The best 4K monitor doesn’t exist yet

Re:The best 4K monitor doesn’t exist yet by pbreit on Tuesday June 17, 2014 @04:57PM (#7906951)

Has anyone tried the 39" Seiki on a Mac? At $389 seems like an easier purchase. Plus it doubles as a TV.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16889522...

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Re:The best 4K monitor doesn’t exist yet by tbrake on Tuesday June 17, 2014 @06:49PM (#7907510)

Two people at work have them. I found it just slightly too small when watching them use a 4x 1920x1080 setup with DiplsayFusion.

I decided to try a 50" TCL 4k display. I find I don't mind the 30Hz refresh rate as I don't game on it. However I do find it just a tad too big.

I believe the sweet spot is somewhere around 44" or 45" for 4k-tv-as-a-monitor but absolutely no one is making one in that range. And if I could just get that curved, I think it would be perfect.

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Re:The best 4K monitor doesn’t exist yet by AdamTReineke on Tuesday June 17, 2014 @05:37PM (#7907166)

I have it but on Windows with no scaling. I paid around $500. 39" is a bit large for a single monitor, in my opinion, since looking towards the corners or edges becomes such a long look. 30hz for the 4K is annoying but livable.

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Re:The best 4K monitor doesn’t exist yet by slantyyz on Tuesday June 17, 2014 @05:02PM (#7906977)

Coincidentally, I was researching this model last night, and the general commentary of this device as a computer monitor is that it's bad (due to the slower frame rate with HDMI at the native resolution).

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Re:The best 4K monitor doesn’t exist yet by rdl on Tuesday June 17, 2014 @05:05PM (#7906995)

We have ~20 of them. They're fine. They 30Hz is a little bit annoying if you drag windows around, but it's not really a problem for scrolling.

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