I mention this because it has a noticeable impact on point #2: backlight blooming. Both the $5,000 Dell UP3221Qand the $4,500 ASUS ProArt PA32UCX, though admittedly only 4K and not 6K monitors, boast similar brightness and, because they use Mini LED technology, are able to pack more local dimming zones into the display. This was accurate when it first came out, but it’s no longer the only monitor with this kind of feature set in this price range. Note that Apple likes to compare the Pro Display XDR to $30,000+ 4K reference displays. The only point that doesn’t really make sense is “off-axis viewing performance,” which is worse with LCDs (yes, even IPS LCDs) than OLED. OLEDs also do traditionally suffer from burn-in, which is a problem when using them for a computer monitor where some of the items on your screen don’t ever move. Modern OLEDs can only hit peak brightness of 1000 nits, while the Pro Display XDR can hit up to 1600 nits on up to 39% of the screen area at once, and sustain 1000 nits across the whole display indefinitely. I say again: it’s an LED-backlit LCD, not an OLED display.Īpple considered using OLED technology when they created the Pro Display XDR but opted for an IPS panel instead “for its better uniformity, sustained thermal and brightness performance, off-axis viewing characteristics, and resistance to permanent burn-in.” This quote is pulled straight from Apple’s white paper, and most of it makes sense. It’s an IPS LCD display with a backlight made up of 576 individually controlled LEDs. Monitor nerds, please forgive me for stating the obvious but the world of display terminology is so convoluted that it needs to be said: this is not an “OLED” monitor that can turn off individual pixels and therefore has “perfect” contrast. Here are some things you might not know, but should.

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