![]() It should remember your settings when you connect back to your Windows machine. You can connect it to a Mac and change the brightness. And there are no physical controls to change the brightness. By default, the display is set to full brightness, and when you try to use it in a dimmed room, you almost need sunglasses, so bright is it. The first problem you’ll probably run into is the brightness. I did not need to install any drivers the Studio Display just appeared as a webcam with a 2.1MP 16:9 output. The image is certainly not great and grainy during low-light conditions, but with enough light, it was not that bad. Some reviews mention that the quality is pretty bad but should become better once Apple releases a patch to the display firmware. But apparently, it is only supported when connected to macOS, which makes me think Center Stage is running on the Mac instead.Īnyway, the webcam just works. I’m not sure why, as the Studio Display runs a copy of iOS and an A13 processor, it definitely packs enough punch to do the image processing on the monitor itself. The webcam also works out of the box, but the Center Stage functionality is disabled. They just show up in Windows as audio input and output devices and you do not need any drivers at all. The speakers on this thing are just excellent. The first thing I noticed was the sound of the Windows startup chime thundering through my office. But there are some issues and you may need to use some workarounds. How does it work?Įven though Apple does not support using the Studio Display with Windows, pretty much everything works once you have it connected. Those only work one way, which is from USB-C to DisplayPort, so the wrong way for our purposes. What does not work is the simple USB-C to Displayport adapters. I haven’t tried it myself, but apparently, it also worked for connecting the Apple Pro Display XDR to a Windows machine. It basically combines the separate USB and DisplayPort signals into DisplayPort Alt Mode over USB-C. And it connects to your display using USB-C. The Wacom Link2 adapter connects to your PC using USB-A and DisplayPort. There is an alternative that might also work. The other USB-C port on my machine didn’t have that internal connection to the GPU, so it did not work. So all I had to do was plug in the Studio Display in that specific port, and it worked. So the internal GPU is already wired up to redirect that DisplayPort signal to the USB-C port. My HP EliteDesk has an internal Intel GPU and provides two external DisplayPort ports, but luckily it also has one USB-C port with DisplayPort Alt Mode. And for that, the graphics cards need to be hooked up so that it provides the DisplayPort signal to the USB-C controller. So that can only mean the Studio Display also supports USB-C input.īut once again, this does not mean that any simple USB-C port will work. They supported USB-C instead, and more specifically, DisplayPort Alt Mode over USB-C. And those did not have a Thunderbolt controller. When Apple announced the display, I noticed that it also supported specific older iPad Pros. Sometimes this involves manually connecting the DisplayPort output port of your graphics card with a cable to a DisplayPort input port on the motherboard. The graphics card needs to be hooked up in a way that the GPU can provide the Thunderbolt controller with a DisplayPort signal, which the Thunderbolt port then sends on to the monitor. So if your Windows machine has Thunderbolt 3, you might be in luck, and it might work right out of the box.īut that is not a given. But it is not that common on Windows machines. And that is fine for connecting it to a Mac because they all have Thunderbolt ports. The only input the display supports is a Thunderbolt 3 port, which uses a USB-C style connector. Unlike most monitors, the connection options are pretty limited. Connecting the display to your Windows machineįirst of all, we need to look at connecting the Studio Display to a Windows machine. I am now spoilt, and there is no way to return to that awful Samsung display. And now that I tried it, I think I might need to buy another Studio Display for the Mac Studio. I figured I could use it for my upcoming Mac Studio, but in the meantime, it would be an excellent replacement for that terrible Samsung display. But I had the opportunity to order one for pickup on day 1 of the Studio Display launch date. Once the Mac Studio becomes available again, I intend to buy one to replace my iMac Pro. The only thing okay about that monitor is its size and resolution: 4K at 32 inches, but otherwise, it is terrible. ![]() ![]() I run Mac and Windows because I develop software for both Mac and Windows and am currently using an ageing iMac Pro and a pretty good HP Elitedesk Mini connected to an awful Samsung M7 display. But unlike most people, I intend to use it for my Windows machine, which does not make much sense but hear me out.
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