Wade Tregaskis:

28% fewer pixels for 34% fewer dollars—so technically better value, if you don’t really care about screen real-estate. But that extra real estate is really valuable, and Apple have now apparently ceded the large display market to… well, mostly the tumbleweeds. Sure, there’s technically other 6k displays, like the LG, the Dell, or the Asus, but while they have some advantages—less than half the price, most notably—they have real big disadvantages—like low brightness and poor contrast ratios.

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After more than six years, I was hoping for an improved Pro Display XDR, not merely a small version.

I am so disappointed Apple decided to discontinue the 32-inch Pro Display XDR. After so many years, I assumed Apple would at least maintain the product and push an update similar to the 27-inch version they just released, but obviously they didn’t see enough traction with this high-end, limited-audience display and just decided to scrap it entirely. As Wade said, while the new 27-inch Studio Display XDR features are welcome improvements, downgrading to a 27-inch main display is not something I’m interested in. I will likely just accept the lower brightness and contrast ratios of something like the LG UltraFine evo because, for me, the screen real estate and density are far too valuable.

The Pro Display XDR had the price tag of a high-end computer, and while I could personally justify that cost—it’s something I look at all day, every day for years—I understand that for most people a $5,000 display was not even a consideration. Everyone I know who owns a Pro Display XDR loves it (even with its flaws like blooming, et cetera), and we were all hopeful there’d be a new version at some point.

For now, I’ll hold onto my current display for as long as I can, hoping LG and others continue to improve features of their 6K 32-inch versions. But at some point this Pro Display XDR will have to be replaced, and I’m very disappointed it won’t be with another Apple display.