Studio Display

man the studio display xdr is probably one of apple's best worst products. on one hand, it's an awesome display with a high resolution and great color accuracy. on the other hand, it's pretty buggy (atleast from what i've seen, i don't actually own one). so buggy that updating it might brick it, lik

I specifically said if colour accuracy doesn't matter, then the Apple Studio displays represent poor value for most people. I am literally arguing that most people are fine with a generic high res monitor.

I consider myself a Retina display connoisseur. I tried the Studio Display years ago and quickly returned it because it wasn’t noticeably better than my LG 5Ks (see below). I tried the Samsung Viewfinity S9 and hated it. The matte coating made everything look really low quality. It wants to be more

I use a Studio Display and it’s been great for the past few years, I like the build quality and the integration with macOS. However, in 2026 the 60hz refresh rate really feels outdated, even the outstanding colour and resolution can’t make up for the overall experience. Avoid unless you barely need

Honestly, my Pro Display XDR (which I bought when the Studio Display XDR was announced) has an uneven enough backlight that I'm sometimes wondering if true 10-bit even is really a benefit of this particular model. And I'm guessing even if the Studio Display XDR is 8-bit+FRC that the computer still s

I played around with the XDR Studio Display at the Apple Store yesterday and I am absolutely sure I would notice if I had one and it was replaced in the middle of the night. The 120Hz vs 60Hz is really easy for me to notice. Color wise it might be tougher for me to notice, though I’m sure the amount

The way I see it, the Apple Studio Display is not a bad product if you ignore everything else on the market. The new non-XDR has all the same crap as the previous 5K Studio Display, namely: Single input means you can't even switch between e.g personal vs work Mac. 60 Hz refresh rate. Likely pixel re

First I think you need to decide how far down the monitor rabbit hole you want to go. If you want a color accurate display, you will want one with a 10bit panel and hardware calibration (built in LUT) - none of the Apple displays have that, even the Studio display is an 8bit panel with dithering for

Buying the regular ASD in 2026 is a waste of money, unless you really want dated display tech in an Apple-built product. It was decent in 2022. The XDR premium gets you something that can actually compete (and in some aspects beat) modern displays. It also matches the internal MBP display. Blacks, c

I have the first gen Studio Display and now an XDR next to it. I work in many fields, from UX/UI, Photography to video editing and grading. For the most part it’s hard to spot a real difference between these two. 120Hz is completely unnecessary for daily work. Brightness? They’re both limited to 600