always personally i am using the nano texture model now... really amazing and helped me a lot since my room has a lot of sun shine and different light environment in different time
As usual with apple, you’re paying for design. Most people in tech underestimate the value of beauty, while most people who use tech who aren’t enthusiasts, resent the lack of beauty in their products. Hence why apple is the most valuable company in the world.
I understand that aesthetics matter especially in products that you hold in your hand and carry it around all day like iPhone and Apple Watch but when it comes to a display which sits at your desk in a corner of your house 24/7, aesthetics is not something I would want to pay for especially when it costs that much.
AHHH UR INTROS R ALWAYS AMAZING TAUSIFFFFFF!!! The stand HAHA! And YUP, glossy FTW!!! I agree, 27" is too small! I didn't realize how important colour accuracy was before I bought my Gigabyte Ultrawide monitor and YIKES, I need to use my iPad on sidecar to colour grade now... AMAZING video Tausif! I love how engaging your videos are and how you switch between talking head and vlogging style! I have so much to learn from you!!! 😁
I have two of these Studio Displays, one connected to my MacBook Pro 14 and the other to my work Dell latitude 3420 with USB-C and it works flawlessly. With Monitor Firmware updates, I just plug it to my MacBook Pro to download the update and adjust the brightness but once you update the brightness, you only need to do that once. I love these monitors and nothing else comes close. And oh yeah, having both monitors connected to my MacBook Pro in dual display mode and using both screens at once is magical and it's amazing that the MacBook Pro can run two 5K displays. B&H Photo and Video has these in stock and mine was delivered in three days.
Are you able to control the Studio Display brightness via the keyboard when it’s connected to your MBP? For some reason it doesn’t work for me. I can control the speaker volume but not brightness. I’ve tried with the mbp lid closed and open.
I think Apple updated Boot Camp drivers to support Studio Display a few days ago. They can always allow control of the monitor in windows via DDC/CI if they want.
Thanks for the great information! You're the first person that I came across showing how to connect two Apple Studio Displays. Everyone I asked said there isn't any way, including Apple Forum. This is awesome..... to say the least providing this will work with a Late 2021 16" MacBook Pro M1 Max. Have you tried using a Thunderbolt hub? Thanks again. 👍😊
Bro. You are absolutely hilarious. I caught myself laughing out loud a few times and this line killed me…”I can confidently say that 90% of the time I would choose the standard glass 100% of the time.” Also 👍🏽 for F1.
I’m using the Studio display in combo with a 34 inch Ultra Wide from Dell. I don’t regret my purchase AT ALL. The text on the Studio display is AMAZING! I’m a filmmaker regularly shooting 6k. So seeing my work on that glass display at 5K is awesome. The color is stunning and I love having the speakers as an extra source for audio referencing. The monitor is amazing.
I also have an ultrawide usb c monitor from dell and was considering getting one of these. What’s your workflow like? I imagine the dell monitor looks horrible next to this
Excellent honest review that pointed out the deficiencies of the monitor such as 60 Hz refresh rate and the lack of HDMI 2.1 and Display Port, even though it is a Mac centric monitor.
Nice example of independent thinking when reviewing tech. That said, I'm not sure I agree about the refresh rate. I don't game on this display and doubt most people would--for the very reasons you mention, no HDMI support and poor PC support means no gaming consoles and likely no PC gaming either. I'm actually surprised at how fluid the scrolling is. As for why I LOVE my Studio Display: First the image quality is just fantastic. Colors are gorgeous and 600 nits is plenty bright for use in a very bright room with a wall of south-facing windows. The text is as crisp as it is on my MBP screen but I now have much larger real estate. I'll take a 5K display, and the sharpness of text it allows, over 120 Hz refresh rate or mini-LED any day of the week. And, as you mentioned, the coordination with other Apple devices makes use of this display seamless--it turns on immediately when I tap a key or click the mouse, the keys adjust brightness and volume exactly as I would expect, even when I'm using an external keyboard with my MBP in clamshell mode. Mini-LED might have been nice but I have no real complaints about black levels or blooming or any of the other "defects" other reviewers dwell on. So, like a faster refresh rate, mini-LED is a nice-to-have but not a need for me. All in all, the Studio Display is pretty much exactly what I was looking for in a monitor and worth the $$$$ I paid for it, given that I expect to be using it for a very long time.
Great review, thank-you. For the price, there are just too many epic fails with these Mac displays. (All the stand issues and no daisy chain are two of the most epic fails.) As for the sound system, I wonder if you can connect two HomePod mini’s in stereo pair mode? (HomeKit enabled might work) That would be good.
I think you could connect multiple one's speakers together in settings on Mac OS. like it wouldn't have any special surround features but you can make a "composite" audio device I settings:(idk if that's really what it's called) but you should be able to at least use the speakers from more than one at the same time doing that method. I did this with an external speaker and my MacBook once. It didn't sound great but with 2 things with the same speaker setup it might work well.
