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I'd imagine most people going for the Mac Studio arent touching the balked Apple Display. It's been riddled with problems and at that price point you can get fa

by esskay 4y ago

I'd imagine most people going for the Mac Studio arent touching the balked Apple Display. It's been riddled with problems and at that price point you can get far better displays now. The panel they're using dates back to 2017 so it's not exactly like you're getting the latest and greatest in screen technology.

muro 4y ago
Other displays have higher refresh rates, but the resolution is still special. Color accuracy is also great. The annoying bug with choppy repeating audio stays unfixed 8 months after introduction and fix with the hassle of disconnecting the monitor from power for an extended time is just ridiculous.
brailsafe 4y ago
When you really look into what's available, there's a fair bit of variation in the market for different customers, but there's incredibly few 5k+ displays at 27 or ~30 inches. Like zero if you discount the LG. Everything else is kind of ok, but not always a good replacement.
- xoac 4y ago
  This is about to change with higher spec connectors being more widely available.
  - jsjohnst 4y ago
    > This is about to change with higher spec connectors being more widely available. Thunderbolt 3 has been around for over five years on mainstream Mac (and Windows) machines, so what’s the excuse again? I can count the number of monitors in the same resolution space (or higher) on one hand! ;) There’s the insanely priced XDR 6K, there’s the not much better priced Dell 8K, then there’s the LG 5K that’s cheap plastic build quality and hasn’t been refreshed in 5 years. Anyone else? … Bueler?
    - softjobs 4y ago
      https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34222687 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34222687
      - jsjohnst 4y ago
        Ok, so one more! Good to know and thank you, but my point still remains. :)
  - brailsafe 4y ago
    I would think it has to do more with panel, no?
- softjobs 4y ago
  Hot off CES: "The ViewFinity S9 (Model Number: S90PC) is Samsung’s newest addition to its monitor lineup. It features a 5K 27” screen for the first time and is optimized for creative professionals such as graphic designers and photographers. Its 5,120 x 2,880 resolution combined with its wide color gamut of 99% DCI-P3, provides crisp and true-to-form details, and its average Delta E ≦ 2[1] color accuracy also produces clear and precise color representation, even in complicated or nuanced visual environments." https://news.samsung.com/us/samsung-electronics-unveils-new-odyssey-viewfinity-and-smart-monitor-lineups-at-ces-2023/ https://news.samsung.com/us/samsung-electronics-unveils-new-...
  - brailsafe 4y ago
    Wow, that's extremely timely and is pretty much exactly what I was hoping someone would link to correct me. I'll keep my eye on that, thanks. I'd personally still only be in the market for a >27" size, just because I feel like 27" is too small, but this would open the floor for competition in that range. I really like the 30" Ultrasharp, and would consider a 32" as long as the resolution, connectivity, pixel density, and panel tech are in place.
    - muro 4y ago
      Dell announced a 32" 6k monitor, so it might be possible to go larger without paying 6k Apple.
      - jsjohnst 4y ago
        Have you seen that thing? There’s fugly, then there’s outright “WTF, this is an April Fools, right?! Right!?”.
        muro 4y ago
        I didn't before, now I did. What were they thinking? That "forehead"
matwood 4y ago
I have one, and from a pure display standpoint, it's the second best display I've ever used right behind the latest MBP 16". I don't use the speakers or webcam, and wish Apple would have left them off and dropped the price. Unfortunately there just isn't any 5k competition out there so Apple can do what they want. If it was cheaper I would have bought two, but as it stands I'm using an old 4k as my secondary monitor.

by esskay 4y ago

muro 4y ago

Other displays have higher refresh rates, but the resolution is still special. Color accuracy is also great. The annoying bug with choppy repeating audio stays unfixed 8 months after introduction and fix with the hassle of disconnecting the monitor from power for an extended time is just ridiculous.

brailsafe 4y ago

When you really look into what's available, there's a fair bit of variation in the market for different customers, but there's incredibly few 5k+ displays at 27 or ~30 inches. Like zero if you discount the LG. Everything else is kind of ok, but not always a good replacement.

xoac 4y ago
This is about to change with higher spec connectors being more widely available.
- jsjohnst 4y ago
  > This is about to change with higher spec connectors being more widely available. Thunderbolt 3 has been around for over five years on mainstream Mac (and Windows) machines, so what’s the excuse again? I can count the number of monitors in the same resolution space (or higher) on one hand! ;) There’s the insanely priced XDR 6K, there’s the not much better priced Dell 8K, then there’s the LG 5K that’s cheap plastic build quality and hasn’t been refreshed in 5 years. Anyone else? … Bueler?
  - softjobs 4y ago
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34222687 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34222687
    - jsjohnst 4y ago
      Ok, so one more! Good to know and thank you, but my point still remains. :)
- brailsafe 4y ago
  I would think it has to do more with panel, no?
softjobs 4y ago
Hot off CES: "The ViewFinity S9 (Model Number: S90PC) is Samsung’s newest addition to its monitor lineup. It features a 5K 27” screen for the first time and is optimized for creative professionals such as graphic designers and photographers. Its 5,120 x 2,880 resolution combined with its wide color gamut of 99% DCI-P3, provides crisp and true-to-form details, and its average Delta E ≦ 2[1] color accuracy also produces clear and precise color representation, even in complicated or nuanced visual environments." https://news.samsung.com/us/samsung-electronics-unveils-new-odyssey-viewfinity-and-smart-monitor-lineups-at-ces-2023/ https://news.samsung.com/us/samsung-electronics-unveils-new-...
- brailsafe 4y ago
  Wow, that's extremely timely and is pretty much exactly what I was hoping someone would link to correct me. I'll keep my eye on that, thanks. I'd personally still only be in the market for a >27" size, just because I feel like 27" is too small, but this would open the floor for competition in that range. I really like the 30" Ultrasharp, and would consider a 32" as long as the resolution, connectivity, pixel density, and panel tech are in place.
  - muro 4y ago
    Dell announced a 32" 6k monitor, so it might be possible to go larger without paying 6k Apple.
    - jsjohnst 4y ago
      Have you seen that thing? There’s fugly, then there’s outright “WTF, this is an April Fools, right?! Right!?”.
      - muro 4y ago
        I didn't before, now I did. What were they thinking? That "forehead"

matwood 4y ago

I have one, and from a pure display standpoint, it's the second best display I've ever used right behind the latest MBP 16". I don't use the speakers or webcam, and wish Apple would have left them off and dropped the price. Unfortunately there just isn't any 5k competition out there so Apple can do what they want. If it was cheaper I would have bought two, but as it stands I'm using an old 4k as my secondary monitor.