12/8/2023 0 Comments Mac studio monitor alternative![]() Maybe not at the same level as the Pro Display XDR Monitor which displays HDR up to 1600 nits. People with large budgets and demanding clients.Īgain, I edit video. People who need consistent, high image quality. The people who can afford this monitor are professionals. Very, very well done, Apple! (The challenge will be packing this display back into the same box to ship back to Apple.) Whoever designed this deserves an award (and a raise). I don’t have words to adequately describe just how brilliantly cool this packaging is. The Apple Studio Monitor is packaged in a cardboard work of art! I’ve never seen packaging as elegantly designed, beautifully crafted or amazingly assembled as this. ![]() What I need is a monitor like the old Cinema Display with a gorgeous display, Thunderbolt connectivity, and nothing else. $1,599 (US) is a LOT of money for hardware that I don’t need and won’t use. Suddenly, I have two webcams, two speaker systems and two of whatever the A-series chip is doing inside the monitor.Īnd the price doesn’t help. Same problem, though.īut, here’s my real problem: I need two of these, because I edit using a dual computer monitor setup and I need these monitors to match. NOTE: Yes, I know I can use an iPhone as a webcam. Why should I spend extra for a display that contains a web camera that can’t be adjusted for framing, depth of field, exposure or any of the other subtle settings that convert a snapshot into a photograph? I already have a high-quality web cam – a Sony DSLR with a $1,000 zoom lens feeding a 4K signal into my computer.Īs a professional, why should I spend extra for a display that contains speakers, but not flat-frequency monitors? I already have a studio with high-end audio monitors – true flat-frequency monitors, not just speakers. Apple’s website describes this as “so much more than a display.” This is not a display for students or people with limited budgets. From my perspective, this monitor has two problems: First, it has too much. You won’t be disappointed by how it looks.īut, this isn’t the monitor for me. And, if you are really concerned, the nano-texture glass option should be considered.įor anyone who wants to make a “safe” choice in monitors, this is a safe choice. In an office environment these reflections are totally manageable. But the reflection, while a bit distracting, is not blinding. As I write this I see a reflection of a window overlooking a very bright outdoors. Its speakers sound rich and have more than enough volume to overwhelm the space in front of the monitor except, perhaps, for someone who wants the entire room to pulse to the beat of heavy metal. I use these lower resolutions for webcasts to improve the interface readability of any software I am teaching, as well as require lower bandwidth for viewers. NOTE: While the default resolution is 2560 x 1440, using System Preferences you can lower the resolution to: NOTE: Here’s an explanation of what makes a monitor a “Retina Display.” ![]() However, this is a lovely screen to look at. I leave to others with more engineering skills to discuss the technical specs. However, you can switch the display to 5120 x 2880 pixels to display a 4K or 5K image at 100% size. Its default resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels makes it a Retina display. Solidly built, with a tilt/lift/spin mounting system that is a marvel of engineering. Extremely even colors and illumination up to 600 nits. Like all Apple monitors it has a gorgeous display. (All display images courtesy of Apple Inc.) ![]()
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