You guys would really pay a thousand bucks for a monitor?
I would if it was Apple branded and comes with the world class customer care and support only Apple can provide. And I'm waiting to buy three of them at almost any price.
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OS X Mavericks 10.9.3 Beta Contains Native 'Retina' Resolution Option for 4K Displays
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I would if it was Apple branded and comes with the world class customer care and support only Apple can provide. And I'm waiting to buy three of them at almost any price.
Umm, sure they would, they are Apple customers. They would pay over $3000 for a laptop computer. Something nearly unheard of in the PC world.
13 laptops at Best Buy over $3000. THIRTEEN. And NONE are Apple products.
Saying something anti-Apple doesn't make it true.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olstemplatemapper.jsp?&id=pcat17071&type=page&ks=960&st=categoryid%24abcat0502000&sc=Global&cp=1&sp=-bestsellingsort+skuidsaas&qp=currentprice_facet%3DSAAS~Price~%243000+and+Up&list=y&usc=All+Categories&nrp=15&fs=saas&iht=n&browsedCategory=abcat0502000
You guys would really pay a thousand bucks for a monitor?
If your job depends on a high quality monitor, its not that much money
Given how many features Apple adds to Cinema displays, it's hard to believe their display would cost only one quarter that of existing IPS 4K displays, which start at $3K and up. Those cheap $800 4K non-IPS displays are OK if you mainly deal with text and don't care about extreme dimming to the edges, but if you care about color at all, you really need an IPS panel.
The monitor is a heck of a lot more important than the computer, and a good one can last 3x as long as well...
Still, it's a luxury, and for $4,000, I'd first splurge on a 4K television for my family, and only then get myself an awesome monitor.
I don't think you've been following the pricing of 4K displays too closelyor perhaps not Dell's pricing at least. (And there are a couple coupon codes that can be used at the moment to bring that down to $994.49.)
This is a huge deal.
Apple introduced retina displays to the notebook computer world a while back, but this is the first sign of the concept coming to desktop systems, implemented properly.
I'm just irritated that my iMac would only support such a display at 30Hz. Ugh. I just bought it not that long ago!
Apple introduced retina displays to the notebook computer world a while back, but this is the first sign of the concept coming to desktop systems, implemented properly.
I'm just irritated that my iMac would only support such a display at 30Hz. Ugh. I just bought it not that long ago!
I'd love a new 4k Cinema Display. But although it has the perks of having a built in Magsafe, Ethernet, webcam, etc...One major drawback for me is I currently connect my rMBP to my monitor via HDMI and my NAS is connected via VGA. I also have DVI which was used for my Dell Latitude docking station until I got my rMBP.
If I go for the route of the Cinema Display I'd lose the ability to have multiple video input sources, correct?
If I go for the route of the Cinema Display I'd lose the ability to have multiple video input sources, correct?
Do we still have the option to go with the native 4K resolution after this update?
We have a 50 inch monitor and we want all the real estate on the panel. The idea is we're using it like if it were 4 24" HD screen put all together.
If this update leaves you with only "scaled" option, then I'm loosing the space of 4 HD monitors for only 1 giant one.
If someone can confirme that the original resolution is still available, that would be reassuring.
Thanks.
We have a 50 inch monitor and we want all the real estate on the panel. The idea is we're using it like if it were 4 24" HD screen put all together.
If this update leaves you with only "scaled" option, then I'm loosing the space of 4 HD monitors for only 1 giant one.
If someone can confirme that the original resolution is still available, that would be reassuring.
Thanks.
You guys would really pay a thousand bucks for a monitor?
Yes. Quality and convenience.
UHD 4K Thunderbolt Display for $999 would be an insta-buy for me.
But I'm actually sticking to my original prediction and think it will be $1999.
But I'm actually sticking to my original prediction and think it will be $1999.
4K displays seem like an awkward temporary hack until true pixel doubling is possible. It may take a few years until 27" or 30" displays of 5120x2880 or 5120x3200 are affordable and technology is available for the bandwidth to output to those displays.
Buying 4K now seems like a waste of money when it's not that much better than current displays.
I believe Apple is heading towards pixel doubling for the iMac and ACD but the tech isn't ready yet. It may be better to take a wait and see approach.
Buying 4K now seems like a waste of money when it's not that much better than current displays.
I believe Apple is heading towards pixel doubling for the iMac and ACD but the tech isn't ready yet. It may be better to take a wait and see approach.
I can't live without retina on my i-devices, but honestly I really don't see the draw on computers. I'm generally sitting far enough away from my display that retina just seems to be an unnecessary driver of CPU/GPU burden.
When I first saw the iPhone 4, I fell in love with its display and it was a must have.
When I saw the retina macbook pro, I was underwhelmed - at least by the display.
I'm hoping this fixes an issue I'm having with good old standard 24" Dell displays I have them now connected via Display port to mini display port (brand new), and 2 of the 3 are showing as "over" sharp pictures, while one is just fine. All 3 are set to 50 level sharpness. I have to lower it on 2 of them to make it correct. Having these monitors on my old Mac Pro 2009 connected via DVI, they all worked just fine.
I'm at a loss on this as I've zapped PRAM, changed the cables (different brand too), reset the displays etc. HELP Apple
I'm at a loss on this as I've zapped PRAM, changed the cables (different brand too), reset the displays etc. HELP Apple
As long as your iMac has two Thunderbolt ports, it should work with all but the most recently released 60 Hz 4K displays, since they were all multiple input devices. It's just the DisplayPort 1.2 MST based displays that have shown up in the past year or so that you wouldn't be able to drive at 60 Hz. And, theoretically, someone could build a 4K display with dual Thunderbolt controllers that could be driven at 60 Hz using a single OG Thunderbolt 1 connection.
Now to wait for someone to test 4K monitors on older Mac Pro's to see how it handles the resolutions. I've got a 2009 Mac Pro that would love to have a retina-quality display...
I am genuinely curious, what do you like about matte displays?
I really can't wrap my head around it. To me, every matte display I've every seen has looked washed out, speckly, and has made every light source in the room splash a big region of glare across the screen.
To be sure, I have seen some poorly made glossy displays that are highly reflective, but to me the ideal monitor has a smooth screen made of something like museum glass that virtually eliminates reflections and glare.