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Pro Display XDR - Owners Thread
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It should not be making any buzzing noise.
Oh. just saw this. Huh, I've never noticed.
You will get some noise from a fan, no matter how hard you try. The fact that it's inaudible except when you go hunting for it is actually pretty impressive, considering the XDR has a pair of them.
My other thought was coil whine since the power supply is integrated into the display.
Yep, that could be either fan or power supply coil. I think it's totally fine until you start hearing this not only when you put your ear to the back of the display, but when you don't do anything strange with the display))
Thanks for all your clarification. As I said, I don't hear it when sitting in front of it. I only noticed it when adjusting the position of the display on my monitor arm and therefore was close to the back of it.
Good to know it is somewhat normal and nothing to be concerned about.
Good to know it is somewhat normal and nothing to be concerned about.
I am considering buying an Apple Pro Display XDR, but I'm considering if it's wise to wait to WWDC in June first, to see if there's any chance of a new product launch.
How do you rate the likelihood of a successor to the Pro Display XDR launching at WWDC 2024?
I currently have a 2022 Mac Studio M1 Max, so I am not even confident that it will be able to run a 120 Hz display or 8K for that matter (https://support.apple.com/kb/SP865?locale=en_US):
I probably won't be able to afford a purchase of a new Mac Studio in addition to a Pro Display XDR this year, if we indeed see new products, but I could probably invest in a display and upgrade to a new Mac Studio the next year. Perhaps 2025 is a more likely launch for new products. It is however starting to feel a bit awkward to pay premium price for a relatively old product (timewise) as the Pro Display XDR.
How do you rate the likelihood of a successor to the Pro Display XDR launching at WWDC 2024?
I currently have a 2022 Mac Studio M1 Max, so I am not even confident that it will be able to run a 120 Hz display or 8K for that matter (https://support.apple.com/kb/SP865?locale=en_US):
I probably won't be able to afford a purchase of a new Mac Studio in addition to a Pro Display XDR this year, if we indeed see new products, but I could probably invest in a display and upgrade to a new Mac Studio the next year. Perhaps 2025 is a more likely launch for new products. It is however starting to feel a bit awkward to pay premium price for a relatively old product (timewise) as the Pro Display XDR.
I think a new XDR is going to require Thunderbolt 5, unless the specs don't change. Presuming this won't appear until the M4, I suspect we have some time. Thunderbolt 5 has 3 times the display bandwidth, so would help with ProMotion 6k or whatever else the next XDR might have.
Certainly doesn't hurt to wait for WWDC if you're in no hurry.
Are you me?
Just finished saving for the XDR, but waiting to see if any updates drop in WWDC, and planning an upgrade to a M4 Studio next year!
Noob question... on the Apple website, it says the XDR can run at 6016x3384 resolution.
Are you guys actually using this resolution or do you have to scale it back a bit so everything isn't tiny and unreadable?
Only asking as I'm used to using ultrawide monitors (currently using a 57" Samsung at 7680x2160 on PC) and while I love the crispness of the XDR and high ppi count, I'm worried that a 32" will be to small for me as I often have multiple programs/windows etc open at once.
Are you guys actually using this resolution or do you have to scale it back a bit so everything isn't tiny and unreadable?
Only asking as I'm used to using ultrawide monitors (currently using a 57" Samsung at 7680x2160 on PC) and while I love the crispness of the XDR and high ppi count, I'm worried that a 32" will be to small for me as I often have multiple programs/windows etc open at once.
6016x3384 is just physical resolution, but the OS uses 200% UI scaling. You have to switch UI scaling to 200% on XDR.
With 200% you'll get even larger UI elements and fonts than on your 57" Samsung with 100% scaling.
My 4-year-old pro display xdr has developed the same noise, but I am pretty sure it's coming from fans.
In my case, the noise is noticeably audible in a quite environment, even when I sit in front of the monitor.
I suspect that over the years, dirts have attached themselves onto the fans, unbalancing fans rotation and making the noise.
As you guys can see from others' pro display xdr internals after it was disassembled (pro display xdr cannot be disassembled without damaging the screen).
I am not sure whether Apple would offer service to clean pro display xdr's fans. The best they can do is probably selling us another one at a slight discount.
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I'm perfectly happy to take it off your hands for you if it has become a distraction. 🙃
Although late to the party my XDR should arrive next week however I've since come to understand I may have trouble using it at full 6k on Windows bootcamp? Can someone please give a definitive yes or no or how to accomplish using the XDR display at full 6K on windows...
Mac Pro 7.1
Vega II
From what I understand the Vega II does not have DSC? Does that mean it can't drive the XDR in windows bootcamp at full 6k resolution 6K 10bit 60Hz and HDR output?
Thanks in advance
Mac Pro 7.1
Vega II
From what I understand the Vega II does not have DSC? Does that mean it can't drive the XDR in windows bootcamp at full 6k resolution 6K 10bit 60Hz and HDR output?
