Dezine Zync

Some Additional Notes

Some additional notes on my Studio Display post I posted earlier today:

Thunderbolt 3

I baffles me as to why Apple chose to use two DisplayPort 1.2 streams instead of a single DisplayPort 1.4 stream on supported Thunderbolt 3 controllers.

My MacBook Pro 14” will use a single DP 1.4 stream, but my Hackintosh will use two DP 1.2 streams. The Intel JHL7540 does support DP1.4 streams but the Studio Display will instead choose to complete the handshake using two DP1.2 steams.

Apple Studio Display

I received my Studio Display (Standard stand, standard glass) late Friday evening. Spent a good part of the weekend setting it all up, configuring all the required reference modes I would need.

The best part: It worked with my Hackintosh with a litte bit of tinkering. And everything works.

Initial Thoughts

A13

The A13 makes absolutely no sense. It handles the camera (which, as you may have already read, is terrible at the moment), handles the spatial audio bit (which is a hit-or-miss especially playing audio through Apple Music) and not much else. Its mere pressence complicates internal wiring so the extent of the display being a Smart Display. It cannot take AirPlay input on its own, or process HDMI signals (it doesn’t even any other input sources), or have anything to do with managing the USB ports on the back panel (that I know of).

Image Quality

🤯🔥💯

Yup, those 3 emojis pretty much sum up my feelings. Combined with the capability to configure various reference modes, it’s the display you should get if you need 5K and everything else this display comes with.

Did I mention it also works with Windows? And games look incredible on it. I’m most probably spending the upcoming weekend playing Forza.

The Stand

The default stand configuration actually is perfect for my personal setup. It’s at the same height (or probably 2cm taller) compared to my previous setup.

The Bezels

Why are they so big? Why, Apple! Why!?

The Build

The Studio Display is built to last! Or atleast it feels like that. But I’m still going to get AppleCare for it given Apple’s recent track record with hardware and random stuff breaking with OS updates. Considering this monitor ships with an A13 chip, and there has already been an incident (now resolved) of people unable to update the firmware on it, I’m skeptical.

4.5/5 ⭐️

Got To Eat

Got to eat fresh river fish today (after many years) thanks to my mother-in-law who managed to procure some specially for me and her daughter-in-law. What a legend.

The Winds Have

The winds have blown The clouds have moved on The sun is out

…and Pune’s air quality has spiked 😣

The More I

The more I use async/await in Swift, the more I believe it to be an obvious inclusion.

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Tranquility Trust

Tranquility & Trust

Woke Up Just

Woke up just in time to capture today’s morning blue hour. Moon in scene at 53° above horizon.

Last Year In

Last year, in its last week, I ordered a coffee machine. I put that transaction on a no-cost EMI plan with my card vendor. 

That was the last EMI I setup on the card, or any of the cards I have. 

My new year’s resolution for 2021 was achieving financial independence. No more EMIs, pending card bills or similar credit items.

And I’m happy to write that I’ve successfully done it. It was hard, and tricky, especially considering I had no active source of income for about 3 months. 

Careful planning, tracking expenses using Pockity (something I’m building when I get some free time) and budgeting helped me get through the year. 

Looking forward to another year, and for as long as it takes for this to be become a habit. 

One Of Best

One of my best still-life shots from the iPhone from this year. Revisited it, re-edited using Pixelmator 2.0 on the iPhone. Love the colours I was able to setup and the overall future-noir mood.