Apple Studio Display - 2 Years Later: Still Worth It?
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- čas přidán 19. 05. 2024
- My honest long-term review of Apple's Studio Display. With lacking features for the high price and potentially new Apple monitors around the corner, is this display worth it? In this video, I go over my long-term experience with the Apple Studio Display, how it's changed over 2 years, software improvements, how I've been using it, and compare it to my previous LG 5K Ultrawide monitor and other similar monitors. If you own this monitor, let me know your thoughts and I hope this video review helps. Enjoy!
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0:00 - Studio Display Long Term Review
0:52 - Dislikes
3:20 - Picture Quality & Color
4:40 - Nanotexture Coating
6:02 - Tilt & Height Stand
6:36 - Design + Ultrawide Comparison
7:40 - A13 Chip with In-Built Speakers & Mic
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I have 2 of these that I use everyday for Finance work and Video Editing. They are luscious! They look so great that I don't even notice them during working hours. I could relate with your video. Good job!
a13 - I was on the fence due to the price, but this makes me feel better about spending the $$ - thanks!
A13! Pricey for me tbh, but I have a friend who owns one and she is raving about its top-notch performance.
Thank you for the review! I've had the monitor for 3 months and feel about the same. I really spun my wheels about the studio display. Got it for work and use it really only for work (gamer PC is downstairs) and it has been wonderful, it replaced a 165Hz 3k 32 inch Asus and has been great. The camera is good enough for work, the sound is stellar (and no wires for speakers), and the pixel density is wonderful for what I spend most of my day doing, looking at the written word and/or code. In particular, I like how well my Apple stuff connects to it. My Asus monitor would regularly have issues with docking stations and forget the direct connect, so I got this one and it charges my Macbook Pro M1 (14) and I sometimes connect my tablet instead and that works as well. It has been great and I have stopped second guessing. I went with the VESA attachment instead of the base stand and haven't regretted that either.
Thank you for the excellent review! I've had mine for a little over a year now, and definitely love it. However, I find myself regretting to not fully do my homework on choosing between the standard display and the nano glass display. I accurately (in my own personal use case) opted for the tilt and height adjustment, but I wish I would've done my due diligence before choosing to go with the standard glass display without actually going to an Apple Store to check out the nano display and compare in person. Don't get me wrong, I love the clarity of the standard glass, but there are some reflections that I find distracting, as well as the standard glass being a total dust magnet! Still, I am very happy with it. So happy to come across your channel and this awesome review! You have a new subscriber in me! I look forward to viewing more of your content! Cheers!
I connect my Mac and PC laptop through thunderbolt. It's a weird use case, but I didn't wanted another gaming monitor, so I just use the studio display with a HP Omen with a 3070 and plays Rocket League at 5K no problem. Love this monitor for my Mac-pc balance.
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I would love to see 120hrz and oled
Is there maybe a better option for an upgrade to your lg ultrawide? I would love an option with ultrawide oled and so on
We are waiting for a updated version of Studio Display now, and keeping LG C2 42 until they comes
Hi Andrew, thanks for this useful tutorial. I use DaVinci Resolve for my video editing and I do a lot of colour grading too. Do you think this display is good enough for what I am doing?
I wanted to get the studio display but I am really an ultrawide girl since I use spreadsheets and have a lot of windows open all the time. Great update though!
they would need to upgrade this monitor with a higher refresh rate and even better display. I have one of these at work and it only helps for specific tasks. and I only use it since I use a Mac Studio
Missing 120hz is a dealbreaker, when all my apple devices I have have promotion already I can’t go back to ancient 60hz. Still seems like a great monitor otherwise. A13.
The design is so incredibly perfect. But when I spend so much money I don't want to compromise. That's also the reason why I'm waiting for a successor. I want 120HZ and Mini LED or OLED. My Macbook Pro takes a better picture and just because of the design I prefer to wait.
Are there some rummors that indicate a new model is comming soon?
Being a lcd is a deal breaker can’t go back to that from oled
When will the 120hz one come out?
@@JamesLauricia7When Thunderbolt 5 Macs are a thing. There’s not enough bandwidth to drive 5K/120 on Thunderbolt 4 without using DSC, and Apple won’t compromise.
Hi thanks for the video. I have a couple questions for you. I went to Best buy to take a look but was pretty much on my own since the sales help was non existent. The sound coming out was ok but too heavy in the bass dept. Will the typical Apple Universal equalizer in Music help to adjust this? I didn’t check when there. I noticed in the dock that there was Word, Excel and Power Point available. Is Sonoma offering free Word or is this just an enticement to get you try it then subscribe? Lastly, would I be able to connect a 7 Gen iPad to this display using my ipads lightning/USB C charging cable?