Thanks in advance
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Correct, Vega II does not have DSC. You need a AMD Navi GPU or Nvidia RTX GPU.
XDR doesn't support 6K60 HDR/10bpc unless DSC is supported or unless you can use a dual tiled HBR3 x4 mode over Thunderbolt.
I think dual tile HBR3 x4 works only in macOS and requires Thunderbolt from Titan Ridge or later and a GPU that supports HBR3.
Maybe you can get 6K with a custom timing or custom EDID.
Does AMD allow selecting 6bpc in Windows? HBR3 x4 could support 6K60 6bpc but I don't think the XDR supports HBR3 except for the dual tile 6K60 mode. Therefore, you may be limited to HBR2 x4 bandwidth. A dual tile 5K60 mode exists for dual HBR2 x4 over Thunderbolt. I don't know if you can create a dual tile 6K52 mode which would allow 10bpc over Thunderbolt. For single tile, HBR2 x4 can do 6K44 6bpc but I don't know how well the XDR supports custom timings.
Just got my Pro Display XDR this week and I am playing around with BetterDisplay (newest version). When all options are enabled (flexible scaling enabled, add custom resolutions directly to monitor etc.) I am getting some nice HiDPI resolutions that are higher than the default ones, but lower than the native resolution without HiDPI where everything is too small.
However, with many of them I am not getting the full brightness. I found that the resolution marked in green here gets me the full brightness, the other ones marked in red get around 30% less (with full brightness scaler).
Any idea why?
However, with many of them I am not getting the full brightness. I found that the resolution marked in green here gets me the full brightness, the other ones marked in red get around 30% less (with full brightness scaler).
Any idea why?
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So my XDR arrived and it's stunning under Mac OS at least.
Under bootcamp win10 I appear to have 6k resolution and HDR support with the vega Pro BUT...
HDR video streaming is off and if I attempt to toggle it on the screen flashes for a moment but then reverts and the option stays off?
I've updated the latest bootcamp drivers and w10 updates but no HDR playback?
Dxdiag says HDR supported too.
I did notice the display under device manager showed generic Plug and play rather than XDR but I do have the XDR under USB devices.
Bootcamp control panel correctly shows ProDisplayXDR too.
I've tried different resolutions, refresh rates and cables but the option stubbornly refuses to stay enabled.
I also added the Stream Video HDR flag to the registry but that didn't help.
Any ideas?
Under bootcamp win10 I appear to have 6k resolution and HDR support with the vega Pro BUT...
HDR video streaming is off and if I attempt to toggle it on the screen flashes for a moment but then reverts and the option stays off?
I've updated the latest bootcamp drivers and w10 updates but no HDR playback?
Dxdiag says HDR supported too.
I did notice the display under device manager showed generic Plug and play rather than XDR but I do have the XDR under USB devices.
Bootcamp control panel correctly shows ProDisplayXDR too.
I've tried different resolutions, refresh rates and cables but the option stubbornly refuses to stay enabled.
I also added the Stream Video HDR flag to the registry but that didn't help.
Any ideas?
I have the paid version and the brightness control itself works fine - but the brightness is not the same in all resolutions.
Anybody else using BetterDisplay with the XDR display?
So I got my ProDisplay XDR a few days ago. Works great on my MBPs through the CalDigit TS4 dock.
I am hoping I can hook it up to my desktop:
Trying to avoid too much cable shuffling.
Thanks!
I am hoping I can hook it up to my desktop:
- Motherboard: Asus ProArt X670E-CREATOR WIFI ATX(AM5)
- CPU: Ryzen 7800X3D
- GPU: RTX 2080 Super
Trying to avoid too much cable shuffling.
Thanks!
It definitely will work being connected directly to GPU using USB-C cable and you'll get all features working. As of TB, I couldn't get 6K (only 5K) using onboard TB4 controller. I also tried Gigabyte TB Titan Ridge card, but still no 6K.
Yep, I had to upgrade to a DP 1.4 cable, but works like a charm, and getting full 6k.
However, it looks like this motherboard has a feature where you can feed DP-out from the GPU into a DP-IN on the motherboard, and then run a USB4 (TB3) line to a dock which carries input and display signals, which would be great! Will report back if this works.
Can't set brightness in control panel but will try the workarounds suggested in this thread (works if I set it first in macOS).
Thanks!
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The good news:
Yes, on this motherboard (Asus ProArt Creator Wifi X670-E), you can plug the discrete GPU DP-OUT into the motherboard's DP-IN, and then connect the CalDigit TS4 to the motherboard's EC1 (top-most USB4/TB3 out) USB-C slot. You will get 5k (not 6k) display, and your mouse/keyboard all working through one cable, like everything else that uses the TS4.
The bad news:
If you are also running your peripherals through the same connection (the whole point of using the dock), it is unstable as hell. Lag, lockups, crashes, etc.
But direct connection from GPU and direct peripherals works great, no stability issues.