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This is a huge disappointment in the computer monitor space, and not just because of text rendering! It’s such a bummer that Apple’s Retina displays on Macs did
by tshaddox 5y ago
This is a huge disappointment in the computer monitor space, and not just because of text rendering! It’s such a bummer that Apple’s Retina displays on Macs didn’t make lead to high resolution displays taking over in the desktop market. My $2000 iMac from 2015 is still my best desktop monitor, and there’s still no remotely affordable equivalent options on the market except the LG 5K that Apple sells (which is well over half the cost of a new iMac).
- ayushnix 5y agoI've resigned to cynicism when it comes to certain things such as IPv6 and integer scaling HiDPI monitors. I doubt I'll see either of them for the next decade or two, perhaps more.
- tshaddox 5y agoI tend to agree, but the reason this example is particularly weird is that these displays have been common in Apple's computers for nearly 10 years now.
- ayushnix 5y agoI don't think those displays are available for retail purchase as an external monitor if someone doesn't want to use a Mac, at least not where I live.
- tshaddox 5y agoYeah, and it’s annoying even for Mac users (my use case is literally to have a 5k external monitor to use with my MacBook Pro).