According to DigiTimes the October launch of the Apple iMac with 5K (5120 x 2880) resolution Retina Display has led to LCD monitor vendors considering the release of similar high-end displays in 2015.
How come? Apparently LCD monitor shipments face declines in the coming years-- from a 136 million unit high in 2014 to 132m in 2015 and 128m in 2017-- and as a result vendors are looking into high-end niches in order to remain profitable.
One such vendor is Philips, DigiTimes reports. LG Display is apparently the company supplying "most" of the 5K panels of the market.
5K monitors will, of course, compete with 4K monitors. DigiTimes says 4K monitors should see larger shipments than 5K in 2015. Either way the monitors will go to the commercial, business and gaming markets, with 24-40-inch displays set to be a "major focus" for vendors.
The news should prove good for the high-end PC market-- after all, customers need a lot of power to push all those pixels around.