well it should be possible to use the two thunderbolt ports to drive this display i think.
2x 20gbps = 40gbps which is more than DP 1.3
2x 20gbps = 40gbps which is more than DP 1.3
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Retina iMacs and Apple Displays Within Reach as New DisplayPort 1.3 Spec Finalized
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A retina iMac... better throw a hardcore gfx card in it Apple!
I'm so used to my retina MBP that it's 'hard' to use other people's macs! They seem fuzzy.
I'm so used to my retina MBP that it's 'hard' to use other people's macs! They seem fuzzy.
This may be a completely stupid question, but would it be possible to create a display that has its own built in graphics card?
That way, a 5K monitor could be powered by something as lightweight as a MacBook Air or something.
That way, a 5K monitor could be powered by something as lightweight as a MacBook Air or something.
Yeah but the resale value on your current one should be near 85%. Inconvenient for sure, but not the worst thing in the world.
So you think Apple should have held off releasing the Mac Pro until this Display Port technology existed (in other words, wait another year)? If you need a 5K monitor why did you buy a Mac Pro which you knew did not support it?
It should have been as simple as going to the iTunes store and clicking on a button to download the new album for free instead of pushing it out to everyone.
Yes, yes, yes. Gimme that lovely display with as many pixels as you can toss in and I will follow.
Don't think it will start at that price but would be surprised if it did not hit 4K after a few essential upgrades like the GPU, the CPU and the HD
Yes, but you would need a way to access the PCI bus externally that graphic cards sit on. TB does exactly that but it (a) doesn't support the latest version of PCI yet and (b) only forwards a limited number of PCI lanes. All this amounts to the problem that TB2 doesn't not provide a wide enough PCI pipe to feed a graphic card that could power a 5K display.
Well if you can drive three 4K displays with a single New Mac Pro, why would you be pissed?
Im playing back 4K, 5K and 6K res R3Ds on my new Mac Pro.
Its the display itself that were lacking and not the horsepower.
GAH! I've been waiting for new iMacs to come out to switch from being a long time PC user to Mac but sounds like these babies are gonna be $$$$$.
I just can't do it then!
I have 4k saved for the next maxed out iMac. Even if it doesn't have the retina display. Just so long as it has better cpu/gpu.
Yup! I never thought that it would be a technical limitation going for 5k if the machine can drive 3x4k. Didn't do the research about 5k before purchasing... Never thought apple would be that shortsighted. Plus I was almost certain they would come up with a solution that would work in 4k, e.g. UI scaling in OSX instead of just pixel doubling.
I've got two 27" TB displays and need the screen estate. I just hope there will be a way to use such a 5k retina 27" screen with two TB cables. That would perfectly work for me, still 2 free TB ports for 6 devices each...
I don't see them letting all the people who held off their purchase until the nMP was released this year standing in the rain.
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I just want retina on my screens so badly... Not so much for the screen crispness, but more for the 1:1 display of full HD Videos inside of after effects with enough space for UI elements around it..
The only alternative would be two 24" 4k new Thunderbolt displays with retina scaled mode on
Same here, just waiting for release.
Having said that i refuse to buy anything lower then 4K, going to keep waiting until they release something with a higher resolution.
So used to "retina" or better display that it pains me to stare at my thunderbolt display, tired of seeing the pixels on it.
Quick questions:
Are you guys really happy with 1440p screens?
I mean, the display quality is good and images look sharp, but everything was way too tiny for me. I could barely read the texts in many programs like adobe After effects, cubase or Studio one. Sold my late 2013 iMac because of the Bad display.
I really hoped for a high quality 2x1080p Retina // 4k display to be released.
The fact that the thunderbolt 2 ports of my nMP are already obsolete are pretty sad though.
Are you guys really happy with 1440p screens?
I mean, the display quality is good and images look sharp, but everything was way too tiny for me. I could barely read the texts in many programs like adobe After effects, cubase or Studio one. Sold my late 2013 iMac because of the Bad display.
I really hoped for a high quality 2x1080p Retina // 4k display to be released.
The fact that the thunderbolt 2 ports of my nMP are already obsolete are pretty sad though.