Why "Retina" Cinema Displays may be later...

[scottrichardson]

http://www.anandtech.com/show/7120/some-quick-gaming-numbers-at-4k-max-settings

Gaming at 4K even on the hottest of hot PC rigs is largely unealistic, unless you fork over $4k in a quad Titan setup.

 

[FrancoisC]

True, but I don't think gamers are the main market for this kind of screen

 

[Outrigger]

http://www.anandtech.com/show/7120/some-quick-gaming-numbers-at-4k-max-settings

Gaming at 4K even on the hottest of hot PC rigs is largely unealistic, unless you fork over $4k in a quad Titan setup.

Who said 4K is aimed at gamers? And adding a $1k card doesn't always necessarily provide better frames.

 

[mm201]

You still get sharp text / apps.
You get sharp videos. (if and when 4K sources start showing up)
Changing resolutions for games is more "CRT-like" in that you don't get the drastic quality drop from running at a resolution less than but close to native.
Max settings is unrealistic. Dropping the quality settings to boost resolution is a compromise gamers are used to making.

 

[A Hebrew]

As if game makers are going to support 4k resolutions...lol.

 

[mm201]

Most PC games are designed to be completely resolution agnositc. You can set them to 4K/5K today. Textures may not always be sharp.

In the very article this thread links to, they run the games at 4K...lol.