saarek

lkrupp said:

saarek said:

One of my friends, who happens to be black, was showing off his S23 Ultra to me today. He bought it for one simple reason, the iPhone takes pictures of him that are about on par with most other smartphones whereas the S23 Ultra takes pictures that really capture his skin tone and features.

I have to admit, eye balling pictures he'd taken on his Samsung vs a recent picture I had taken on my iPhone that he did look better on the Samsung Pictures.

Well, you make the point. I submit that there is NO objective way to compare cameras. People are people and we all have built in personal biases and preferences when it comes to color, focus, composition, etc. I sincerely don’t think it’s possible to quantify the quality of a picture, much like audiophiles arguing which speaker reproduces the sizzle of the hi-hat cymbal more clearly.

It’s unusual for one camera to win hands down in every category. Typically most modern smartphones have a “good” camera, with good simply meaning that the average person is happy dumping that photo on Facebook, or sharing it with friends.

Really it’s amazing just how far phone cameras have come over the last 20 years or so and I look forward to a seeing where they will end up.

The iPhone 14 Pro Max finally made me give up my Sony Camera and lenses. There are times where my Sony would undoubtedly get far superior photos vs my iPhone. But I just couldn’t be bothered dragging around a camera bag anymore and for 99 out of a 100 photos my iPhone would produce a comparable image.

Largely, at least with the flagship phones, I think you’re right. There isn’t much in the race and each phone can take better photos than the competition in certain scenarios.

One of my friends, who happens to be black, was showing off his S23 Ultra to me today. He bought it for one simple reason, the iPhone takes pictures of him that are about on par with most other smartphones whereas the S23 Ultra takes pictures that really capture his skin tone and features.

I have to admit, eye balling pictures he'd taken on his Samsung vs a recent picture I had taken on my iPhone that he did look better on the Samsung Pictures.

StrangeDays said:

saarek said:

Stabitha_Christie said:

The hysteria over a handful of updates for a product that people don't even own is hilarious. 

Who is being hysterical? Do you disagree that the prior Cinema Displays I referred to did indeed ship, work perfectly from day one and not require updates to perform their function?

The Studio Display has had numerous issues, from the webcam to the speakers, problems with some not turning on or randomly rebooting, etc. That's what happens when you take something simple, like a display, and make it all unnecessarily complicated.

Of course you presumably disagree with me on this and therefore think I am being hysterical, whereas in reality I am simply pointing out the absurdity of the situation.

Counterpoint: you don’t even own this monitor that you’re complaining about. 

You're right, I don't. I own the Pro Display XDR, so this would be a huge step down from that. I kept the 30" Cinema Display because it's still gorgeous to look at to this day, is in mint condition and lets me play around with my old PowerMac G5, what can I say, I'm nostalgic.

It is true that my XDR Display has received two firmware updates that I am aware of, however both of these were related to adding increased functionality as opposed to fixing issues that should not have been present in the first place.

I suppose my primary concern with the current Studio Display (and the path that Apple is taking with the talked about refresh of the XDR display this year) is that they effectively released it half baked and relied on fixing it later via patches. All of my previous Apple Displays have all shipped in perfect functionality from day one, including the XDR display and I have never been afraid of paying for a quality product that works.

I was not impacted by the issues of the Studio Display it's true, but my best friend, a web designer, was. So yes, I personally wish they'd just leave the design as it was.

charlesn said:

Better, more accurate headline: "Intel has a faster processor than M2 Max... you just can't unplug it."
Seriously... this Intel laptop should already have a lock on "Dumbest computing product of 2023." Who would pay $4,000 for a laptop with bleeding edge performance that turns to shite the moment you unplug it?! A laptop with none of the mobility of a laptop. 

hmlongco said:

saarek said:

I wish Apple could go back to the good old days where a monitor was just a monitor and everything just worked.

If you think ANY modern monitor DOESN'T have a CPU inside of it I think I have to question your reasoning ability.

I mean, what do you think runs the onscreen display and menus for volume, brightness, and so on? Fairies?