Apple has a better track record of updating iMac display tech than display tech

Apple is finally making the standalone 27-inch display we've all wanted since 2014. In the process, Apple killed off the Intel 27-inch iMac with no plans to release an Apple silicon-powered version this year. This may be disappointing for fans of large all-in-one PCs, but it could be a sign of Apple's display ambitions - or not.

For the sake of this argument, let's set aside the 4.5K iMac (which doesn't come with Nanotexture) and the 6K Pro Display XDR (which doesn't come with a stand).

Apple’s latest four standalone displays for under $6,000 include:

• 27-inch Studio Showcase (2022)
• 27-inch Thunderbolt Display Screen (2011)
• 27-inch Cinema Monitor (2010)
• 24-inch Cinema Monitor (2008)

These are four display changes in 14 years .

Meanwhile, in the iMac world, you can easily point to four display enhancements in just a few years:

• 5K resolution
• P3 color gamut
• Original Sound Display
• Nano Textured Glass Option

Apple Studio Display offers or includes each of these features, but the point is that Apple used hardware iterations of the iMac to include support for New enhancements to the screen.

These changes were never more than a few years old before being added. Compare that to how quickly Apple's standalone monitors are updated. For eight years, Apple has made the display in the iMac far more than a standalone display.

In short, Apple has a better track record of releasing new features in iMac monitors than standalone monitors.

So where does this leave us? Here's a question I'm considering: Will Apple update the Studio Display with iterative display enhancements every two years or so, or will iMac hardware updates drive the release of iterative display enhancements?

Only time will tell, but I wouldn't think a display model priced between the Studio Display and Pro Display XDR would be able to keep up with the demand for iterative display changes in iMacs over the past few years.

Features like variable refresh rate and HDR support seem more likely to appear in a mid-range monitor than a Studio monitor updated in two years at the same price—although that's where I'd be tempted to be wrong.

But what about the next P3 color gamut or True Tone or optional Nano Textured Glass? Will features of this caliber in newer iMacs make their way to newer Studio monitors at roughly the same price in the next few years?

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