I thought the panel had been upgraded to be brighter/more colors than the original 5K panel--is this not the case? My 2014 and 2020 seem almost identical when compared with each other.
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Display panel of the 2020 27" iMac the same as since 2014?
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It's not entirely the same. The 2014 was 'only' sRGB, and the new one is the P3 colour space (I think the change happened on the 2017 model?) but other than that it's pretty much the same
In 2015 they added P3 colour gamut.
In 2017 they added 500-nit brightness.
In 2020 they added True Tone though probably the same panel.
In 2017 they added 500-nit brightness.
In 2020 they added True Tone though probably the same panel.
I think it is bound to happen again. That's why I'm going to buy AppleCare+ and not worry about it for 3 yrs. If it happens within the 3 yrs, then I will get it replaced and consider upgrading to the 2nd or 3rd gen AS iMac...
My 2014 iMac suffers from severe image retention (aka image persistence, not burn-in) at the edges. The 2014 screens, and to a lesser extent the 2015 screens, are notorious for developing this problem. I have not seen reports that the 2017 or later screens have had this issue.
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Is (mild) image retention actually normal on 5K iMacs?
I have a late-2014 5K iMac. Just picked it up and absolutely loving it! I've noticed that against some backgrounds (grey/white, principally) you can sometimes see image retention ("ghosting"), especially in "set" areas - the menu bar (though I normally hide it) and on reminders which don't...
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I didn't have AC on my old unit but I will definitely add it to this 27". You would think they could have fixed this issue by now.
Hmmm...I did this, and on BOTH 2014 and 2020, the P3 side seemed had brighter colors than the sRGB side. But...I would think the 2020 display would have looked better, and it didn't.