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Re: Apple Pro Display XDR

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Post by phaus »

outworlder wrote: post #12
mikestew wrote: post #5

I'm hearing that the LG displays were running out of stock, possibly in anticipation of a new Apple display. Sure enough...wait a minute, FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS?! Oh, I understand it's a reference-quality, blah, blah, blah, but I just need something to replace an aging Cinema display that was originally $1000. The fucking stand for the new display costs that much (note the audience response when that price popped on t…

So it has an insane resolution for an insane amount of money. The original monitor also had an insane resolution for the time, but did not cost 5k. 1k is pricey for a monitor, but understandable. If they had segmented and offered a lower resolution monitor for a lower price (basically, an updated Cinema/Thunderbolt display), that would have been enough. The greedy beancounters have fully taken over. Subjective, but t…

But its not an insane resolution. Its twice as expensive as 8k monitors and the only reason they used a proprietary resolution was to attempt to justify it. I thought the monitor was going to be around 2-3k like others in its class.

I agree that the stand might be the ugliest thing they've ever made.

Re: Apple Pro Display XDR

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Post by briandear »

outworlder wrote: post #12
mikestew wrote: post #5

I'm hearing that the LG displays were running out of stock, possibly in anticipation of a new Apple display. Sure enough...wait a minute, FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS?! Oh, I understand it's a reference-quality, blah, blah, blah, but I just need something to replace an aging Cinema display that was originally $1000. The fucking stand for the new display costs that much (note the audience response when that price popped on t…

So it has an insane resolution for an insane amount of money. The original monitor also had an insane resolution for the time, but did not cost 5k. 1k is pricey for a monitor, but understandable. If they had segmented and offered a lower resolution monitor for a lower price (basically, an updated Cinema/Thunderbolt display), that would have been enough. The greedy beancounters have fully taken over. Subjective, but t…

> has an insane resolution for an insane amount of money

Ever bought a Sony reference monitor?

Re: Apple Pro Display XDR

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Post by tdiggity »

mikestew wrote: post #5

I'm hearing that the LG displays were running out of stock, possibly in anticipation of a new Apple display. Sure enough...wait a minute, FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS?! Oh, I understand it's a reference-quality, blah, blah, blah, but I just need something to replace an aging Cinema display that was originally $1000. The fucking stand for the new display costs that much (note the audience response when that price popped on t…

You can probably get the 5K display on ebay still. Highly recommend it over a 4k display, the extra pixels are awesome.

Re: Apple Pro Display XDR

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Post by pkulak »

minimaxir wrote: post #7
mikestew wrote: post #5

I'm hearing that the LG displays were running out of stock, possibly in anticipation of a new Apple display. Sure enough...wait a minute, FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS?! Oh, I understand it's a reference-quality, blah, blah, blah, but I just need something to replace an aging Cinema display that was originally $1000. The fucking stand for the new display costs that much (note the audience response when that price popped on t…

The 4k LG display was updated/rereleased: https://9to5mac.com/2019/05/24/lg-ultrafine-display-review-2... The 5k LG display is still MIA and there isn't a competitor. (and as someone who bought a 5K LG display on release, I'm surprised that's still the case)

That new 4K no longer has the density to comfortably pixel double. They pretty much made it as useless as every other monitor.

Re: Apple Pro Display XDR

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Post by sp332 »

djsumdog wrote: post #29
jannyfer wrote: post #19

The “XDR” part of the name seems a bit out of place for an Apple product. I guess I’m stuck in the past and Apple is really a different company now.

Yea, I didn't see any mention of HDR support. Is XDR their rebranding? Will macOS support HDR10 or DolbyHDR when this monitor comes out? Will it be supported on any HDR screen or just this overpriced one? Or does this monitor not have HDR at all? HDR so far only seems supported by Windows, xBox, and PS4. Linux/X11 and Mac still have no HDR support.

It does P3 wide color. Here's a more comprehensive article: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/06/apples-new-display-i...

Re: Apple Pro Display XDR

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Post by heisenbit »

ilovecaching wrote: post #26

Absolutely not interested in spending that much for something that’s not OLED. OLED is the future of display technologies. We’re already seeing it hit the laptop display market. You’ll get significantly better contrast for professional work, power savings, and reduced eye strain from not staring at 1000nit light bulbs all day. Also the stand part was funny.

I doubt you are getting OLED with reference colors that are long term stable with that brightness. These are pro monitors for professional video folks. I would love to have one but I can't possibly justify it for anything I do.

Re: Apple Pro Display XDR

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Post by mikestew »

ihuman wrote: post #21
mikestew wrote: post #5

I'm hearing that the LG displays were running out of stock, possibly in anticipation of a new Apple display. Sure enough...wait a minute, FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS?! Oh, I understand it's a reference-quality, blah, blah, blah, but I just need something to replace an aging Cinema display that was originally $1000. The fucking stand for the new display costs that much (note the audience response when that price popped on t…

Why not just buy a 4K monitor from another company?

Same reason I didn't buy a 1440 rez Dell when I originally bought the Cinema display: the Apple product is supposed to "integrate seamlessly, for a full cinema experience, and an orgasmic combination of fanboism". The display also made for a great MBP docking station back in the day. And it's still a nice display, if ten years old.

I want another one of those, only moar pixelz. And not five thousand g-ddamned dollars.

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