It is an incredible setup but I'm pretty sure Apple will push the limits of technology with a 4K consumer product this or next year. It would be like Apple to just casually throw a 4K 30" iMac on the market for under $2500 with graphics that allow for gaming at 4K. Gaming at 4K could become a reality surprisingly soon with new technologies like G-sync allowing for variable frame rates to optimize graphics performance. Considering my MacBook Pro Retina 15" from 2012 run's Assasin's Creed 3 at 1080p smoothly%u2026
Considering the implications for programmers and content creators, it is a bit scary, but exciting as well. I think we will plateau at 4K for a decade or so before the next big leap happens. But 4K seems like the near future, even for consumer technology. I'm just still trying to wrap my head around it%u2026 a world where people watch 4K Youtube Videos and complain if its only 1080p%u2026
It is an incredible setup but I'm pretty sure Apple will push the limits of technology with a 4K consumer product this or next year. It would be like Apple to just casually throw a 4K 30" iMac on the market for under $2500 with graphics that allow for gaming at 4K. Gaming at 4K could become a reality surprisingly soon with new technologies like G-sync allowing for variable frame rates to optimize graphics performance. Considering my MacBook Pro Retina 15" from 2012 run's Assasin's Creed 3 at 1080p smoothly
Anandtech's currently recommended system for 4K gaming is 2 Radeon R9 290x in Crossfire. That's more powerful than the new Mac Pro, let alone the iMac. I do think there will be a 4K iMac but gaming will still have to be done at 1080p.
Switching to Multistream as is suggested in the text and in the manual results in problems after a restar. The first screen will be stretched horizontallly and the login screen that comes next is without a login window. You can overcome that by blind entering the oassword but then the finder is without the files that are on it.
I have cancelled the Multiscreen. Maybe this is solved in 10.9.3. Further using the setting from the monitor is as akward as DOS was. For Windows there is software but not for Mac. I expect Apple to bring the screen soon under its own name?
Anandtech's currently recommended system for 4K gaming is 2 Radeon R9 290x in Crossfire. That's more powerful than the new Mac Pro, let alone the iMac. I do think there will be a 4K iMac but gaming will still have to be done at 1080p.
Ok, so let's assume a 4K iMac with 30" display will round up the current line up and there will still be "normal" iMacs in 21" and 27" sizes. That would be an incredibly awesome workhorse for any designers desktop. And given Nvidias current development of power efficient, cool and quiet mid-range graphics, this might allow for decent gaming in 1080p and a 4K experience of OS X. I sure hope something like this will happen and wait it out before switching from mobile to desktop.
I saw one of these monitors yesterday in the Sydney Apple Store. The staff had hooked it up with an HDMI cable instead of DisplayPort so it was only running at 30Hz (not the best way to advertise your products) but still - the screen was massive with a beautiful quality image. I haven't seen OS X in such glory since the days of the 30" Cinema Display (of which I had one).
I agree. We use to use Barco CRT calibrated monitors with color densitometers . The cost of the monitor system was around $4 - $5,000 per seat excluding the cost of the high end graphics card then add in $12,000 each for the Macs (loaded) cost, external drives, back up systems, networking and servers and so on ... extra. Costs are dramatically lower these days for high end Mac systems. I dare not even mention the cost of a drum scanner and a high end RIP and 2400 LPI imagesetter.
I remember those days as well. If I remember correctly, the calibration puck (or mouse) was around $2500 alone. We had a $150,000 drum scanner in one location I worked at. The largest drum required 2 people to mount it. I can't even remember who made the thing.
For a solo designer or graphic artist I don't think the loss of extended viewing angles would be a deal-breaker. I'm no big fan of Samsung as a company but I might consider it for my own workstation nonetheless. I can wait for user reviews tho.
For a solo designer or graphic artist I don't think the loss of extended viewing angles would be a deal-breaker. I'm no big fan of Samsung as a company but I might consider it for my own workstation nonetheless. I can wait for user reviews tho.
You might be right for the majority but after having used my 15" Retina MBP with an IPS display I won't even consider a larger display that isn't IPS (or something similar). And note the reason I'd want this is mostly for Xcode.
PS: Thanks for posting the links even if you are just a Samsung shill.
I remember those days as well. If I remember correctly, the calibration puck (or mouse) was around $2500 alone. We had a $150,000 drum scanner in one location I worked at. The largest drum required 2 people to mount it. I can't even remember who made the thing.
It seems like yesterday at times then, like you, I can't remember the name of something that cost as much as a house!