Thank you Paddy! Coming from you, that’s an honor! Check out my featured vid and most of my other vids haha I do similar stories and shenanigans. Not sure if it hurts me or helps but I enjoy it 😅
Hi Thanks for the video ! Did you try it with the MacBook through any of the 3 ports ( not the thunderbolt) ? because i just got it and it seems only the thunderbolt works to view the MacBook display
Showing up late, I know, but you can use the app Loopback to send L channel audio to the left monitor, and R channel audio to the right monitor. You do loose spatial audio capabilities, and the overall audio loses bass response - but you can add a powered sub and send L+R channel audio to that, and the sub's crossover will take care of sending just the bass signal through. I just got this set up last night and it sounds as good as my old 2.1 system (which is where I repurposed the sub from), but I don't have to have satellites on my desk anymore.
I really liked your review, it was beneficial compared to many of the others I've watched, and I really appreciated your thoughts on the glossy vs. matte. The one issue I have with most of the reviews I've seen is the "its good or its bad" answer without adequately defining the question they are trying to answer. I'd rather see a review focused on specific Use Cases like Photo/Video editing. You mentioned in a response that you are deciding between keeping it or staying with your LG. I've looked, and I don't see anything similarly priced, with the brightness, color representation, and resolution as the Apple Studio Display. These are honest questions, so any feedback is valued. - What would be your review for someone explicitly looking for a monitor for photo and video editing to pair with the new Apple Studio computer? - If you don't recommend this one, what other monitors on the market have a better price with comparable features?
Thanks so much man! I really wanted to take my time with it and provide as much value as I could. I’m really glad this helped. I’m leaning on keeping the apple display at the moment. As for your qs, I really think there’s value in having a standardized Color style to work with. I think apple does a good job with this. I’m also pretty confident we’ll see a pro monitor from them soon this year which will address the concerns we have. If you want ultra wide the LG ultra wide 5k has been really good to me. If you want a normal monitor with really good clarity and don’t need gaming systems or windows and are ok with all the drawbacks I mentioned I really like this apple studio display. If you’re in a budget LG ultrafine 5k.
i got two of my displays (apple thunderbolt display 27) to sound stereo in dual display mode... i think it's possible on a studio display without any problems I would also choose glossy glass without hesitation !!!)))
Thank you so much for this review. I'm going to work from home moving forward and am considering the Studio Display and maybe getting two. Have you been able to get them both to play audio at the same time? Wondering if Rogue Amoeba Loopback would allow them to play audio at the same time?!
Late to the party, but yes Loopback does allow you to do this - send all L channel audio to left display, and R channel audio to right display. If you have a powered subwoofer with a crossover you could even add that as a third channel and send L+R to it for massively improved bass response.
The pairing of the two displays I think can be fixed with an update to combine studio pairing.. the displays aren’t the same actually as the lg not even close.. if you watch the comparison the apple display actually blows the lg displays out of the water when it comes to colors and brightness and sharpness
Hit all the key points and overall dope video. I would like to bring up the subject matter on CZcamsrs, not necessarily saying you, that get tech products to review and then return. Do you think there’s enough CZcamsr’s doing this to cause potential real sales to be lost? Or the reviews outweigh that by helping potential customers make an informed decision?
Thanks for watching! Even if every tech CZcamsr did this it’d be like 0.0000001% or less of their actual sales volume lol. I doubt they even care, it’s free marketing for them
It’s a great monitor for coding. I got the nano texture one and I stopped getting headaches everyday after work. That justifies the price IMO. I am going to pick up a second one, but going to wait until after WWDC in case they upgrade anything. I stared at the nano texture and the standard glass display side by side, doing the same exact thing on each monitor in the Apple Store for about two hours. I also wear pretty strong Rx glasses and my doctor told me that I have enough astigmatism for four people. I found the nano one to be a sharper image. It was so hard to tell the difference - it came down to the cat’s whiskers on the pic that I was looking at to be able to see the difference lmao 🤣
Fellow developer here! I just ordered 2 in glossy and yeah, the text blurriness you get with non whole number scaling, say on a 4k screen just makes text blurry.
thank you, I guess I was looking for someone to say nano textured glass has same image quality as the standard glass. I am on the fence of buying a lightly used nano glass with tilt and height adust for $1400. I just dont want to regreat buying something that will stress my eyes and hurt it. it will be used as a work monitor. I do inventor CAD modeling and current dell monitor stresses my eyes. Its got a matte finish but I believe its a coating vs what apple has done to keep the contrast and clarity at a minimum.
And the Studio Display also has a True Tone sensor. Almost unobtrusive in the top left corner of the screen. According to the Apple website, you can use the Studio Display from MacOS Catalina and above. Is it also possible to use earlier versions of MacOS such as High Sierra with this monitor?
Yeah totally forgot about the True Tone sensor haha. As a video editor we leave those off so we don’t mess up the Colors. In regards to the OS. That’s a great q. I don’t see why not but I’ll see if I can look into it.
Thank you! Really glad I could help! I’m leaning towards the studio display at the moment just for the Color grading. But I am missing the ultra wide real estate. Ill probably make a decision this week haha.
