Apple 30" Display was a 2560 x 1600 the same as my dell 3008WFP as opposed to 2560 x 1440p at 27" which is the what 27" Cinema Display and iMac 27 went too.
When they increased the size of the smaller iMac they made it 4.5k
I know your pain as I tried a 32" 4K in the past (LG 32UN880-B) to try and use a one monitor setup and wasn't satisfied with the sharpness. For now, I'm currently running a dual 27" monitor setup for work.
No, I didn't want a 32" 4K monitor. The new 27" 4K monitor is a step in the right direction, although I am less enthused by the fact it is a VA panel. I tend to move around a fair bit at my desk, and I don't like the generally poorer viewing angles offered by VA. However, I reserve judgement on that because I haven't use the new M8 series specifically. Maybe the viewing angles on that model are now good enough, I don't know.
4K is too low a resolution for a 32" monitor in macOS at normal seating distances IMO. You need to use the HiDPI resolutions but even so, you will always see pixelation if you sit reasonably close. What I mean by "close" is 20-ish inches or so, which is considered an ergonomically correct distance.
Dang wish I had known this sooner before buying this monitor. Would it matter if I upgrade to a Macbook Pro M1? Or it would just be the same?
Okay so update here, it looks like HiDPI 1080p did the trick for me. The resolution on the monitor says it is indeed 4k and the fonts and icons are so much better now. It looks like it was scaled perfectly. You are right though, it is a little bit bigger and it takes a little bit of getting used to but it looks so much crisp now.
It is up to you, but 1080p doesn't give a lot of screen real estate. That's actually significantly less than the 24" iMac.
You are right, I tried 1440p resolution but I can't get past the rough edges on the fonts. This is actually my first time digging into the Mac ecosystem and I should have researched better! I never had to on any of my Windows machines!
This is a great tip! Thank you for this. I just have to adjust on the apps to compensate.
Apple decided to stop using subpixel rendering. If you run older versions of macOS with non-Retina monitors, they look decent because they get subpixel rendering, but in later versions of macOS the same screens look considerably worse because they don't get sub pixel rendering.
Look at the Dell U3023QE. It is a 30" 2560 x 1600 screen so exactly the same as the Dell 30" ACD.
It will function normally at the "looks like" resolution you choose. So yes, a 4K video will work fine.
What 28" 4K monitor are you talking about?
? M1 and late model Intel Mac minis will output 4Kp60 just fine over HDMI. There are some monitor incompatibilities with certain older monitor firmwares for stuff like wake from sleep, etc. though with M1.
Okay, it will "work fine," it just won't be 4k, right? Or am I fundamentally missing something here?
A fair question. In this case, I'm stuck between either the Samsung UR55 (28") or UR59C (32"). I plan to upgrade to a better monitor eventually, but both of these are available for cheap locally (the UR55 is $150, the UR59C is $275) and likely will do just fine until then. I am leaning towards the UR55 for cost reasons.
Interesting - I'd been reading a lot about people having all sorts of problems with their monitors - static, flickering, freezing, low resolutions, etc - when Thunderbolt and/or Displayport weren't being used. Guess I'll cross that bridge if and when I come to it.
