“Evidence of upcoming iMac updates is continuing to accumulate, and the latest hint points toward support for models equipped with Retina displays,” Eric Slivka reports for MacRumors.As noted by MacBidouille, the OS X Yosemite developer preview includes a new file defining display scaling resolution options for a machine identified as an iMac.”
“The file includes a series of scaling resolution options for this machine, maxing out at 6400 x 3600 pixels, or 3200 x 1800 as a Retina display,” Slivka reports. “The display itself would carry a somewhat lower native resolution, perhaps 5120 x 2880 to simply pixel double the current 27-inch iMac, but as with the Retina MacBook Pro higher resolutions are specified and generated by the machine before being scaled back down.”
“As an example of how these higher-than-native resolution options are used, while the 15-inch Retina MacBook Pro has a native resolution of 2880 x 1800 (giving screen real estate of 1440 x 900 as Retina), the system is capable of generating a 3840 x 2400 desktop that is then scaled down to give the real estate of a 1920 x 1200 display,” Slivka reports. “In the case of this iMac, a similar scenario would see the initial 6400 x 3600 screen scaled to display as 3200 x 1800 on the Retina iMac.”
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I would be all over one of these. After getting a Retina MBP and of course using a Retina iPad the screen in my iMac now looks blocky. A Retina version would be fantastic.
I agree. Some people say they can’t see the difference, but to me it’s a night and day difference.
I just bought a new iMac and installed an SSD. It still has a couple of years AppleCare remaining and I would upgrade to a new iMac with Retina Display in a heartbeat.
A 27″ iMac isn’t Retina at 3200 x 1800 unless you’re sitting 25 inches or more away from the screen.
5120 x 2880 would be Retina at 16 inches, which for a 27″ screen seems to be about the minimum they’d need to do as a Retina iMac.
I just measured how far my eyes were from my screen on my desk. It was 25″ when I leaned in and 36″ when sitting back. This is using 24″ dual screens.
As the size of a monitor increases, the “ergonomic” safe zone is at LEAST one arm length in front of you. As the monitor size increases, you should sit further back. For a 27″ iMac… that would qualify as retina… although I’m sure you’ll have oodles and oodles of blog posts from people who take pictures of themselves with rulers showing how un-retina their setup is…
retina-gate here we come.
I’d love to see a Retina Display from Apple. If Apple is creating a Retina iMac – hopefully the Retina Display will be released at the same time.