On Sat, 01 Jul 2017 23:47:43 -0400, nospam
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In article , Eric Stevens
wrote:

for instance, the retina imac 5k costs about the same as a dell 5k
display, which is just a display, no computer. you have to add the
cost of the computer, which makes it quite a bit more expensive
than the imac.

You aren't making a fair comparison, here.

oh yes i am.

If the Dell 5K is anything like the the two 25" UP2516D screens that I
have just bought there is an awful lot of memory and computing power
inside to deal with multiple color spaces etc. It's not just a bare
display. I have no idea of how the Apple 5K compares in this respect
or how it handles the equivalent problems.

whatever is needed is part of the imac itself.

That's right, so how nay color spaces does it recognise and how are
they calibrated?


https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-mac/imac

I'm assuming you picked the Dell because of it's high price, and,
made no effort to see what other companies were offering theirs for.

i picked the dell because both the dell and the 5k imac used the *same*
lcd panel internally.

Same backlighting too?

that doesn't matter since the 5k panel is the major part of the cost,
not the backlight, plus dell displays are well known for leaking, so
even if they are they same, they're not built as well.

All of these high gamut/resolution displays (except Eizo and the top
NEC) are notorious for (light) leaking, which is wy I asked about the
Apple's backlighting.
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Regards,

Eric Stevens