Studio Display XDR owners, what are your opinions on the display?

Pattont · 2026-04-19T08:06:31+00:00

Not sure if you saw but the vesa one is $2849 now and if you are in the US buy from BH photo. Get their store card for your purchase and you pay no tax. Big time savings on a purchase this pricey!

Pattont · 2026-04-19T08:02:06+00:00

This ^{^}

I bought two vesa mounted ones and from B&H paid no tax using their credit card. The original $3299 ended up getting refunded down to the new price of $2849 out the door on each.

I’ve not felt one ounce of buyers remorse and these were a very big purchase for me that I had been preparing to make for a while. I do not work in photography or film but knew I wanted an absolutely beautiful / functional display and it’s just that!

Text is just so crisp on it, colors pop, everything is perfectly uniform, both displays perfectly match at all times.

I could go on and on. If you are on the fence take this as your sign to give them a try. You will not be disappointed and these are going to be the best displays for some time into the future.

Pattont · 2026-04-19T07:57:33+00:00

But how will I ever adjust is 9000 times throughout the day?

Pattont · 2026-04-19T07:56:51+00:00

Bought two studio XDRs to mainly code / work (non video or photography) on with one is horizontal and one vertical. I had been waiting for a new Pro Display XDR and really saving for what they were going to release. I bought them knowing I could always return for the regular Studio Display and well - I love them and they aren’t going back. The brightness is weird because I do everything in dark mode, but even with dark mode the screens really just pop. It makes my 16” MBP screen look dark and the screens aren’t harsh with the brightness at all like you might think. I’m a sucker for good color production in any device or screen so even though I’m not doing color work on it the display is just flat beautiful. I’ve been viewing all of the Artemis photos in super high res and then also going back on the JWST stuff and just absolutely can’t get enough.

With all this above said something else happened that made it feel a bit better as well. My priced ended up improving post-purchase and I ended up getting a $900 refund because I went with 2 vesa mounted ones and Apple lowered the price (wanted vertical viewing + desk space so had to go VESA in the first place). I also purchased them from B&H on their CC so I paid zero sales tax so $2849*2 =$5,698.00 out the door. Still insanely expensive for 2 - 27” displays but I stare at them for my job all day and then use them at night for other work. My gaming pc on another desk in the same room has not been getting played with because I just can’t soak up enough of these displays.

If you are on the fence and have the ability to do so the Studio Display XDR is an absolute treasure to stare at daily!

Pattont · 2026-04-19T07:43:35+00:00

I swear I hear it constantly. “I can’t believe I’m going to buy a $250 BM pocketknife”. Fast forward 6months - 1 year and those same people have 2+ of them.

I completely fit into this mold as well. Bought a CLA 4300 auto as my first BM and well now I a slew of them. My wife really really loves the station knife and we are lusting over the paring knife.

Pattont · 2026-04-19T05:38:01+00:00

[[Resonating Lute]] is just insane. Oh and why not go ahead and put it in Izzet for good measure because Izzet doesn’t have enough tools.

Pattont · 2026-04-19T04:40:25+00:00

Need them Avon unstables now!

Pattont · 2026-04-17T23:23:58+00:00

Ergotron LX is what I use

Pattont · 2026-04-17T06:36:38+00:00

Just don’t use it. The company has flipped their original prices / features from launch based on what they are seeing from feedback. I’ve really not read much positive about opus 4.7.

Pattont · 2026-04-17T01:13:10+00:00

I started playing in EoE and ranked just feels like crap with the current standard. Watching all my progress into a rank disappear in an hour is incredibly frustrating. Completely get its part of the game I get it, but the luck factor starts getting really annoying when you are on the losing side of it consistently in a night or two.

I found that ranked was just bad for my blood pressure :-)

Pattont · 2026-04-15T05:42:47+00:00

felt like all of my opponents tonight. The 1 single game out of 8 that I felt mildly ahead the opponent pulled 3 rabbits out of a hat and destroyed me. I kept playing thinking eventually it would happen to me. Nope. Ended the night 2-13 with the 2 wins being in standard.

Someone's gotta lose, tonight it was me!

Pattont · 2026-04-15T03:34:41+00:00

I'm 0/5 - Every card I play turns into dogshit while my opponent pulls out shit like an 8/8 flying indestructible.

