[David0Selznick]

the studio display is the LG Ultrafine 5k displayport MST display in an aluminum shell.

studio display does not use the more advanced displayport 1.4 compression in the 32" 6k xdr. Apple is effectively selling a panel that first came out in 2014 when imac 5k was introduced.

You can even argue the base Studio Display is overpriced because 10th gen imac 27" 5k with the same panel plus a whole computer is 1799

[buffington]

Funny thing is a 10th generation iMac with the 5k panel probably costs a lot less than $1799 these days. I can't even find it to buy on Apple's site. I'd guess you can find a refurbished, or new units outside of Apple, for a lot less than what the new Studio Display costs.

While it sounds a bit crazy, it might be worth going that route too.

I've been using a 27" 5k iMac mostly as a monitor for the entire pandemic so far. It's the biggest display I can fit between the closet walls I work from. It took some fiddling to get the setup right, but what I ended up with works really well for me:

* I remote into my work machine using the built in Screen Sharing app (which is really just a VNC client)

* The remote machine is connected to the iMac over ethernet and sits on a shelf above me in the closet

* I use macFuse and sshfs so that the work machine's drives can be mounted on the iMac

I rarely, if ever, notice any image quality issues or input lag with this setup. The directly wired network connection helps with that.

Aside from the benefits of the display (which, to this day, is still the best I've ever used), you get a full computer.

That means I can have a video call going on on the work machine, CPU pegged, while the iMac compiles stuff without competing for CPU.

Given the $1599 price of the Studio Display, and used 5k iMacs near me going for about $700, it's a no brainer. I'd still go this route if I were wanting a new high resolution monitor.

[evanelias]

They silently discontinued the 27" imac yesterday: https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/8/22967616/apple-27-inch-ima...

[prewett]

According to LG's website, the only 27" 5k display actually on sale is $1300 (and it is out of stock), and it is not adjustable, does not have a 12 Mpx camera, and does not have fancy speakers. Given how impressive the 2018 MBP speakers are, I expect the Studio Display probably sounds pretty good. $1600 seems like a reasonable price for all that.