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Can iMac 5K 2017 (18,3) show 1920x1080 resolution in MacOS Sierra?

Hello.

I would like to buy the top iMac 27” 5K 2017 Retina (iMac18,3), and since I am transfering all my data via TimeMchine from an older iMac 27" 2011 that I am running at 1920x1080 pixel scaled resolution, would I be able then to choose from available resolutions of the Retina display an identical resolution? I am not interested in using/viewing higher resolutions whatsoever (unless, of course, video editing or similar situations), since for the every-day use I would want to stay at a more 'normal' resolution of 1920x1080 pixels as said.

Here is a screenshot of my actual iMac Display settings used since the beginning, that I am very fond of.

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Would this scaled resolution be available on the new iMac 5K 2017 in the macOS 10.12.x Sierra System Preferences' Display Control Panel, at least pressing ALT to see all scaled resolutions available, without the use of additional software (like, for instance, "SwitchResX" etc.)?

I've been surfing the web for such an answer for days, but to no avail.

Thank you very much to all of you.

Cheers.

iMac, macOS Sierra (10.12.6), null

Posted on Mar 23, 2018 9:31 AM

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Posted on Mar 25, 2018 3:54 PM

It should be. I have a 5K 2015 and it can show that resolution. However, out of the box, the resolution will be set to 2560 x 1440 as that is considered the default.

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Can iMac 5K 2017 (18,3) show 1920x1080 resolution in MacOS Sierra?

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