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This was really helpful, thank you! I'm in the same boat right now choosing a new monitor and feeling stuck with analysis paralysis!
Hey, just found your channel because I've been trying to decide on a monitor also. Even thought I went with the LG UltraFine 4K 32in Ergo I really appreciated your video and loved that you showed your personality here and there throughout the video, you wouldn't believe how many monitor review videos I've watched that were just boring and full of stats but your video felt different. Thanks for posting and you've gotten a new subscriber!
are u happy with it? i was thinking of getting it for my mac mini m2 pro.
I have 4 ViewSonic VP2768-4K. they came factory calibrated with the calibration sheet enclosed. They are 2 wide and 2 high. I am very satisfied with them. My main use for them is for civil design work. I use a real time 3D rendering of the design to check the design.
Your review came in extremely helpful! Been looking for a monitor with similar demands as you and the BenQ caught my attention. You have pretty much one of the more thorough and enjoyable reviews out there. Flash forward I took your advice and have immediately fell in love, they were running a LNY deal and I couldn't pass it up, excellent recommendation. Quick question I too am a photographer and was curious as to how you color cal'd.
I shot my first portrait session the other day and it went really well! Thanks for all the help :)
Nice! I have the same model and am super happy with it..
Apart from, I wish I could turn the screen off and leave the mac running, with drives.ugged into the monitors hub..
Currently turning the monitor off also turns the hub off, and force ejects my drives, which I want to leave overnight backing upto to backblaze.
It's only a small issue on a great monitor.
I've had the P3200P at home for 3 years and I have to say that it's the best monitor I've ever used. I heard that the 3220U is a step up so I added it to my list for my workstation at work. I'm really looking forward to using that Puck!
Fine with macOS scaling ?
I'm sure the studio display is very pleasing, but for the price tag they are asking I could not justify the cost for what we are getting in return. I ended up buying this same benQ monitor to go with my studio and still had nearly 500 left over which went towards a 24" iMac (base model) for another room which in essence gave me a 24" iMac plus a larger 32" over 27" display for about 500 (UK £) more. Excellent video.
Very interesting video, many thanks! it answers all my questions but one. As I'm printing photos as well as retouching them for on screen website display, I need to go as quick as possible from D50 calibration to D65. With Apple Studio Display, it is as simple as going in the settings panel and choosing either D50 or D65. How easy can that be done with the BenQ monitor ?
😂 I moved from the PD322OU to the Apple studio display and no regrets. There is a known BenQ issue with the m1’s (I have a max mini m1) connectivity - I had to use the hdmi to get 60htz (the usb c would only give 30htz) switching off and on and getting the screen to work was a real pain - I would have to force a connection using the joystick on the back. With the Apple studio display being 5k I surprisingly I don’t miss the size difference over the 32” 4K.
Wow! Great review - thanks a ton. Had been looking at the Benq monitors and kept taking them off the list due to the lower brightness capability. I came to the same 400 nit number that you did for my target spec. Glad to hear that you are ok with the brightness although my room is likely a bit brighter than yours. Haven't pulled the trigger yet but my top 3 are the LG 32BL95U with 450 nits of brightness and the IPS Black technology, Dell 3223QE with 400 nits and almost 100% color coverage (I don't need Adobe RGB at 100%) and then the Benq.
Seems like most LG and sreens like the DELL UltraSharp U3219Q has better specs then the BenQ so what gives ? I also looking for a new screen althoug I am gonna use it for music (But I like things to look good)
Hi Omar. Are you using Mac studio connected to the Imac?
BenQs are great monitors for photography, I know few people that have used them for years and love them, I have one myself and even though is an older model I still love the picture quality. Great choice Omar!
With regard to wake time and typing your password in the dark, I changed my cable from 'USB-C to HDMI' to 'USB-C to DisplayPort' and my monitor now wakes considerably faster - almost instantaneous. Another DisplayPort tip, make doubly sure that that both connectors are fully pushed in. Mine weren't initially and I was beginning to think that the cable was faulty which it wasn't. Thank you for an informative video.
