Apple goes and creates a premium product priced accordingly, yet somehow forgets what its primary purpose is. A monitor isn’t a webcam or a surround-sound system-it’s a display first and foremost. I would gladly ditch the A13, Center Stage, and 6 speakers for HDR and ProMotion. But a 60 Hz SDR display with the same display specs as the old 27” iMac, at that price, is hard to justify. Looks like they didn’t learn from the commercial disaster that was the HomePod.
They are saving HDR for the 5000 dollar model which also no one buys. Lacking for professionals (watch HDTV’s review) and absurd pricing for avg consumers.
Completely agree. $1600 (€1799 in Europe…) is too much for a monitor with these kind of specs. If it included Face ID, 120Hz refresh rate, mini LED panel and an adjustable stand then, yes, it would be more than justified. As such, it’s basically an iMac 27” with a few extra bits and slightly improved brightness values. I really hope other brands start to offer similar designed monitors but with better specs at a more reasonable price…
@@rewanji Don’t forget that for just $200(?) more, you used to get an entire computer with that same display. I simply cannot imagine a slightly improved webcam and 4 additional speakers making up for that loss. (I’m not including True Tone, because that’s something you would expect to see included as an incremental update to the Mac as well.)
@@zecanard That’s what I feel. I’ve wanting to change my 2015 27” iMac for a more recent model, but these prices are not justifiable to me (and many others). Let’s hope Apple didn’t completely forgets the bigger format iMac.
Love Joanna’s takes on tech. I agree, for me a standard 4K USB-C monitor is more than enough for docking my MacBook Pro. It boggles me the Studio Display costs so much but still acts like a standard monitor and can’t do XDR like my miniLED laptop display neither does it have the adaptive 120hz refresh rate (ProMotion) I absolutely love, and now you’ve also proven the pretty good 1080p MacBook Pro webcam is still better than the 12MP one that should theoretically be able to do 4K.
You are completely ignoring the fact that 4K is just half the Resolution of 5K! 4K has just 8,3 Mio Pixels where 5K has 14,7 Mio Pixels. To compare this to types of Displays, even with some of a bigger screensize that make it worse, is redicoulus. It dose't make any sense!
That is a big exaggeration. There has to be about a million videos in production right now that will do nothing but tell you how horrible every Apple product is, some might even go on about how they and you should hate the colors, commercials, their customers, the event, the specs, anyone that thinks of buying or acquiring a new thing, hate hate hate. What are you watching?
@@tathan201120 Most of the major content creators are using Apple, that's probably why. I also rarely ever see negative information on Apple products, though they have been giving medium responses lately about Apple's "optimized" experience.
@@Lena-vw6ye they make two classes of products, good value consumer ones like the iPad range , M1 MacBooks, most iPhones, but also wildly overpriced accessories like their AirPods Max headphones that are no better than Sony XM4s or displays that are easily beat by a monitor costing a few hundred. Basically any of their products that don’t have an operating system can be substituted for better and cheaper alternatives but their OSes do offer good end user experience for most people unless you have specific needs.
@@User-cb4jm It's a preference issue. I don't use any of Apples products anymore and I've phased out of their ecosystem for a long time now. I just found that every little thing I downloaded and used on Apple was subscriptions, or multi-level access. I still have an iPhone but it's not my main phone.
I thought everyone now uses separate headphones or dedicated speakers instead of monitor speakers. The lack of adjustable height and rotation is pretty shocking on the other side.
Yeah, well some just like more integrated system especially if lacking space. But then this price isn't for regular home office use but too lacking for a proper professional monitor. The panel is great but not more impressive than the others in the same market and price. Its got some extra features that Pro users may not need anyways. Built in speakers and Webcam are better for home office use, but again too expensive.
Superb review - no punches pulled, and a touch of humour to stop it getting too dry. Integration with OS X controls (brightness; volume; etc) is nice to have, but the average specifications and performance (compared to competitors), plus very poor webcam performance and limited adjustability on the stand, really doesn't justify Apple's price tag.
they came a long way from that garage in california, Apple is not for the average computer user, thanks for keeping it real, i cant believe STEVE JOBS would want to go in this direction.
