Comment by desideratum

12 hours ago

It's mind-boggling that Apple is considering the base 27 inch Studio Display with the same 4 year old panel, but with some new accessories slapped on an "upgrade".

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kllrnohj  9 hours ago

The base 27" wasn't even a new display 4 years ago, it's the same thing they were shipping in iMacs before that. It dates back to like 2017?

desideratum  11 hours ago

Oh, and if you want to utilize 120Hz on the XDR display, you're going to have to replace your perfectly functioning Mac.

> Mac models with M1, M1 Pro, M1 Max, M1 Ultra, M2, and M3 support Studio Display XDR at up to 60Hz. All other Studio Display XDR features are supported.

  • cosmic_cheese  11 hours ago

    Almost certainly due to bandwidth limitations on older versions of Thunderbolt. Full bit depth HDR 5k @ 120hz requires some absurd data thoughput.

    • realityking  10 hours ago

      I don’t think so. My M3 Pro is on the list as supporting 120 hz but it only has Thunderbolt 4.

      Also the base M4 doesn’t habe Thunderbolt 5 and it support 120 hz.

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  • kubik369  11 hours ago

    I don't really see your point. The chips mentioned do not have enough bandwidth on display outputs to support the monitor at 6K@120Hz. If anything, I find it surprising that Apple supports running the display in 60Hz mode instead of telling people to go pound sand and buy new Macs.