Are there any existing or on the near horizon monitors that are over 30 inches and NOT above 2 grand? I really want a larger monitor for 4k to be able to see all the extra pixels fully but it seems the whole industry is set on making 28 inch monitors. A nice 32 inch monitor under 1 grand would be amazing to get my hands onto.
4k2k 30+ Inch Monitors?
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That's not 4k2k... There are not many on the market & I don't think there is a single 4k 28" monitor on the market at the moment...
Seriously? Aside from the overpriced 31 inch IPS screens and the few 24" 4k monitors all there is is 28" monitors that are 4k.
I hope so. Had a 28" 1920x1200 5 or 6 years ago and now have 27" 2560x1440, would prefer to go larger this time, 34+ for the longer lasting 'wow' effect
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Doesn't make it right... especially when calling it 4k2k too... know your facts
There is not a single 4k2k 28" monitor on the market as far as I am aware.
I'm in the same boat. I'd advise you to wait a little longer for 4K monitors with DisplayPort 1.3 or atleast HDMI 2.0 on them.
Currently the only way to drive a 4K monitor right now is to use DP 1.2, but with that it uses MST (Multi-Stream Transport), and that uses two separate signals as it's designed for using multiple monitors over a single DP 1.2 cable (because if it don't use MST it wont have enough bandwidth for 4K @ 60hz). So Windows has to load drivers so that it treats MST as a single monitor. The problem is that on some graphics cards you wont be able to see the motherboards POST or BIOS screens, because the driver wont load until Windows starts.
DP 1.3 and HDMI 2.0 will fix this. DP 1.3 in particular has insane bandwidth and can even do 8K @ 120hz. Monitors with these inputs will start appearing late this year.
At the moment you can get the Dell UP3214Q 31.5" monitor for £1400 on here. It has DP 1.2 though. Like i say it's best to wait.
Asus are releasing the 32" PA328Q some time around November. It'll have HDMI 2.0, should be under £1500 and will have a AHVA panel, which is better than any other VA panels and matches IPS.
And the Seiki 32U4SEP-G02 32" monitor will be out early next year. If you care about colour reproduction and accuracy/quality then it has some beastly specs, but i've no idea how much it will cost yet. It'll have both DP 1.3 and HDMI 2.0. There will also be a 40" version.
Currently the only way to drive a 4K monitor right now is to use DP 1.2, but with that it uses MST (Multi-Stream Transport), and that uses two separate signals as it's designed for using multiple monitors over a single DP 1.2 cable (because if it don't use MST it wont have enough bandwidth for 4K @ 60hz). So Windows has to load drivers so that it treats MST as a single monitor. The problem is that on some graphics cards you wont be able to see the motherboards POST or BIOS screens, because the driver wont load until Windows starts.
DP 1.3 and HDMI 2.0 will fix this. DP 1.3 in particular has insane bandwidth and can even do 8K @ 120hz. Monitors with these inputs will start appearing late this year.
At the moment you can get the Dell UP3214Q 31.5" monitor for £1400 on here. It has DP 1.2 though. Like i say it's best to wait.
Asus are releasing the 32" PA328Q some time around November. It'll have HDMI 2.0, should be under £1500 and will have a AHVA panel, which is better than any other VA panels and matches IPS.
And the Seiki 32U4SEP-G02 32" monitor will be out early next year. If you care about colour reproduction and accuracy/quality then it has some beastly specs, but i've no idea how much it will cost yet. It'll have both DP 1.3 and HDMI 2.0. There will also be a 40" version.
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Wow thanks for all the information. I may just end up going with a 28" cheaper one for now and then buy a good one with the new inputs and better quality/pricing later months or a year down the road .
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Doesn't make it right... especially when calling it 4k2k too... know your facts
There is not a single 4k2k 28" monitor on the market as far as I am aware.
Acer refer to their 28" uhd monitor as 4k2k, so go shout at acer if you want to be pedantic, the fact is that the entire industry is using these terms interchangeably so get used to it
Would love too see 30+ 4k screens myself, like that acer gsync model but at 30 or higher inch. Dont care if people think its "TV" size, as my current 27 is a bit to small from that distance i sit from it. Its a difficult sell for me to pick up a 28 inch 4k considering what i have to give up. The extra inches and either freesync or gsync(depend on the gfx im running at the time of purchase) would definitely help.
Thanks for the info. Very useful to know that especially regarding how MST works. Is that information in a sticky note somewhere? If not someone needs to add it as even searching the web I hadn't found a description as clear as the above!
I'm going to hold off on 4k just now. Hopefully Microsoft will manage to improve 4k scaling in the next version of Windows 8/9/Threshhold one it's released as it seems somewhat broken at the moment. It'll be nice when they update HDMI/DPI to handle it natively and you don't have to implement hooky workarounds like MST.
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The 28 inch uhd monitors are all SST, not MST, MST is not actually a requirement for 4k
No its not tv size.
Most absurd thing i have read all year
My 30" Hazro needs replacing, And i will only replace it with a 32" or a 39" 4K monitor.