@@TausifHussain Why not both? Dual monitor with ultrawide at eye level and Studio monitor top mounted above the ultrawide? Color grading and previews on the top mounted studio and timeline and tools on the eye level ultrawide?
You can pull the power cable, see youtube :-) there is even a tool, but it is very hard and I guess it doesn't make sense, since you don't get a spare part or longer cable.
I hear a lot of people saying that when you are colour grading there is differences taking it from an LG monitor to a MacBook, but there are similarities when it’s the studio monitor to a MacBook. But is that only bias to all mac devices? Would an Android user see the colour grading differently?
I am a pro photographer and i used to use Eizo cg series in the past 15years. I think photographers does not need 4k, 5k, not even hdr, BUT these days they call photography as CONTENT😢, and most of our work displayed on phones, tablets, monitors. Most of them are apple. So now, when i want to change my monitor i am seriusly thinking about these studio displays. It is not a pro graph display, lacks of lot, but does it matter nowdays? I do commercials for living, art prints 10%, magazines has editors with eizos and iccs to their printhouse, i am not directly connected to them, so it is a dilemma. I need a display which is as close to an iphone/macbook pro display as it can and it is not in the 10k range so i dont need to doublecheck all of my work on diferent display. Is this monitor is close to it??? Thank you for your answer
By the way you can create your own virtual audio output device and add both monitors to it. The audio should be played on both monitors at the same time.
You 100% can use the speakers from both monitors and even the laptop… all at once. Open Audio MIDI Setup from your utilities folder… Bottom left select the plus symbol + Select multi-output device Then on the right put a check box in all the devices you want audio to come out of. Done.
Luckily I live in China. I can get a copy with the same software for a 4th of the price, including a neat stand where you can rotate your monitors however you want ! Haha
Thank you very much for this informative review. My personal feedback on your impressive editing skills. I would have preferred no 'background' music and a more natural audio flow, rather than creating these unnatural chopped up sentences. However, I admit that this editing style has now become popular. Thumb up, of course (#964). Given that you are an obvious Apple specialist, could you provide me with some advice? I also have the Studio Display sitting on my desk right now and contemplating a return. My issue is that Numbers sheets created on my MacBook 16 can now be altered on the Studio Display, given that the monitor is so much wider. However, an issue arises when I view them again, now altered, on my MacBook screen. I hope that I am expressing myself clearly enough and thanks again for your upload.
You are wrong. Go to your iPad, setting, monitor ==> then you can adjust the brightness settings of your new apple studio display, i did and tested it for many time already. Work fine for both iPad Pro and iPad mini!!!!!
matte nano texture display? the reason i like apple’s displays is because it’s glossy i’m on same boat with you considering to pay more if the glossy one was the more expensive option
Too many compromises on this display IMHO. I wanted one, but bad web-cam, the inability to replace the stand with a VESA mount later, or paying an insane price for height adjustment. But the killer thing for me is the inability to daisy chain the displays. That's a key part of these USB-C/Thunderbolt displays. I was ready to get one of these, but these CZcams reviews have changed my mind. :-(
@@prhawkeye I'm sure the webcam will be updated. There isn't a reviewer out there that is satisfied with it the way it is. As for the monitor stand, why should I have to go to an Apple store to change it? It's not like there is a standard mounting system that's been in place for over a decade. What will Apple charge for this service? Will they stop offering it at some point? I keep displays a very long time, so those are things to consider. You also said the only thing that was true is the daisy chaining? You don't have to pay $400 extra for height adjustment? Agree about 32'. Surprised that wasn't in the offering either.
@@prhawkeye I think we are thinking alike on this. Seemed to be over-engineered to put what is essentially a full iPhone inside this thing just to drive the display (video / audio) features. Especially if they do nothing else with it. I really want to love this display, but I'm not there yet. Waiting on the sidelines for a bit with this one.
@@prhawkeye At 32 inches it would no longer be a retina display at 5K. They would have to increase the resolution to make it retina, which would make it even more expensive.
Isn’t this the only 5k display on the market, other than the one from dell? I mean, we don’t have that many options if you really want 5k! IMO, it’s better to go for a 4K one. You will save easily 500 usd.
I'm totally against nano texture, mat effect, .... Everyone says that nano texutre help you when you have light reflection on your back, but if you compare both display I think it's totally the opposite of what they say, with light reflections the glossy screen is better.
Great review! If you want to use the Studio Display with Windows, you should be able to, by installing the Bootcamp software from Apple, where it has a working driver for Windows 10/11, where you can adjust the brightness and choose all the color profiles, just like on Mac. As a note Bootcamp seems to run on any pc, so it is not limited to Intel Macs. I saw it in a Chinese review and he was kind enough to link to all cables and bootcamp software in the description, so it shouldn't be a problem if you are a Windows user on a regular pc, but still want this bad boy.
