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0 pointsbrailsafe5y ago0 comments

Ya, probably, if it was 30".

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ksec5y ago· 2 in thread

That price was specific to iMac aka 23.5". At 30" it would be a 5.7K screen, at least $1099.

These are just calculated with BOM cost and Apple's margin. Ignoring yield issues at 30" which would likely bump it to $1299 if not a lot higher.

Unfortunately high PPI LCD screen are not getting investment anymore. All of them are going to OLED. You will need 8K TV at 40" to get 218PPI. I seriously doubt that will come anytime soon. Which means there isn't any projection of these Display getting cheaper.

brailsafeOP5y ago

I don't think they'd need to get that much cheaper. Apple sold 30" displays at that price 15 years ago. I have a Dell that I bought 6 years ago for around $1100 and it's great. If you're buying something that isn't shit, you pay for it.

That said, at ~24 inches there's no way I'd buy it at any price, unless I was in a pinch somehow.

ksec5y ago

I think, they are comparative. i.e 30" at the price 15 years ago make sense because all LCD screen were expensive. These days LCD screen are cheap, especially those with low PPI. And in the whole industry only Apple is fixed on the 218PPI ( Which is a good thing from quality PoV, but Bad thing from BOM PoV ). So the only conclusion is the market aren't willing to pay that much for a 24". Or at least not without other substantial upgrade like MiniLED backlight.

So yes, very unfortunate economics. Although one could argue Apple lower than margin, but generally speaking that I not how business works.

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