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Samsung Launches 28-inch 4K UD590 Monitor for $700
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Not to sound snobby or whatever (I'm genuinely curious), but...
Why is it that we can get really high resolution screens in handheld sizes which also have fairly capable "computers" attached to them for less than $1k, but there are no really impressive HiRes screens available for my desktop that don't cost a unicorn soul?
Some of the IPS, PLS, SuperAMOLED, etc. screens on modern phones and tablets are stunning. Can I get a 24" version, please? For less than a car downpayment? And a 40" while I'm at it? =P
Why is it that we can get really high resolution screens in handheld sizes which also have fairly capable "computers" attached to them for less than $1k, but there are no really impressive HiRes screens available for my desktop that don't cost a unicorn soul?
Some of the IPS, PLS, SuperAMOLED, etc. screens on modern phones and tablets are stunning. Can I get a 24" version, please? For less than a car downpayment? And a 40" while I'm at it? =P
Always makes me laugh reading "serious" and "gamer" together
Laugh all you want, it was gamer's money that invested in nVidia and Voodoo fx and ATI and Matrox and all the rest and pushed GPU innovation throughout the nineties and early 21st century.
3D GPU hardware was seen only in the realm of NT workstations and SGI rigs before the likes of Quake and Quake II.
Well...
Samsung is really all about being mediocre and using numbers to mislead ignorant.
"my monitor has way more pixels than yours, so it's way better"
Samsung is really all about being mediocre and using numbers to mislead ignorant.
"my monitor has way more pixels than yours, so it's way better"
4k sounds great but it's the current limit. 30hz is too low and the panel tech is not there for anything but poor quality TN panels.
The dream is OS's that are pixel independent and run with vector graphics and can display perfectly at any pixel pitch and any resolution.
I still find it odd that no one has been able to do that yet? I mean windows 8 is basically devoid of any graphical feature that require pixels yet still they persist.
The dream is OS's that are pixel independent and run with vector graphics and can display perfectly at any pixel pitch and any resolution.
I still find it odd that no one has been able to do that yet? I mean windows 8 is basically devoid of any graphical feature that require pixels yet still they persist.
Always makes me laugh reading "serious" and "gamer" together
Why? Maybe you could post a list of your hobbies and past times so we can judge and laugh at you?
I'm not a gamer but who am I to judge how another person spends their time?
As far as I know that is the case, only TB2 can do DP 1.2, therefore 4k60hz should not work on a TB1 mac.
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quite true, and TBH i find the mDP far more reliable than the HDMI from my rMBP. The other issue is that will my old mDP to DP be sufficient for DP1.2? i am struggling to find the anser to this - hence why i myself am waiting for apply to upadte the TBP
I am not so fickle as to be blinded by only buying apple products. It just so happens that 90% of my tech is apple, due to years of reliability and quality. However, i really like my Dell ultrasharp 27" with usb3 dock.
Like others have mentioned, a TN is really an insult for a 4K display, i'd rather wait for any high quality IPS monitors, however, am tempted by the ATB dock. It is ludicrous they have not updated to USB-3 ports on the display - ultimate gluttony and greed; where every attempt at penny snatching is made !
This kind of crap would not have happened with Steve at the helm!
But then again, apart from the obvious reasons, what are the use case scenarios for using a 4K display when you're sitting right in front of it (ideally)?
I don't care how they spend their time. But games are not supposed to be serious. They are supposed to be fun. Imagine a serious comedian who gets annoyed when anybody laughs about his act.
Thats a pretty bad analogy. A better one would be <insert sport here>. Sports are meant to be fun but if you get to a high enough level things get very serious and competitive.
It makes a difference for a lot of people. Dealing with high resolution images and video is just one use case. It's very good for that because you can navigate a greater percentage of the image at 100% or at least fit the entire thing on screen at 50%, which is typically one of the more accurately cached levels due to the ability to sample 2x2 as one pixel. If you deal with vector graphics, it's helpful. It's helpful with CAD in that lines can be viewed at higher resolution without as much need for anti-aliasing. It's helpful for text. I have a 24" 1920x1200 display and an ancient 21" 1600 x 1200 display hooked up to an old mac pro, along with a 17" macbook pro, and I have used the rmbp in spite of not personally owning one. I can see the difference between the 17" at 1920x1200 and a 15" rmbp, scaled or unscaled. The difference with the 24" is more pronounced unless I push it back somewhat. I don't really do so, although I probably would with a 27". They aren't just larger diagonally. 27" displays are 16:9 rather than 16:10, so they're considerably wider. Anyway the difference in aliasing is noticeable when scaled up like that. If the pixel dimensions were doubled in each direction over the 24". it would look amazing.