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Apple Including Ultra High Resolution Artwork in Lion for Possible Retina Displays?

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Retina display or not, this is awesome news. I can't wait for Lion.
 
I just checked my current desktop pictures folder. The images are 2560x1600, and they're only about 1 mb each. So it's really not much more of a leap to get to 3200.
 
Anyone knows the terminal command to activate the HiDPI mode under Lion?

I know it can be done using Quartz Debug in Xcode 4, but what about doing it via the terminal?
 
Retina Display???

WOW!

This would be AWESOME!
I can't imagine my 27" iMac with the same resolution as an iPhone 4!:eek:

This said, it could potentially make macs more expensive in the future.....:(

Well Done Apple! You've done it again!
 
Huh?

applefan27073 said:
...This said, it could potentially make macs more expensive in the future....
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on what basis? has the iPhone and iPad gone higher in price as it progressed?
Our budget for a MacPro is almost a quarter of what it used to be 3 years ago :)
 
applefan27073 said:
WOW!

This would be AWESOME!
I can't imagine my 27" iMac with the same resolution as an iPhone 4!:eek:

This said, it could potentially make macs more expensive in the future.....:(

Well Done Apple! You've done it again!
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Wow, that would look rly horrible, i mean 960x640 on a 27 inch screen:eek:

Just joking, u probably meant DPI.
 
I’m interested in what Apple will do with the 15” MBP. If Apple doubled the resolution of the 1440x900 display, then going from a 1680x1050 MBP to this new 2880x1800 MBP means an increase in DPI but a decrease in viewable information.
 
You people are all wrong.

This icon is going on the iPhone, which is going to quadruple the number of pixels in each direction, to 2560 x 3840.

Oh wait, even then then the icon consumes a ridiculous amount of space on the screen...
 
It seems highly likely to me that Apple will start rolling in retina everywhere in the near future. It would make sense for them to use ultra high resolution screens in its products to one up PC manufacturers and further differentiate themselves from PCs. It would also add to the 'Premium' experience that Apple likes to sell people on.
 
I would love to see an ultra high-res display sold by Apple. If they sold a 4K display for 2 grand I would certainly bite. Couple an awesome 4K display with 2 next gen video cards and you have yourself the best gaming machine ever built.

I can't wait. :D
 
Piggie said:
Given this. If these "typical consumers, who don't care or really know about specs" are today, looking at their current 1920x1080 screens, or 1920x1200 screens, and they cannot see the individual pixels from their normal, let's say two feet away viewing distance, then what on earth would be the point in increasing costs, and slowing down an iMac by lumbering it with a higher resolution screen?

What is the point, for these consumers, to increase the screen resolution when they can't make out the individual pixels currently?
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This is for a development in the future and the cost may not go up.

Apple usually outwaits developments until the cost fall into their range.

BTW: I do find it funny that you want to fault Apple for "gaming" a field that they clearly did not want to be in.

BTW2: The iMac for the masses is a clever space saving design. Their sales success shows it!
The Pro type tower boxes with separate monitor are just big clunky boxes.
They take up desk space or are usually hidden under the desk.

Also, in any good design Form follows Function. Apple follows that principle well and then some.

The secret of excellent design is actually what is not there:)
 
Cougarcat said:
I think Apple is simply futureproofing here, and we won't see Retina displays for 3+ years, when it would be more feasible.

I agree with you, though, it would be nice if Apple was more serious about their GPUs. Maybe the switch to retina will force them to be.
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It makes no difference at all. If the video card can render the 2D graphics at native retina resolution, that is all that matters. Keeping the same ratio of X and Y pixels means that the game (as has always been the case) determines what resolution you play in. I doubt we'll see games go that high for at least a few years.

The high resolution is great for everything else: reading, editing photos, etc., but requires a graphics card that can output very high 2D resolution with no corollary retardation.

Games are completely different and shouldn't be a concern by any serious gamer, at all. They simply don't relate to the monitor's resolution as much as they do the ratio of x and y pixels in order to keep lower resolutions from distorting.
 
And here we go again with the whole Retina Display argument. We are all witnesses to the iPad 2. It is simply not economically feasible at the time. All this is pointing to is a screen resolution that is larger than the 30" that was discontinued or a 30" with this resolution as the 27" had taken over that space. People here jumping up and down over Retina this and that, give it a rest, by the time its actually released your eyesight will be poor enough that it might actually make a minor difference if any. ;):D
 
Minimum said:
I would love to see an ultra high-res display sold by Apple. If they sold a 4K display for 2 grand I would certainly bite. Couple an awesome 4K display with 2 next gen video cards and you have yourself the best gaming machine ever built.

I can't wait. :D
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You are talking :apple: pricing, then times that by 2 if not 3 and that is what they would sell a 4K display to you for. Think again, its not going to happen anytime soon. All this buzz is going to leave a lot of people disappointed since this is a new display model and nothing more. People do not sit a few inches from they computer monitor, they sit at a distance where you can barely notice the pixels on screen. Some screen have a poor quality compared to others and I know I have seen TN, PVA and IPS screens over my lifetime. I would prefer a 30" replacement matte LED as I am presently in the market for one.
 
bedifferent said:
If this is true, I'd be a little pissed lol. I just traded up from my two 23" ACD's for two 24" LED LCD's.

Hopefully this means with the Mac Pro rumors refresh and Final Cut release that Apple is refocusing on their neglected pro-line. Maybe we'll see a full line of dedicated displays instead of one stripped down iMac panel.
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Don't bet on it!

Apple is clearly a consumer based company now.. it could care less about the small niche of the mac pro. iMac? Yes, mac mini? Yes, the laptops? Yes, mac pro? NO.
 
Thunderhawks said:
This is for a development in the future and the cost may not go up.

Apple usually outwaits developments until the cost fall into their range.

BTW: I do find it funny that you want to fault Apple for "gaming" a field that they clearly did not want to be in.

BTW2: The iMac for the masses is a clever space saving design. Their sales success shows it!
The Pro type tower boxes with separate monitor are just big clunky boxes.
They take up desk space or are usually hidden under the desk.

Also, in any good design Form follows Function. Apple follows that principle well and then some.

The secret of excellent design is actually what is not there:)
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Well, we will have to disagree there :)

I think Apple puts form/Style above function, and will make a device that does not work very well, or is comfortable/practical for a human to use, simply so that it looks cool and people want to buy it.
 
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