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Apple readying new external 5K Display, may feature integrated GPU

• monk_e_boy 10y ago
  PC, XBox and PlayStation will all (soon) support VR, I wonder how much Apple care. Integrated monitor & GPU along with the AMD Radeon news may mean they will have enough horse power to drive VR. Maybe?
  • petepete 10y ago
    So to use Apple VR I'd need a 5k monitor too? Can't wait!
• adamnemecek 10y ago
  Does anyone know why is Apple taking so long with releasing a MacBook with 4k resolution?
  • wmf 10y ago
    Because 4K at reasonable DPI would be bigger than 15 inches which is too small of a market for Apple to care about and 4K at reasonable size would have pointless and battery-sucking DPI.
    • adamnemecek 10y ago
      But there is quite a few non apple laptops with 4k that seem to do just fine. It's not pointless, 4k would give you like twice as much screen space as current retinas. It would consume more battery but it's not like retinas don't.
      • slededit 10y ago
        Apple's approach to high DPI is that things should be the same size but have more detail. Screen real estate is somewhat configurable but misses the point of high-DPI.
      • DerekL 10y ago
        Do you want a 15" screen with 4k resolution, or a 20" screen with the same DPI as current MacBook Pros? With the current MacBook Pros, you have to sit about 16" away from the screen to see all of the detail. To see all of the detail of a 4k 15" display, you'd need to put your eyes about 12" away.