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I am thinking of upgrading my work station and I suppose this is cheaper than three 5K TB monitors. But is it really as good?

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It doesn't beat 3 2K monitors let alone 5K. I know, I have 3 2Ks and the Apple Vision Pro didn't come close to competing. It will one day and I can't wait but I returned mine for now.

If that's the alternative you're considering, get the monitors. If you're like me and have been dying to be a bit less tethered to one location for a while, or you want to get a lot out of a little space, this device has finally crossed the threshold of usability (and being a joy to use). But if your baseline is three 5K monitors in one spot, you're gonna be disappointed.

Get a 43'' center monitor with two LG DualUP 16:18 ratio monitors on the sides. Cheaper and much much better than Vision Pro. You will need a large desk though.

> Get a 43'' center monitor with two LG DualUP 16:18 ratio monitors on the sides.

Sounds nice for the office, but find myself conflicted with the notional operating value prop of continuously juicing north of 200W less graphics compute (?!) just putting idle pixels on screen on a home workstation that seldom gets shutdown.

Curious if you've realized meaningful productivity gains since switching to that setup, and what graphics card(s) are you using to drive them?

LG 24" 4k monitors are like $350 - might be worth a try. I have two with my M3 Pro and they look fantastic - sharp text, good color and viewing angles.

I have a pair of those, they are great. Wish they were a bit brighter but can't complain for the price.

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