The problem is, there isn't really another 5k 27" on the market. The Ultrafine isn't available in most stores anymore. And there is nothing comparable with this build quality. But it's just very expensive
Glossy best by far. Color pops much more. Matte is knowlingly limiting your screen quality, maybe only good if you have no choice and if you sit in the full sun/light for some reason.
What about motion blur? What about text sharpness and reading experience? What about reflections? What about contrast and brightness? What about supported standards of video reproduction? ... Seriously, while a comparison video review is a nice idea, the methods and lack of basic knowledge (or maybe targeting a dumb audience?), makes it really useless.
So it is better? I loved the format, but I wish it went more in depth… in the end it seemed to be the better product, but the phrasing did not communicate that enough…
No $450 for a monitor is not a lot of money. The one thing people skimp on with their computers that they should not is the monitor. Long before flat panel monitors many of my heavy office work customers would but Sony Trinitron 15” and 19” CRTs because they were much clearer and didn’t hurt the eyes 👀. This monitors were $2499/$3699 and extremely popular. Macular degeneration fixes and other eye issues cost a lot more. Food for thought 💭
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Not only does the heigh-adjustable stand cost an extra $400, unlike its more expensive Pro XDR counterpart it doesn’t allow for rotation. If you want that functionality you’ll have to get the VESA mount version and use your own monitor arm/stand.
why in heaven's name does apple have "true tone" set on default for a SUPPOSEDLY PROFESSIONAL PRODUCT, WHAT PROFESSIONAL WANTS UNPREDICTABLE COLOR CHANGES AT RANDOM!??
Dude! Dan Silverman! I haven’t seen you since back in our days at Technicolor. That was like 15 years ago. Nice to see you man! Thanks for this review, very helpful.
you struggle to tell the difference between the LG and the Apple Studio because..it's the same panel! LM270QQ1 is the LG model no and the only difference is the 600 nits that Apple achieve using different hardware. Almost imperceptible to a naked eye.
Thank you for making this video Wall Street Journal. I was looking for a new monitor, and I'm trying to incorporate a 4k+ monitor into my work station. I am upgrading from dual 32 inch, 165hz, 1440p curved monitors, and a 27 inch IPS 1080p (portrait mode). I find it so weird that all these monitors were quite expensive and varied across the board. Buying a 4k+ monitor with IPS, 10 bit color, HDR, and P3 coverage can get pretty pricy, as high as $600 - $1000. I hope they're able to bring down the costs in the future. I'm going to just stick with my 1440p curved displays maybe for another couple years.
This is most likely the same, somewhat dated, panel that is in the LG. The webcam HAS to be improved by software. Some discussion of the speakers and sound quality along with Hey Siri functionality that is not found in the LG should have been mentioned. Hopefully Apple can revise this monitor in the future as the display needs improvement to match current standards.
Do you remember how Apple said you could "order the Studio Display with the tilt stand and bring it to your local Apple store to install the height-adjustable adapter?" Well, forget it. I set up a Genius Bar appointment and then called just to be sure they had the part. I was told that (1) I must come into the store first, (2) the appointment is treated as a repair ??? and they could then order the part, and (3) when the part comes in, you schedule a visit again. What is really bad (in Seattle area) is that distribution doesn't even have the part!?!?! When I ordered the Studio display, the height-adjustable version (+$400) would take another 3-4 weeks and I didn't want to wait. Anyone else running into this?
Apple monitors are the only ones with the laminated glass while all others have $1 plastic over the panel, and that makes a big difference in detail and contrast. 5k retina iMac is much better than even LG Ultrafine which uses the same panel, exactly because of that. No seeing that difference is just LOL :)
Good video. But not everyone does color grading. For productivity and development 5k makes a massive difference compared to 4K when you spend your day staring at text. 5k may not seem much more than 4K but it’s actually about twice as many pixels.
I'm a full time developer and can't make my mind up. Would you really recommend 5k over 4k? I'm upgrading from 1080p so really anything will be a leap for me lol
@@bedtimestories1065 Do you have a retina macbook pro (well any macbook pro since 2013+) ? If so do you find it annoying to stare at your non retina 1080p screen ? If you're looking at a 27" display, if you want the UI to have the "correct" size, you either have to go for a 1440p non retina or a 5k retina. With a 4k you'll either have a way too small UI, a way too big retina UI or a blurry "right size" UI. I've been using the LG 5k for 2 years and have been very happy with it.
