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Re:Why can’t you buy a good webcam? by arendtio on Tuesday December 22, 2020 @08:48AM (#25506184)
Why do you think the LG monitors outside of the Apple collaboration are not good?

Recently, I bought two 27GN950, which is a 27" 4k@144Hz gaming monitor with good colors. So far the worst part is the fan and in the long run the absence of HDMI 2.1 might be disappointing, but overall I have the impression of a good product.

Yes, it doesn't have the same PPI as smartphones, but I am not sure if we are going to see that happen ever.

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Re:Why can’t you buy a good webcam? by MrApathy on Tuesday December 22, 2020 @09:37AM (#25506612)
I think it's in part related to fractional scaling, which hasn't been sorted everywhere. Text at 4k on a 27 inch is too small to run at 100%, too much of a waste to run run at 200% (equivalent to 1920x1080). So you're running 150% or 175% and that can be an issue if you're running something that doesn't like fractional scaling.

27 inch is perfect for 1440p 100% or 200% (i.e., 5k), but it seems like no one other than Apple has that figured out.

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Re:Why can’t you buy a good webcam? by arendtio on Tuesday December 22, 2020 @10:16AM (#25506991)
Yes, fractional scaling is an issue, but I don't think it is as much of an issue as it was a few years ago. In fact, I think the only application that doesn't scale for me is steam currently. Everything else seems to be handled by setting the correct DPI in the xorg.conf and the scaling factor of KDE (150%).

But as this is clearly a software issue, I wouldn't blame the hardware for it ;-)

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Re:Why can’t you buy a good webcam? by izacus on Tuesday December 22, 2020 @10:11AM (#25506930)
Since Windows these days handles such scaling just fine, this doesn't seem to be a big deal for consumers.
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Re:Why can’t you buy a good webcam? by a2tech on Tuesday December 22, 2020 @09:21AM (#25506475)
The monitor has a fan? That would be a huge negative to me
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Re:Why can’t you buy a good webcam? by post_break on Tuesday December 22, 2020 @09:27AM (#25506533)
Like Apples monitor that also has a fan?
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Re:Why can’t you buy a good webcam? by ChuckNorris89 on Tuesday December 22, 2020 @01:19PM (#25509354)
But Apple's fans are made from recicled SR-71 blackbirds to ensure ultimate noise suppression and each fan blade is assembled by a Swiss watchmaker to ensure quality.

Just kidding, it comes from the same Chinese factory as every other fan but Apple's fans(pun intended) like to believe in magic to justify the price tag.

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Re:Why can’t you buy a good webcam? by arendtio on Tuesday December 22, 2020 @10:20AM (#25507024)
Yes, I wonder too why is is necessary, especially because my PC is completely fan-less :-/

However, over the day is is barely audible and it only comes to my mind when I am sitting in front of the PC late at night (+ without headphones).

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Re:Why can’t you buy a good webcam? by Wouter33 on Tuesday December 22, 2020 @12:24PM (#25508720)
I think the fan is for the G-Sync module!
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Re:Why can’t you buy a good webcam? by m463 on Tuesday December 22, 2020 @09:12AM (#25506408)
Hmm... There might be some truth in that.

I've noticed over decades that high quality stuff comes out of the checks-and-balances of experts specifying and purchasing stuff.

Examples I remember are sun monitors based on sony trinitron tubes, sun/sgi hard drives that were always checked - and sometimes returned by he container - so were actually enterprise grade, not consumer grade. Lots and lots of OEM stuff like that.

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