Indeed mate 😀
Thanks for the info. I have been tracking the price on the OC site and noticed it's relatively lower recently. I am tempted by the LG, but I am still confused whether to choose this, the Dell 5K, or 2 x Dell p2715. First world problems, right?
You're checking out the same monitors that I was looking at. I've also read your follow up post to @VirtualRain's comment and how you intend to use the displays is the crucial factor, of course.
For me, coming from a 30" ACD, the physical height of my new display was important to me. Although I was seriously considering 2 Dell's, I know the reduced physical height would've got on my nerves. The LG is the only 4K or UHD monitor on my shortlist that's the same vertical height as the ACD. Not the only reason, but it was one of the deciding factors.
I hear what you're saying about using dual displays and that could be something which is more important to you than it was to me and push you down that route. I had a 20" Dell as my secondary display with the ACD and originally had it hooked up with the LG but there were times when I'd notice a lag when switching spaces on the LG or showing the desktop (as all the windows slid off the screen). Disconnect the Dell (which didn't have multiple desktops - just a single desktop) and the problem went away.
My ACD is sitting under the desk but I may have a go with that and see if the same thing happens.
As I understand it, the nMP uses a single GPU for powering connected monitors, the other GPU is there for computational purposes only, for software that supports it. I may be wrong about that, and no doubt someone will correct me if I am.
That brings me on to VirtualRain's point about the amount of data being shunted about He's spot on there. I wonder how a nMP (even one with D700's) will cope with the 5K Dell. It'll work in theory as Apple are now officially supporting it, however my experience of hooking up another non 4K display with one 4K display showed possible issues so I'm not sure about a single 5K or multiple 4K displays running at once because of all those pixels.
No doubt others who have gone down this route can comment with more certainty.
Good luck with your deliberations. I finally pulled the trigger partly because I knew if I waited much longer I may as well not bother at all and wait until I eventually upgrade my nMP at which point we'll be using 6K or 8K displays.
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