Running a forty inch 4k monitor at lower resolution?

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odk...nch+monito.TRS0&_nkw=40+inch+monitor&_sacat=0

I'm looking at 40 inch monitors and noticed most are either 1080p or 4k and not in between.

I'm looking for better than 1080p but less than 4k since the size of the objects will be very important and the monitor will be about 3-4 feet from my eyes. I also tend to make things pretty large on the screen. I am also worried about my ultrabooks not being able to handle alot of pixels like the thinkpad yoga core i7.

What are some problems that I would run into (laptop overheating, lag, scaling, black bars, screen cut off) if I plugged a thinkpad yoga through HDMI into a 4k monitor and then set the resolution to 1440p or another resolution in between 1080p and 4k? What resolution would you recommend?

 

If it helps, your laptop is limited to HDMI 1.4. And HDMI 1.4 only runs at 60Hz on 2560x1600 resolution. So if you do get a 4K display, you'll be limited to 4K @ 30Hz.

Second, 40 inches is WAY too big for a monitor that is 3-4 feet from your eyes. You might be able to get away with that size / distance when watching movies or playing games. But if you plan on using any kind of text with that 40" display, it's going to be uncomfortable to use.

For a 3 to 4 feet viewing distance, just get a 27" 2560x1440 monitor that supports HDMI 1.4 input, and you'll be set. If you like to put a lot of things on screen at once, you want more PIXELS, and not just more physical size.

 

I have some HDMI cables but can't find 1.2 or 1.4 on them. How do I know?

What about ultrawide in your opinion of that
http://www.amazon.com/LG-Electronic...=1441062684&sr=8-3&keywords=ultrawide+monitor

2560x1080

if you get a 1440p then at best you can have two windows open right? snap click left and right halves

if you have ultrawide even if less pixels you should be able to snap to 3 windows side by side and have more content right even if less pixels? What are your thoughts?

 

1). HDMI cables don't have version specs. They are either high speed (4k) or standard speed (below 4k). So between HDMI 1.2 and 1.4, there isn't a difference in the cable itself. Any HDMI cable you have will work.

2) 34" ultrawide at 1080p is a waste of money. Pixelation will make the image look terrible. Pixel density is equivalent to a 27" 1920x1080 16:9 display

If you want ultrawide, save up $800 and get a 34" 3440 x 1440 display. And if you can't afford that, I would just wait for prices to drop. There is still a high early adopter tax for ultrawide displays.


3). Windows by default allows you to do two windows (1x2). Ultrawide is equivalent to having two 5:4 ratio screens side by side.

If you wanted 3 windows (1x3) or 4 windows (1x4 or 2x2) you will need additional software to automatically resize windows to those configurations. LG ultrawide monitors come with that software in the package. Or you can go find a 3rd party app yourself to do it.

3 windows on a 1440p ultrawide monitor is viable for vertically oriented content, like a MS word document. If you're going g to be consumi g media content (web pages or video), the most you want is 1x2 windows. 1x3 will be too narrow.

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