4k hdtv as a monitor?

[Miramonti]

Knowing what you know now would you still have bought it or would you have chosen something else? This is actually the cheapest monitor that I consider it "only" costs 3000PLN in Poland while Acer predator X34(34'' curved 21:9 100Hz G-SYNC better for games but how much better? How about the future when I can actually maintain 60fps at 4K with only very occasional dips that are too rare to really impact the experience?) which is the monitor that I would like the most costs almost two times more at 5500PLN. Is is worth the price hike? It is smaller and has a lower resolution but for now I consider the lower resolution to be an advantage because a single card even a water cooled 980Ti can't handle 4K resolution I would really need two high-end graphics cards but that is for now in the future when 16nm gpus become available I expect them to double the performance of the current crop of 28nm gpus which should handle 4K just barely but I don't need to have every setting cranked up to the maximum if the difference in IQ is small enough to be barely noticeable I have no qualms turning such a setting down or off. I do this right now even if I the game is playable at the maximum details. I prefer to have some performance left to not noticeable IQ advantage in motion and only noticeable in still image when compared side by side. Many games have such graphics settings ever since I use only a single card I always try to seek those and disable them.

I'll have to figure out if an upgrade is worth it when better 40" options come out. I replaced 3 old 1600x1200 20" monitors, and this is a great size for 4k size/real estate. As for gaming, it's not something I really do, and if I get into something, I'll be happy to play it in a smaller window to get adequate performance. Ultimately, this just isn't a great time to buy a monitor like this for quality and performance, but iirc, when my 1600x1200 monitors came out, one of them costed more than this.

 

[Lepton87]

How long did you keep those 1600x1200 monitors? I remember way back in the early 2000s I bought a 17'' 1280x1024 LCD monitor instead of the sony FW 900 both were the same price and I cursed that choice until I upgraded that horrible early LCD screen. The problem with it was ghosting, terrible ghosting. It's a shame that my Dell u2711 gave up the ghost so early, I think this is a bad time to buy a new monitor, things are progressing really quickly. Anyway I ordered that 100Hz Acer predator X34 ULTRA-WIDE, I figured that 60Hz is just not enough for games and G-SYNC will really help my single card configuration, it's been a while since I owned just a single card it already struggled in game on 2560x1440 resolution 4K would just kill it, 3440x1440 will still be very hard on that single GPU but unless 980Ti drops massively in price I'm going to wait for 16nm GPUs I don't want to spend any more money for quite old 28nm tech, we have been far too long on that node. And if the situation with 28nm nv cards repeats itself I'm not going to buy a mid-range cards for the price of a high-end card like GTX680 I'm going to wait for the proper big die and depending on the performance and compatibility of the SLI setup I might get two. But looking at current performance any kepler card was a bad choice
If it weren't for games I would surely get that 4K screen for not much over half the price of that ACER. 60Hz isn't the only thing that keeps me from buying that monitor my single card just can't handle 4k resolution and I always hated running a non-native resolution on LCD screens however for the price difference I could almost buy an another 980Ti card. Hmmm 4k+980Ti SLI seems better than 34''3440x1440 980Ti. Damn it, I'm considering canceling my order and going with SLI...

ps. I just can't make up my mind, when I ordered that Acer I didn't consider that for almost the same price I can get both that 4K screen and an another 980Ti to drive it properly, what do you guys think? I'm at a loss here...

 

[clok1966]

just picked up the Samsung 48" JU6700 Curved and really like it. I hate to think of going back to a smaller non 4k if this fails. Text is great and games are fantastic. Couple of things, I use my PC for almost gaming and nothing else, I am an early adopter of BIG screens (for reference) had a GIANT 21" scepter with led lag of 12ms (many years ago) and never noticed the screen tear. Today I look at it and cringe, how could i play on it. But i say that only as I don't notice any issues with this new screen, but people who are very Picky.. errr not the right word, people who are more sensitive to that stuff may think different (as many reviews do). I play many FPS and see nothing to make my play experience worse. With that said there are some big downsides. MOUSE- you really gotta ramp up the speed to cross all that screen and its taking some getting used too, I like a very high dpi, slower mouse. I had to crank up the speed so im not bunny hopping my mouse now, and its different for sure. Somebody mentioned it already. I was running a 980GTX.. its not enough. you go from 120 FPS to 40-60 , its a step back which i am working on changing with SLI. But you are talking some coin for another card and i think my PSU might need a bump too. SO a LCD TV, video card and psu.. thats not chump change.
Also with 3rd person games, it takes some getting used to a character who is so large. The Division is odd, your character looks HUGE, as do other that play that way. Not a problem, just takes getting used too.

Upside, while its not a huge curve that curve is neat, you really get a "in the room" feeling with it so big and close. I have been looking at a ton of old games to see how they feel and its almost like they are new. I know this will wear off, but its damn cool. That big of screen lights a whole room if you like it dark.. its odd to see anything in my room when its on now (lighter color wallpaper). that extra res is impressive in some games (most) but some games are worse for it. And running old dos stuff.. sacrifices had to be made.

Overall I love it and wont go back, one of the best decision i have made.