The official Philips BDM4065UC thread
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looking on some other tech sites it seems to be coming in about that and a bit above in Euro so i dont see it being a problem.
amazing to think something like this would have been £4-£5k just a few years ago. Seems like 4k is steaming ahead now with no real price hike in sight compared to 1440p in fact per pound it seems cheaper given the bigger screen sizes!
Wonder if its anything to do with VR really grabbing peoples attention and inspiration ? everyone who tries it says its the future of gaming but not quite there with the resolution but everything else is amazing.. of course you can always build a PC to match the better versions with 4k screens. We seem to be getting all our wishes with curved, 21:9, 4k,5k,120hz,144hz, VA panels, next year 120hz 4k even.. etc.. its like manufacturers are in a bit of a panic.
amazing to think something like this would have been £4-£5k just a few years ago. Seems like 4k is steaming ahead now with no real price hike in sight compared to 1440p in fact per pound it seems cheaper given the bigger screen sizes!
Wonder if its anything to do with VR really grabbing peoples attention and inspiration ? everyone who tries it says its the future of gaming but not quite there with the resolution but everything else is amazing.. of course you can always build a PC to match the better versions with 4k screens. We seem to be getting all our wishes with curved, 21:9, 4k,5k,120hz,144hz, VA panels, next year 120hz 4k even.. etc.. its like manufacturers are in a bit of a panic.
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http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1838713&page=13
take a look. It appears this might have weird stretched pixels. If true... id avoid it unless it doesn’t bother you. There is a comparison gif in that thread
take a look. It appears this might have weird stretched pixels. If true... id avoid it unless it doesn’t bother you. There is a comparison gif in that thread
The guys an idiot.
That stretching gif has been doctored to make it look worse, won't be anywhere near that noticeable.
Notice how the nose in the middle doesn't move at all
not sure if your joking? but that wasnt straight from the screen that was an 'impression' of what it would look like.. surely you can read? going round calling people idiots isnt nice.
even so, the pixels are stretched a bit. My 'mantra' ( for a better word ) has to be always able to do 1:1 scaling with no pixel stretch or non native fit.
again, this issue is probably negligble, I wouldnt buy it now until more people have tested it, but the early japaneese testers who got it before we did seem to have gone cold on the model. Im Just letting people know in case its a thing ( no matter how small ) that bothers you when you are spending a lot of money on a screen, dont shoot the messenger
I know, Its just the principle. If your posting on here Im assuming your probably smarter than the average person who hasn't a clue about scaling technology, 4k monitors etc.. so I just didn't expect or appreciate that wording from a fellow nerd.
that was the reason. I think some input lag testing is needed also..
Ok heres a quick pic
I'm really not sure why that is upside down though ! When I uploaded it the pic looks normal. Soon as it gets to their site its upside down.
what’s the definition like? obviously its a massive screen.
thanks for the pic, looks great.
sounds great.Im very tempted by it
I saw a 48" 4k set recently and i have to say yup it blew the 1080p sets away, surprisingly it was hugely better not just a bit.
can I have a free one for drumming up interest by starting this thread ?
pretty please santa
and that is why you have to be very careful going with an IPS panel, they cant match VA on blacks and lack of bleed
that black depth
thats almost plasma low.. how could you ever go to IPS from this given how dark many computer games and movies are ?
The PPi is obviously about the same as 1440p 27" but does 4k still seem impressive? you are after all getting more pixels not just more PPi
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its so tempting..
Its always bad getting a 16:9 and being aware of its limited height but with this 39.5" Its more of a TV !
i need more pics really, sort of good ones that demonstrate the clarity. In a nutshell forgetting size would you say 4k is better @ 40" than a 1080p @ 24" in terms of that pin sharpness ?
the best image so far i have seen is this one..
http://twimages.vr-zone.net/2014/11/philips-BDM4065UC_9.jpg
looking at that, with my duff old eyes i think any more PPI and im really going to struggle. 40" looks perfect .. i also have a massive desk.
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hopefully being VA specialists BenQ will use this or a simular panel and implement their low blue light and flicker free technologies. that would make it even more ideal..
all i need then is HDMi 2.0 & DP1.3 for some panel overclocking abilities
doesnt that screw the colour range up though and alter the effective gamma ?
sorry, but id prefer a proper implementation. its good that you have a ( compromised ) work around though. As said, fingers crossed benq has their patented flicker free tech to put into this
Yeah, too busy playing dragon age on it when I have any time to spare.
That I play in 16:9, as don't think wider FOV will do much for me.
Looks wicked
Can be a bit f a challenge to the 970's though.
damn you.
21:9 is cool and all that but 16:9 on a 40" with the fov slider up a bit isnt exactly a square box
on of the reasons that people have been wowed the 34" 21:9 is a lot to do with it being about 32" wide which is loads bigger than the 24" 16:9 most people are used to running. With the philips the width is about 34".
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Actually, with the 40 inch, it's actually closer to a 38 inch wide
http://www.displaywars.com/40-inch-16x9-vs-38-inch-21x9
no not diagonally, i mean physical width ( i checked on the philips website before posting
)that link says the same ..
width: 34.86 inches - >> As a 16:9 Display 40.00 inches
Width 31.25 inches - >> As a 21:9 Display @ 34.00 inches
thats the right link
http://www.displaywars.com/34-inch-21x9-vs-40-inch-16x9
correct me if im wrong though.. because now im doubting myself. Either way the 40" is bigger all round and has a higher PPI
I know that.
I still think 21:9 is cool. But with the 40" 16:9 its physically wider than a 34" 21:9 screen ( which was my point above ) . So you can run 21:9 on that screen with a custom ratio and have a higher PPI a higher height, more width than the 34" LG 21:9's and being that most people game in low light and the VA panel is black rather than IPS your able to have a 21:9 and 16:9 on a screen that big without it looking weird i.e the black borders dont really matter unlike on an IPS with its weird edge glow.
you cant actually tell the difference between a 21:9 panel and a super large 16:9 running 21:9 here.. thats the sort of light i would normally game in anyways on a evening
outside of that even though 21:9 is super wide, 16:9 with a 90+ FOV or 100 is a fairly wide gaming experience in any case.
thanks
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