I didn't return my Apple Studio Display
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I didn't return my Apple Studio Display
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Re: I didn't return my Apple Studio Display
#2I prefer running two 144hz 27” 4k monitors instead. Yeah the 5k to 4k scaling isn’t as crisp as native 2x, but god the high refresh rate really makes up for it.
Re: I didn't return my Apple Studio Display
#3I’ve been researching good monitors to upgrade from my Acer UM.CX2AA.P01 34” When the studio display got released I started to get excited. After all the reviews I’ve read I will definitely NOT buy it. Thanks for writing this!
Planning on saving up until the Pro Display XDR gets updated and getting that instead.
Re: I didn't return my Apple Studio Display
#4I prefer running two 144hz 27” 4k monitors instead. Yeah the 5k to 4k scaling isn’t as crisp as native 2x, but god the high refresh rate really makes up for it.
Yeah I was wondering this. Would they be ok with 4K scaled to look like 1440p? In my experience it's not too noticeable and still looks better than native 1440p even on Mac.
The other big gotcha this monitor has is that like every monitor Apple has made for the past 20 years it only has a single input. It's really tough to find another monitor these days that doesn't have multiple and just can't see any real upside to not having at least an HDMI port (for your Apple TV of course) available.
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#5They sort of imply that only the Studio display would have given him a DPI increase over his previous 27" 1440p display. Any 4k screen would have also done that.
Then he concludes that 600nits is unnecessary and that he doesn't need or want the USB-C ports.
I have no idea why he went with the apple display instead of any good 4k screen for 400$, or two of them.
Re: I didn't return my Apple Studio Display
#6It does sound like there are alternatives:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ei_2sWzzar0
It's super disappointing that the pro colorist chooses LG over the Mac (and someone at dell must be super sad to see their $4k screen lose to a "cheap" apple monitor!) as you'd expect Apple to fuss over such details and go all in on calibrating monitors before shipping.
But it looks like they didn't calibrate anything. Monitor, sound or camera.
Re: I didn't return my Apple Studio Display
#7I prefer running two 144hz 27” 4k monitors instead. Yeah the 5k to 4k scaling isn’t as crisp as native 2x, but god the high refresh rate really makes up for it.
Is 144hz useful for anything other than gaming?
Re: I didn't return my Apple Studio Display
#8I prefer running two 144hz 27” 4k monitors instead. Yeah the 5k to 4k scaling isn’t as crisp as native 2x, but god the high refresh rate really makes up for it.
Is 144hz useful for anything other than gaming?
Yes, scrolling, mousing, etc. just feels nicer. I wouldn't say it's necessary but neither is 5K.
Re: I didn't return my Apple Studio Display
#9They sort of imply that only the Studio display would have given him a DPI increase over his previous 27" 1440p display. Any 4k screen would have also done that. Then he concludes that 600nits is unnecessary and that he doesn't need or want the USB-C ports. I have no idea why he went with the apple display instead of any good 4k screen for 400$, or two of them.
5k. Not 4k. It's a huge difference; 2x 1080 versus 2x 1440.
Re: I didn't return my Apple Studio Display
#10They sort of imply that only the Studio display would have given him a DPI increase over his previous 27" 1440p display. Any 4k screen would have also done that. Then he concludes that 600nits is unnecessary and that he doesn't need or want the USB-C ports. I have no idea why he went with the apple display instead of any good 4k screen for 400$, or two of them.
I can't speak for the author, but I find 2560x1440 /logical/ pixels (what apple calls points) at 27" to be the ideal amount of screen real estate (and physical size for UI elements). Unless it's a small 21" display, 4k at high-DPI would result in less screen space. Going up to 5k is the best way to get that combination of real estate and pixel density.