Another good informative video. I have heard the LG Ultra Fine 5k monitors are having serious issues maintaining a consistent connection with the new M1 chip on the MBP. Have you heard or experienced this?
What a camera blunder right off the bat! Everyone is comparing monitors. I wish you had compared the whole bunch to the 5K 2020 iMac which is still at least if not better than the studio monitor and you can get it refurbished for a steal!
A better video title would be "Best Professional Computer Monitor." Especially since there are ultrawides on the market that normal users and professionals are turning to now. I'm running a 49 inch Samsung Super Ultrawide. I can guarantee you the Apple Studio Display would not work well for me. Running a AMD 5800X, RTX 3080Ti FE, through a 49" Samsung CHG90
Basically apple released 5K iMac in 2014 and in 2016 they put the same panels in LG ultra fine and now they use it in studio display. So technically speaking studio displays and ultra fine is the same just higher brightness by 100 nit
It's not the same panel. If you Google it they have different model numbers and the newer panel in the Studio Display is better with real 10 bit and not "fake" 10 bit (8+2) like the LG ultrafine and iMacs.
I really appreciate this comparison. So few people are comparing the existing (and cheaper) LG Ultrafine 5k to the newer -more expensive- Studio Display.
Apple is becoming underwhelming. It’s like every new major product release is missing something - almost what you want. It might be a charger, a cable, a port or a reasonable feature. All seemingly designed to gouge more money from you - I’m just getting sick of it. (I used to be an big Apple fan, and buy virtually everything they sold.) BUT NOT ANYMORE! The ONLY thing Apple NEVER surprises me with - is a REASONABLE PRICE!
It's interesting that Apple doesn't see the absurdity in the pricing of their studio monitor , versus what's available in the market. $450 for a monitor ? It's still a decent amount of money for a monitor - not cheap .
Thanks for the video, great stuff and honesty. I think Apple makes great products (as well as other OEM's). I think that Apple charges so much b/ the tech "media" and others keeps blowing sunshine up their butts and making excuses for their high prices (even though most of their products are NOT ground breaking). And people LOVE to brag that they paid $$ more for their Apple products than their counterparts and Apple is more than happy to oblige them.
A number of reviewers have criticized the Apple Studio monitor for being unable to represent true blacks on its screen. If you are doing photography work, that's important. Did you see true blacks on your Studio monitor or just various shades of grey? What did your color expert have to say about this?
It's definitely not a "smart" monitor, lol... That A13 is a joke, it does absolutely nothing but audio and webcam (poorly, btw) - which whatever device you plugged it into would be able to handle anyway.
Great review, thanks. Picking up the LG 4k 20% off on Prime Day. Just switched back to Mac and seems like a good pair for the M1 Mac Mini (and future Macbook Air). I already have an older LG 4k 34" Ultrawide and this 27" is exactly the same height. Just found out about LG's controlling software as well, never knew about it! Thanks again.
So... you are evaluating a monitor on it's...... sound quality and webcam...?! Studio display is simply a consumer display with a standard LCD panel, BUT in an overpriced Apple packaging with some useless extra gimmicks. Designed to people with absolutely no knowledge about tech - otherwise they would quickly realize that this is nothing more than an very overpriced product!
No Eizo Monitore, no Software testing ... monitor calibration vs software calibration -> compare the quality and color accuracy -> how you checked this? By eyes? You are joking, right? Wast of time.
This is the review I’ve been looking for I just needed someone to sit down and compare the display quality. Going to pick up the LG for £949. Not worth the extra £500 odd
The production value of this video is good, and there was a lot of time and effort put into making it, which I appreciate. However, the audio levels are wildly inconsistent.
Perhaps the test should have included the graphics card's resource consumption. If the implicit use case is the choice of a monitor for an Apple Silicon MacBook Pro, it's important to know when the GPU is called upon for display. And here, apart from the 5K pixel ratio, there's no saving grace… This reinforces the final ranking result.
