Only use Apple's special cloth to clean Pro Display XDR
Engineered to exacting tolerances using only the best materials and cutting-edge processes, Apple's Pro Display XDR is a special piece of equipment. And to protect the $5,999 nano-texture version, Apple recommends using only the special cloth that comes in the box.
Apple on Tuesday issued a somewhat ominous warning in a support document detailing how to clean the new Pro Display XDR.
While a soft microfiber cloth and cleaning solution might be fine for conventional displays, Pro Display XDR owners are told to "use only the dry polishing cloth that comes with your display to wipe dust or smudges off the screen. Don't add water or use other liquids to clean the nano-texture glass."
A more pointed decree is included in a not-so-subtly highlighted box below the initial recommendation.
"Never use any other cloths to clean the nano-texture glass," Apple says.
Words like "never," "don't" and "prevent damage" bristle the neck hairs of even the most intrepid early adopters, especially those who just shelled out $6,000 for a 32-inch display.
What, exactly, sets Apple's polishing cloth apart from lesser linen is unknown, but the special accessory is apparently designed specifically for the nanometer level glass etching Apple calls "nano-texture." Introduced as a matte option for Pro Display XDR, the nano-texture version is not a coating but an etched layer designed to maintain image quality and reduce glare by precisely scattering incident light.
Apple notes that replacements are available if one should lose the cloth included with each Pro Display XDR purchase.
The non-nano-texture variant, which uses "standard glass," can be cleaned with Apple's polishing cloth or microfiber cloth.
Boasting a 32-inch 6K Retina Display with a resolution of 6,016-by-3,384 pixels, Pro Display XDR is packed with advanced technologies like a 2D backlighting system with 576 blue LEDs, custom lenses, a proprietary timing controller and power system capable of outputting 1000 nits of sustained brightness. Like other Apple screens, the XDR features a P3 color gamut and adds true 10-bit color depth.
Apple's Pro Display XDR went on sale today at a starting price of $4,999, not including the $999 stand. The nano-texture iteration comes in at $5,999.
Apple on Tuesday issued a somewhat ominous warning in a support document detailing how to clean the new Pro Display XDR.
While a soft microfiber cloth and cleaning solution might be fine for conventional displays, Pro Display XDR owners are told to "use only the dry polishing cloth that comes with your display to wipe dust or smudges off the screen. Don't add water or use other liquids to clean the nano-texture glass."
A more pointed decree is included in a not-so-subtly highlighted box below the initial recommendation.
"Never use any other cloths to clean the nano-texture glass," Apple says.
Words like "never," "don't" and "prevent damage" bristle the neck hairs of even the most intrepid early adopters, especially those who just shelled out $6,000 for a 32-inch display.
What, exactly, sets Apple's polishing cloth apart from lesser linen is unknown, but the special accessory is apparently designed specifically for the nanometer level glass etching Apple calls "nano-texture." Introduced as a matte option for Pro Display XDR, the nano-texture version is not a coating but an etched layer designed to maintain image quality and reduce glare by precisely scattering incident light.
Apple notes that replacements are available if one should lose the cloth included with each Pro Display XDR purchase.
The non-nano-texture variant, which uses "standard glass," can be cleaned with Apple's polishing cloth or microfiber cloth.
Boasting a 32-inch 6K Retina Display with a resolution of 6,016-by-3,384 pixels, Pro Display XDR is packed with advanced technologies like a 2D backlighting system with 576 blue LEDs, custom lenses, a proprietary timing controller and power system capable of outputting 1000 nits of sustained brightness. Like other Apple screens, the XDR features a P3 color gamut and adds true 10-bit color depth.
Apple's Pro Display XDR went on sale today at a starting price of $4,999, not including the $999 stand. The nano-texture iteration comes in at $5,999.
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(I wonder if a desktop wallpaper photo of a huge spider's face would work…)
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The cloth is ordered though service. The part number exists, but it doesn't pull up pricing yet. Give it a week or two and talk to your local Apple Store or AASP (authorized service provider).
If it was 55" I'd be interested.
Yeah, except people are too stupid to read signs. I read a story once about a guy who sat on a 2000 year old chair from some Chinese dynasty in a museum and broke it, and he had to go past a railing, climb up on the pedestal and ignore the sign. Can't you just see the office cleaning staff spraying this monitor with Windex and wiping it off with a paper towel?
Or Clorox, like a house keeper we once had used on a very nice leather sofa we also once had.