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    4k Monitors

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Krane, Aug 17, 2013.

  1. Krane

    Krane Notebook Prophet

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    Well it looks like Asus is the first out of the gate. But why cold feet from Dell and others?

    Granted, it not cheap, but it is a whole lot less expensive the "price of a new car" models introduced last year.

    Anyone find any reviews on how well these monitors are performing so far. The TV industry seem to be leading this race this go-round.
     
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    With 4K there's too many hurdles:
    - the new gaming consoles are barely 1080p/30fps capable and will be around for another 7-8 years again likely.
    - TV content will have to be broadcast in 4K
    - HDMI 1.4 only supports 24FPS at that resolution, HDMI 2.0 which is yet to be standardized should support 60FPS although DisplayPort 1.2 seems to support it
    - 4K is not standardized yet, so any future connections or content or possible DRM restrictions may not be compatible
    - Only high end desktop PC cards can manage decent framerates at that resolution. It will take a paradigm shift for PC gaming to perform well with it
    - Many people are only just adopting 1080p displays now. I can't imagine most users wanting to update their $2000 TV for at least another 5-6 years, likely more.

    I still think it's quite premature to even consider on of these unless you need to be an early adopter. Only benefit I see is if you need massive amount of desktop space. 4k on a 32" is a little overkill imho.
     
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    Krane Notebook Prophet

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    All good points. On the other hand, we have the classic case of the chicken or the egg. In this case, monitor manufactures have now broken the ice, so the rest of the industry have no excuse but to begin modification that will overcome all the points you just listed. Not to mention, for the first time laptop resolution have trumped desktops.

    When you think about it its not so unusually really. Monitor and Television technology has always led content development. For years, TVs were capable of resolutions much higher than what we could get via broadcast or through other storage media. For the first time since VCRs cam out, we're back where we started.

    For the record, UHD is pretty much good to go. so I'm really excited about Asus foray into the UHD realm. I hope the others will join the bandwagon and get on board soon.
     
    Krane, Aug 17, 2013
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