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This LG display is completely Mac Pro compatible via the Thunderbolt ports at the rear. The added real estate may come at a the price of a resolution drop, but for the price it may be the right monitor for many Mac Pro users. It offers a super-wide resolution of 3440 x 1440 (some may call that Half-UHD), which may prove quite useful to editors and audio professionals who use timeline-based editing solutions like Final Cut X, Adobe Premiere Pro CC, or Logic Pro. This LG is his “Runner Up” to the Dell above, and it’s not really a 4K display, but nevertheless, LG’s new 21:9 Thunderbolt display “gives the 4K displays a run for their money by offering one of the most attractive so-called UHD displays that, apart from resolution, beats out most displays on this list in just about every other aspect” according to Jordan. One thing to note though, is unlike Apple’s Retina displays, this Dell monitor has a much lower pixel density of only 140 PPI.

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The monitor supports full UHD (3840 x 2160) resolution, however you may opt for the next preset down – 3008 x 1692 which keeps everything on the display incredibly sharp and easy to read, as Full UHD may make things a bit too small to read.

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With the introduction of scaling options in OS X 10.9.3 a lot of the initial complaints about 4K displays with Macs were satisfied as the update allowed the higher resolution displays usable. The monitor includes 1 HDMI, 1 DisplayPort, 1 mini-DisplayPort, 4 USB 3.0 and a 6-in-1 media card reader, and the stand has adjustable height, swivel and tilting. The same connection scheme works with MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013), Mac Pro (Late 2013), and the newest 27 inch 5K iMac Retina. He opted for using a mini DisplayPort 1.2 cable into the Thunderbolt port on the Mac Pro and the mini DisplayPort on the monitor. OS X allows for 60Hz support on this monitor via manually enabling DisplayPort 1.2. In his testing, he rated the 32″ Dell UP3214Q UHD monitor “Best Overall” as it “ offered the fewest compromises with most shortcomings being OS X related and often much more pronounced in other 4K displays” at a reasonable price considering the colour accuracy, refresh rate, a high-quality IGZO panel, and the sturdy physical design. DELL 31.5″ UltraSharp UP3214Q LED Backlit IPS UltraHD – $1,659.99.Jordan Kahn over at 9to5 Mac, has been testing the best 4K/UHD monitors for the Mac Pro, and you can see his picks in the list below. If there is one segment of the market where 4K/UltraHD has taken off – it’s in the monitor/display section.Ī year or two ago 4K displays were either too ungodly expensive, or just not that many, but with one foot over in 2015, the past year has brought us a wide selection of 4K monitors for creatives on both sides of the budget spectrum. Alas, we haven’t heard of such thing, and chances are it may not ever happen, but if there’s plenty of other options. After we picked-up our jaws form the floor after the 5K iMac Retina announcement earlier in the Fall, some of has were left wondering if Apple would ever release a standalone 5K display without a computer inside for us to use with other computers such as the Mac Pro or any PC.