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really stupid question about retina
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There will probably eventually be a retina external display from Apple, it's just a matter of when.
Whether a 2011 model will be able to drive one will probably depend on the resolution. It's possible that a large retina display could actually exceed the bandwidth limitations of Displayport.
Whether a 2011 model will be able to drive one will probably depend on the resolution. It's possible that a large retina display could actually exceed the bandwidth limitations of Displayport.
I thought thunderbolt was faster? So i'm confused as to why you bought up minidisplayport.
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If the cinema display is anything to go by, a stand alone retina display might not be that much cheaper than a 27" iMac.
As far as I know mini-display port (Not thunderbolt, as Stetrain said) has a maximum resolution of 2560x1600, so I highly doubt 2011 iMac (or any mini-display port mac for that matter) would be able to run a retina cinema display.
It's capable of running a desktop at that resolution, but I doubt it could handle games or 4k movies.
I hope so. The graphics might not be able to handle it though. Maybe the higher end 27", but possibly not the 21".
Thunderbolt would probably be able to support the resolutions easily, with a simple firmware update. The bandwidth of Thunderbolt would certainly be able to.
Thunderbolt would probably be able to support the resolutions easily, with a simple firmware update. The bandwidth of Thunderbolt would certainly be able to.
We will see many retina displays on the market in a few years since they represent the next-wave development in computer displays.
Desktop GPUs will become multicore ones to copy with the increased number of pixels on displays.
We will see sharper and sharper texts and smoother and smoother graphics on displays.
In the near future, what we see on computer displays will be as sharper as photos from the best SRL cameras with traditional films.
Another direction of development for computer displays is certainly 3D.
Desktop GPUs will become multicore ones to copy with the increased number of pixels on displays.
We will see sharper and sharper texts and smoother and smoother graphics on displays.
In the near future, what we see on computer displays will be as sharper as photos from the best SRL cameras with traditional films.
Another direction of development for computer displays is certainly 3D.
I don't see how 3D monitors could be useful for anything other than 3D movies :/
In that case, technically, every display is (can be) a 3D display by using half of frames for each eye.
Apple Retina Display? ARD?
Probably so. However I'm guessing the ATD will stay around for those whose computers don't support retina graphics and the ACD for the mac pros.