People got understand one thing about apple monitors, they have the best yield on lg displays so they get the top tier lg displays from their production, thats why its premium even the construction its premium (aluminum not plastic) and many other factors. So its more than obvious you going to pay that and the brand
Color gamut! AKA color space. This otherwise excellent review ignores the issue of color space. Sad. Cheaper monitors are limited to the sRGB color space. Better monitors have a wider set of colors covering the P3 or Adobe RGB color spaces or both. The difference is only visible when you are comparing photographs shot or edited into a wider color space than sRGB. ALL of the screens on Apples newest devices offer the P3 color gamut. So in order to match the view on other newish Apple devices you need a monitor offering P3 color gamut. The $1300 LG and the $1600 Apple monitors in this comparison are both P3. Wider gamut monitors are always a lot more expensive. I do not know why. The internet is generally configured to show sRGB so depending on your needs an sTGB monitor might be fine. A P3 monitor should show sRGB images just fine because sRGB is a subset of P3. Which means that you will not see the differences unless you include in your comparison some photos shot or edited to P3.
Wonder how much Apple paid WSJ for this. And why suddenly is every RUclipsr comparing it to the UGLIEST monitor alternatives? A year ago everyone was promoting LG monitors like crazy and showing the best models.
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So the Apple monitor is better in almost every metric and as other reviews have pointed out can do deeper blacks than it’s only real competition but the 450 monitor it the one? Just listening to a review from a professional media editor that has gone through a few LG ultra fines and I realise that this bit of kit is not for me. Didn’t need this review to tell me I don’t need to buy tech that does things I won’t use. However a professional that needs the 5k colour correct monitor already has to pay 1300 dollars, I don’t think 300 more will really brake them. The main problem Apples monitor has with it’s target audience is that they are probably going to wait for a more expensive XDR Mini LED version. This is a business toy and compared to pro level monitors it’s cheep, compared to a home gaming monitor it’s expensive.
"That's why I brought someone with better eyes than me".
Dude with specs walks in!
Apple goes and creates a premium product priced accordingly, yet somehow forgets what its primary purpose is. A monitor isn’t a webcam or a surround-sound system-it’s a display first and foremost. I would gladly ditch the A13, Center Stage, and 6 speakers for HDR and ProMotion. But a 60 Hz SDR display with the same display specs as the old 27” iMac, at that price, is hard to justify.
Looks like they didn’t learn from the commercial disaster that was the HomePod.
They are saving HDR for the 5000 dollar model which also no one buys. Lacking for professionals (watch HDTV’s review) and absurd pricing for avg consumers.
Completely agree. $1600 (€1799 in Europe…) is too much for a monitor with these kind of specs. If it included Face ID, 120Hz refresh rate, mini LED panel and an adjustable stand then, yes, it would be more than justified. As such, it’s basically an iMac 27” with a few extra bits and slightly improved brightness values. I really hope other brands start to offer similar designed monitors but with better specs at a more reasonable price…
@@rewanji Don’t forget that for just $200(?) more, you used to get an entire computer with that same display. I simply cannot imagine a slightly improved webcam and 4 additional speakers making up for that loss. (I’m not including True Tone, because that’s something you would expect to see included as an incremental update to the Mac as well.)
@@zecanard That’s what I feel. I’ve wanting to change my 2015 27” iMac for a more recent model, but these prices are not justifiable to me (and many others). Let’s hope Apple didn’t completely forgets the bigger format iMac.
Love Joanna’s takes on tech. I agree, for me a standard 4K USB-C monitor is more than enough for docking my MacBook Pro. It boggles me the Studio Display costs so much but still acts like a standard monitor and can’t do XDR like my miniLED laptop display neither does it have the adaptive 120hz refresh rate (ProMotion) I absolutely love, and now you’ve also proven the pretty good 1080p MacBook Pro webcam is still better than the 12MP one that should theoretically be able to do 4K.
You should have mentioned stuff like image scaling and clarity of text. I don’t use my computer to watch films.
It's ridiculous that the guy said he prefers LG 4K display over the 5K studio display.