Am i right i thinking that if you dont use USB c (or Thunderbolt where applicable) then you lose the power and data transfer from the Mac to the monitor? and this means you can attach a external HD via the monitor which the Mac can 'see' in terms of reading and writing files?
@@AlexHarephotographer yeah display port won't transfer things like external hd connected to the monitor as a hub.
I use a thunderbolt3-thunderbolt3 cable and my monitor wake-up is 1s slower than the laptop screen. So no real waiting.
many thanks for sharing. I have a similar, well not that similar, set up, my ageing 2020 iMac 5k, and BenQ next to it (but mine is the older SW271). Something BenQ does right, is also color uniformity across the panel, which is great to have for photo editing. Yet, in your case I am looking forward to your 3 or 6-month review as in my personal experience 32" is just too big so that I struggle to see end-to-end of the screen without moving my neck, so I am afraid it is just a recipe for neck pain down the road. But I might be an isolated opinion.
Hi Omar, great review and presentation. I'm looking for a new monitor as well and pretty much all your requirements are the same as mine. So in my search I got down to the BenQ, Asus Proart and Viewsonic ColorPro. But looking at the BenQ series, what made you choose the PD one instead of say the SW271C? Aside from the hardware calibration feature for the SW model and being more expensive, I was wondering what your motivation was to go for the PD one. I am sure you also had a look at the SW models, or? Thanks in advance for your time to answer. Are you still using the PD monitor, considering this video is about a year old.
This is great. I'm shopping now. Thanks. I am surprised you can't adjust screen brightness with the keyboard like you normally can. Do you know, can you scale it to around 2k? Also, what do you do for a webcam?
Thank you for this honest review. I am also thinking about upgrading, so that was definitely of help for me.
Could you maybe also do a video about why you decided to go with the Mac Studio and which configuration you went with and why?
I have two of these and I'm very happy with it. I don't know if anybody mentioned it in the comments, but there is a software by Benq to control your monitors called "Display Pilot". I find this very helpful.
I just got my PD2700U two months ago. I’m also very pleased. I would like to know wha is your setting for your colors ? Are you using the sRGB profil for photo editing and REC709 for video editing or the User profile that you calibrated yourself with a calibration tool ? Thank you so much. Amazing content as usual!
I glad you found a monitor that fits your workflow and you are happy with it.
Hi! Super helpful review. Still got one question. I edit on an iMac and the onboard speakers sound great. I enjoyed not to haver external speakers with cables all around. How are the speakers on the Dell?
Thanks for this review!! Can I ask you one question? What brightness levels are u on? And is it the same for all the color profiles?
Great video as always! Looking to purchase a new monitor too and this really helped.
What’s the screensaver that you have with the betta fish? Love the colors!
Hi Omar ! thank you for sharing your thoughts ! I find myself in the same situation (looking for a good monitor for Photography work). I wanted to know why you didn't go for a 10 Bit, 100% Adobe RGB monitor. Thank you ! greetings from Bolivia !
Good choice. I have the smaller 27 inch version in 4k and it's awesome, said with a year of experience. Gives little to no eye strain.
I use dual LG 5K monitors with my Mac Mini M2 and love them. Looked at that BenQ monitor but 32" @ 4K was not enough pixel density for my liking. (218 PPI instead of 137 PPI). They are also compatible with Mac's display brightness default keys.
Hi Omar, Thanks for the informative review. I just bought this monitor. I love it! Btw, what beautiful screensaver are you using?
I've gone through like a dozen of pro design monitors. BENQs are by far the best. So far I have owned three of them - always the same good result. I can agree that the blacks could be blacker though.
Coincidentally I just bought my first monitor made for photography. I went with the 32" Asus ProArt monitor. Love it. Side-by-side you can really tell the difference between the Asus ProArt and the Dell monitors (not 4K) I had used previously. But, you can't go wrong with the BenQ monitors.