Hello! You're the first internet commentator I've seen that commented on the weirder aspect of BTO and monitor stand terrain-inflexibility with the Apple Studio Display. All logical points and nobody else is dwelling on them. There are other issues that may draw customers to this monitor: (1: This is the only 5K, high-image-quality monitor (that I know of) that offers VESA-mounted configurations the ability to pivot 90º for viewing in "portrait mode", excellent for DTP work. I think LG offers this but only on 4K monitors. If anyone else out there does, it's news to me. (2: Everyone says that Windows hardware "plays" on this monitor, so you can theoretically at least plug-in a modern Windows computer, but nobody says anything about running Parallels on an Apple Silicon Mac, which means it would still be within the MacOS. Would that make a difference in controlling the monitor? (3: Everybody notes the ports on the Apple Studio Display, but nobody tests them to check data transfer speeds or reliability.
Parallels would make no difference, it’s running macOS. Max Tech does some pretty comprehensive testing I think. As far as speeds go, one of my SSDs performs well, with the same 700-750Gps (Samsung T7), but plugging a second one in caused issues, being slow or not even reading it correctly. No issues with reliability in the short time I tested using the first SSD plugged into it, with 4K video editing in Premiere Pro, again only briefly.
I dont get the argument of the colors.. most people will not be using an apple display to view your content. So color matching is just for your self. Or other apple display users
Hi Tausif, Apple certified technician here. FYI - You can actually control the brightness of the studio display in the setting using the iPad Pro/Air/Mini. It’s just no available in the control centre atm.
Great review. Every step Apple takes is driven by revenue. Period. That is why the monitor is too expensive for what you get. That is why the basic stand is so limited in its adjustments (i.e., no height adjustment); it forces the buyer to upgrade (+ $400). If the non-detachable monitor cord gets damaged, you have to send it to Apple service for a hefty replacement fee. Not to mention that Apple accessories (e.g., Apple's 3-meter Thunderbolt cable cost $159!) are ridiculously high-priced. It's great stuff . . . if you can afford it.
You can break them just because you can buy them! I think your carbon footprint is gigantic. I can't believe someone could be so daring and thoughtless. We're still not a competent enough species!
always personally i am using the nano texture model now... really amazing and helped me a lot since my room has a lot of sun shine and different light environment in different time
this is exactly what i needed. thanks!
As usual with apple, you’re paying for design. Most people in tech underestimate the value of beauty, while most people who use tech who aren’t enthusiasts, resent the lack of beauty in their products. Hence why apple is the most valuable company in the world.
Yeah I can get behind this.
I understand that aesthetics matter especially in products that you hold in your hand and carry it around all day like iPhone and Apple Watch but when it comes to a display which sits at your desk in a corner of your house 24/7, aesthetics is not something I would want to pay for especially when it costs that much.
You've got me as a new subscriber with this detailed review 👌
i have 3 at home with my studio mac, love em
The review i've been waiting for.
Now here's a question for you - what monitor(s) would you say are on par with the Studio display ie: Color Accuracy & Quality
Bought 3 of these and they are GLORIOUS! LOL :)
Well done! Great review.
Thanks for watching mate! Glad I could help.
Thanks for the review. Obviously none of them are for me. What would you recommend for Photographer/videographer between 24-27"?
nice review
AHHH UR INTROS R ALWAYS AMAZING TAUSIFFFFFF!!! The stand HAHA! And YUP, glossy FTW!!! I agree, 27" is too small! I didn't realize how important colour accuracy was before I bought my Gigabyte Ultrawide monitor and YIKES, I need to use my iPad on sidecar to colour grade now... AMAZING video Tausif! I love how engaging your videos are and how you switch between talking head and vlogging style! I have so much to learn from you!!! 😁
Appreciate the kind words man! Thanks for watching haha!
I have two of these Studio Displays, one connected to my MacBook Pro 14 and the other to my work Dell latitude 3420 with USB-C and it works flawlessly. With Monitor Firmware updates, I just plug it to my MacBook Pro to download the update and adjust the brightness but once you update the brightness, you only need to do that once. I love these monitors and nothing else comes close. And oh yeah, having both monitors connected to my MacBook Pro in dual display mode and using both screens at once is magical and it's amazing that the MacBook Pro can run two 5K displays. B&H Photo and Video has these in stock and mine was delivered in three days.
Are you able to control the Studio Display brightness via the keyboard when it’s connected to your MBP? For some reason it doesn’t work for me. I can control the speaker volume but not brightness. I’ve tried with the mbp lid closed and open.
Haha bro you got me at the beginning. Great review
I think Apple updated Boot Camp drivers to support Studio Display a few days ago. They can always allow control of the monitor in windows via DDC/CI if they want.
Awesome review, Tausif!
Could you please share links to download the wallpapers you are using in the vid? They look amazing.
Thanks!
Did you happen to try setting up both monitors’ speakers as a single audio device using the MIDI app?
Thanks for the great information! You're the first person that I came across showing how to connect two Apple Studio Displays. Everyone I asked said there isn't any way, including Apple Forum. This is awesome..... to say the least providing this will work with a Late 2021 16" MacBook Pro M1 Max. Have you tried using a Thunderbolt hub? Thanks again. 👍😊
Can You send link to this yellow wallpaper?
Bro. You are absolutely hilarious. I caught myself laughing out loud a few times and this line killed me…”I can confidently say that 90% of the time I would choose the standard glass 100% of the time.” Also 👍🏽 for F1.