@@cookednick I was talking about the man, the color professional, who picked the two lg displays as the best.
you are right. that’s what i am concerning about
You are completely ignoring the fact that 4K is just half the Resolution of 5K! 4K has just 8,3 Mio Pixels where 5K has 14,7 Mio Pixels. To compare this to types of Displays, even with some of a bigger screensize that make it worse, is redicoulus. It dose't make any sense!
Respect her for this hot take. Feel like these days most of the tech review guys would never objectively finish a sentence degrading apple.
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That is a big exaggeration. There has to be about a million videos in production right now that will do nothing but tell you how horrible every Apple product is, some might even go on about how they and you should hate the colors, commercials, their customers, the event, the specs, anyone that thinks of buying or acquiring a new thing, hate hate hate.
What are you watching?
@@tathan201120 Most of the major content creators are using Apple, that's probably why. I also rarely ever see negative information on Apple products, though they have been giving medium responses lately about Apple's "optimized" experience.
@@Lena-vw6ye they make two classes of products, good value consumer ones like the iPad range , M1 MacBooks, most iPhones, but also wildly overpriced accessories like their AirPods Max headphones that are no better than Sony XM4s or displays that are easily beat by a monitor costing a few hundred. Basically any of their products that don’t have an operating system can be substituted for better and cheaper alternatives but their OSes do offer good end user experience for most people unless you have specific needs.
@@User-cb4jm It's a preference issue. I don't use any of Apples products anymore and I've phased out of their ecosystem for a long time now. I just found that every little thing I downloaded and used on Apple was subscriptions, or multi-level access. I still have an iPhone but it's not my main phone.
*I think your face is naturally grainy and washed out. It's not the webcams fault.*
I thought everyone now uses separate headphones or dedicated speakers instead of monitor speakers.
The lack of adjustable height and rotation is pretty shocking on the other side.
Corp greed at full display one more time
Yeah, well some just like more integrated system especially if lacking space. But then this price isn't for regular home office use but too lacking for a proper professional monitor. The panel is great but not more impressive than the others in the same market and price.
Its got some extra features that Pro users may not need anyways. Built in speakers and Webcam are better for home office use, but again too expensive.
@@kornkernel2232 Fair, it makes sense. Though I'd imagine that adjustable height is even more important in that scenario...
I subscribe to WSJ for Joanna's content
A monitor for Mac os review without PPI is not a review. 4K on a Mac is useless for retina.
Superb review - no punches pulled, and a touch of humour to stop it getting too dry. Integration with OS X controls (brightness; volume; etc) is nice to have, but the average specifications and performance (compared to competitors), plus very poor webcam performance and limited adjustability on the stand, really doesn't justify Apple's price tag.
Most people just need a $200 4k monitor.
Your $400 is kinda good already
Where can you get 200 usd 4k monitor?
@@rithondhar8171 in vietnam i guess...
Hey, the lg 5k and the studio use the excact same panel!
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they came a long way from that garage in california, Apple is not for the average computer user, thanks for keeping it real, i cant believe STEVE JOBS would want to go in this direction.
The problem is, there isn't really another 5k 27" on the market. The Ultrafine isn't available in most stores anymore. And there is nothing comparable with this build quality. But it's just very expensive
First world problem lol
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@@epicnova2010 read that mateview had bad compability for m1
Is 4K much worse tho? I heard that scaling on 5k is perfect, but what about Xdr and it’s 6k? It’s a non issue there?
I mean ppi on 4k is fine for me
Oh no, the LG 5k is out of stock. Jeremy Clarkson: oh no.
Quite an excellent video. Would definitely like to see you compare the matter vs glossy vs semi/glossy filters.
Glossy best by far. Color pops much more. Matte is knowlingly limiting your screen quality, maybe only good if you have no choice and if you sit in the full sun/light for some reason.
What about motion blur? What about text sharpness and reading experience? What about reflections? What about contrast and brightness? What about supported standards of video reproduction? ... Seriously, while a comparison video review is a nice idea, the methods and lack of basic knowledge (or maybe targeting a dumb audience?), makes it really useless.
It's for sure targeting a dumb audience. Terrible comparison video.