Well done, mate. I'll hear you and not get the height adjustment. Thanks for the savings.
A-13. Thank you, for an excellent detailed long term review of the Apple "Studio Display". I agree 100 percent with your comments. In 2025, most likely, I will be buying Apple's 32-inch XDR display and then adding external speakers and web camera to go along with my first M-1/M-2/ or M-3 processor desktop computer (smile...smile).
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I would’ve bought one of these in a heartbeat, even with the insane price, if it had 120hz and an HDMI port. Would’ve been nice to have a one monitor solution for my computer and playstation 5.
quite informative - thank you!
Leads me to the question: is the update of Apple Studio Display already in the planning stage..? Reliable informations...??
11 years passed between Apple releasing their Studio Display and their previous display (i.e. the Thunderbolt Display). I, therefore, doubt they'll release an update any time soon.
Yea they are taking back all the returns on this item because its an absolute piece of garbage for the price, putting in a panel with HDR now ! yay and 144hz, both 6 year old tech, omg I heard that you can actually hook up an HDMI cord too it as well.. its going to be soooo innovative... they can charge 2500 dollars and i would buy one... oh wait no there not.... and people getting excited about an iphone 13 chip in it ( offloading tasks... what a crock of crap).. my god most Monitors today have some kind of processor, all samsung TVs have their phones chips in them.. don't be an dum dum dum. shop around and save some money, or Buy a 5 year old 27 inch Imac that has the exact same panel in it but is an actually computer!!! how bout that.
hi there,, my simple question is. im writing this on a late 2014-imac, and running high sierra OS, im just looking to upgrade for editing pictures for photography..as 32-bit on sierra is good, but crashes on all the OS after, is this the system to bring me outta the dark-ages, and see the light?..many thanks in advance.
a13 great video I’m planning to get one this year and that’s got me even more excited about it
Thanks for this video. I first looked for the new iMac and this Studio Display is next to the iMac and I see " oh the 27" looks not so big " to compare to the iMac. So I choose the Studio Display with the MacMini M2 Pro. And with the config of the MacMini with 16GB Ram and 515GB SSD it cost me less then the new iMac with the same config 🙂 And now I don't must buy every 10 years a new iMac ;-) I think the Studio Display works more then 10 years and in this config I only must buy a new MacMini when there's no updates more for the system. And the old MacMini maybe I can sold by eBay or other. For my 2013 iMac that still work perfect I get no updates since last year and that's makes me angry! A good working machine for recycling so Apple want 😞 For me the price is not too much, you must see the complete package 🙂 P.S. I bought a used MacMini M2 Pro for 900€ ( new 1549€ ) that was a good deal on eBay 🙂
Great review - I love the studio display which, for me, replaced an 8 year old iMac 27 (along with a MacBook Pro M3 Pro 1T). Killed two birds with one stone. Yes, it's pricey, but the total cost even with the middle tier M3 Pro MacBook Pro, is only 15% or so more than a maxed out iMac 27 would have been a couple of years ago. The only comment I have heard consistently is disappointment with the camera - I do not agree, but everything is relative (coming from an 8 year-old iMac). But even compared to my iPad Pro M1, it is at the very least on par. I believe there was a major firmware update that corrected many of the camera issues. And center stage is a brilliant innovation on both devices and works equally well on both. With Apple's new desktop strategy, this is a must (seamless integration with the MacBook Pro for example). Thanks and keep up the good work! I would buy this again if given the choice.
Nice review - thanks. I am looking to buy one in 2024 because there just doesn't seem to be a monitor out there with the same build quality and pixel density as the studio display but I am holding out to see if a new one with improvements will be released in 2024. I would like to see Promotion support at 120hz and I would also like to see a removable power cord. I just don't like the idea of having a non removable power cord especially considering I have dogs that can easily chew it and then would suffer the inconvenience of not being easily able to have it replaced. Aside from that, I think it is a beautiful display and look forward to eventually purchasing one.
Any word on a new release this year?
When do you think the second gen might come out?
This panel actually support HDR playback. You can verify it by playing HDR video on CZcams, which works.
They should take off the cam, speakers and a13 and externalisé power unit to make it slimmer. This way we can have a studio display air that is more affordable.
We are waiting for a new Apple Display with 120hz and hopefully bigger. At this moment still on LG OLED C2 42. Great for video editing
Can you review your LG monitor? I want to buy it for using window 😊
27” and 120hZ would make it much more compeliing, when there are options to have 4K/32/240hz oled ips with hdr for 0.5 of the price of this display with coating / stand, it’s hard sell.
