Apple Studio Display - Owners Thread

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One quick question for those who own a Studio Display and maybe found a way to work with both a windows pc and a mac.
Is there some thunderbolt switch (or equivalent) by which one can connect both the windows pc and the mac to the studio display without continuously detaching/attaching cables?

BONUS question:
In your opinion, will we see an OLED studio display anytime soon?

I use cabledeconn usb-c switch with XDR

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Works well

 

[gabicava83]

Been using the screen for over a week. I bought three, however only setup the one to test it out so far.

In general, I like it, it is nice and clear (very sharp) Looks good, I like the screen being glossy believe it or not and aesthetically it looks great.

I go on conference calls quite a bit, I have noticed that the audio in general is good my side however lots of people are complaining about the mic not being great, sounding very tiny. When I change the mic to the MBP 16" M1 Max, it sounds a lot better for them (no obstructions).

Additionally, from different people, they have asked me what has happened to my camera, as in the quality has deteriorated and is very laggy. Again, when I change to the MBP, they state it is miles better.

All in all, I am rather pleased even though I have to change the way the mics work by default, change the camera (not essential but still a nice thing).

Sadly, I am torn if to keep them or not, I think for the £4600+ investment, I am not sure it is worth it for me.

Sad times

 

[xraydoc]

Been using the screen for over a week. I bought three, however only setup the one to test it out so far.

In general, I like it, it is nice and clear (very sharp) Looks good, I like the screen being glossy believe it or not and aesthetically it looks great.

I go on conference calls quite a bit, I have noticed that the audio in general is good my side however lots of people are complaining about the mic not being great, sounding very tiny. When I change the mic to the MBP 16" M1 Max, it sounds a lot better for them (no obstructions).

Additionally, from different people, they have asked me what has happened to my camera, as in the quality has deteriorated and is very laggy. Again, when I change to the MBP, they state it is miles better.

All in all, I am rather pleased even though I have to change the way the mics work by default, change the camera (not essential but still a nice thing).

Sadly, I am torn if to keep them or not, I think for the £4600+ investment, I am not sure it is worth it for me.

Sad times

I know people rag on the ASD's camera, but I've never heard anyone describe it as "laggy."

Perhaps people are seeing the Center Stage effect and thinking it's buffering of some kind? You can turn that off and manual center/zoom the image. See if that helps.

I use my ASD's camera for Zoom & WebEx all the time and not once has anyone at the other end complained or commented on the image quality, nor have they commented on microphone quality, though that could be unique to your room's environment. And about that -- test the microphone by recording yourself and listen to the playback. Perhaps somehow yours is defective. Just a thought.

 

[MisterSavage]

I use my ASD's camera for Zoom & WebEx all the time and not once has anyone at the other end complained or commented on the image quality, nor have they commented on microphone quality, though that could be unique to your room's environment. And about that -- test the microphone by recording yourself and listen to the playback. Perhaps somehow yours is defective. Just a thought.

Same here. I do a few Zoom/Google Meet sessions a month and don't have that. The image quality is definitely better if I use continuity camera with my iPhone, but not one cares if I don't.

 

[Wheel_D]

My refurb ASD's board died, wouldn't turn on. Thankfully it was within warranty.

Oh, dear. How old was your unit? It couldn’t have been too old if still under warranty.

 

[MisterSavage]

Oh, dear. How old was your unit? It couldn’t have been too old if still under warranty.

My logic board (which eventually needed to be replaced) gave me problems from the first time I tried to update the software of the ASD.

 

[ascender]

Same here. I do a few Zoom/Google Meet sessions a month and don't have that. The image quality is definitely better if I use continuity camera with my iPhone, but not one cares if I don't.

I’ve been using ASD cameras since launch for multiple video calls a day on Zoom, Teams, WebEx, Slack and Google without any issues or negative comments. Even now, the quality of the camera looks as good as, if not better than the majority of others.

I suspect that’s the same in a lot of corporate environments where the priority is just to have everyone on camera - to be able to be seen and heard clearly - and image quality is very much secondary for day to day stuff.

 

[Rafterman]

I needed a second monitor, in addition to my ASD, that can act as a second monitor for my Mac, and my Surface Studio Laptop 2. So, since ASD doesn't accept two inputs, I tried out the Samsung Infinity S9 5K Thunderbolt 27" display.

It's actually pretty good and matches the ASD in specs, including 220 dpi. It comes matte only, and it looks good. Plus, unlike the ASD, it can connect to two computers and can lift up and down and even rotate for no additional charge. (comes on Apple. seriously?) Samsung has them down from $1599 to $699. Then I got another $200 off for education, leaving the price at $650 delivered. Couldn't resist that and glad I bought it.

 

[diggy33]

I needed a second monitor, in addition to my ASD, that can act as a second monitor for my Mac, and my Surface Studio Laptop 2. So, since ASD doesn't accept two inputs, I tried out the Samsung Infinity S9 5K Thunderbolt 27" display.

It's actually pretty good and matches the ASD in specs, including 220 dpi. It comes matte only, and it looks good. Plus, unlike the ASD, it can connect to two computers and can lift up and down and even rotate for no additional charge. (comes on Apple. seriously?) Samsung has them down from $1599 to $699. Then I got another $200 off for education, leaving the price at $650 delivered. Couldn't resist that and glad I bought it.

Where'd you find it for that price??

 

[Rafterman]

Where'd you find it for that price??

Samsung's web site. But I see now the sale is no more. But they put it on sale regularly. Probably still has the $200 eduction discount though.

27" ViewFinity S9 5K Monitor LS27C900PANXZA | Samsung US

Discover the latest features and innovations available in the 27 inches Viewfinity S9 5K monitor with Thunderbolt technology, matte display and smart monitor features.

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