Is Apple Working On An Ultra HD 5K iMac?
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exfileme
September 12, 2014 2:55:44 PM
Apple's iMac may get an Ultra HD 5K upgrade before the year is out.
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jn77
September 12, 2014 3:35:11 PM
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September 12, 2014 4:16:06 PM
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therealduckofdeath
September 12, 2014 4:19:50 PM
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Eh, the standards are "Standard" 480 lines, Low Def (720p), High Def (1080p), 4k, and 8k. There is also a 15k standard. what is 5k? lol Only apple.Dell released a 5k display a little while ago.
5k will arrive before 8k. The k "standards" are really not exact science, just resolution near even 1000's, as we are too lazy to say things like 2880p.
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CaptainTom
September 12, 2014 4:26:36 PM
alidan
September 12, 2014 5:47:06 PM
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Eh, the standards are "Standard" 480 lines, Low Def (720p), High Def (1080p), 4k, and 8k. There is also a 15k standard. what is 5k? lol Only apple.Dell released a 5k display a little while ago.
5k will arrive before 8k. The k "standards" are really not exact science, just resolution near even 1000's, as we are too lazy to say things like 2880p.
no to lazy, 4k sounds more impressive than 2160p
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nitrium
September 12, 2014 6:25:53 PM
turkey3_scratch
September 12, 2014 6:31:14 PM
@nitruim: Yes I noticed that naming gimmick, too, because at first I thought 4K had 16X the pixels than 1080p rather than actually 4X.
I don't see why they are introducing 5k when 4k has not even popularized enough yet, is still too expensive, and is too much for a typical graphics card to handle well. We need a good 5 years until 4k is normal.
I don't see why they are introducing 5k when 4k has not even popularized enough yet, is still too expensive, and is too much for a typical graphics card to handle well. We need a good 5 years until 4k is normal.
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amk-aka-Phantom
September 12, 2014 6:37:15 PM
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It's pretty obvious that UHD is anything above 1080p, and that QHD is 4k and up.NO. UHD is 3840x2160 and nothing else. 4K is 4096x2160, it's a cinema standard whose name has been stolen for marketing a consumer one.
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I'm sure it must be a bit confusing to avergae consumers that they first measured resolution VERTICALLY (e.g. 720p, 1080p), and now suddenly do a 90 degree turn and measure it HORIZONTALLY (4k, 5k etc)."avergae" consumer deserves that for being uneducated about something as simple as screen resolutions.
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I don't see why they are introducing 5k when 4k has not even popularized enough yet, is still too expensive, and is too much for a typical graphics card to handle well. We need a good 5 years until 4k is normal.
5X is essentially 4 times 2560x1440p, or QHD. For the past couple of years 1080p has been marked as the consumer standard, and QHD for "graphic professionals". now that 4K is being marketed as the new consumer standard, graphic professionals need their QHD doubled on both axis as well :-)
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mrmez
September 12, 2014 8:16:18 PM
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September 12, 2014 11:15:07 PM
kinggremlin
September 13, 2014 9:43:24 AM
hannibal
September 13, 2014 10:27:40 AM
epobirs
September 13, 2014 2:54:07 PM
This seems wildly unlikely. The price level required is completely out of the ball park for the iMac's intended market. I could see Apple having their own 5K monitor for the Mac Pro workstation users but more for showing off than expecting to sell any large number before it becomes more affordable.
What would really be the appeal? You could drive multiple 4K monitors for the same investment and end up with a lot more pixel real estate in the process.
What would really be the appeal? You could drive multiple 4K monitors for the same investment and end up with a lot more pixel real estate in the process.
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September 14, 2014 9:18:38 AM
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September 14, 2014 2:58:22 PM
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September 14, 2014 4:56:11 PM
falchard
September 14, 2014 9:29:24 PM
icemunk
September 15, 2014 3:41:59 AM
cypeq
September 15, 2014 6:44:46 AM
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September 15, 2014 8:10:03 AM
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September 15, 2014 10:32:35 PM
zubikov
September 16, 2014 9:51:10 AM
"I'm on a 2009 2560x1440 27" iMac. It should be considered ancient, but still one of the best screens around. "
mrmez, totally agree. I have the same late 2009 27" mac w/ the i7. That hardware is still plenty fast even driving 2560x1440 and the monitor is beautiful. The new 5K iMac would seriously make me consider upgrading since you'd be able to edit 4K videos.
mrmez, totally agree. I have the same late 2009 27" mac w/ the i7. That hardware is still plenty fast even driving 2560x1440 and the monitor is beautiful. The new 5K iMac would seriously make me consider upgrading since you'd be able to edit 4K videos.
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