Oh well. I am a tech reviewer too- if these people claim themselves to be
I just love Joanna’s reviews! She is able to do non biased reviews well
So it is better? I loved the format, but I wish it went more in depth… in the end it seemed to be the better product, but the phrasing did not communicate that enough…
No Eizo ColorEdge?!?
No $450 for a monitor is not a lot of money. The one thing people skimp on with their computers that they should not is the monitor.
Long before flat panel monitors many of my heavy office work customers would but Sony Trinitron 15” and 19” CRTs because they were much clearer and didn’t hurt the eyes 👀. This monitors were $2499/$3699 and extremely popular.
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Not only does the heigh-adjustable stand cost an extra $400, unlike its more expensive Pro XDR counterpart it doesn’t allow for rotation. If you want that functionality you’ll have to get the VESA mount version and use your own monitor arm/stand.
why in heaven's name does apple have "true tone" set on default for a SUPPOSEDLY PROFESSIONAL PRODUCT, WHAT PROFESSIONAL WANTS UNPREDICTABLE COLOR CHANGES AT RANDOM!??
Dude! Dan Silverman! I haven’t seen you since back in our days at Technicolor. That was like 15 years ago. Nice to see you man! Thanks for this review, very helpful.
Such a waste!
you struggle to tell the difference between the LG and the Apple Studio because..it's the same panel! LM270QQ1 is the LG model no and the only difference is the 600 nits that Apple achieve using different hardware. Almost imperceptible to a naked eye.
Does apple really think that a professional or even a consumer buying a monitor would use it's speakers........ or its WEBCAM
Thank you for making this video Wall Street Journal. I was looking for a new monitor, and I'm trying to incorporate a 4k+ monitor into my work station. I am upgrading from dual 32 inch, 165hz, 1440p curved monitors, and a 27 inch IPS 1080p (portrait mode). I find it so weird that all these monitors were quite expensive and varied across the board. Buying a 4k+ monitor with IPS, 10 bit color, HDR, and P3 coverage can get pretty pricy, as high as $600 - $1000. I hope they're able to bring down the costs in the future. I'm going to just stick with my 1440p curved displays maybe for another couple years.
This is most likely the same, somewhat dated, panel that is in the LG. The webcam HAS to be improved by software. Some discussion of the speakers and sound quality along with Hey Siri functionality that is not found in the LG should have been mentioned. Hopefully Apple can revise this monitor in the future as the display needs improvement to match current standards.
Thanks for letting me know now that I just recycled my speced out 5K 27" iMac at Best Buy. Gone.
it s funny how you forget to mention that the LG ULTRAFINE IS A 693591 YEARS product.
Why put someone who hardly knows anything about displays in charge of reviewing them ???
Why not use the A13 to run an iPad OS natively or even just Apple TV OS.
I know the reason, because money.
Take the 4Ks out of the mix. Add in the outrageous priced hight adjustable stand option for the Apple gouge.
Why didn't y'all just play some fire stock copyright free music? LOL
Glad to see Gilfoyle is keeping up fine after Pied Piper
No mention how ppi effects the image quality between the monitors. Thats a useless video.
All I see in this thread is a bunch of people fanboying off this chick and not knowing anything about monitors lol
Do you remember how Apple said you could "order the Studio Display with the tilt stand and bring it to your local Apple store to install the height-adjustable adapter?" Well, forget it. I set up a Genius Bar appointment and then called just to be sure they had the part. I was told that (1) I must come into the store first, (2) the appointment is treated as a repair ??? and they could then order the part, and (3) when the part comes in, you schedule a visit again. What is really bad (in Seattle area) is that distribution doesn't even have the part!?!?! When I ordered the Studio display, the height-adjustable version (+$400) would take another 3-4 weeks and I didn't want to wait. Anyone else running into this?
ugh, having true tone turned on in the first place. i mean... and yes, i'm a colorist.
Apple monitors are the only ones with the laminated glass while all others have $1 plastic over the panel, and that makes a big difference in detail and contrast. 5k retina iMac is much better than even LG Ultrafine which uses the same panel, exactly because of that. No seeing that difference is just LOL :)
yeah. The same to u
Good video. But not everyone does color grading. For productivity and development 5k makes a massive difference compared to 4K when you spend your day staring at text. 5k may not seem much more than 4K but it’s actually about twice as many pixels.