Gonna wait for the next generation of the Mac display with immaculate design of theirs, probably with support of 2 inputs too
A13 - love your reviewww !!! :)
The price point mentioned has returned and I assume the monitor is the same. There seems to be a bewildering variety of monitors with great options. One, however, is of interest that I’m wondering is a deal-breaker, a KVM switch. The lack of ports including an Ethernet port, latest Tb4 ports, even perhaps an SD card and others, seem too great to ignore in this monitor.
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I have the 34” 5k LG monitor. I find myself only using half of the monitor at any given time. I really like the LG but I think it’s time for a downsize and upgrade.
You can add a device to plug the playstation/xbox to play and without lag
2 decades from now when this monitor drops $300 in price, it’s gonna look amazing in my set up 😂
2nd gen is coming when the new MacBook Pros launch with M4. 1st Gen will continue to exist for those unwilling to upgrade their Macs to take advantage of the new core technologies in Apple Studio Display 2.
I have 2 LG ultra fine at 2 office locations. Looking to upgrade to the Studio Display for my home office setup, but do wish there was a 120 hz / pro-motion option, or even a 240 hz at this price point. Seems strange and I do worry about spending this much money if we might possibly see an upgraded option any time soon. I am wanting the better speakers for minimal clutter on the desk and best in class sound from integrated speakers. Maybe it is a silly reason to buy a monitor, but it really does seem to sound good to my ears, in store anyway, which adds to the feeling of premium quality. Was surprised to hear the mediocre sound from the mics on your video and did appreciate that demo, as well as the so-so webcam. Well, we will see I suppose.
I’m in exactly the same boat. I think I’m going to hold off.
@@gh8284 I picked one up as well as a 57" Samsung G9. Love the quality and colors of the Studio monitor, but it is sitting away from my desk as I have gotten hooked on the ultra wide screen for productivity, though not as crisp and no camera or speakers. Decisions decisions.
@@dalelangehennig161 do you notice the 60Hz as that is really what is holding me off. I would love it if it was 240Hz for that price tag.
@@gh8284 I do not notice it at all but I do primarily office / productivity work. I am sure for gaming (Not an apple strongsuit anyway) or of the fast motion needs (maybe some video editing) I suppose it could be an issue. But it is so beautiful, so vibrant, not harsh like I find OLED to be, the sound is the best of any monitor I have ever heard (not good enough to take the place of a proper sound system setup, but for a monitor, best in class) and the best built cleanest setup ever. All in all, with its faults its amazing. Makes you want to keep looking at it out of enjoyment of the clarity, color, cleanness.
@@gh8284 give a couple of months, a 5K 120Hz monitor will be out
I wait for a next version with MINI LED.
Bought a $2.5k monitor to play flappy bird xD
I like to think I’m not cheap, but I’ve wanted a studio display for a while, but I can’t stomach the price. It seems over priced to me.
HDR ?
Anyone have the #'s on how many have sold?
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It's the least monitor for the money of any display on the market. It's slow dim IPS without addressable backlight. Literally the only feature is that it's 5k, which is important thanks to apples poor scaling support. It's also tiny, you have to sit rather close to a 27 inch for it to not feel small.
Bro's using trackpad anf mouse at the same time
Why did you pay for the matte coating? It reduces sharpness, contrast and saturation of the image, therefore making the screen less accurate.
Because t cuts out most the reflection.
The Studio Display has been a bit controversial to say the least, but it’s a typical Apple product.. great all around but at a premium
A13, enjoyable long term review watch!
I'm baffled why they didnt make this an iMac. Perhaps they have moved on.
Is this display overkill for non-creative college students?
yes
@@singhkrishanu do you have affordable display recommendatiosn for students with Macs?
@@soonie411 I am using Benq PD2706U. This is Pantone certified and good for video editing / graphic design work.
@@soonie411 Samsung Viewfinity S6U (if you are fine with WQHD) and Samsung Viewfinity S8 (if you want UHD), both have USB-C to connect to your Mac. If you want Smart-Features Samsung M7.
LG has a series of affordable monitors that are great. The LG 27UP650P-W for example. @@soonie411
The Nano coating is rubbish, takes away detail in images and text especially
Totally not worth the price. This year, the new QD oled panels are superior and cheaper
every monitor marginal shifts colors with time. please do not buy apple nonsense that it does not need to be calibrated with time. at this price point, it should cover 100% adobeRGB and it does not.
With such a high price tag, you'd hope this display would be made in the US!
No.
OK for apple arcade, terrible for gaming 😂
No chance with competitive gaming but for casual Mac games that don't require higher refresh rates, it works well enough
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