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A bunch of people at HardOCP can't stop raving about using 40"/48" Samsung 4k TVs as monitors. The big caveat is that you'd need a video card with HDMI 2.0 in order to output at 4k/60Hz. This sounds amazing for general audio/video/image production work and while I'm pretty happy with my 3007WFP-HC, I am also awfully tempted. My overriding instinct is to wait until someone does this with DisplayPort (and for the price to go down). Has anyone here tried this though?
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Finally pulled the trigger on a Dell U2715H when it dropped to $518 on Amazon today. Can't wait to finally replace my 10 year old 21.5" 1080p TN display. Thanks for the advices monitor thread!
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Apr 14, 2015 23:57
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Combat Pretzel posted:I'm interested in the Dell P2715Q. I have the HP equivalent to this monitor (Z27s) and it's really quite nice. I'm not using any scaling on it, which does make it obnoxious to use unless you're sitting 2 feet away or closer. But, it's at work, we're still using win7, and 7's scaling sucks rear end. So I just zoom web pages/excel/code windows/etc in when I'm leaned way back in my chair, and sit up/push my chair forward when I want to view something huge at 100% I wouldn't buy one for my use at home though, really. 2560 * 1440/1600 monitors still give a better experience for gaming, while having enough resolution for browser windows/random other junk.
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Apr 15, 2015 00:20
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Truga posted:1080p is exactly half 4k, so you don't get any issues with it. Just 1 pixel becomes 4 pixels. Though the image will still use linear filtering and not nearest-neighbor (unless you have some way of explicitly enabling it). Even if you do, the pixels will look huge because the space between each of them will be much smaller than an equivalent 1080p screen.
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space marine todd posted:A bunch of people at HardOCP can't stop raving about using 40"/48" Samsung 4k TVs as monitors. The big caveat is that you'd need a video card with HDMI 2.0 in order to output at 4k/60Hz. The good news is that you no longer need a crazy expensive video card to do this now that the GTX 960 is out. At $200, it is now the cheapest 2nd-gen Maxwell card you can buy (this is the family of cards that gets you HDMI 2.0). The bad news is that a lot of TVs that claim HDMI 2.0 support may still only be able to do 4:2:0 chroma sub-sampling at 4k@60Hz, so do your research. Input latency is worth scrutinizing as well. Edit: I almost forgot that most TVs still won't have DPMS support, which means they won't go into standby when told to. It would be best to go with one of the below options for that reason. If $200 is still too much, the alternative is to get one of those 40" VA monitors that is basically a TV panel repackaged for computer use. These have DisplayPort 1.2 built in, and even cheap video hardware is starting to get this format, so you won't need to make a major purchase just to drive the monitor. The three to look at are the Philips 4065UC ($820), Crossover 44K ($680), and Seiki Pro 40 SM40UNP ($1000). The first two are not available in Western markets and have to be imported from Korea, but many of us are pretty used to the idea of doing that by now. Zorilla fucked around with this message at 04:37 on Apr 15, 2015 |
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Apr 15, 2015 00:59
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Bought a new HP display, however I didn't do enough homework and realized that it had a DVI-D port at the very last second and my GPU's only DVI port is DVI-I  . Think I can get away with something like this for a last minute save without having to resort to VGA? (This wouldn't be a problem if the display that I bought had an HDMI port).
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Apr 15, 2015 06:06
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DVI-I supports both DVI-D and DVI-A signals, the monitor will work fine from the DVI port.
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BurritoJustice posted:DVI-I supports both DVI-D and DVI-A signals, the monitor will work fine from the DVI port. Thanks for clearing up the confusion. I'm at least glad they both have dual link ports, otherwise I suppose I'd be dealing with a real issue.
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Apr 15, 2015 06:25
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What's the cheapest 27" 2560 x 1440 IPS with display port or another input compatible (via simple adapter) with thunderbolt? extra bonus points if it will wake from sleep without unplugging from my MacBook.
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Apr 15, 2015 13:56
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If your cable doesn't have the four prongs on the analog side, you can plug it into anything.
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Apr 15, 2015 14:04
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Truga posted:1080p is exactly half 4k, so you don't get any issues with it. Just 1 pixel becomes 4 pixels. How is 1920×1080 half of 3840×2160? It's exactly one quarter.
