15' Mabook Pro Retina (Mid 2012) with Dell 24' 4K monitor simulating "Retina"?

[glas0203]

In this article they have the dell 24 inch 4K monitor paired with a nMP to simulate "retina." Can the 15' Mabook Pro Retina (Mid 2012) do the same?

http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/mac/we-made-24-inch-retina-display-3496603/

 

[glas0203]

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[raptor402]

In this article they have the dell 24 inch 4K monitor paired with a nMP to simulate "retina." Can the 15' Mabook Pro Retina (Mid 2012) do the same?

http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/mac/we-made-24-inch-retina-display-3496603/

Possibly. However, you'll most likely have to use a third-party software to set the scaling to 200% in order to get a retina display.

Also, since the mid-2012 MBP's Thunderbolt 1 only has a DP 1.1, it'll be limited to 24Hz. But that won't be an issue because OS X limits 4k to 24Hz irrespective of the connecting bus.

Raptor

 

[glas0203]

Possibly. However, you'll most likely have to use a third-party software to set the scaling to 200% in order to get a retina display.

Also, since the mid-2012 MBP's Thunderbolt 1 only has a DP 1.1, it'll be limited to 24Hz. But that won't be an issue because OS X limits 4k to 24Hz irrespective of the connecting bus.

Raptor

Thank you for the detailed information! That makes sense now.

 

[raptor402]

Thank you for the detailed information! That makes sense now.

If you do eventually purchase the monitor, do let the forum know how it went.

Raptor

 

[glas0203]

If you do eventually purchase the monitor, do let the forum know how it went.

Raptor

Will Do!

 

[laimike]

hi, I just received my dell up2414q, and I hooked up with my 2012 RMBP. My screen is like a two separated panels with different color and brightness. I'm not sure is this the manufacture flaw or the driver issue? It do support 3480x2160 resolution at 30 hertz, but the text and UI are too small to read. I think I will return it.
here is the link:https://www.dropbox.com/s/ihydw6ym6es2dsq/IMG_37771.jpg

 

[Plateglass]

Eh, no.

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1568657/

This is what you do. You can get HiDPI on any monitor. 2560x1440 27" inch monitors are already "retina" though, since you sit about 30 inch away form them anyway. So thinking of buying a 4k 24" screen for that effect is mostly waste of money. Unless you sit eye-bleedingly close to your monitor, which you shouldn't.