Connecting a gaming PC to Apple Studio Display

Post by karimf » Tue, Mar 22, 2022, 11:38 PM UTC

Gigachad wrote: post #214

lsy wrote: post #126

Not the author, but in response to the many variations of "why would you do this?", the answer seems simple: If you do most of your computing on a Mac, this is one of the few available monitors that has highly compatible resolution and behavior, and if you have a PC for gaming as well, not everyone has the space or desire to maintain a completely separate monitor expressly for the purpose of PC gaming.

It's also the only monitor I know of that the settings are seamlessly controlled via the computer rather than a joystick and clunky menus. For some reason no OS will control the monitor brightness by default even though displayport and hdmi support it

Post by jeffbee » Tue, Mar 22, 2022, 11:49 PM UTC

bitanarch wrote: post #170

robotnikman wrote: post #143

I'm surprised his PC doesn't have a Thunderbolt connector. At least with all the laptops I've worked with recently they have at least 1 thunderbolt 3 connector, maybe its not as common on desktops.

It's been a "premium" feature on gaming PC motherboards - i.e. you need to pay extra for it and it's pretty rare. Laptops have it because Intel's SOCs (e.g. Tiger Lake) have it built-in. But on a PC motherboard they'd need to add a Maple Ridge chip from Intel separately for the support.

Post by duluca » Wed, Mar 23, 2022, 12:08 AM UTC

Post by argsnd » Wed, Mar 23, 2022, 12:15 AM UTC

kayodelycaon wrote: post #162

patmorgan23 wrote: post #138

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Doesn't a raspberry pi have enough processing power to run Mac os? The ability to run something and have it be preformant are two completely different things.

I’m pretty sure my little 12” Macbook with a dual-core m3 has less processing power than a Raspberry Pi 4. MacBook runs a little slow but it’s more than enough for word processing and web browsing.

Post by dbttdft » Wed, Mar 23, 2022, 12:40 AM UTC

ninkendo wrote: post #173

Rebelgecko wrote: post #159

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Are there any alternatives you'd recommend? When last I looked I was surprised how limited the options were for 2160p + higher refresh rates (I guess maybe cables/ports/GPUs need time to catch up?)

Unfortunately there are no monitors sold by any company other than Apple (and LG for that one 5K display they made specifically _for_ apple) that have a “retina” pixel density, which I would define as >200 PPI. (The Studio Display’s is 218.) Every ginormous “4k2k” or whatever display is just that: ginormous, so the actual pixel density is much lower, and is comparable to a typical (smaller, 1440p, etc) display. I sus…

  - fast pixel response (CRTs are close, but the light to dark transitions fail)
  - strobing, or a refresh rate that is high enough such that there is no blur (240Hz still doesn't fix this)
  - at least 100Hz or so (perhaps only because I haven't used stuff over 144Hz enough yet)
  - non glossy without grainy artifacts
  - retina pixel density
  - no viewing angle issues
  - *at least* as good contrast as a 90% dead CRT I got in the trash
  - no bloatware in the monitor or whatever they do that adds tons of input lag for no reason
  - no local dimming type artifacts that (obviously) local dimming causes, but more importantly what the alpha OLEDs have
  - low minimum brightness. most LCDs even at the lowest settings are far too bright
  - the option of warm color temperatures
  - perfectly flat screen, and pixel sharpness, for the sake of being fair (but the latest CRTs almost pass)
  - no backlight bleed