That intro, lol. You earned my sub.
Yeah I just subbed too
Thank you so much man! Really appreciate you and welcome onboard
Lets gooooo! haha. Appreciate you!
He got me too 😂
Hi, great vid! Why isnt your LG ultrawide 5k monitor better?
Oh, one other thing, do you have a Caldigit TS4 hub?
That might help manage the displays so You only need one connection to the MacBook?
I’m using the Studio display in combo with a 34 inch Ultra Wide from Dell. I don’t regret my purchase AT ALL. The text on the Studio display is AMAZING! I’m a filmmaker regularly shooting 6k. So seeing my work on that glass display at 5K is awesome. The color is stunning and I love having the speakers as an extra source for audio referencing. The monitor is amazing.
I also have an ultrawide usb c monitor from dell and was considering getting one of these.
What’s your workflow like? I imagine the dell monitor looks horrible next to this
Excellent honest review that pointed out the deficiencies of the monitor such as 60 Hz refresh rate and the lack of HDMI 2.1 and Display Port, even though it is a Mac centric monitor.
Thank you! Glad I could help. Tried to be as unbiased as possible to provide good value to the viewer.
There isnt enough cable bandwidth to support 120hz @ 5k afaik. Not to mention the panel is like 7yrs old lol.
Nice example of independent thinking when reviewing tech. That said, I'm not sure I agree about the refresh rate. I don't game on this display and doubt most people would--for the very reasons you mention, no HDMI support and poor PC support means no gaming consoles and likely no PC gaming either. I'm actually surprised at how fluid the scrolling is.
As for why I LOVE my Studio Display: First the image quality is just fantastic. Colors are gorgeous and 600 nits is plenty bright for use in a very bright room with a wall of south-facing windows. The text is as crisp as it is on my MBP screen but I now have much larger real estate. I'll take a 5K display, and the sharpness of text it allows, over 120 Hz refresh rate or mini-LED any day of the week.
And, as you mentioned, the coordination with other Apple devices makes use of this display seamless--it turns on immediately when I tap a key or click the mouse, the keys adjust brightness and volume exactly as I would expect, even when I'm using an external keyboard with my MBP in clamshell mode.
Mini-LED might have been nice but I have no real complaints about black levels or blooming or any of the other "defects" other reviewers dwell on. So, like a faster refresh rate, mini-LED is a nice-to-have but not a need for me. All in all, the Studio Display is pretty much exactly what I was looking for in a monitor and worth the $$$$ I paid for it, given that I expect to be using it for a very long time.
Does you Mac Book overheats when its connected to the Studio Display?
You can control screen brightness from the iPad under Settings (iPad) -> Display and Brightness -> Connected Displays
Have you tried adding a 3rd external monitor? I have a 2019 16” MBP in open mode + 2 studio displays. Wondering if I can add a small 20” 1080p monitor
Let's go new videoooo! These displays are great, but like you said, probably not for the average user.
Ayyeeee lol!! For sure mixed feeling ok this one.
Great review, thank-you.
For the price, there are just too many epic fails with these Mac displays. (All the stand issues and no daisy chain are two of the most epic fails.)
As for the sound system, I wonder if you can connect two HomePod mini’s in stereo pair mode? (HomeKit enabled might work)
That would be good.
I think you could connect multiple one's speakers together in settings on Mac OS. like it wouldn't have any special surround features but you can make a "composite" audio device I settings:(idk if that's really what it's called) but you should be able to at least use the speakers from more than one at the same time doing that method. I did this with an external speaker and my MacBook once. It didn't sound great but with 2 things with the same speaker setup it might work well.
Loved the Anchorman reference!
Haha Love that you caught it!
Amazing beginning
Thank you Paddy! Coming from you, that’s an honor! Check out my featured vid and most of my other vids haha I do similar stories and shenanigans. Not sure if it hurts me or helps but I enjoy it 😅
Hi Thanks for the video ! Did you try it with the MacBook through any of the 3 ports ( not the thunderbolt) ? because i just got it and it seems only the thunderbolt works to view the MacBook display
USB-C doesn’t have enough bandwidth 5K at 60Hz, so Apple hasn’t even enabled the display running through those ports
Is the color the same on both nano and standard?
Showing up late, I know, but you can use the app Loopback to send L channel audio to the left monitor, and R channel audio to the right monitor. You do loose spatial audio capabilities, and the overall audio loses bass response - but you can add a powered sub and send L+R channel audio to that, and the sub's crossover will take care of sending just the bass signal through. I just got this set up last night and it sounds as good as my old 2.1 system (which is where I repurposed the sub from), but I don't have to have satellites on my desk anymore.
Is there an option to NOT charge my MacBook Pro while I connect it to this monitor?
I really liked your review, it was beneficial compared to many of the others I've watched, and I really appreciated your thoughts on the glossy vs. matte.
The one issue I have with most of the reviews I've seen is the "its good or its bad" answer without adequately defining the question they are trying to answer. I'd rather see a review focused on specific Use Cases like Photo/Video editing. You mentioned in a response that you are deciding between keeping it or staying with your LG. I've looked, and I don't see anything similarly priced, with the brightness, color representation, and resolution as the Apple Studio Display.
