27/30″ monitors for new Mac Pro (w/ D700s)?

[Oliver Peters]

There are no 30″ Apple monitors any more. You can use any monitor with a DVI-to-MDP adapter, though.

– Oliver

Oliver Peters Post Production Services, LLC
Orlando, FL
http://www.oliverpeters.com

[Chris Harlan]

I have a 27 Dell and a 27 ASUS; both WQHDs are terrific. The Dell U2713H is the same price as the Apple, but has better color performance and a matte screen, which I hands-down prefer. It does not have pass-through TBolt, but does have a USB3 port, and acts as a nice docking station for me. The ASUS is a couple of hundred dollars cheeper and doesn’t have as many frills, but is a solid monitor with good picture. I enjoy working on both.

[Marcus Moore]

ACDs pop up on the Apple Refurbished Store from time to time for $799. I’ve bought several refurbished displays from Apple over the years and have never had an issue.

[Brett Sherman]

This is the cheapest one I’ve found at $450. I have one, it works well.

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/828572-REG/HP_Hewlett_Packard_XW476A8_ABA_ZR2740W_27inch_LED_Backlit.html

[Bret Williams]

Nice. I read a review that said it used the same panel as Apple, but has the anti-glare coating so it’s not quite as sharp. I wonder if Apple is coming out with a newer version any time soon that has the antiglare tech of the iMac. But of course it’d cost twice as much.

[Rich Rubasch]

For the money we do like the ASUS….I think I have 8 of them on 4 systems. Went to them over the Dell ultra sharp. So far so good. With some tweaking of the apple color sync custom profile and monitor’s internal settings we have a pretty good match to our external Plasmas.

Rich Rubasch
Tilt Media Inc.
Video Production, Post, Studio Sound Stage
Founder/President/Editor/Designer/Animator
https://www.tiltmedia.com

[Oliver Peters]

I’m not a fan of dual 27″ monitors. I’ve worked that way and the edges are too far apart for me. Here’s a nice alternative. Dual Dell 23″ on a common stand.

https://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=bsd&cs=04&sku=DU2312

– Oliver

Oliver Peters Post Production Services, LLC
Orlando, FL
http://www.oliverpeters.com

[Brett Sherman]

I find the timeline a bit too crowded on a 23 or 24″ monitor. Not enough vertical space. My current setup is 27″ main and 24″ for events. It works well. Although I don’t think I’d have an issue with two 27″ monitors. I tend to divide my time up working on the timeline or digging through footage, so I’m not going back and forth constantly.

[Oliver Peters]

[Brett Sherman] ” My current setup is 27″ main and 24″ for events.”

Back in the days of the plastic bezel Apple displays, I worked on one system that had a 23″ and a 17″ (4×3). This actually worked the best, because the bigger monitor was centered and the smaller to the left for bins. This felt the most natural to me. I wish Apple would give us options beyond a single 27″ for that reason.

– Oliver

Oliver Peters Post Production Services, LLC
Orlando, FL
http://www.oliverpeters.com

[Lance Bachelder]

I went with the LG dual 27’s and love them – great color and contrast:

https://www.lg.com/us/monitors/lg-27EA83-D-led-monitor

However, to match the sexiness of the new Mac Pro I’d go with dual Samsungs – by far the best looking monitor out there right now and would look fantastic with the new Mac.

https://www.samsung.com/us/computer/monitors/LS27B971DS/ZA-features

Lance Bachelder
Writer, Editor, Director
Downtown Long Beach, California
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1680680/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1