I was debating between the Asus ProArt and the Samsung M8. I don't know what direction to go to
@@SarahMRobbins m8 is not great for professional use. It is general purpose monitor.
Is the Asus pro better than this? I'm debating 5k LG, Benq , or this.
Enjoyed listening to your thought process and what was important for you. Have fun.
Benq is pretty good, but I personally probably would've went with Dell's U3223qe. It has a slightly wider color gamut, has a 1:2000 contrast ratio (and yes still ips) and brighter screen. And it does still have pretty much everything you listed. :) I also think it is cheaper. Though you did mention plastic.
I have similar thoughts until I saw rtings review reporting very bad reflection handling..
Yeah except in gaming scenarios Dell Ultrasharp's outperform basically every other thing in market.
No adobe RGB coloir space,
Dells suffer from terrible backlight bleed.
Omg I got the BenQ designer too! It was literally the only one available at the time for me with my requirements, but it turned out to be very good!
Hi for the display color profile, did you leave it at default ?
Most entertaining monitor video out there and I have watched a lot. Could definitely relate to not having fun monitor shopping…
thanks for the video. i'm in the process of a buying a monitor. the MacOS thing confuses me too but I don't have the budget for Apple Display. With the BENQ do you edit photos in the native 4k mode or do you go one resolution up? does it make a difference?
Thanks for the fantabulous review Omar! As always, you are so much fun to watch and listen to, great knowledge and expressions ;-)
Good choice Omar. I have the 3200U for graphic design and photography. Best display I’ve ever used.
Hi Omar I always love your videos! They're so funny and just damn good to watch! Take care and keep up the good work! And I hope you enjoy your monitor 🤟
Perfect timing, the problem I have in England is actually finding anywhere to audition screens. There are shortages I guess due to world stuff! I’m going to hang on a bit and hope designs get niftier (“gaming” monitors are hideous objects) the new Samsung looks very appley but I don’t need a smart TV! Why are monitors relatively cheap or stupidly expensive? And so many wibbly wobbly naffness. As you say a frustrating experience. Anyway great video, someone talking about photos rather than gaming is so helpful. Cheers Omar this is now on my very short list of possibles
Great objective review. Both informative and as well as entertaining. On a personal note if you don’t mind, what brand and model are the frames of your glasses. That may be the slight oversized look I’ve been looking for. Thanks!
So when you calibrated the monitor. Did you calibrate the brightness to 100 cd2?
And is this an adobe 1998 color gamut monitor? Or sRGB?
Great vedio and advise.
With the same setup, getting a washed out display. Brightness at 50, contract at 50 in Display Pilot with P3.
Can you please share what display settings are you using for Mac studio OS Ventura 13.2 . System setting - No resolution option , only scaling which is set to medium.
Display pilot - P3, ICC on. Thanks in advance.
Hey Omar, any reason you chose this monitor over the SW271 4k photography model with Adobe colour space. Just wondering as I'm looking at purchasing a benQ. Thx 👍
Hi Omar, it's been a few weeks since you've updated to the Mac Studio & the BENQ PD3220U. I'm in the same position but yet to receive my Mac Studio and Benq PD3220U. Would you mind telling me how you've gone with your setup and if you are happy with the choices you've made. Thanks in advance
I think that was an excellent choice! Bought a BenQ PD3420 myself. Very happy 😀
thanks for your practical first-hand comments. i'll definitely consider this one with my coming purchase of a Mac Mini / Studio... which i am still bit sort of contemplating which one to choose....
Did you decide, if so what helped your decision?
Got an Eizo color edge monitor. I like it a lot
Hey Omar...I know the thing comes calibrated from the factory but did you find the need to calibrate the monitor using a utility like Datacolor Spyder? Thanks
The best iMac ever is the iMac 27 2020 (i7 or i9).