I'm a full time developer and can't make my mind up. Would you really recommend 5k over 4k? I'm upgrading from 1080p so really anything will be a leap for me lol
@@bedtimestories1065 Do you have a retina macbook pro (well any macbook pro since 2013+) ? If so do you find it annoying to stare at your non retina 1080p screen ?
If you're looking at a 27" display, if you want the UI to have the "correct" size, you either have to go for a 1440p non retina or a 5k retina. With a 4k you'll either have a way too small UI, a way too big retina UI or a blurry "right size" UI.
I've been using the LG 5k for 2 years and have been very happy with it.
Good obs. I have a 23inch LG 1440p and I am happy with it. What in your opinion is a good resolution for 23inch?@@msaintmac
Anyone buying this must be a total sheep. Terrible pricing. a big no 👎
Would have been good to compare to cheaper monitors with local dimming, HDR, more brightness, quantum dots etc
The most worthless review but that’s what I expect from mainstream
Another good informative video. I have heard the LG Ultra Fine 5k monitors are having serious issues maintaining a consistent connection with the new M1 chip on the MBP. Have you heard or experienced this?
no not at all. perfect with my mac studio
Ain't Ijustine for sure marveling at every stupidity Apple throws at us.
What a camera blunder right off the bat! Everyone is comparing monitors. I wish you had compared the whole bunch to the 5K 2020 iMac which is still at least if not better than the studio monitor and you can get it refurbished for a steal!
they all look very soft compared to Dell UP3218K
Completely miss the important issues… you probably didn’t even like Apples $700 wheels for the Mac Pro a while back.
No mention of HDR performance in here at all. None.
finally a consumer focused review, its overpriced yep
Uh... recommend comparing the 8K Dell.
A better video title would be "Best Professional Computer Monitor." Especially since there are ultrawides on the market that normal users and professionals are turning to now. I'm running a 49 inch Samsung Super Ultrawide. I can guarantee you the Apple Studio Display would not work well for me.
Running a AMD 5800X, RTX 3080Ti FE, through a 49" Samsung CHG90
Basically apple released 5K iMac in 2014 and in 2016 they put the same panels in LG ultra fine and now they use it in studio display. So technically speaking studio displays and ultra fine is the same just higher brightness by 100 nit
It's not the same panel. If you Google it they have different model numbers and the newer panel in the Studio Display is better with real 10 bit and not "fake" 10 bit (8+2) like the LG ultrafine and iMacs.
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Why they testing audio for monitors tho
I really appreciate this comparison. So few people are comparing the existing (and cheaper) LG Ultrafine 5k to the newer -more expensive- Studio Display.
it's an old monitor with MANY reviews already, no need to compare it.
Seriously, is this "test" a joke?
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What scaling do you use for 4k on a Mac?
True Tone is awful.Turn it off.
Apple is becoming underwhelming. It’s like every new major product release is missing something - almost what you want.
It might be a charger, a cable, a port or a reasonable feature. All seemingly designed to gouge more money from you - I’m just getting sick of it. (I used to be an big Apple fan, and buy virtually everything they sold.)
BUT NOT ANYMORE!
The ONLY thing Apple NEVER surprises me with - is a REASONABLE PRICE!
It's interesting that Apple doesn't see the absurdity in the pricing of their studio monitor , versus what's available in the market.
$450 for a monitor ? It's still a decent amount of money for a monitor - not cheap .
What a pleasure to see her using same monitor I got. The LG monitor is totally worth bang for buck
This was a great test
I'm so spoiled by the MacBook 16" screen. I'd really like a monitor that supports an HDR workflow
why didn't apple just add and a HDMI input port to the iMac, would have bought that one!!
Thanks for the video, great stuff and honesty. I think Apple makes great products (as well as other OEM's). I think that Apple charges so much b/ the tech "media" and others keeps blowing sunshine up their butts and making excuses for their high prices (even though most of their products are NOT ground breaking). And people LOVE to brag that they paid $$ more for their Apple products than their counterparts and Apple is more than happy to oblige them.
Too expensive apple
I really like Joanna
No it's not worth lol
Is that Gilfoyle?