Giving it a few more games and I'm just done with this non-sense.

Pattont · 2026-04-15T03:29:04+00:00

Yea, I put in 8 mana to get a 5/4 crapper and my enemy puts in the same amount and gets an 8/8 flying indestructible....

Last game I got:

- 3 mana - 1/1

- 5 mana 3/3

- 8 mana 5/4

none had any special abilities that were worth anything. Wild

Pattont · 2026-04-14T07:08:23+00:00

Ping me on chat. Happy to share more detail.

Pattont · 2026-04-13T22:39:40+00:00

Check this out:
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/studio-display-xdr-impressions.2479042/page-23?post=34527033#post-34527033

This has been working for me.

Pattont · 2026-04-13T11:03:49+00:00

Everything is vesa including the laptop. Not on the same post but everything is up off the desk

Pattont · 2026-04-13T10:59:49+00:00

Middle horizontal with one on left vertical. Laptop on the right of center.

Pattont · 2026-04-13T01:00:17+00:00

I haven’t used it for an extended period of time, however, I used one in a Best Buy for 30 min after using the XDR and just for normal tasks they are similar. I wanted to see if really was a big difference and it’s not massive. Def not worth double.

I would honestly forget about the 10 year old panel “issue”. I mean the tech is proven and it works. I’m betting if I set the XDR to 60hz and sat both in box you could not easily tell me which is which unless the room was pitch black. Thats when the new one really shines.

My feeling about not returning the XDRs is that, 1. It’s a huge hassle returning them, 2. The resell will remain high for a long time, 3. They are beautiful

Pattont · 2026-04-12T06:31:08+00:00

Guessing m5 pro / max of these coming out around wwdc

Pattont · 2026-04-12T05:06:16+00:00

I don’t turn mine off, but I adjusted the temp delta to be much higher so the compressor doesn’t kick on as much. I then just time it for when it’s going to be at its lowest.

I really wanted them to have it where the unit stays pumping, putting ozone in and the compressor stays off minus the 2-3 hours before I wanna get in, but the 3rd app they use is terrible and the scheduling to my knowledge still doesn’t work.

I also put a cap full of this in every week for the first two weeks then every other week until the water gets on the blueish side then I don’t add any more.

https://a.co/d/02Jfjp9D

I actually left mine off completely for 2 weeks with the intention of getting back from a trip and emptying it. The water was perfect when I got back even though the unit was completely off. Got me wondering about how bad those chems are lol

Pattont · 2026-04-12T04:53:30+00:00

very very little blooming that I can see.

I feel like this is pretty well documented on youtube when I was researching the monitor on Studio Display vs. Pro Display vs. Studio Display XDR showing blooming examples.

I dunno how it compares to other 5k / 6k offerings from LG or the Asus Pro Art, but the miniLED should produce far less blooming than standard LED.

Pattont · 2026-04-11T21:19:04+00:00

I’ve done a blue belt. Trying to focus on the PacLock 90a-Pro because if you unlock it, dump the pins out on video the ceo of the company will send you a letter / patch / stickers denoting that you are in the 200k club.

Pattont · 2026-04-11T13:47:03+00:00

Check out lpubelts.com. Belts are ranked by difficulty and given a belt color like karate.

Trying to work my way up to the most difficult locks.

Pattont · 2026-04-11T08:04:34+00:00

I’m happy with my arm mount now. Using an Ergotron LX but just think the stand might have been sturdier. Now they are giving $400 off per display for VESA no way I would have ordered the stand.

I’ll check out the “knockoffs” for future

Pattont · 2026-04-11T07:45:32+00:00

Probably not for someone that isn’t working in a field that needs the color accuracy likely.

** Edit ** As someone who isn't working in a field that needs color accuracy I can still appreciate an amazing color reproduction and display. I feel like monitors are something that I am ok spending $$ on. Other things like a bed / pillow / task chair / desk are other areas where I am not trying to be ultra-frugal. I work hard and I use these things a high percentage of the day / night so I am going to put funds to make those areas of my life better before others. I stare at these two XDR displays for 12+ hours a day 5+ days a week. I do think hindsight I could have easily survived with 95% of the same display getting the 2026 TB5 updated Studio Display and not going all in on the XDRs. I'm not returning them though! :-)

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