shifted my main computer to a pair of LG 6K Ultrafine Evo displays.

They have their issues but I need the resolution.
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Is the "new" XDR not better specced than the old one in every way apart from the screen size, at nearly half the price? I guess there's the drop from 6k to 5k but with the screen size difference I suppose that might not be a big change? Would be interesting to see some side by side reviews w/comparison.

(Half the price but still 3 thousand £/$)
 
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leifp said:
do you have any feedback on how you use it and frustrations with the LG?
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LG has poor colour quality (blue tint at right side of screen) and frustrations with lack of native brightness and audio controls.

No camera built in either. Sound quality isn’t good. The LG stand is terrible.

Also has matte finish which doesn’t look as good as the Apple alternative.

However the LG is high resolution.
 
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