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Sadly no HDMI or DisplayPort, so can't use it for Xbox. Sadly only 60 Hz Seems like a really gorgeous update to this old thing - https://www.adorama.com/lot27md5klb.html?utm_source=adl-gbas...

I hope they do 4k@120hz in the next version!

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just use an adapter... Thunderbolt / USB C gives you flexibility

Can you actually connect HDMI input to a thunderbolt only display? I have the LG 5K thunderbolt-only display and cannot use it with a desktop PC due to this issue.

Would something like this work? Xbox or gaming console to Apple Studio Display. https://www.amazon.com/Anker-DisplayPort-PowerExpand-Aluminu...

Hard to say. Those are actually designed for the other way around: Plugging a USB-C device into a displayport monitor, by extracting the alternative mode out of the USB-C connection.

The comments underneath https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30604524 however suggest it might work with some bidirectional adapters.

You'd still use a 5k display in a non-native 4k resolution (surely the xbox doesn't support higher resolutions?), which might be ok for video and most games, but it's not a good solution. I'd just get a half decent, affrodable 27" / 4k display for gaming and keep the Studio display for actual work.

Plus, you can use the additional 4k display as an extended macOS display when not gaming. I mean there's never enough screen real estate.

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