These are honest questions, so any feedback is valued.
- What would be your review for someone explicitly looking for a monitor for photo and video editing to pair with the new Apple Studio computer?
- If you don't recommend this one, what other monitors on the market have a better price with comparable features?
Thanks so much man! I really wanted to take my time with it and provide as much value as I could. I’m really glad this helped. I’m leaning on keeping the apple display at the moment.
As for your qs, I really think there’s value in having a standardized Color style to work with. I think apple does a good job with this. I’m also pretty confident we’ll see a pro monitor from them soon this year which will address the concerns we have. If you want ultra wide the LG ultra wide 5k has been really good to me. If you want a normal monitor with really good clarity and don’t need gaming systems or windows and are ok with all the drawbacks I mentioned I really like this apple studio display. If you’re in a budget LG ultrafine 5k.
I bought BenQ SW321C. Apple display looks nice but I needed something bigger and better for photography. BenW also has a 27" model.
i got two of my displays (apple thunderbolt display 27) to sound stereo in dual display mode... i think it's possible on a studio display without any problems
I would also choose glossy glass without hesitation !!!)))
grear review!
Thanks!
Thank you so much for this review. I'm going to work from home moving forward and am considering the Studio Display and maybe getting two. Have you been able to get them both to play audio at the same time? Wondering if Rogue Amoeba Loopback would allow them to play audio at the same time?!
Late to the party, but yes Loopback does allow you to do this - send all L channel audio to left display, and R channel audio to right display. If you have a powered subwoofer with a crossover you could even add that as a third channel and send L+R to it for massively improved bass response.
The pairing of the two displays I think can be fixed with an update to combine studio pairing.. the displays aren’t the same actually as the lg not even close.. if you watch the comparison the apple display actually blows the lg displays out of the water when it comes to colors and brightness and sharpness
Hit all the key points and overall dope video. I would like to bring up the subject matter on CZcamsrs, not necessarily saying you, that get tech products to review and then return. Do you think there’s enough CZcamsr’s doing this to cause potential real sales to be lost? Or the reviews outweigh that by helping potential customers make an informed decision?
Thanks for watching! Even if every tech CZcamsr did this it’d be like 0.0000001% or less of their actual sales volume lol. I doubt they even care, it’s free marketing for them
best opening ever!
Good man🤝
thxxxxx
It’s a great monitor for coding. I got the nano texture one and I stopped getting headaches everyday after work. That justifies the price IMO.
I am going to pick up a second one, but going to wait until after WWDC in case they upgrade anything.
I stared at the nano texture and the standard glass display side by side, doing the same exact thing on each monitor in the Apple Store for about two hours. I also wear pretty strong Rx glasses and my doctor told me that I have enough astigmatism for four people. I found the nano one to be a sharper image. It was so hard to tell the difference - it came down to the cat’s whiskers on the pic that I was looking at to be able to see the difference lmao 🤣
Fellow developer here! I just ordered 2 in glossy and yeah, the text blurriness you get with non whole number scaling, say on a 4k screen just makes text blurry.
thank you, I guess I was looking for someone to say nano textured glass has same image quality as the standard glass. I am on the fence of buying a lightly used nano glass with tilt and height adust for $1400. I just dont want to regreat buying something that will stress my eyes and hurt it. it will be used as a work monitor. I do inventor CAD modeling and current dell monitor stresses my eyes. Its got a matte finish but I believe its a coating vs what apple has done to keep the contrast and clarity at a minimum.
And the Studio Display also has a True Tone sensor. Almost unobtrusive in the top left corner of the screen.
According to the Apple website, you can use the Studio Display from MacOS Catalina and above.
Is it also possible to use earlier versions of MacOS such as High Sierra with this monitor?
Yeah totally forgot about the True Tone sensor haha. As a video editor we leave those off so we don’t mess up the Colors. In regards to the OS. That’s a great q. I don’t see why not but I’ll see if I can look into it.
Nice video. Thanks for going into details that most reviews gloss over. Btw would you prefer using the LG ultrawide or the Studio Display?
Thank you! Really glad I could help! I’m leaning towards the studio display at the moment just for the Color grading. But I am missing the ultra wide real estate. Ill probably make a decision this week haha.
For me in a similar situation but due to the text rendering in non-retina displays
The 218ppi must be an improvement on the studio over the ultra wide
@@TausifHussain Why not both? Dual monitor with ultrawide at eye level and Studio monitor top mounted above the ultrawide?
Color grading and previews on the top mounted studio and timeline and tools on the eye level ultrawide?
You can pull the power cable, see youtube :-) there is even a tool, but it is very hard and I guess it doesn't make sense, since you don't get a spare part or longer cable.
Then you using vesa mount one you cant use usb c conections?and is power cable is bend or need bigers space to wall?
If you walk mount it then usb c cables will have to be maneuvered in but with regular vesa on monitor stand attached to desk you should be fine.
