Apple to release super-high resolution 'iMac 8K' later this year, display partner LG says
In a rather unusual reveal, a supposed "iMac 8K" has been outed in a press release that was published by Apple display supplier LG, suggesting the all-in-one desktop will get an even higher resolution screen this year.
The announcement was actually made by LG a week ago, but AppleInsider was tipped to the press release on Monday. In declaring the "next-generation of high-resolution 8K," LG detailed its pixel-packing display technology and talked about its partnerships, including its alignment with Apple.
"Apple has also announced that they will release the 'iMac 8K' with a super-high resolution display later this year," the press release states. Apple, however, has not publicly announced plans for a new iMac update.
Apple's 27-inch iMac was given a super-resolution 5K display in an upgrade that arrived last fall. It features 14.7-million pixels packed into the same svelte design as the non-Retina iMac.
That Apple would upgrade the iMac so quickly to an even higher resolution screen seems unusual. It's also odd for a partner the caliber of LG to publicly reveal future Apple product plans before the company itself decides to make an announcement.
LG's 8K display technology is dubbed "Quad Ultra-High Definition," with a resolution of 7,680 by 4,320 pixels. That's two times the resolution of a 4K screen, with four times the number of pixels.
The announcement was actually made by LG a week ago, but AppleInsider was tipped to the press release on Monday. In declaring the "next-generation of high-resolution 8K," LG detailed its pixel-packing display technology and talked about its partnerships, including its alignment with Apple.
"Apple has also announced that they will release the 'iMac 8K' with a super-high resolution display later this year," the press release states. Apple, however, has not publicly announced plans for a new iMac update.
Apple's 27-inch iMac was given a super-resolution 5K display in an upgrade that arrived last fall. It features 14.7-million pixels packed into the same svelte design as the non-Retina iMac.
That Apple would upgrade the iMac so quickly to an even higher resolution screen seems unusual. It's also odd for a partner the caliber of LG to publicly reveal future Apple product plans before the company itself decides to make an announcement.
LG's 8K display technology is dubbed "Quad Ultra-High Definition," with a resolution of 7,680 by 4,320 pixels. That's two times the resolution of a 4K screen, with four times the number of pixels.
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AI specifically wrote "iMac". Likely an April Fool's joke.
http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/199128-vesa-steams-ahead-with-displayport-1-4a-allows-for-8k-scaling
8K would be supported on 1.3 but according to Anandtech, they'd be downgrading color data:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/8533/vesa-releases-displayport-13-standard-50-more-bandwidth-new-features
DP 1.4 includes some lossless compression:
http://www.vesa.org/news/vesa-finalizes-requirements-for-display-stream-compression-standard/
Not a chance.
30" iMac?
Pretty much what I'm thinking. The Retina 5K is the best thing I've ever seen... I now work on it every day and I don't know how I ever worked on anything else. Its truly magnificent.
That said, someone like me (the target market for the device) would be just as happy to have a super hi res 30" iMac. So yea, bring it on.
Sounds April Foolish.
Not a chance.
Pretty much the same drivel that was spewed about a 5K iMac last year.
AI specifically wrote "iMac". Likely an April Fool's joke.
One of those hilarious April 6th pranks?
If you check the LG press release, you will see that they referred to the iMac. BTW, press release also not on April1 .
QUHD (Quad Ultra HD) is a display resolution of 15360x8640 pixels (four times as many pixels as FUHD (8K, see above), or sixteen times as many as UHD) in the same 16:9 aspect ratio.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphics_display_resolution#QUHD_.2815360x8640.29
Because there is no way to drive an external 5k display. DisplayPort 1.2 can't do it, even Thunderbolt 2 doesn't have the bandwidth required. In the fall thunderbolt 3 will arrive with the Skylake chipset, which may be what they're waiting for before releasing stand alone retina monitors (27" 5K & 32" 8K ??)
2k QHD is 2560 x 1440
4K UHD is 3840 x 2160 (16x9)
4K UHD DCI-Compliant is 4096 x 2160 (Odd aspect ratio, which is why most monitors don't do it)
See FACTS before posting such standards AI.. it's not hard you know..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphics_display_resolution#QHD_.282560x1440.29