Mac studio with dell 2715k 5k display

[shiraz]

I’m a longtime windows user and thinking about switching to mac.
But I’ve read that mac is doesn’t have the same compatibility with displays.
Windows has for 5k a 200% view so the text isn’t to small. Mac does not!
Any ideas about this topic? I rather don’t use other software to scale.

 

[clee01l]

I’m a longtime windows user and thinking about switching to mac.
But I’ve read that mac is doesn’t have the same compatibility with displays.
Windows has for 5k a 200% view so the text isn’t to small. Mac does not!
Any ideas about this topic? I rather don’t use other software to scale.

I’ve never had any problem using Mac’s with third party monitors I currently have 2 32” ASUS ProArt 1000nit plus HDR monitors and a Sceptre 27” SDR monitor. In the past I have used Samsung and BenQ monitors without issue.

The Apple Pro Display XDR is 6K. My Mac Studio can support up to 6 4K monitors. The newer Mac Studios can support up to 8. 6K displays

If you are thinking of buying a new monitor, I would not consider anything that is not at least 1000 nits HDR As I see the future will be HDR not SDR. If you already own that Dell, then it will be satisfactory for your new Mac.


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[shiraz]

Thanks for your info. What about the scaling? For example in windows 100% on a 5k gives very small font. Did you encouter those issues?

 

[clee01l]

Thanks for your info. What about the scaling? For example in windows 100% on a 5k gives very small font. Did you encouter those issues?

Lightroom Classic for Windows has a better options for font size. In Lightroom Classic for the Mac, Preferences only gives you "Small" (default) and "Large". Using "Large" on a 32" screen set for 3840X2160 Lightroom side panel fonts are readable with my reading glasses at a distance of ~60cm. On my 27" SDR monitor (also 3840X2160), I set the display resolution to 3008X1692 which approximates the pixels on the 32" screens. The 27" monitor is about 84% size of the 32" monitor. So 3008X1692 pixels is about 78% of 3840X2160 pixels

On apps like Safari, I have the zoom set for 300% and I can read Lightroom Queen forum posts without my reading glasses. The width of the text field that I am typing in is ~56cm. Other apps (like my email client) have a ZOOM menu item ( {Cmd +},{Cmd -} ) that allows me to quickly adjust the size of the screen font larger than actual. I set the screen font size in each app to a comfortable viewing size for me. At my age reading glasses are necessary
Making the transition from VGA (1920X1080) to HiDPI screens was tough at first. OS developers did not make the transition along with the hardware. Apple has in the course of the last OS updates accommodated the font issue on HiDPI screens quite well. When I last had to deal with Microsoft Windows on a Surface Pro about 6 years ago, their solution to the HiDPI screens was less than satisfactory. Hopefully that has changed with Microsoft.

 

[Johan Elzenga]

Yes, in MacOS you do not set the view as a percentage, but you use a different display resolution than the hardware resolution. That’s basically the same, of course. On a 27” HiDPI 5K display many people prefer 2560 x 1440 pixels. That’s the same as using 200% in Windows.

 

[JVMiddleEast]

Mac OS is fully geared towards 5K resolution. When I bought a monitor for my Mac, I was in doubt between a third party and an Apple Studio Display.
The 3rd party alternative had HDR which was tempting. But analysing my work I seldomly use HDR.
So I bought the Studio Didplay. No regrets because it works super. Never have to mess with scaling (I’m wearing reading glasses to) plus there is one other advantage: color rendering! Regardless if you show an inhale on your iPhone or iPad or studio display; the colors are identical to the naked eye.
Not everybody cares about this but I like it
As always there is a downside: costs. The bloody thing doesn’t come cheaply but the quality makes up for that and it will last years