She’s funny.
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A number of reviewers have criticized the Apple Studio monitor for being unable to represent true blacks on its screen. If you are doing photography work, that's important. Did you see true blacks on your Studio monitor or just various shades of grey? What did your color expert have to say about this?
It's definitely not a "smart" monitor, lol... That A13 is a joke, it does absolutely nothing but audio and webcam (poorly, btw) - which whatever device you plugged it into would be able to handle anyway.
You're paying for the Apple Logo.
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Great review, thanks. Picking up the LG 4k 20% off on Prime Day. Just switched back to Mac and seems like a good pair for the M1 Mac Mini (and future Macbook Air). I already have an older LG 4k 34" Ultrawide and this 27" is exactly the same height. Just found out about LG's controlling software as well, never knew about it! Thanks again.
So... you are evaluating a monitor on it's...... sound quality and webcam...?!
Studio display is simply a consumer display with a standard LCD panel, BUT in an overpriced Apple packaging with some useless extra gimmicks.
Designed to people with absolutely no knowledge about tech - otherwise they would quickly realize that this is nothing more than an very overpriced product!
No Eizo Monitore, no Software testing ... monitor calibration vs software calibration -> compare the quality and color accuracy -> how you checked this? By eyes? You are joking, right?
Wast of time.
This is the review I’ve been looking for I just needed someone to sit down and compare the display quality. Going to pick up the LG for £949. Not worth the extra £500 odd
The production value of this video is good, and there was a lot of time and effort put into making it, which I appreciate. However, the audio levels are wildly inconsistent.
yyds
Perhaps the test should have included the graphics card's resource consumption. If the implicit use case is the choice of a monitor for an Apple Silicon MacBook Pro, it's important to know when the GPU is called upon for display. And here, apart from the 5K pixel ratio, there's no saving grace… This reinforces the final ranking result.
this apple advertisment helps wsj by letting customers watch wsj news in advanced monitor
People got understand one thing about apple monitors, they have the best yield on lg displays so they get the top tier lg displays from their production, thats why its premium even the construction its premium (aluminum not plastic) and many other factors. So its more than obvious you going to pay that and the brand
I don'T like your reporter she constantly orders Uber Eats and she NEVER tips
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What model of LG Ultrafine 4k uhd ips are you testing in this video? And the one that you love? :)
Color gamut! AKA color space. This otherwise excellent review ignores the issue of color space. Sad.
Cheaper monitors are limited to the sRGB color space. Better monitors have a wider set of colors covering the P3 or Adobe RGB color spaces or both.
The difference is only visible when you are comparing photographs shot or edited into a wider color space than sRGB.
ALL of the screens on Apples newest devices offer the P3 color gamut. So in order to match the view on other newish Apple devices you need a monitor offering P3 color gamut.
The $1300 LG and the $1600 Apple monitors in this comparison are both P3.
Wider gamut monitors are always a lot more expensive. I do not know why.
The internet is generally configured to show sRGB so depending on your needs an sTGB monitor might be fine.
A P3 monitor should show sRGB images just fine because sRGB is a subset of P3.
Which means that you will not see the differences unless you include in your comparison some photos shot or edited to P3.
Wonder how much Apple paid WSJ for this. And why suddenly is every RUclipsr comparing it to the UGLIEST monitor alternatives? A year ago everyone was promoting LG monitors like crazy and showing the best models.
the best working monitors are curved .... What is this for a stupid test???
In my professionell life we use all Dell curved 34 monitors...
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So the Apple monitor is better in almost every metric and as other reviews have pointed out can do deeper blacks than it’s only real competition but the 450 monitor it the one? Just listening to a review from a professional media editor that has gone through a few LG ultra fines and I realise that this bit of kit is not for me. Didn’t need this review to tell me I don’t need to buy tech that does things I won’t use. However a professional that needs the 5k colour correct monitor already has to pay 1300 dollars, I don’t think 300 more will really brake them. The main problem Apples monitor has with it’s target audience is that they are probably going to wait for a more expensive XDR Mini LED version. This is a business toy and compared to pro level monitors it’s cheep, compared to a home gaming monitor it’s expensive.