That intro was like a horror movie and a comedy 😂
OMG...the intro😄😄😄
Hahaha did I get you?
I hear a lot of people saying that when you are colour grading there is differences taking it from an LG monitor to a MacBook, but there are similarities when it’s the studio monitor to a MacBook. But is that only bias to all mac devices? Would an Android user see the colour grading differently?
I mean honestly I feel like if you want dual displays the better option is still the LG 5K?
LG Ultrafine 5k also has this issue I believe. Same ports and both have only 1 TB port.
I am a pro photographer and i used to use Eizo cg series in the past 15years. I think photographers does not need 4k, 5k, not even hdr, BUT these days they call photography as CONTENT😢, and most of our work displayed on phones, tablets, monitors. Most of them are apple. So now, when i want to change my monitor i am seriusly thinking about these studio displays. It is not a pro graph display, lacks of lot, but does it matter nowdays? I do commercials for living, art prints 10%, magazines has editors with eizos and iccs to their printhouse, i am not directly connected to them, so it is a dilemma. I need a display which is as close to an iphone/macbook pro display as it can and it is not in the 10k range so i dont need to doublecheck all of my work on diferent display. Is this monitor is close to it??? Thank you for your answer
Which one would you buy if you were a photographer?
hahah the intros are golden
Hahaha you know how we do bro 😎. We should make one together.
@@TausifHussain im down for real
That intro was juuust long enough to make me start to worry 😂
Will both monitors work via thunderbolt dock? With one cable connected to the MacBook?
Nope. Unfortunately not. Only one thunderbolt plugged in direct to MacBook will work.
@@TausifHussain thanks. That's unfortunate.
Great video/overview. Feel pretty much the same way. Ended up purchasing a Dell Ultrasharp monitor for $1K less. Couldn't justify the price.
Thanks for watching!
I did the same which ultrasharp you get? im going with U2723QE to use with a mac studio
@@teezee1000 that’s the one I got too!
By the way you can create your own virtual audio output device and add both monitors to it. The audio should be played on both monitors at the same time.
Hey nice info. How to do so? Thanks
A rat?! Fun, really good review. Appreciate the varied video shots and humor! Cheers
The reason you can’t dasychain is there is not enough bandwidth over TB4 to run 2 5k displays at 60HZ without falling back to compression techniques
I wish CZcams would enable gifs so I could describe my reaction watching the intro. 😂
Lmao. I wish i could respond in gifs in real life.
Apple Studio and the #LUMIylightblade are killer combo!!!
Desk link plz
120Hz at 5K is not supported by Thunderbolt 4. Maybe TB5 will make that possible in the future.
Isn't having your signature twice onscreen a bit redundant?
I understand one of them is clickable, but just the same...
They should offer another part that can allow customers to use the Pro Display XDR stand on the studio display.
Ooo didn’t think of that. Yeah that stand can rotate as well I believe!
You looked so happy 😭🙏🏽 then it fell 🤣
do that as your intro for your video , haha
Imagine if they added a mini led on apple studio they will be the golden standard of monitor
这是我见过的最清楚，最逻辑，最人性化的产品评测，没有一句废话👍能看出来Mr.Hussain是个极其聪明友善幽默的人，听你说话真的很舒服，你可以带给我们 "that sort of mood that we're looking for"👍
You 100% can use the speakers from both monitors and even the laptop… all at once.
Open Audio MIDI Setup from your utilities folder…
Bottom left select the plus symbol +
Select multi-output device
Then on the right put a check box in all the devices you want audio to come out of.
Done.
You're not the only person who's had problems with the nano texture. Lots of other people said it looks a little blurry.
Yeah, exactly. All matte displays just suck. It’s crazy to me that Apple is basically the ONLY company that sells glossy monitors.
can u give me one of ur M1 iPad Pro’s becuase my iPad battery speaker and gb sucks
Lol 😓
Luckily I live in China. I can get a copy with the same software for a 4th of the price, including a neat stand where you can rotate your monitors however you want ! Haha
You can pull the cable out~
I heard that as well. But it’s not meant to be removable. And the regular consumer is not supposed to pull it out.
Thank you very much for this informative review. My personal feedback on your impressive editing skills. I would have preferred no 'background' music and a more natural audio flow, rather than creating these unnatural chopped up sentences. However, I admit that this editing style has now become popular. Thumb up, of course (#964). Given that you are an obvious Apple specialist, could you provide me with some advice? I also have the Studio Display sitting on my desk right now and contemplating a return. My issue is that Numbers sheets created on my MacBook 16 can now be altered on the Studio Display, given that the monitor is so much wider. However, an issue arises when I view them again, now altered, on my MacBook screen. I hope that I am expressing myself clearly enough and thanks again for your upload.
You are wrong. Go to your iPad, setting, monitor ==> then you can adjust the brightness settings of your new apple studio display, i did and tested it for many time already. Work fine for both iPad Pro and iPad mini!!!!!
