Someone’s going to put something with a “SAMSUNG” logo next to their expensive Mac? As an aside, it’s rather pathetic that Apple does not make high-end monitors. Heck, for starters, all it needs to do is make an iMac without the internals and the chin. Lol I do have to keep the MacBook Pros away from the Samsung fridge too. On your aside, I don't have an iMac but the last few Apple monitor I have owned have all suffered from a weird darkening area that creeps in from both sides in a non-uniform almost organic structural way. It isn't visible most times but on an all white screen very noticeable. This hapened with a pair of 30' Apple Cinema displays and has again with my current 27' Apple LCD.
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Edited August 29. As to the title. Maybe it should just say for your Thunderbolt 3 Macintosh. If the Mac mini gets upgraded as reported, it should be needing a high quality monitor as well. I miss my old Apple LED Cinema Display- too bad they decided to get out of the business. Same for Airport Extreme Base stations. Right now I am enjoying my H-P 32' UHD Monitor.
They had them for fire sale prices at Best Buy when I bought mine, so I brought it home and it performs well. Display Port and HDMI support. Only thing I needed was a Mini Display Port to Display Port adapter.
Can't get the embedded quotes right: MacPro originally said: On your aside, I don't have an iMac but the last few Apple monitor I have owned have all suffered from a weird darkening area that creeps in from both sides in a non-uniform almost organic structural way. It isn't visible most times but on an all white screen very noticeable.
This hapened with a pair of 30' Apple Cinema displays and has again with my current 27' Apple LCD. Then said I am not sure that the monitor on the iMac has this problem? I say: My 27' iMac display did this.
I ordered it 2-days after the 27' was announced in Nov 2009. I was ready to buy pre-announcement, but didn't know 27' was coming. When I heard it I almost feinted with delight. Anyway, great description by MacPro, that's exactly what happened. 'Organic darkening', ameoba-shaped, crept in (from the top).
Esp noticeable on the grey-bootup screen. Not really noticeable when any image is shown, but clean-white it was as MacPro says.
I was nervous about the Genius bar not 'seeing' the issue (think car-dealership-evil), but a few days before AppleCare ended, I hauled all 30-lbs of it to a Genius Bar and upon power up (grey-screen still), the Genius instantaneously said (with funny accent): 'Oh that's ObNOXious', and ordered the $597 screen-part under applecare. I had it back a few days later and it's been fine ever since. Coming up on 9 years overall.
My use case is just internet, e-mail, and 56,000+ family Photos in one always-growing mega-library. Off-Topic: Deeply Loved iPhoto and everything about it. Frustrated by Photos which seems like a step backwards (but I know it's me). Edited August 29.