The best Monitor is Apple Studio Display or LG Ultrafine 5K 27
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We recently purchased the M2Pro and bought a Sceptre Monitor 27" 1080p 75hz with it. I thought it was going to be a good monitor but it just doesn't look great, the picture and menu bar are too big and I have adjusted every setting I can. I have a few questions. Really if you do 4k is that going to be a safe option? Do you recommend curved or flat? What do you think is better 27 or 32" assuming one monitor? What about TV monitors? Thank you for your input.
Yesss! I love my BenQ!! I was so excited that is what you picked!
Good choice Omar! I have two of these and love them.
Thanks for a great review! This is one of the monitors that I'm considering, as meeting the apple studio display in person made me realize it's not a good choice... You said that you can't control display brightness via the keyboard, but are you also not able to control it via the display icon in the menu bar???? :(
I can control the brightness of the Apple display via keyboard. I have the matte screen and I am regretting it a little, it’s not as crispy as my 2019 iMac buuuuut it may just be because of the matte coating
@@angelcastro_WRR thanks, that's great to know!
The problem with the scaling isn't the resolution itself, but the PPI the screen has. MacOS scales correctly between 100-120 PPI for non-Retina and 200-240 PPI for Retina. Outside that ranges the interface will be either too small or too big. Your BenQ has a PPI of 137 PPI running natively (4k) and the interface looks to small, when you scale it down to 3360x1890, the PPI lowered to 91 PPI which makes the interface look bigger.
But as you noticed scaling introduces a few problems like less sharpness, moiré and increased GPU usage. So basically, sucks to use MacOS and choose the monitor you want.
therefore there is no good choice, and LG Ultra Fine is the only option available with the right ppi. Another option would be iMac M1. I choose to go with iMac with the arm that creates enormous flexibility.
yeah this is the issue with MacOS forcing ppi-based scaling rather than basing the scaling on the resolution. It also means a lot of reference monitors will not work properly on Apple. If you can turn off the scaling then it should be fine...maybe?
@@slipoch6635 well, how else you would be able to achieve so great clarity on the screen w/o making whole UI not readable (small)?
@@nnnikolay use a larger text size, ppi has nothing to do with it, this is JUST how Apple (and Apple alone) do it, on linux and windows you can do this easily , it''s only because MacOS is trying to force a particular ppi, rather than set the resolution and text/icon sizes independently like every other OS. I have been using 2k+ screens since an older CRT screen in 1999, never had an issue with this on any other OS other than DOS (later versions could change the text size too).
I am currently using 2 2k screens (one operating at true 10bit, one at 144hz) and 1 1920x1080 in vertical, all working fine together.
@@slipoch6635 it's interesting, but if I need to work for windows/Linux screen (non Retina) my eyes getting tired agree 8h working day badly. With Retina on Mac I don't have the same issue.
P.S. I work with text
The thicker bezels help minimize backlight/edgelight bleed, which is an issue that plagues most IPS panels in my experience. While not perfect, Apple has tended to do a good job keeping that under control. Also, just because it's a 5K IPS LCD doesn't mean the Studio Display uses the same panel as the 5K iMac. It's actually brighter with better contrast and deeper blacks. Not as good as OLED/miniLED of course, but a refinement nonetheless.
Apple's prodisplay had really bad halation compared to everything else in the same price-range.
There’s not really an excuse not to produce an OLED monitor other than cost.
@@tonyoramos1 true, but the cost of apple displays is already higher than most good oled monitors of the same size.
@@slipoch6635 Yes b/c Apple generally demands high margin. That is a choice; that is not a law of nature. In the meantime they are selling suboptimal monitors to people for a premium price
@@tonyoramos1 completely agree
I just went through the same and landed on the LG 34WK95U. Great picture and the 21:9 lends well to my job, always with multiple spreadsheets and docs open.
I have that one and it is indeed awesome!