You can pull it out but like you might bend and break your display. LTT pulled it out.
matte nano texture display?
the reason i like apple’s displays is because it’s glossy
i’m on same boat with you considering to pay more if the glossy one was the more expensive option
SIIICKKK
THANKSSS
Too many compromises on this display IMHO. I wanted one, but bad web-cam, the inability to replace the stand with a VESA mount later, or paying an insane price for height adjustment.
But the killer thing for me is the inability to daisy chain the displays. That's a key part of these USB-C/Thunderbolt displays.
I was ready to get one of these, but these CZcams reviews have changed my mind. :-(
Well glad I could help in any way haha
@@prhawkeye I'm sure the webcam will be updated. There isn't a reviewer out there that is satisfied with it the way it is.
As for the monitor stand, why should I have to go to an Apple store to change it? It's not like there is a standard mounting system that's been in place for over a decade. What will Apple charge for this service? Will they stop offering it at some point? I keep displays a very long time, so those are things to consider.
You also said the only thing that was true is the daisy chaining? You don't have to pay $400 extra for height adjustment?
Agree about 32'. Surprised that wasn't in the offering either.
@@prhawkeye I think we are thinking alike on this.
Seemed to be over-engineered to put what is essentially a full iPhone inside this thing just to drive the display (video / audio) features. Especially if they do nothing else with it.
I really want to love this display, but I'm not there yet. Waiting on the sidelines for a bit with this one.
@@prhawkeye At 32 inches it would no longer be a retina display at 5K. They would have to increase the resolution to make it retina, which would make it even more expensive.
Isn’t this the only 5k display on the market, other than the one from dell? I mean, we don’t have that many options if you really want 5k! IMO, it’s better to go for a 4K one. You will save easily 500 usd.
Even when I have 5k monitors I use it in 4K lol cause 5k makes all icons and text sooo small lol
I'm totally against nano texture, mat effect, .... Everyone says that nano texutre help you when you have light reflection on your back, but if you compare both display I think it's totally the opposite of what they say, with light reflections the glossy screen is better.
Great review! If you want to use the Studio Display with Windows, you should be able to, by installing the Bootcamp software from Apple, where it has a working driver for Windows 10/11, where you can adjust the brightness and choose all the color profiles, just like on Mac. As a note Bootcamp seems to run on any pc, so it is not limited to Intel Macs. I saw it in a Chinese review and he was kind enough to link to all cables and bootcamp software in the description, so it shouldn't be a problem if you are a Windows user on a regular pc, but still want this bad boy.
Great video - LMAO at the start!!!!
Thanks 😂
wtf I was about to order 2 of these but I cannot believe you cannot daisy chain or play audio from both. What a massive fail by apple
Hello! You're the first internet commentator I've seen that commented on the weirder aspect of BTO and monitor stand terrain-inflexibility with the Apple Studio Display. All logical points and nobody else is dwelling on them. There are other issues that may draw customers to this monitor: (1: This is the only 5K, high-image-quality monitor (that I know of) that offers VESA-mounted configurations the ability to pivot 90º for viewing in "portrait mode", excellent for DTP work. I think LG offers this but only on 4K monitors. If anyone else out there does, it's news to me. (2: Everyone says that Windows hardware "plays" on this monitor, so you can theoretically at least plug-in a modern Windows computer, but nobody says anything about running Parallels on an Apple Silicon Mac, which means it would still be within the MacOS. Would that make a difference in controlling the monitor? (3: Everybody notes the ports on the Apple Studio Display, but nobody tests them to check data transfer speeds or reliability.
Good points!
Parallels would make no difference, it’s running macOS.
Max Tech does some pretty comprehensive testing I think. As far as speeds go, one of my SSDs performs well, with the same 700-750Gps (Samsung T7), but plugging a second one in caused issues, being slow or not even reading it correctly. No issues with reliability in the short time I tested using the first SSD plugged into it, with 4K video editing in Premiere Pro, again only briefly.
...a lot of pro monitors have 60hz spec.
Tausif, if you studio is titled then your desk and chair and yourself are all tilted so no need to correct anything 😂
I dont get the argument of the colors.. most people will not be using an apple display to view your content. So color matching is just for your self. Or other apple display users
Hi Tausif, Apple certified technician here. FYI - You can actually control the brightness of the studio display in the setting using the iPad Pro/Air/Mini. It’s just no available in the control centre atm.
don't give apple idea about you can pay extra for the standard glossy display
Great review. Every step Apple takes is driven by revenue. Period. That is why the monitor is too expensive for what you get. That is why the basic stand is so limited in its adjustments (i.e., no height adjustment); it forces the buyer to upgrade (+ $400). If the non-detachable monitor cord gets damaged, you have to send it to Apple service for a hefty replacement fee. Not to mention that Apple accessories (e.g., Apple's 3-meter Thunderbolt cable cost $159!) are ridiculously high-priced. It's great stuff . . . if you can afford it.
yep it was lame acting but the intro was still funny. Too many tech reviews are so dull and boring, so keep it up!
Yup 100% lame acting lmao. Appreciate the kind words and thanks for watching mate!
You can break them just because you can buy them!
I think your carbon footprint is gigantic. I can't believe someone could be so daring and thoughtless.
We're still not a competent enough species!