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Apr 15, 2015 14:53
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HalloKitty posted:How is 1920×1080 half of 3840×2160? It's exactly one quarter. It's exactly half in each direction? 2160/1080=2 
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Apr 15, 2015 14:58
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4K sounded interesting for primarily photography and image editing. The resolution has also the advantage of allowing upscaling of 1080p games with an integer scale factor to 4K. And if HiDPI would work correctly in general (which it apparently doesn't), at 150% UIs would become easily legible without looking either mongohuge or too small. HiDPI is almost mandatory. If my main apps all work OK, I suppose I could accept that some others break. Otherwise I'll have to look again at 1440p. The P2715Q is being reviewed as pretty good and it's relatively cheap.
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Apr 15, 2015 17:33
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I really feel like 4k+ is a huge gimmick, at least right now and for the near future. We got in the 5k imacs at work and it doesn't make nearly as much of a difference as you would think. It's also funny that going back to 1080p scaling is a selling point. Just get a 1440p or the ultra widescreens. That's practical and reasonable. The photographer in our group barely even cares about the high res and he has the most reason to. He's a huge gadget nerd too so you know he would like it if there was any good reason.
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Apr 15, 2015 17:40
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Yeah, it's really more of an image quality thing than a real-estate thing at most sizes. How does 1440-scaled-to-4K look? Is it generally good, or do you really notice that something is off?
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This may be a question more for a graphic/computer art thread, but I was wondering if anyone here could help me a bit with color calibrating issues.. What I really need to figure out is how to get my laptop display, external asus monitor, and my printer to all be calibrated to look approx. the same. The printer part of it is something I'll probably have to figure out elsewhere but if anyone could give me some advice on getting the two monitors to display colors more similarly that would be awesome. I've tinkered with the windows options and the internal monitor settings somewhat, but can't seem to find a good middle ground. Would a calibration dongle like colormunki be able to calibrate two displays to match eachother? I have an old pantone Huey but aside from not being supported anymore, it didn't seem like it was meant for that purpose as much as it was for adjusting for room light and keeping things consistent on one monitor. I can't really afford the higher end dongles but I could get a colormunki, just can't seem to find an answer to whether or not it will meet my aforementioned needs. Thanks in advance and sorry if this is not the appropriate place for such a question.
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A hardware calibration tool won't be able to get them to match exactly (That's just plain impossible with two very different LCD panels), but it'll get as close as the monitors are capable of.
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Apr 15, 2015 18:07
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I want to get the Acer Predator XB270HU and also an ASUS PB278GR as the second monitor, but they have different refresh rates. Will that cause any issues or will it just work?
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Apr 15, 2015 18:21
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Mush Man posted:I want to get the Acer Predator XB270HU and also an ASUS PB278GR as the second monitor, but they have different refresh rates. Will that cause any issues or will it just work?
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Apr 15, 2015 18:54
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Truga posted:It's exactly half in each direction? 2160/1080=2 Half in each direction, yes, but 4x the amount of pixels.
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Taima posted:I really feel like 4k+ is a huge gimmick, at least right now and for the near future. We got in the 5k imacs at work and it doesn't make nearly as much of a difference as you would think. The difference is small due to antialiasing. In my opinion, until I can run everything without it, the DPI is too low  Until then, I'll keep my 2560x1600 though, it'll serve me well until I get my rift. fatpat268 posted:Half in each direction, yes, but 4x the amount of pixels. Which is why I said 1 pixel becomes 4?
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Ajaxify posted:If I have the patience, cash, and graphics card for it, is there any reason I wouldn't wait for the Acer XR341CK? It's supposed to be a curved 34" IPS ultrawide with 144hz 1440p g-sync. http://www.overclock.net/t/1537403/tftcentral-acer-predator-xr341ck-34-curved-gaming-screen-with-g-sync That monitor has been clarified as only supporting up to 75Hz, which puts it back into the realm of physically possible to drive with today's video connections. So, not as fancy as some people were hoping, but it's still 25% faster than your normal 60Hz monitor.
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xenilk posted:Question to anyone who bought "TOPSYNC 2710 LED 27" QHD 2560x1440" from ebay ... is there a way to enable the buttons at the bottom of the screen? I find that other than the power button...the other buttons don't do anything. The brightness buttons work for me on mine. Nothing else besides the power button works though.
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Rabid Snake posted:The brightness buttons work for me on mine. Nothing else besides the power button works though. The other two buttons are for volume of the built-in speakers.
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Yeah, just remember DVI doesn't carry audio so if you're using DVI, and you didn't specifically connect the audio port in the back so you can listen to the terrible built in speakers, they won't function.