You went for LG 34WK95U and not LG 34BK95U - which according to my research deprived you of Thunderbolt 3. Again, according to my research, "overall, Thunderbolt 3 offers superior performance, versatility, and convenience compared to USB-C or HDMI, especially when you want to take full advantage of high-resolution displays, fast data transfer, charging capabilities, and compatibility with various peripherals."
Does the W (not B) variant feel slow in any way?
@@mariusbjonness I found info on Reddit that stated they were basically the same monitor with the only difference being the length of warranty. Mine has Thunderbolt 3 capability and it functions well without any noticeable lag or delay.
Nice review. Interesting that you prefer the matte for editing. I find the lack of deep blacks a big negative with the matte. I love the anti-reflection part as you mentioned but I can't give up my blacks. But I also do a lot more B/W. Can't wait to hear your long-term review of the Mac Studio.
GREAT review, really enjoyed watching this.
Very helpful review, thanks!
My 2014 retina iMac is having some definite image retention ("screen burn in") issues, and I've been pondering an upgrade. I'd prefer an M1 Max in order to get 32GB of RAM, which means either a Mac Studio or MacBook Pro. If I go with the MacBook Pro, I'm also going to want an external monitor.
I've been doing some research on monitors. My criteria are almost identical to yours, except that wider bezels don't bother me. That Benq has been at the top of my list, but I was worried whether it would be bright enough. Glad to hear it's good enough for you.
I'm confused about 32 inches being better than 27 inches, if they have the same resolution. The pixels on the 32 inch monitor will be larger. If you're sitting closer, it seems like you want the 27 inch with smaller pixels; if you're sitting farther away, 32 inches would be fine. I currently sit about 30 inches away, and my 27 inch iMac takes up plenty of my field of view. If I were sitting closer (which I might, once I get new glasses), I think a 32 inch monitor would be too large, and would require moving my head too much in order to see the edges.
One of my biggest concerns is whether 4K resolution is really good enough. I don't do photo or video editing. I look at a lot of text all day long (coding, web pages, mail, PDFs, etc.). With my iMac's 5K display (scaled to half the native resolution), a can get two windows side by side and each of them is just wide enough to display a "page" of content. With a 4K display, if I scaled to half the native resolution, those windows would have less room for content; and I'd worry about text quality at other scale factors. I think I'd be OK with the larger UI elements on a 4K display scaled to 2K.
Thanks Omar - you really made me giggle at so many things on this one. 😂And it was useful to. 👍🏻
Exactly the video I was looking for. Thank you!
Thanks for sharing ... for guys with P-See not MAC, what is the right monitor then?
MonitorControl is a little menu bar utility that lets you control the brightness on the external monitor using the Mac keyboard keys. I use it with my LG 27BL85U and it works perfectly
Sir Whice Cheap money monitor & model best for photo editing?
Just got mine a month ago and I liked the clean and small bezel. The monitor is heavy and mounting onto versa mount may be too heavy. My main gripe is that it’s not bright enough. Working day time even when the Window is in the back of the monitor it still not bright enough. Overcast day and at night looks a lot better.
Yep, been on a BenQ32 4K for several years now. No complaints.
It is finely granular and linear, what you wanted to express is that you wish it was progressively responsive to the the speed/amount of clicks it detects on your input and increasingly jumps in adjustment based on it
Nice one bro. Keep it up 💪🏼
Excellent level of detail in your review, Omar. I have a 2015 iMac with a 27" Retina 5k display which is getting a bit long in the tooth and my thought was to replace it with a Mac Mini and a third-party monitor. This looks like a great choice. Also, as another reviewer mentioned. "I changed my cable from 'USB-C to HDMI' to 'USB-C to DisplayPort' and my monitor now wakes considerably faster - almost instantaneous", and so there's that problem solved.
@Adam Neth In order to avoid all the hassle of which monitor, which cable, etc., I took the easy way out and bought a refurbished 27", Retina 5K display. Perfect for me and it has the added bonus that the built-in camera is 1040p and is much better doing Zoom sessions.
Oh cool. I bought the same screen a year ago and love it. Tons of connectivity, great features and great screen. I have one of its smaller brothers for second screen, too.
