Its 600 nits of brightness was also more than enough for my dimly lit office - that's a good thing if you're planning to use one right by a sunny window.

The Studio Display isn't technically an HDR screen, but it can still take advantage of the wider color range from HDR streams. Its wide P3 gamut support allows colors to pop off the screen, which is particularly noticeable when working with high-resolution photos. For them, there just isn't another option.ĭespite my frustrations with so many aspects of the Studio Display, it's still a very nice looking 5K LED screen. I've talked to several Mac fanatics who are still running the company's defunct Thunderbolt monitor, and avoided upgrading to the issue-plagued LG UltraFine 5K, who immediately preordered the Studio Display. It's a monitor built expressly for the company's devotees-the sort of user who demands a 5K screen that can accurately render MacOS, and who scoffs at the cheap plastic frames that plague the competition. And really, it's not meant for anyone who'd consider a non-Apple product. I get it, the Studio Display isn't made for me.

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