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Re: Apple announces 27-inch 5K Studio Display

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Post by dijit »

goosedragons wrote: post #222
dijit wrote: post #167

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Apple have always been the first to push higher resolution devices for as long as I've been alive. Laptops in the early 2010's were stuck on 1336x768 until Apple kicked up a fuss about having "retina", same with phones which had comically low resolutions until Apple made a fuss about it with the iPhone 4. Sadly my eyes aren't as good as they used to be so I can't make a lot of use of the extra real-estate, but it alw…

The ThinkPad R50p had a QXGA screen (2048x1536) option back in 2003. Granted Windows had zilch support for it which is probably why it died. Even the base model was a 1600x1200 screen. And there was plenty of phones with 200+ ppi before the iPhone 4. I think it has more to do with higher PPI screens getting cheaper and Apple could just get more supply first...

That was an extreme outlier, the r-series is an uncommonly deployed thinkpad line.

Check the t- or x- series which are many many orders of magnitude wider deployed.

Re: Apple announces 27-inch 5K Studio Display

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Post by 015a »

yurishimo wrote: post #226
015a wrote: post #221

For me, its frustrating to not see an option without all the webcam, microphone, octuple speaker array, A13, 100w charging, TB hub, madness. I have to imagine that adds significant cost, and at $1600 we're not in the territory where this stuff can be included just 'cause. I like it, but I imagine some professionals would like to do what Apple's marketing images all show; buy two, maybe even three. I'd love to have on…

Except if you compare it to the LG 5K, it's worth the extra cost in build quality alone. The LG monitors are notorious pieces of junk with flaky connectors that come loose like clockwork. The new Studio display is expensive, but I think the features somewhat justify the price compared to the "competition".

You're speaking very confidently about the build quality of a display which was announced to the public two hours ago.

Re: Apple announces 27-inch 5K Studio Display

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Post by LocalPCGuy »

I wish Apple would use their clout to move up in size. I've been waiting for a nice 32" monitor or larger for a while at a reasonable price. Currently using a 4K 39" TV as a monitor (had to contort the settings to get the text readable, etc.) Probably has something to do with panel yields and profit, sadly (but understandably). That said (and acknowledged, I'm not generally an Apple person), I see very little reason to buy Apply monitors, from a price perspective I just don't see them as a value and see many extremely comparable monitors that work great with Apple computers.

Re: Apple announces 27-inch 5K Studio Display

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Post by chillingeffect »

jimrandomh wrote: post #110

It's kind of ridiculous how slow the progress in screen resolutions has been. It's disappointing that Apple is only going for 5k, not 8k; they're well positioned to fix the ecosystem and bring high-resolution large displays to everyone, if only they tried. I'm finally sitting in front of an 8k 65" screen. This gives me a nice combination of decent picel density in the center and lots of peripheral vision in which to…

I'm very sorry for all the trouble you have had to go through in order to have an 8k 65" screen.

Re: Apple announces 27-inch 5K Studio Display

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Post by tylerfontaine »

tshaddox wrote: post #211
aldanor wrote: post #198

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Yea. Sad about the lack of ultrawide option, too. Once you get used to it, there's no way back. Two 27'' displays is not an option since you can't center anything, so... three Studio displays side-to-side?

I've been running an LG non-curved 3440x1440 ultrawide monitor as my main work monitor for several years now. It's a great form factor, but the resolution is really sad. It's essentially a wider version of the Dell 1440p monitor that I had ten years ago . My ideal monitor now would be a pixel-doubled version of this ultrawide monitor, but I'm still tempted to lose the extra width and upgrade to this 5k display.

The Dell U4021QW is probably the best monitor I've ever used. I, too, got sad with 1440 vertical pixels on previous ultrawides, so I was pretty excited when they announced this one. 5120 x 2160 is really a dream. It's limited to 60hz, which bothers some folks, but I haven't noticed. I don't game or anything on it, though.

Re: Apple announces 27-inch 5K Studio Display

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Post by pedrocr »

BoorishBears wrote: post #227
pedrocr wrote: post #158

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Setting the 8K screen farther away so it fills the same field of view will make it strictly better than the smaller 5K if you can manage it. Same view, more angular resolution and your eyes are focused farther away which reduces eye strain.

No it's not, which is why people take $2,000 1440p monitors still. The "if you can manage it" part is an awkward setup usually with terrible ergonomics (a monitor too far away is worse for posture because you subconsciously tilt forward), it takes a ton of space, it looks hideous - Forgive my for my bluntness, but I am soooo tired of every conversation about improving monitors being sidetracked by people act like usi…

You may not like it yourself but other people have the opposite experience. Setting the screen farther away and having your eyes focus at that distance is more comfortable for them. That other people choose other solutions doesn't invalidate that this solution exists and is valued by people. And I used the term strictly precisely. If you can manage that setup physically you get the same angle of view, more resolution and less eye strain. The 8K large screen dominates the 5K small screen solution for that set of criteria. If you add other criteria you care about instead the evaluation changes.

Re: Apple announces 27-inch 5K Studio Display

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Post by goosedragons »

dijit wrote: post #241
goosedragons wrote: post #222

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The ThinkPad R50p had a QXGA screen (2048x1536) option back in 2003. Granted Windows had zilch support for it which is probably why it died. Even the base model was a 1600x1200 screen. And there was plenty of phones with 200+ ppi before the iPhone 4. I think it has more to do with higher PPI screens getting cheaper and Apple could just get more supply first...

That was an extreme outlier, the r-series is an uncommonly deployed thinkpad line. Check the t- or x- series which are many many orders of magnitude wider deployed.

You could get a 1600x1200 T60p too...

Re: Apple announces 27-inch 5K Studio Display

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Post by fbkr »

rewtraw wrote: post #224
skadamat wrote: post #37

Sadly no HDMI or DisplayPort, so can't use it for Xbox. Sadly only 60 Hz Seems like a really gorgeous update to this old thing - https://www.adorama.com/lot27md5klb.html?utm_source=adl-gbas... I hope they do 4k@120hz in the next version!

just use an adapter... Thunderbolt / USB C gives you flexibility

Can you actually connect HDMI input to a thunderbolt only display? I have the LG 5K thunderbolt-only display and cannot use it with a desktop PC due to this issue.
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