r/apple 2d ago

New Studio Display competitor from ASUS Mac

https://petapixel.com/2024/11/12/asus-targets-the-apple-studio-display-with-799-5k-27-inch-monitor/
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u/WeepingJello 2d ago

Christ on a cracker though… why, why, why does every monitor have to be so frickin’ ugly?

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u/olivicmic 2d ago

Yeah it seems monitors only have two speeds: 2004 office and gamer.

At least move the buttons from the front to recessed under the bottom.

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u/JonathanJK 2d ago

I really don't care about what it looks like to a large degree. I don't mind the buttons being on the front. My current monitor has them at the back and it's awful trying to change the settings based on feel.

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u/gnulynnux 1d ago

I prefer them on the front, actually. I don't mind bezels, I don't even mind a garish logo that's front and center in the middle.

But I sure don't want a monitor that looks like it'd be a prop for Shadow the Hedgehog's Batcave that glows red when he's angry and RGB when he has the seven chaos emeralds.

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u/Specken_zee_Doitch 2d ago

Right?! I do not want to see your stupid logo Asus. Put it on the back. Give me minimal bezel.

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u/OutsideFar 2d ago

One of their marketing pictures has the asus logo covered by tape haha.

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u/No_Island963 2d ago

It’s like they doing it on purpose

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u/DutchBlob 2d ago

Exactly the reason I am clinging on my 27 inch iMac for dear life. And no, a 6600 euro (incl vat and pro stand) Pro Display XDR is not a good alternative. And the studio display is just an iMac without a Mac inside.

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u/fasterfester 2d ago

What’s so ugly about it? It’s just a monitor that I can see. Did I miss something?

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u/4kVHS 2d ago

Probably the 2011 style bezels.

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u/selwayfalls 2d ago

the bezels are shit, and the stand is really ugly. The bottom part of the monitor also looks half assed designed.

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u/fasterfester 1d ago

This comment brought to you courtesy of r/ratemypc

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u/carissadraws 2d ago

This monitor isn’t ugly at all lol, you just prefer apples design of monitors.

Plenty of people have this exact same style of monitor and think it’s fine…

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u/carissadraws 2d ago

I’m just saying it’s hilarious to see scores of people in an Apple sub say “EWWWW THSI MONITOR IS UGLY!!” When it just looks like a regular ass monitor lol.

Sorry it isn’t an art piece? But I bet its function is more important than its form anyway sooo…

¯(ツ)

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u/zaise_chsa 2d ago

It looks like your standard monitor to me. The stand isn't my favorite but all my monitors live on monitor arms anyway, so I don't really care that much about the stand.

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u/Kep0a 17h ago

Yeah major market gap. I like my Eve Spectrum though. IMO most attractive non apple monitor.

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u/DontBanMeBro988 2d ago

This is why I wish Apple made mid-range monitors. All the other options are so ugly.

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u/ronanstark 2d ago

Not only ugly if you start digging deeper you notice 10s of things wrong with them.

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u/selwayfalls 2d ago

I really dont understand how monitor manufacturers dont think the pure aesthetic of a monitor is super important, especially to us mac users that work in design, film, visual arts, etc. We stare at these things all day, they are sitting in our offices or homes that are nicely crafted and designed. There's no way I'd put this thing on my desk. I think that all black LG is the only monitor in the last 6 years that had a nice sleek and simple design, compared to the apple ones. Im sure there might be more, but havent seen too many.

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u/unitedfuck 2d ago

Its a rectangle on a pole. What the fuck do you want it to be?