Apple rumoured to release 27 inch mini-LED display in October

Cromulent · 20 May 2022 at 16:17

Apple's Rumored 27-Inch Mini-LED Display Now Said to Launch in October

Apple now plans to release a new 27-inch display with mini-LED backlighting in October due to the Shanghai lockdown, which has resulted in production...

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throwaway4372 · 20 May 2022 at 16:20

isn't "micro-LED" the good thing? presumably "mini-LED" is something else that sounds like micro-LED but isn't?

Cromulent · 20 May 2022 at 16:24

throwaway4372 said:
isn't "micro-LED" the good thing? presumably "mini-LED" is something else that sounds like micro-LED but isn't?

No idea I'm afraid. Although if it is more affordable than the Studio display I'll be more interested in it.

LiE · 20 May 2022 at 16:56

Mini-LED is what they have on the current 14" and 16" MacBook Pros. They call it the Liquid Retina XDR.

This rumoured display will be pricy, if the Studio Display is anything to go by.

Studio Pro Display XDR

HACO · 20 May 2022 at 17:05

I'm guessing $3500-4000.

throwaway4372 said:
isn't "micro-LED" the good thing? presumably "mini-LED" is something else that sounds like micro-LED but isn't?

Micro-LED is the good thing and the expected successor to OLED. That's at least 3-4 years away from consumer electronics, probably even more. Current Micro-LED TVs (99" from Samsung) cost about $150,000.

Feek · 20 May 2022 at 17:16

2 x 27" monitors in a year? That'll be surprising if it happens.

Minstadave · 20 May 2022 at 17:21

LiE said:
Mini-LED is what they have on the current 14" and 16" MacBook Pros. They call it the Liquid Retina XDR.

This rumoured display will be pricy, if the Studio Display is anything to go by.

Studio Pro Display XDR

As I understand it Mini-LED is a type of local dimming which has issues with blooming. Micro-LED is meant to be per pixel illumination like OLED so doesn't have blooming.

LiE · 20 May 2022 at 17:35

Minstadave said:
As I understand it Mini-LED is a type of local dimming which has issues with blooming. Micro-LED is meant to be per pixel illumination like OLED so doesn't have blooming.

That’s right, mini-LED does have blooming.

Broken Hope · 23 May 2022 at 19:29

Minstadave said:
As I understand it Mini-LED is a type of local dimming which has issues with blooming. Micro-LED is meant to be per pixel illumination like OLED so doesn't have blooming.

MicroLED literally has a separate LED per colour, so 3 per pixel, the problem at the moment is getting the LED's small enough for a 'normal' sized panel and also the fact they haven't got manufacturing sufficiently cheap enough yet, you think on a typical 4k display that's like 24 million separate LEDS that need installing.

chaparral · 23 May 2022 at 21:00

LiE said:
Mini-LED is what they have on the current 14" and 16" MacBook Pros. They call it the Liquid Retina XDR.

This rumoured display will be pricy, if the Studio Display is anything to go by.

Studio Pro Display XDR

The 12.9 ipad pro also has a mini led display