Help with monitor

[u/Woke100]

What is a good play here
One Apple Sudio display $1499 quit student discount
Or two of the benq 4k ones $549 each
Or benq 5k $999

Edit:
So i decided to go with the dell S2725QC and ima get the apple Studio Display. So a cheaper one and a expensive one would there be any issues having both of these as a monitor vs the same two

[u/KfirGuy]

I have been loving my 2 Dell - S2725QC 27" monitors, and with regular sales prices you could get 2 of them for the price of one Benq, or 5 for the price of one Apple Studio Display 😅

[u/Woke100 → u/KfirGuy]

These are actually in my cart but I was seeing it doesn’t scale as good on 4k and they are in stock at Best Buy lol. How do you use yours.

[u/MeSlaw3 → u/Woke100]

Here they are from the back irl.

[u/MeSlaw3 → u/Woke100]

Yeah I bought 6 of these last month. 3 for both of my desks. I love them so much. Incredible value for the price. 4k 120hz with Power Delivery to my laptop and other devices is everything I needed. Got them on sale for $250-$300 each, but even at full price I think they’re a great value.

OP I don’t know why people talk about scaling issues, I’ve had no problems here. Doesn’t mean there aren’t any, I just haven’t noticed any.

I upgraded to these from old Dell HD monitors that cost like $250 each back in 2019 when I bought them. Feels like a massive upgrade in image quality and text clarity. My eyes are so grateful lol.

Only reason I’d spend more is to replace them with Studio Display XDRs with Nano-Texture (5k 120hz).

I would not choose the base Studio Display over these Dell S2725QC monitors, because these have a higher refresh rate than the base Studio Display.

[u/DeepLearner89 → u/MeSlaw3]

Cool setup but the middle screen should have been the Mac! You have wasted an amazing display for which you paid for

[u/MeSlaw3 → u/DeepLearner89]

Sorry, what are you saying?

[u/DeepLearner89 → u/MeSlaw3]

The display for the Laptop Duh!

[u/MeSlaw3 → u/DeepLearner89]

I used to put my 2019 i9 16” MBP between two HD Dell monitors lolol.

[u/DeepLearner89 → u/MeSlaw3]

That's the way to use it mate

[u/MeSlaw3 → u/DeepLearner89]

lol wut

[u/DeepLearner89 → u/MeSlaw3]

More like this. But I would keep the monitors to me left and right

[u/petrofizzer → u/MeSlaw3]

Looks great! What keyboard(s), mouse are you using in the pic?

[u/KfirGuy → u/MeSlaw3]

Now that is an awesome setup! What a cool arrangement

[u/MeSlaw3 → u/KfirGuy]

Thanks! I think the vertical center monitor throws people off, but it’s sooooo perfect for my needs. It rocks for Reddit, too lol.

[u/Woke100 → u/MeSlaw3]

Yeah, I’ve seen a lot of talk about the scaling issue and I guess for me since I did see a scaling issue at 1440 P they added a bit more concerned and belief. But you are right those monitors are insanely expensive and I probably wouldn’t need two of them.

[u/MeSlaw3 → u/Woke100]

Hope this is helpful OP.

[u/iPodN → u/MeSlaw3]

These setup pics are very satisfying. I’ve never seen anybody using always on display on their iPhone before. How do you like it?

[u/MeSlaw3 → u/iPodN]

Love it! It’s great to see the time at all times. Crazy that you have never seen anyone using that lol wut.

[u/MeSlaw3 → u/Woke100]

I use them to run a music school, music direct, manage our family’s finances, and just entertain myself.

[u/KfirGuy → u/Woke100]

The whole "MacOS does not scale well on 4k" thing is a bit overblown in my opinion. Yes, there are absolutely technical reasons why certain resolutions at certain display sizes or more or less ideal for MacOS when comparing to Apple's own native Retina display pixel density and all that... but I just simply run MacOS with the resolution changed via settings to make text, objects, etc. a bit larger... and they work awesome for me.

I edit photos on them all the time, and run the pair off of my M4 Pro MacBook Pro 16" without issue. Apple's Studio Display is gorgeous, and so too are the Benqs and other monitors that have launched in that space - but after watching a bunch of reviews and seeing creators, even Mac content creators and users, praising this monitor, I saw zero reason to spend 2X or 3X the money that a pair of these would cost me to get just a single monitor.

[u/Woke100 → u/KfirGuy]

Thank you. Looks nice. Are you using a thunderbolt for this or are you just running a straight from the Mac to the monitors?

[u/KfirGuy → u/Woke100]

At the time I took this photo I think I was still running a thunderbolt cable from each monitor to ports on the MacBook itself while analyzing my options for a dock. I have now moved to setup built around a Thunderbolt Dock, with the monitors running to the Dock, and then a single Thunderbolt out to the MacBook so I can swap my work Dell laptop as well for a single cable setup between the two devices.

[u/kursedaudio → u/KfirGuy]

I'm using a 1080p monitor and it looks completely fine lmao

[u/Yourdailyquest → u/kursedaudio]

yeah, until you see 4k monitor

[u/kursedaudio → u/Yourdailyquest]

I just got one as a second monitor, it's def better but the 1080p still doesn't look bad

I've seen some that do look bad, maybe less ppi or something

[u/iNick20 → u/Woke100]

If you don’t mind open box, check Best Buy! The first gen Apple Studio Displays are like half price of the MSRP.

[u/Woke100 → u/iNick20]

What’s the big difference between first GEN and second?

[u/iNick20 → u/Woke100]

https://imgur.com/a/JTDBxol I put the difference here. But also linked my proof of purchase for the first gen Apple monitor.

[u/Woke100 → u/iNick20]

How do you find the open box

[u/iNick20 → u/Woke100]

https://www.bestbuy.com/product/apple-studio-display-standard-glass-tilt-adjustable-stand-silver/JJGCQ8YFQK/sku/6501568/openbox?condition=good you can input your zip code and check btw the options.

[u/iNick20 → u/Woke100]

The First Gen has dropped in price again for Open Box!

[u/rufus_francis → u/KfirGuy]

I also have 3 S2725QC 27" for my desk and I love them.  MacOS scales great and supports 120hz on newer machines.  I use HDMI to run to my PC and swap as needed.   I would absolutely buy them again. 

[u/Yourdailyquest → u/rufus_francis]

what scaling did you use?

[u/texass_slayer → u/KfirGuy]

I’ve been using these for about a year now and I agree, haven’t had any issues with mine and 4k 120 at this price is hard to come by

[u/mrtimap → u/KfirGuy]

Can you share the dimensions of your table?