![]() ![]() If you simply need "a nice external monitor that works well with your Mac," that's very easy and not very expensive. Sure, you can get used to anything once you get used to it, but it's not standardized. Color-casts going this way and that, color-depth all over the map. Now, go into a Wal-Mart and look at the PCs. If you walk into a Mac retail store, one thing that you may not immediately notice is that e-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g in the store. ![]() If you're doing final-approval for a magazine cover before a million copies of it are printed, "these things matter." And, if you are doing motion-picture work, or printing-industry "pre-flights," that's exactly what you require and will pay for. Which ones would you recommend? Let us know in the comments section below.Apple's big monitors are calibrated, just like its computer displays are. There are, of course, many great high-def monitors out there. The 30-incher, with higher pixel resolution, goes for about $900.Īnd if you dig that Joshua Tree wallpaper on caliform’s display, here it is. You can get the 27-inch Dell listed below for about $300. Or you can get well under a grand with a plenty of 4K displays. You can get the 5K UltraFine LG, or a slightly smaller LG UltraGear with a higher refresh rate for gamers, for about $1,300. What you get won’t be a Pro Display XDR, but it will be nice. Not that this is all about money (though of course it is), but you certainly don’t have to spend $6,000. Other popular choices mentioned in the post are Dell UltraSharp displays - we link to 27-inch and 30-inch screens below - and a 32-inch BenQ monitor with 3840 x 2160 pixel resolution. With high-def monitors, you want to see that second number at 1440 or higher. By another, more commonly seen measure, the 5K LG has 5120 x 2880 pixel resolution. We list a 27-inch 5K and a 32-inch 4K below.īoth the XDR and the 5K LG have up to 218 pixels per inch (PPI), which can display extraordinarily crisp detail. Several people mentioned LG’s UltraFine line as the “closest thing” to the XDR. Second, go for 5K or one of the better 4K displays. A new M1 Mac of some sort might be a good choice. So what do the rest of us buy? Commenters in caliform’s post had some solid suggestions, listed below.įirst, have an adequate computer to keep up with the display. ![]() I think M1 drives it well but I’d be sure it’s fast enough.” Adequate alternatives I found it to slow down my i9 MBP way too much though. “It is so great to have so much resolution and screen quality. “It’s honestly the best investment I’ve made,” caliform said, replying to gushing praise. Something only a person who insists on having the best of everything or who does a certain type of color- and/or high-test photo- or graphics-intensive job might need. Introducing Apple Pro Display XDR, the world’s best pro display. And dynamic range that transforms the professional workflow. Over a billion colors presented with exceptional accuracy. An astonishing 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio and superwide viewing angle. The first 32-inch Retina 6K display ever. The magnificent Pro Display XDRįirst, though, what’s the big deal about Apple’s fabulous XDR, other than the stupefying price tag?Īpple says “Believing is seeing” and much more: Even without the super-premium display, you can tell by the massive, custom-made, motorized redwood desk and the Mac Pro under it that there might be a few bucks around the house. That’s among the first questions in the comments section of social media posts about the XDR. ![]()
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