On Tue Nov 14 17, der.hans wrote:
>Am 14. Nov, 2017 schwätzte Jerry Snitselaar so:
>
>moin moin,
>
>true, at least a couple of the curved monitors I looked at weren't 4k, but
>they had a similar resolution. I presumed being wide and short DQd from
>selling as 4k. I still need to verify that they have 4:4:4 or equivalent.
>
Yeah, I'm not even sure what is the actual demarcation line between calling
it 4k and 2k. I've been happy with both of my ASUS monitors, and got the 27"
4k for a pretty good deal last year for Black Friday at $350. I think 1440p
in a wide display would probably look just fine.
>I might fall back to a curved TV, but I'm certain a monitor is more likely
>to give me a good text experience.
>
>I'm planning on getting a pull-down mount for the TV, so I can have it for
>monitoring windows.
>
>https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA8SV48R3291&cm_re=tv_fireplace_mount-_-169-0084-000Z0-_-Product
>
>ciao,
>
>der.hans
>
>>On Tue Nov 14 17, der.hans wrote:
>>>moin moin,
>>>
>>>I'm considering a wide, curved 4k monitor.
>>>
>>>I'll be connecting to an HDMI port.
>>>
>>>I'm currently using a 4k TV with text display issues. It was the best
>>>option at the time, but my eyes really, really want a better text display.
>>>I'm also finding that a wide flat display is less than ideal, hence the
>>>desire for curved.
>>>
>>>Any recommendations for specific monitors? Places of acquisition?
>>>
>>>I normally ignore black Friday sales, but this year many of them appear to
>>>be black November sales. That works better for me, if I'm going to change
>>>I need to do so before Thanksgiving as that's when silly season hits full
>>>swing for $dayjob.
>>>
>>>ciao,
>>>
>>>der.hans
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>>4k curved screens seem to be pretty rare. The only 2 I've found in a
>>(rather quick) search is a 40" Philips and 40" AOC. There appear to be
>>quite a few 3440x1440 curved monitors though, mostly 34" though they
>>are pricey.
>>
>>I think I bought both my 27" ASUS 2k and 4k monitors from newegg.
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