I'd like to see a 26" iMac in the near future. I don't have the greatest eyes and having a larger screen would be perfect. I know I could always get the 30" apple display and a Mac Pro but I love the slimness of the iMac.
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I'd like a 26" iMac :)
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Except you can't drive a 30" display with an iMac. It only supports up to 1920x1200, i.e., the 23" Cinema Display or any industry display with 1920x1200.
24" to 26" hardly seems worth it. Apple should go crazy and make a 30 inch iMac. I bet they will too some day.
they should make a standard 25.5" one, and a baritone 28" one, and then a super-baritone 30" one, pushing into short-scale bass territory...
oh, wait, monitors?
i say 24" is more than enough for normal use, but if you want huge monitors, why not just hook it up to a plasma HD flatscreen? there has to be some way of doing this with the mini dvi output. HD screens are high-resolution, but not 30" computer monitor-style. i´m sure it´s nice enough to cover normal human needs, though
it would work well for gaming, i can imagine
oh, wait, monitors?
i say 24" is more than enough for normal use, but if you want huge monitors, why not just hook it up to a plasma HD flatscreen? there has to be some way of doing this with the mini dvi output. HD screens are high-resolution, but not 30" computer monitor-style. i´m sure it´s nice enough to cover normal human needs, though
it would work well for gaming, i can imagine
I agree, the resolution on a 24" iMac would most likely be the same as on a 26" iMac. But then again, I remember when people thought Apple would not release an iMac larger than 20"...
It could be worse if the iMac goes to 16:9. 1920·1200 » 1920·1080.
A > 24" iMac, I'd like to see 2560·1440 or 2560·1600.
At what point do the iMacs stop being iMacs and just turn into replacement TV's...
When they make a 30" Quadcore Bluray iMac with a terabyte hard drive to hold a crap load of iTunes files. Add 8gigs of RAM and a killer video card and I'll be taking out a second mortgage to pay for it all.
OP: sounds like a mac mini and 2 large displays would be what you want.
O/T, can someone teach me the meanings to all the numbers listed after tv's and monitors? Is the IMac 1080p? I kind of understand what Im reading, but Ive never seen a scale or chart to really know what Im reading!
O/T, can someone teach me the meanings to all the numbers listed after tv's and monitors? Is the IMac 1080p? I kind of understand what Im reading, but Ive never seen a scale or chart to really know what Im reading!
You know what might happen?
Apple may in the later future make 16x9 displays which would work for a 26" display.
Essentially the resolution would be 2400x1350. The ratio would be more in line with full length feature films. Sony has done the design with some of their new laptops.
I kind of like that aspect ratio
Apple may in the later future make 16x9 displays which would work for a 26" display.
Essentially the resolution would be 2400x1350. The ratio would be more in line with full length feature films. Sony has done the design with some of their new laptops.
I kind of like that aspect ratio
I'd love the slimness of a 26" iMac because I don't need all the power of a Mac Pro, but I'd love to have a big ole screen.
I want Apple to keep the iMac the same size, but give me a true desktop. I'd love to have a MINI-TOWER with half the specs of the Mac Pro at half the price......
Oh, sorry, just dreaming there.
Oh, sorry, just dreaming there.
A 26" 16:9 imac would be cool!
I know this is out of topic but what the chances of new cinema displays being 16:9? would be cool! It annoys be when I watch a movie on my iMac and there is so much wasted space on the top and bottom, would make sense to switch to a 16:9 screen.
I know this is out of topic but what the chances of new cinema displays being 16:9? would be cool! It annoys be when I watch a movie on my iMac and there is so much wasted space on the top and bottom, would make sense to switch to a 16:9 screen.
