Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.

bruleke

macrumors 6502
Jun 26, 2009
444
6
127.0.0.1
Ahm... wouldnt that be the same for us who have ordinary monitors?

If you own an iMac 27 late 2013, for example, ANY 4K resolution image will be displayed as 2560 x 1440.

So... no, we can't see a difference, unless you have a 4K monitor. :eek:
 

-BigMac-

macrumors demi-god
Original poster
Apr 15, 2011
2,478
2,805
Melbourne, Australia
Ahm... wouldnt that be the same for us who have ordinary monitors?

If you own an iMac 27 late 2013, for example, ANY 4K resolution image will be displayed as 2560 x 1440.

So... no, we can't see a difference, unless you have a 4K monitor. :eek:

haha i think you missed the point.

I want to admire the space and look and feel of the 4k screens, running Mac.

It doesnt have to be full screen on your screen, you can still admire the 4k real estate and perhaps peoples uses of this extra real estate (by means of geektool for example) :)
 

TWO2SEVEN

macrumors 68040
Jun 27, 2010
3,531
741
Plano, TX
haha i think you missed the point.

I want to admire the space and look and feel of the 4k screens, running Mac.

It doesnt have to be full screen on your screen, you can still admire the 4k real estate and perhaps peoples uses of this extra real estate (by means of geektool for example) :)

I think you missed the point, maybe you didn't mean screenshot. Maybe just a picture of some ones 4K monitor setup.
 

-BigMac-

macrumors demi-god
Original poster
Apr 15, 2011
2,478
2,805
Melbourne, Australia
I think you missed the point, maybe you didn't mean screenshot. Maybe just a picture of some ones 4K monitor setup.

how can i miss my own point? you don't make any sense.

i wanted 4k screenshots of peoples macs. guess noone on here has a 4k screen to screenshot on.
 

TWO2SEVEN

macrumors 68040
Jun 27, 2010
3,531
741
Plano, TX
Let me know how these look on your non 4K display ;)

images


4K-video-resolution-comparison.JPG


images


original
 
Last edited by a moderator:

-BigMac-

macrumors demi-god
Original poster
Apr 15, 2011
2,478
2,805
Melbourne, Australia
your logic is flawed.

why would you care if your screen is 4k for viewing a 4k screenshot or not. its not like im looking for clarity or sharpness, i specified i am looking at the use of real estate, and general aesthetics of the 4k screen, not the 1:1 scaling of a 4k desktop for analysis.

If i had a 4k screen why would i be asking for a 4k screen screenshot?
 
Last edited by a moderator:

TWO2SEVEN

macrumors 68040
Jun 27, 2010
3,531
741
Plano, TX
why would you care if your screen is 4k for viewing a 4k screenshot or not. its not like im looking for clarity or sharpness, i specified i am looking at the use of real estate, and general aesthetics of the 4k screen, not the 1:1 scaling of a 4k desktop for analysis.

If i had a 4k screen why would i be asking for a 4k screen screenshot? dumb.

Try this...

https://www.google.com/search?site=&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1415&bih=365&q=4k+monitor&oq=4k+monitor&gs_l=img.3..0l10.1833.3280.0.3463.10.7.0.3.3.0.206.525.6j0j1.7.0....0...1ac.1.45.img..0.10.536.V6Atdo-q4C4&safe=active
 

bobfitz14

macrumors 65816
Oct 14, 2008
1,265
2
Massachusetts
why would you care if your screen is 4k for viewing a 4k screenshot or not. its not like im looking for clarity or sharpness, i specified i am looking at the use of real estate, and general aesthetics of the 4k screen, not the 1:1 scaling of a 4k desktop for analysis.

If i had a 4k screen why would i be asking for a 4k screen screenshot?

Aren't clarity and sharpness important characteristics of 4k displays? :confused:


You, sir, are the closest any of us will get to hitting the nail on the head in this thread.
 

Acorn

macrumors 68030
Jan 2, 2009
2,642
349
macrumors
meh 4k displays dont do anything for me. I prefer the 34 inch lg 34um95 ultrawide QHD. There is so many pixels anyway I dont miss the height. its freaking sweet on games too. The only thing that would make it better imho is if the screen was curved. plus you get way better performance then a 4k screen.
 

bigpoppamac31

macrumors 68020
Aug 16, 2007
2,452
431
Canada
Here ya go.

4K in all it's glory

It would be nice if this display was resolution independent. Everything seems so tiny. Be nice If you could change it so that everything looks like it would on a 1080p type monitor but with the sharpness and clarity of 4K.
 

macfacts

macrumors 601
Oct 7, 2012
4,708
5,547
Cybertron
See attachment :)
The centre screen is the Samsung u28d590d 4k monitor running at 1080 hi dpi mode. The other 2 are 27" 1080 screens. Late 2013 Macbook pro retina with displaylink adaptor to run 3rd screen.
 

Attachments

  • zUeLE3z.jpg
    zUeLE3z.jpg
    632.2 KB · Views: 550
Register on MacRumors! This sidebar will go away, and you'll see fewer ads.