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I'm contemplating a 1 or 2-projector setup on a large curved solid screen. My projector experience is zero, but am I right in assuming one has some control over both focus and projected image size? Does anyone know the minimum size a projected image might be? -I ask this because fitting a 2 projector-sized image would enable some peripheral vision. edit: oh poo poo I didn't see the projector thread in the gadgets forum...hope I didn't offend any delicate sensibilities Broccoli Cat fucked around with this message at 17:26 on Apr 16, 2015 |
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Tanbo posted:Yeah, just remember DVI doesn't carry audio so if you're using DVI, and you didn't specifically connect the audio port in the back so you can listen to the terrible built in speakers, they won't function. It depends, because of the compatibility in both directions it wouldn't surprise me one bit to find that some devices can take HDMI format audio on their DVI port. Pretty much every HDMI capable GPU can do the other way around, so it might even be possible to have a HDMI signal entirely flowing over DVI ports and cables.
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tesilential posted:What's the cheapest 27" 2560 x 1440 IPS with display port or another input compatible (via simple adapter) with thunderbolt? extra bonus points if it will wake from sleep without unplugging from my MacBook. Is this harder than I think? I've bookmarked this thread for months and almost bought a 27" korean a dozen times but keep doubting it's ability to work well with a macbook pro. i would rather pay more for the monitor than pay $80 for an active adapter for miniDP to dual link DVI. I have no interest in overclocking the monitor, I do no gaming at all.
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wolrah posted:It depends, because of the compatibility in both directions it wouldn't surprise me one bit to find that some devices can take HDMI format audio on their DVI port. Pretty much every HDMI capable GPU can do the other way around, so it might even be possible to have a HDMI signal entirely flowing over DVI ports and cables. I run a dvi to hdmi cable to my tv and it carries audio.
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tesilential posted:Is this harder than I think? I've bookmarked this thread for months and almost bought a 27" korean a dozen times but keep doubting it's ability to work well with a macbook pro. i would rather pay more for the monitor than pay $80 for an active adapter for miniDP to dual link DVI. I have no interest in overclocking the monitor, I do no gaming at all. Cheapest name brand with DisplayPort? That would most likely be the BenQ GW2765HT at $360. If the reviews from people having problems connecting their Apple computers are scaring you away, the next expensive one is the ASUS PB278Q at $432. Zorilla fucked around with this message at 05:44 on Apr 17, 2015 |
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So now that I own a Seiki SE39UY04 4k display, what do I actually do with it? I've been using it for CAD, which don't get me wrong, is fantastic, but are there any apps that improve the experience with these stupidly high-res screens? One that could break it up into four separate 1080p-sized regions for maximized windows would be amazing.
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I believe that DisplayFusion allows you to do something like that (I think they call it monitor splitting.)
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Mozi posted:I believe that DisplayFusion allows you to do something like that (I think they call it monitor splitting.) Windows 10 has four direction window snap, too.
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thelightguy posted:So now that I own a Seiki SE39UY04 4k display, what do I actually do with it? I've been using it for CAD, which don't get me wrong, is fantastic, but are there any apps that improve the experience with these stupidly high-res screens? Look for winsplit revolution. http://youtu.be/DFfE9xYNs1M
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Looks like the ultrawide and curved bearer of hope from ACER will not support 120 or 144hz as previously reported. It will top out at 75hz. http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/news_archive/33.htm#acer_xr341ck
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mcbexx posted:Looks like the ultrawide and curved bearer of hope from ACER will not support 120 or 144hz as previously reported. It will top out at 75hz. Well... poo poo. Still probably get one anyway.
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So despite very few reviews outside the TFTCentral one for the XB270HU, I bought one anyway. It should be here next week(? who knows with new hardware) Anyone know if I should worry that this was a bad idea/waste of money?
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Grraarrgghh posted:So despite very few reviews outside the TFTCentral one for the XB270HU, I bought one anyway. It should be here next week(? who knows with new hardware) TFTCentral are far and away the best and most reputable monitor review source, and they called the XB270HU the best gaming monitor ever. I think you're safe.
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BurritoJustice posted:TFTCentral are far and away the best and most reputable monitor review source, and they called the XB270HU the best gaming monitor ever. I think you're safe. Figured. Thought it would be prudent to ask, since dropping nearly a grand on a 27" display is a rarity. Any idea why there are no more reviews? It's been up for sale for a few weeks now, hasn't it?
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Grraarrgghh posted:Figured. Thought it would be prudent to ask, since dropping nearly a grand on a 27" display is a rarity. Lots of people that have it here: http://www.overclock.net/t/1549176/official-acer-predator-xb270hu-owners-club/0_30
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