iMac Retina is almost here

[nosnhojm]

Originally Posted by leman

Why would anyone even expect being able to play games at native resolution on such a display? Playing at 1440p is surely enough for the time being.

If you make a retina iMac, users will expect to be able to use it at full resolution, even when gaming.

[Ubele]

Originally Posted by nosnhojm

http://isthisretina.com/

Per this calculator (not sure of it's validity), you'd need to sit the following distances away from the display in order for it to be "retina".

MBPr - 15 inches
iMac - 32 inches
27" 4k display - 21 inches

Right now I'm sitting 20 inches away from a 24" display, so I would agree that 4k would be about right for a 27" retina display, but it would only be ~165ppi.

In other words, all displays are Retina if you're far enough away from them. "Move farther back" will become the new "You're holding it wrong."

[leman]

Originally Posted by nosnhojm

If you make a retina iMac, users will expect to be able to use it at full resolution, even when gaming.

That's why the concept of resolution has to go away completely. With a HiDPI display, this concept is all but obsolete and confuses the average user. For games, it will become 'blurrier picture, better performance' vs 'sharper picture, less performance'. We already have it with printers. Apple has started to do something like this with its display settings for retina MBP ('looks like ...').

[hleewell]

Originally Posted by leman

That's why the concept of resolution has to go away completely. With a HiDPI display, this concept is all but obsolete and confuses the average user. For games, it will become 'blurrier picture, better performance' vs 'sharper picture, less performance'. We already have it with printers. Apple has started to do something like this with its display settings for retina MBP ('looks like ...').

Hear! Hear!

[Ddyracer]

Originally Posted by Tri-stan

To add I also want digital pens so that I can draw on it and cursor eye input with speech recognition.

ohhhhhhhhh nice.

[JoeyCloverfield]

On a Retina display, a screen with 4K resolution (3840-by-2160) would give the same screen real-estate as the current 21.5-inch iMac (1920-by-1080) given that four pixels equals one point. This means 4K is perfect for the 21.5-inch iMac at 204ppi.

However, 4K is a step back on the 27-inch since it would give you a 1920-by-1080 usable resolution instead of the 2560-by-1440 it does now. (Of course, you could always use the display at its native resolution but that would also make everything smaller [i.e.: text].) A 5120-by-2880 resolution would give the 27-inch iMac a 218ppi.

[Mac32]

Originally Posted by JoeyCloverfield

On a Retina display, a screen with 4K resolution (3840-by-2160) would give the same screen real-estate as the current 21.5-inch iMac (1920-by-1080) given that four pixels equals one point. This means 4K is perfect for the 21.5-inch iMac at 204ppi.

However, 4K is a step back on the 27-inch since it would give you a 1920-by-1080 usable resolution instead of the 2560-by-1440 it does now. (Of course, you could always use the display at its native resolution but that would also make everything smaller [i.e.: text].) A 5120-by-2880 resolution would give the 27-inch iMac a 218ppi.

I totally agree. I think we'll see a retina iMac or retina thunderbolt display by late 2013 to 2014, but it's definately not gonna be 27'' the first time around. It's either gonna be 21.5'', or some other slightly larger size. Anyway, the latest 27'' iMac screen is really awesome, I'm not missing anything here...

[seanm9]

Originally Posted by Ubele

In other words, all displays are Retina if you're far enough away from them.

That is a scientific fact... the debate is always what is the normal distance from the screen... and bigger screens mean you need to sit further back...

[el-John-o]

Originally Posted by Ddyracer

I want this device. Gimmeeeeeeeeeeeeee. You know, from a desktop standpoint i think Apple is behind surprisingly in the display area where they shine. I guess we will get retina eventually.

I want a touch based iMac with a swivel so i can lay it flat, i want to change the height too. And 6 core for good meausre someday....

Don't care for touch on a Mac but, bring back the swivel/adjustable G4 iMac design with a retina display at like 27"!!!!! That would be incredible.

[iSayuSay]

Originally Posted by Ddyracer

I want this device. Gimmeeeeeeeeeeeeee. You know, from a desktop standpoint i think Apple is behind surprisingly in the display area where they shine. I guess we will get retina eventually.

I want a touch based iMac with a swivel so i can lay it flat, i want to change the height too. And 6 core for good meausre someday....

brought the display war itself with Retina display on iPhone 4. Everybody was caught off guard, nobody was interested enough on selling and mass producing a phone with 300+ dpi display except .

Since then all competitions has been trying to catch up in display department, some has been able to surpass what Apple achieved. Nowadays I think it's going to be a point of reversal if Apple is not innovating again soon.

[Woodcrest64]

I'm thinking next year we will see retina display imacs. At least that is my hope.