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    Seiki 50 in 4k display for $791.98 Why no DP!!!

    Discussion in 'Notebook and Tech Bargains' started by HopelesslyFaithful, Nov 18, 2013.

  1. HopelesslyFaithful

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    A great price on this TV....just blows no DP....do they not realize they would sell 4 times as many with DP? Seriously i would be in for one a that price...even though it is not OLED or plasma...at that price i'll take it and use it for the next 3-4 years until those become reasonably price....or i have deeper pockets. Anyways a great screen for programmers....:'( just no DP



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    its primary design is a low cost TV, not a monitor so it is not too shocking DP is not supported at all, however I assume it had HDMI 1.4 since 4K upconversion devices work very well from the review I read somewhere after a quick search. I would say make sure you can output via HDMI and support the full resolution that way. I can not say for certain since I have never tried UHD on DP but it may be possible to use a DP to HDMI adaptor
     
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    i want DP because it is 60FPS :/ I am curious if you can do DP over HDMI 2.0 for 4k 60FPS because if they update it with HDMI 2.0 but no DP 1.2 maybe i can use DP over HDMI
     
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    Possibly, I am trying to see if it supports hdmi 2.0 natively because that is 2160 res @ 60FPS

    HDMI 2.0: What You Need to Know | HD Guru

    I just wish it supported rec 2020 in the new HDMI and DP standard
     
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    yea no that screen is HDMI 1.4

    I wonder when they will due a refresh....because if i can get DP over HDMI 2.0 at full res i will totally buy it! Also i need to figure out if my 7970m can suport that res...IIRC almost no GPUs support that res because of drivers but that can change from what i remember reading awhile ago.


    interesting...manufacturers maybe able to upgrade TVs from 1.4-2.0 but no guarantee.

    http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-33199_7-57603018-221/hdmi-2.0-what-you-need-to-know/
     
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    A simple adapter will solver your connection woes. As for future compatibility DP? DP is already far superior to HDMI 1.4 and can support UHD @ 60 hz. (but there is no content there) so it is HDMI who will be playing catch up. At the moment virtually no consumers are accessing even 1.4.
     
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