How's the 32" size? Do you need to move your head/eyes/neck a lot to see the screen? Do you get tired from the big monitor? Thanks
@@Classical416 Hi there. Not to the point of being problematic. I suppose I sometimes lean towards one side or the other if I'm concentrating on something, but I think I'd do that on a 27". Just be sure to run your main screen straight in front of you, not to the side, which some people do. I'm on PC, and my NVIDIA card sorts out all the scaling, so no readability issues.
Thank you for the video. Thumbs-up. The monitor I am thinking of buying is Samsung M8. It is a 32" 4K monitor and it has a bunch of ports + can act as a smart TV, which is great.
31.5" at 4k is to low a resolution for me. One of the great things about Mac monitors and displays is the DPI.
And it’s literally the only way to buy a glossy monitor. Literally everything else is a disgusting matte finish that spreads reflections.
Thanks for sharing. May be one day you could explain how you calibrate screens...
Looks like a nice monitor. I am currently trying to decide between a 32in 4K display or a 34 or 38in ultrawide. I work on documents side by side more than I work in Lightroom or Photoshop, and am undecided which way to go.
Regarding your video, does the BenQ work with any of the "scaled" resolutions? I can see these for my 24in 4K that I use now, and had assumed that the "Looks like 3008 x 1692" would be ideal for the 32in 4K, and avoid any of the worst scaling artifacts.
Covered at 12:45 in this video. Omar is using 3360 x 1890.
Hey Omar, is the calibration done for the monitor so everything played is automatically corrected, or it is done in software like on iMac so only corrected apps can use it?
I did software calibration with Datacolor. BenQ also has their own calibration software to work with my datacolor device but it didn’t work. Seems to be for the SW line.
what camera do you use to film this video ? ... the AF at the end is super nice
Hey Jersey Guy, thanks for the review... I've been shopping for a monitor now for about 6 mos and have also focused on the BenQ brand. My big question is do I go with one or two screens (2x27" or 1x32")? I've been accustom to using two screens for work (construction plans on one, spreadsheets on the other, etc), and I don't know if I'll be happy putting two docs up on one 32" monitor... what chu think man? 🙂 Can you comfortably view, say, a word doc in portrait and a spreadsheet in landscape on your new 32" w/o squinting? Appreciate you taking the time to review the plethora (eh, you like?) of monitors out there and providing your opinion... thanks much... take care.
Just measure the width of your documentS on your current monitor with a ruler, then compare to the width of the 32 inch and you will know whether you can fit two docs side by side. It should fit as 32 inch is massive
What a beautiful monitor Omar! Congrats! My BenQ has been great for me. It’s an older model which has no hertz induced flicker and thus has saved me from migraines. BenQ seems to take color science seriously too…not just pixel count. Anyway I hope I can soon upgrade to the new model you now have.
I was coming from a 2011 IMac this year, that thing was done! I decided to go with the M1 mini and trying to find a monitor was so damn hard. Like I said, I was using an old iMac, so anything new was going to be an upgrade. Part of the problem, as you mentioned, was finding something that looked nice. After using and staring at the iMac for 10+ years, I was over that design and anything similar to it, so I definitely wanted something that was either black or a dark grey. Long story short, I found the Lenovo L32p randomly.. it’s not highly advertised and you really have to know what you’re looking for to even find it on their site. There’s not a lot of reviews on it either, I’m talking less than 15, but it had all the features I was looking for, 4K, IPS, 90% DCI P3, cool design, metal base, 32 inch etc. Brightness is at 350 nits, which is decent and not far off from your BenQ and who knows what the brightness was on my old iMac, but I’m assuming this is better. I was worried going from a gloss screen to a matte screen, i loved the contrast of my iMac because of the gloss, but I definitely do like the matte screen on the new Lenovo. It runs $499, which isn’t the cheapest out there, but it’s definitely not the most expensive either, and I think it’s pretty fair in value. I figured I’ll ride this one out for a good while. The negatives I do have, the UI/controls are horrible to use.. feels outdated and just a headache to make adjustments, but once you’re set, you’re set and the speakers are trash, but I guess that’s to be expected but I’m grateful to even have the speakers. Worth looking up for anyone in the market.
