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SmartSDR "Retina" ready?

N8KWX
N8KWX Member ✭✭
edited June 2018 in SmartSDR for Windows
I am running a Mac with Windows 10 under BootCamp.  My display is "retina" -- 4096x2304 @ 21.5 inches.

Windows 10 runs great with the 200% UI scaling turned on.  "Retina" mode for us Mac users...

Does SmartSDR work well in this configuration?   I am hoping the panadapter in particular will take advantage of my display.

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  • Ken Hansen
    Ken Hansen Member ✭✭
    edited June 2018
    So, to be clear, you are asking about running SmartSDR under Windows 10 on a 4K display, right? You should be fine, but to be honest why haven't you just tried it? The download is free, what's the worst that could happen?
  • EA4GLI
    EA4GLI Member ✭✭✭
    edited January 2018
    Yes, SmartSDR can handle 4k and it is glorious!

    Now, my personal experience is Ultra High Definition (UHD) which falls a tiny bit short of TRUE 4K or DCI 4K.
    UHD is 3840x2160 while DCI 4K is 4096x2160 and therefor the 4K terminology.

    "Retina" is a marketing buzzword from Apple and it mostly refers to Pixel density. Apple: "Retina Display is a screen with a pixel density high enough that individual pixels can no longer be discerned by the human eye when the device is held at a normal viewing distance. " 
    As an example the 9.7 inch iPad pro has a resolution of 2048x1536 which yields a 264 PPI, coincidentally the same PPI of the 12.9 inch iPad Pro with a resolution of 2732x2048. Neither of those resolutions are close to 4k but given the size of the screen and viewing distance they are superb to the **** eye.

     


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