Apple Studio Display

The Apple Studio Display is a series of LCD and CRT displays introduced in 1998 and marketed by Apple Computer. After the 1999 introduction of the widescreen Apple Cinema Display, the Apple Studio Display line ran concurrently until it was originally discontinued in 2004.

With the exception of the last legacy model, the 5:4 17-inch Apple Studio Display, all older Studio Display models had an of 4:3. These Apple Studio Displays offered (often misidentified as "DB-15"), VGA, DVI, or ADC as their display inputs. Some additional inputs also accepted by Apple Studio Displays included ADB, USB,, , , and.

In 2022, the brand was revived with the 27-inch Studio Display.

15-inch flat panel (1998–2003)
The first Apple display using LCD technology was known as the Apple Studio Display (15-inch flat panel). It was introduced at the 1998 Expo alongside the 300 MHz beige Power Macintosh G3 desktop and had an initial retail price of 1,999. MacWorld Magazine's Seybold conference coverage said the pricing "would have been considered aggressive a few months ago, but given recently plummeting prices for LCD monitors, Apple's display should be in the middle of the pack."

It has connector for connecting the display to a computer, and 2 ADB ports, an  and  port, s for audio, and a headphone jack. Although it was intended to be paired with the Power Macintosh G3, its blue and translucent plastic design was ahead of the G3 models which were still beige at the time. It is the first translucent Apple product since the eMate 300, predating the iMac G3 by a few months. The Studio Display requires System 7.5 or later, and has a brightness of 180 cd/m2.

Power Macintosh G3 Blue and White Styling
The Studio Display received its first major revision at MacWorld January 1999 with "ice white" and "blueberry" styling to match the new Blue & White Power Macintosh G3, a brighter panel (200 cd/m2), and a lower retail price of US$1,099.

In August 1999 it was replaced with a model featuring DVI and USB ports with a white and graphite exterior styling.

Power Macintosh G4 Styling
In July 2000, a model featuring an ADC port and a clear plastic three-legged stand based on the 22-inch (55 cm) Apple Cinema Display was introduced. It was discontinued in January 2003. All 15-inch (35 cm) Studio Displays had a native resolution of 1024x768 pixels.



CRT models (1999–2002)
CRT-based Apple Studio Displays in 17-inch (43 cm) and 21-inch (53 cm) sizes were introduced in January 1999 with connectors and "blueberry" and white exterior styling to match the Blue & White Power Macintosh G3. In August 1999 the exterior styling was changed to "graphite" and white to match the Power Macintosh G4. In July 2000, the 21-inch model was dropped and the 17-inch changed to a clear enclosure with ADC connector. Apple stopped selling CRT displays in May 2002. The "blueberry" 17-inch CRT is notorious for flyback failure, and Apple issued a recall in 2003.

15 and 17-inch flat panel ADC (2000–2004)
The 15-inch Studio Display (M2454) was introduced in 2000 and was introduced with the iconic G4 Cube. In May 2001, Apple released a 17-inch Studio Display (Model No: M7649) with a native resolution of 1280x1024 at an MSRP of $999. On January 28, 2003 the price was lowered to $699 and the 15-inch Studio Display was discontinued, leaving the 17-inch Studio Display as the last available model in the Apple Studio Display line, with no successor in sight. In June 2004, Apple retired the 17-inch Studio Display and the Apple Studio Display line in favor of their widescreen line - the Apple Cinema Display.

27-inch Studio Display
The 27-inch Studio Display was introduced in March 2022 with a high resolution 5K LED Retina display with 14.7 million pixels, and six speakers capable of producing spatial audio. It features three USB-C ports, a Thunderbolt port, and a 12 megapixel ultra-wide front-facing camera with Center Stage. It also includes its own Apple A13 Bionic chip running a full version of iOS 15.4 with 64 GB of storage to manage spatial audio, Center Stage, and Siri. Options include a choice of a tilt-adjustable stand, tilt-and-height-adjustable stand, or VESA mount adapter, and standard anti-reflective or nano-textured glass.

Legacy support
Older Studio Displays with ADC and DVI connectors are no longer supported as of OS X 10.9 (Mavericks).