Petr Škuta In the corridors, there has been speculation for a long time about whether the upcoming modular Mac Pro will also have a partner in the form of a successor to the late Apple Thunderbolt Display, this time labeled Apple 6K Display.
Already at the confirmation of work on the new one modular Mac Pro two years ago in April 2017, Phil Schiller himself directly confirmed that they were preparing a display:
"Part of the work on the new Mac Pro will also be a professional display due to its modular design." (Phill Schiller, Apple)
Finally, a similar line appeared in the press release that accompanied the launch of the iMac Pro at the time. With this, we simply know that he is really at least working on the new Apple Display. Of course, before we condemn it to the same fate as AirPower, let's think about it.
It's not 6K like 6K
Information appears from many different sources that Apple is not only preparing a new monitor, but a fully professional screen with 6K resolution and a diagonal of 31,6". This in itself is out of the ordinary for several reasons. The given resolution is really huge for such a "small" size of the surface itself.
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Amaya Toman But that probably makes sense. Apple already currently offers 5K screens, or rather it is an offer specially created for Apple in the form of the LG 5K Thunderbolt monitor. A bit of a problem is that it is not a "true 5K" but rather a hybrid 4,5K. The monitor itself has a resolution of 5120×2160 ultra-wide, while the standard 5K panel has 5120×2880 pixels.
On the one hand, it is not ordinary 5K, on the other hand it belongs to the so-called "ultra-wide" wide monitors, which offer valuable extra pixels in the work environment and often replace a set of two smaller monitors. So let's see if we can get similar benefits with a 6K panel.
The Apple 6K Display will likely follow the same design. It will not be true "6K", but rather it will fit into the 5K resolution. On the other hand, it will focus on ultra-wide and the actual resolution will probably reach a value of 6240×2880 pixels.
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Apple 6K Display with a diagonal of 31,6"
Well-known and successful analyst Ming-Chi Kuo goes even further in his report and claims that it will be a 6K monitor in a body with a diagonal of 31,6". After rooting, this information also seems very likely. The density of pixels per inch (PPI) would thus correspond to the Retina resolution, because after a simple calculation we find that the current iMac 27" with a 5K panel has exactly 218 PPI. After substituting a resolution of 6240×2880 in the sample, we find that we get a diagonal of 31,6". The aspect ratio is then 2,17 to 1, which coincidentally is the aspect ratio of the iPhone XS (X) display.
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David Hanak The total area thus reaches 17 pixels compared to 971 pixels in the iMac Pro. So there will be more than enough usable area, even with the standard "Retina scaling", which probably reduces the usable pixels to 200x14 pixels. Of course, everything will be perfectly smooth and amazing to look at.
But such a display will have to be paired with a really decent graphics card. And now we really don't mean the sharpeners that Apple offers in the form of integrated graphics cards in its MacBooks up to 13" "professional" laptops. In addition, such a display can quite realistically overwhelm even dedicated graphics cards when properly loaded. Probably the very best solution would be a desktop card in an eGPU box, but it will not be absolutely necessary.
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So does it make sense?
After all, it is very likely that Apple does not really intend this monitor for existing computers and wants it as a tandem partner for the modular Mac Pro. There will certainly be no shortage of performance and components can be replaced.
The second question is whether there is even a market place for such a monitor. But we're talking about Apple here. A company that has become famous for reinventing well-established categories or creating completely new ones. A higher number will certainly stand out well in marketing materials.
But the answer is that there will definitely be a place. We must not forget that, except for third-party applications, we probably won't even turn on the native resolution of 6240×2880. Retina 3120×1440 isn't such a crazy increase over what we have on desktops now. And professionals will make the most of every pixel when editing video or photos.
All that remains is to look forward.
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Source: 9to5Mac
I don't quite understand the resolution of the 5K LG-monitor. I have it in front of me (natively using 2560 x 1440) but running at 5120 x 2880 is no problem….
In the article, quite incomprehensible, it is written about another LG monitor. The one offered directly by apple has the same resolution and aspect ratio as the 27″ iMac.
I personally use a 27″ 5K monitor from Dell with a 2015 MacBook Pro, which gives me the comfort of a large iMac.