![]() ![]() Inside and out, nothing has been left to chance. The ports are all on the backside of the Pro Display XDR, and there's a hole cut out of the stand so you can easily route cables through it. As is typical for Apple, there’s no waste, with the power connector, Thunderbolt 3 port, three USB Type-C ports, and the stand connector being all you’ll find (aside from the Apple logo and the product name). The housing is crafted from ultra-sleek, super-smooth low-carbon aluminum and the round depressions on the back both facilitate ventilation and give the whole thing an otherworldly, sci-fi look that neatly completes the design. But-and I cannot stress enough how little I usually care about this-the Pro Display XDR also looks next-gen cool. ![]() Going back to “regular” PC monitors after bathing in these images was difficult enough. Our lab testing (with a Klein K10-A colorimeter and Displa圜al calibration software) confirmed Apple’s claims in all these areas, and showed tight adherence to color standards: The Pro Display XDR managed nearly identical coverage of both the sRGB and wider DCI-P3 color gamuts across its presets (with the out-of-the-box settings’ 106.7% for the former and 75.6% for the latter cleanly representative). No, you won’t see those max HDR brightness numbers in every case - 1,000 nits of sustained, full-screen brightness comes around all the time the 1,600-nit peak brightness, which in my testing I’ve found relegated to tiny pattern sizes, not so much - but you do see them, and they bring out sparkling new dimensions of reality and hyperreality to still and moving images alike. You’re also always getting top brightness whether you’re viewing SDR (500 nits) or HDR content. A total of 576 individually controlled (and factory calibrated) full-array local-dimming zones delivers sumptuous contrast (1,000,000:1, per Apple) that ensures blacks look infinitely inky next to blazing whites. And here’s a place where it really makes a difference. Apple frequently touts the Extreme Dynamic Range (XDR) capabilities of things like this, the MacBook Pro, and the iPad Pro, and the high contrast and brightness you get as a result. The quality of the display was also a step (or three) above what I’m used to. The quality of the display was also a step (or three) above what I’m used to, and the HDR performance delivers sparkling new dimensions of hyperreality to still and moving images alike. And the sprawling variety of built-in reference modes, which include presets for home and office use, HDR video, digital cinema, photography, print imagery, and Internet and Web work, further ensures there’s a usage scenario for everyone. ![]() And the tight integration between the hardware and macOS Monterey made it unfathomably easy to change the monitor’s specific settings and see the results immediately.Īs much as I love Windows, the ease of use here was incomparable. I could open photos at their full resolution and see intricate details with the 218ppi screen density, or work with 4K videos and still have plenty of room left over for Premiere Pro’s interface elements. Having unfettered access to 6,016 x 3,384 pixels (what Apple calls 6K) on a 32-inch monitor gave me an unprecedented amount of real estate for arranging the countless windows I tend to have open at one time. And though my job involves frequent use of Adobe software (primarily Photoshop, Lightroom Classic, and Premiere Pro) and office applications, I never would have concluded I would need the power something like this could offer.īut I forgot a classic computing rule: The more you’ll have, the more you’ll use. And, oh yeah, there’s the small matter of these two qualities combining into something that only hardcore professionals, particularly of the creative persuasion, are likely to need. But it’s also big: 28.3 x 16.2 x1.1 inches without the stand (which we’ll also get to). Yes, there’s the price (which we’ll get to). With the Pro Display XDR, however, that’s not an option. Though a monitor is critical for any desktop setup, it’s not something I’ve tended to think much about I’ve taken the path of least resistance and lowest expense every time I’ve had a choice. Of the three, the Pro Display XDR surprised me the most. ![]()
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