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I’m impressed by the color gamut coverage of the XDR. However: > The entire monitor is controlled via macOS, which means that even if you wanted to hook up a
by colejohnson66 7y ago
I’m impressed by the color gamut coverage of the XDR.
However:
> The entire monitor is controlled via macOS, which means that even if you wanted to hook up a non-Apple laptop or desktop capable of outputting video through USB Type-C, you couldn't. It won't turn on in the first place. (Trust us: We tried.) You can achieve full functionality with Windows, but you'll have to be running it on a Mac in Boot Camp.
This seems unacceptable. Instead of not running at the full 6k resolution (like the 5k one does because DP, at the time, only supported 4k over one cable), they just won’t let it work? There has to be some technical reason besides malice.
- rubbingalcohol 7y agoThe fact that Apple went to the trouble to develop a Windows driver for the Pro Display XDR but lock it down so it only works on Macs running Boot Camp - there is no justification for that other than malice.
- colejohnson66 7y agoDid they write a driver for Windows? The review wasn’t clear. They just said it only worked on Windows if you’re running Bootcamp. That could easily mean the Mac (computer) does all the “driver” work, not necessarily macOS (the OS). In which case, that would explain why it doesn’t work on any computer other than a Mac.
- Teever 7y agoI will admit that I know very little about monitors or their drivers but it wouldn't surprise me that such a sophisticated piece of hardware requires a driver.
- philistine 7y agoThat all their current hardware is supported on Windows 10, and has been since the release of Windows 10? That's not malice, that's following your plan.