4k displays are not expensive. There is a Sheiki display at Tiger Direct on sale for 389 a piece. So technically for 1000 you can get 3 of these and connect them to the new apple mac pro. Also these are not 32 inchers. These come in at 39 inches almost 40 and support 3880x2160 resolutions at 120 or 60 herts. Nice for the price. Tiger Direct limits your purchase to 5 of these but even one is more then enough for the average photographers out there. I don't know how good it is for video but it claims to upsample from regular. Oh did i mention it also includes a Tv receiver. So you get a monitor slash tv. Not bad.
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Considering the implications for programmers and content creators, it is a bit scary, but exciting as well. I think we will plateau at 4K for a decade or so before the next big leap happens. But 4K seems like the near future, even for consumer technology. I'm just still trying to wrap my head around it%u2026 a world where people watch 4K Youtube Videos and complain if its only 1080p%u2026
It is an incredible setup but I'm pretty sure Apple will push the limits of technology with a 4K consumer product this or next year. It would be like Apple to just casually throw a 4K 30" iMac on the market for under $2500 with graphics that allow for gaming at 4K. Gaming at 4K could become a reality surprisingly soon with new technologies like G-sync allowing for variable frame rates to optimize graphics performance. Considering my MacBook Pro Retina 15" from 2012 run's Assasin's Creed 3 at 1080p smoothly
Anandtech's currently recommended system for 4K gaming is 2 Radeon R9 290x in Crossfire. That's more powerful than the new Mac Pro, let alone the iMac. I do think there will be a 4K iMac but gaming will still have to be done at 1080p.
Switching to Multistream as is suggested in the text and in the manual results in problems after a restar. The first screen will be stretched horizontallly and the login screen that comes next is without a login window. You can overcome that by blind entering the oassword but then the finder is without the files that are on it.
I have cancelled the Multiscreen. Maybe this is solved in 10.9.3. Further using the setting from the monitor is as akward as DOS was. For Windows there is software but not for Mac. I expect Apple to bring the screen soon under its own name?
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Anandtech's currently recommended system for 4K gaming is 2 Radeon R9 290x in Crossfire. That's more powerful than the new Mac Pro, let alone the iMac. I do think there will be a 4K iMac but gaming will still have to be done at 1080p.
Ok, so let's assume a 4K iMac with 30" display will round up the current line up and there will still be "normal" iMacs in 21" and 27" sizes. That would be an incredibly awesome workhorse for any designers desktop. And given Nvidias current development of power efficient, cool and quiet mid-range graphics, this might allow for decent gaming in 1080p and a 4K experience of OS X. I sure hope something like this will happen and wait it out before switching from mobile to desktop.
I saw one of these monitors yesterday in the Sydney Apple Store. The staff had hooked it up with an HDMI cable instead of DisplayPort so it was only running at 30Hz (not the best way to advertise your products) but still - the screen was massive with a beautiful quality image. I haven't seen OS X in such glory since the days of the 30" Cinema Display (of which I had one).
I agree. We use to use Barco CRT calibrated monitors with color densitometers . The cost of the monitor system was around $4 - $5,000 per seat excluding the cost of the high end graphics card then add in $12,000 each for the Macs (loaded) cost, external drives, back up systems, networking and servers and so on ... extra. Costs are dramatically lower these days for high end Mac systems. I dare not even mention the cost of a drum scanner and a high end RIP and 2400 LPI imagesetter.
I remember those days as well. If I remember correctly, the calibration puck (or mouse) was around $2500 alone. We had a $150,000 drum scanner in one location I worked at. The largest drum required 2 people to mount it. I can't even remember who made the thing.
http://www.slashgear.com/samsung-ud590-aims-to-make-uhd-4k-mainstream-31323039/
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-28-Inch-Definition-Monitor-U28D590D/dp/B00IEZGWI2
Safe to assume TN panel at that price?
edit: Yep! TN panel.
For a solo designer or graphic artist I don't think the loss of extended viewing angles would be a deal-breaker. I'm no big fan of Samsung as a company but I might consider it for my own workstation nonetheless. I can wait for user reviews tho.
You might be right for the majority but after having used my 15" Retina MBP with an IPS display I won't even consider a larger display that isn't IPS (or something similar). And note the reason I'd want this is mostly for Xcode.
PS: Thanks for posting the links even if you are just a Samsung shill.
16:9 aspect ratio? It's so stupid!
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2146320/samsungs-28inch-4k-monitor-price-drops-to-under-600.html
With 4K at those prices a 4K iMac becomes more and more likely, especially since its probably going to take until August for the next update.
It seems like yesterday at times then, like you, I can't remember the name of something that cost as much as a house!