You are describing my situation perfectly - 2011 iMac to M1 mini, and I'm trying to keep my costs down, so I'll check this one out. Thanks!
@@cindygildersleeverealtor Hey, Cindy! After spending more time with the Lenovo, I still love it! It’s paired well with the mini and for my usage, I haven’t had any complaints. You tap on the keyboard to wake it and it’s just as responsive as the mini, colors and resolution have been great.
I love the speakers my friend. Where did you buy it from? Fantastic video, thank you!
First time seeing your channel. Great video. I've got the 27" version of this monitor... great display. Cheers.
What would you recommend if you also wanted a pivotable to portrait mode monitor?
Great video very informative! May I ask where can I get those screen savers with the guppys and Siamese fighting fish? Very cool. Anyone know?
Good choice! I moved from an Asus to a 27' BenQ for photography and am in love with it.
Which benq?
Hi. Can you tell me how works Backlight Bleed Test on this monitor?
I have the smaller 27" PD model (2K). I've had it for several years and it's been great. It will be interesting seeing your long-term response as someone who has used the stunning Apple Retina display. That panel is hard to beat.
Ive got the PD2500Q and love it
I got the SW271 BenQ. I like the vertical orientation and hood (s) for both vertical and horizontal orientations
That was great. I really enjoyed your format. I am looking for a photographic monitor. I too have a iMac 5K monitor. I will move to the studio when the M2 chip comes out. Will get a monitor at that time. I too was going to get a Benq based on reviews. But now, those issues would drive me nuts... I hope Apple has a 30+ inch 5k studio display soon. -- likely they will have a 6k studio in 2023 since 8k is hitting the market now. Thanks,.
THIS IS MY DILEMMA!!! I love it! Thank u!
How is the Performance? I heard from other ppl that because of the non native DPI scaling the performance of the mac studio got slashed. I read that for a good performance experiance you would be allowed a 27" 4k monitor. Ppl witz 32" 4k monitors were disapointed
Hi. What is the default esolution on the monitor for macos and what do you run it on. I hear macos has issues with 4K monitors. I'm kinda concerned. Do you have performance issues with it?
Runs the OS fine...only issue is it takes some time to wake up sometimes. 5-10 seconds is an eternity......
What is the RGB on this monitor and does that matter for product photography?
I’m so glad that you chose this monitor. Thats the same monitor I was debating whether to get or not. I think its the closest we can get to the Pro XDR sadly👍🏾😍
Can I use my iMac 27" as a monitor for the Mac Studio? How can I do that?
Question - were you previously using the iMac as a monitor for the Mac Studio? If so, how did you make that happen? I have a 2017 iMac 5K and the computer is slowing down (for photo editing), but the monitor works great. If I can avoid purchasing a new monitor for a while, that would be great.
I don't remember the keystrokes now, but you can press a combination of keys as you start up the iMac and will work as an extenal monitor. Make sure you are using a miniport display or thunderbolt cable to connect the Mac Studio to the iMac. Google what the keystrokes are and the actual cable you need.
I use an iMac 2009 as a monitor with MBP 2005 using the minidisplay cable or thunderbolt 2 cable, I don't remember which it is though at the moment.
Did you examine Dell Super Sharp monitors? Just curious.
Fab review as always! Thanks!
0:22 this is my second week researching to buy one next week, LOL. I thought I decided, UNTIL YOUR VIDEO POPED UP, LOL. So now I gotta see what you have to say.
Thanks. Studio doesn’t arrive to July. Plenty of time to get more confused!!
I looked up your monitor. It only has a 60 hz refresh rate not 120 or higher. Is that an issue when editing?