27" monitor at 3840x2160 resolution?!

[JEDI]

27" Dell P2715Q 4K Ultra HD 3840x2160 IPS Monitor


omg.. I have a Dell 27" 2560 x 1440 and the text is barely too small to read.

I cant fanthom reading something on a 27" 3840x2160 screen?!

 

[lehtv]

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/make-the-text-on-your-screen-larger-or-smaller?v=t :awe:

 

[Hail The Brain Slug]

I picked up a UP2414Q, the 24" 2160p Dell. I can read on it from desk distance just fine, but it's not easy. I moved my old 1200p 24" dell to the side and I use it for forum browsing in portrait mode. I can read soooooo many posts at once!

 

[JEDI]

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/make-the-text-on-your-screen-larger-or-smaller?v=t :awe:

lol.. make the text bigger?

kinda defeats the purpose of getting a high resolution monitor

 

[lehtv]

lol.. make the text bigger?

kinda defeats the purpose of getting a high resolution monitor

Not unless you're getting it for image editing/processing or gaming.

But if you're having trouble reading small text on a 27" screen, then obviously a 27" at 4K may not be worth it just yet. I'm 100% sure there are lots of people who don't have that problem.

 

[mfenn]

lol.. make the text bigger?

kinda defeats the purpose of getting a high resolution monitor

When you run at a higher DPI, you get much better fidelity in font rendering, which leads to less overall eyestrain. Additionally, and unlike simply running at a lower resolution, non-text elements of your experience can still render at full detail.

So if you're image editing for example, you can retain a usable size on your toolbars and panels, but you will see more of the image you're working with at a given zoom level. Or conversely, you can increase the zoom level and see the same amount of the image.

Basically, more resolution gives you more flexibility. (Though Windows still kind of sucks at high DPI compared to Mac and Linux.)

 

[VirtualLarry]

So when will these 27" 4K displays be available, and are they more than $300?

 

[BarkingGhostar]

This marketing of resolutions beyond one's own ability to resolve is amusing. Like the cows on the way to the slaughterhouse, only humans pay for the ride. Moo!

 

[mfenn]

This marketing of resolutions beyond one's own ability to resolve is amusing. Like the cows on the way to the slaughterhouse, only humans pay for the ride. Moo!

You may want to read up on the research a bit. The short answer is that the human brain deploys exceptional signal processing techniques to perceive details beyond what a single eye can resolve in a single image.

 

[mfenn]

So when will these 27" 4K displays be available, and are they more than $300?

Here's an example of a Dell 28" 4K display that costs $400. I wouldn't recommend buying any 4K display for use with a Windows PC until (a) HiDPI support improves and (b) HDMI 2.0 and/or DisplayPort 1.3 become widely available with matching 60Hz capable monitors.

 

[VirtualLarry]

Here's an example of a Dell 28" 4K display that costs $400. I wouldn't recommend buying any 4K display for use with a Windows PC until (a) HiDPI support improves and (b) HDMI 2.0 and/or DisplayPort 1.3 become widely available with matching 60Hz capable monitors.

Thanks. I think I'll avoid the 30Hz models of 4K displays though. I've heard that even for desktop applications (browsing, etc.), that scrolling and mouse movement is "jerky" at 30Hz.

I probably would be using it for watching videos, and general browsing / neffing.

Speakers a plus.

Maybe next year, when HDMI 2.0 and DP 1.3 are in full force.