4K Display at $699

philip2009 · 19 Nov 2013 at 19:24

I got my price from the checkout before they decided to drop the price, again.

hartgeh3 · 19 Nov 2013 at 21:14

philip2009 said:
I got my price from the checkout before they decided to drop the price, again.

haha, I might wait till UK retailers get them over here. Although I love my Dell 21:9 monitor

spoffle · 19 Nov 2013 at 21:29

hartgeh3 said:
$788.81 including shipping + import fees on the rainforest website which going by xe.com works out at £489!

I can see myself using 3 of these some time soon if they bring a displayport version out. My desk would just about hold them as well

philip2009 · 19 Nov 2013 at 22:11

spoffle said:
I can see myself using 3 of these some time soon if they bring a displayport version out. My desk would just about hold them as well

Apparently(according to Facebook) they aren't going to add DisplayPort to their TVs(just HDMI 2) but they may eventually produce a 4K monitor.

spoffle · 19 Nov 2013 at 22:17

As long as it's 39/40" that's fine by me! I suppose HDMI 2 would also be fine, I'd imagine DP > HDMI 2 adapters would do the same job and get 4K@60Hz anyway.

HighlandeR · 19 Nov 2013 at 22:55

A step in the right direction..... improvements will hopefully come fast once they start selling like hotcakes.

gazzaman2k · 20 Nov 2013 at 03:49

hartgeh3 said:
$788.81 including shipping + import fees on the rainforest website which going by xe.com works out at £489!

its $499 dollars + tax at the mo on sears.com and $500 odd in canada i was going to buy one and send it back to england to my dads but no point as it can only do 30hz at 4k

ntg · 20 Nov 2013 at 10:04

gazzaman2k said:
its $499 dollars + tax at the mo on sears.com and $500 odd in canada i was going to buy one and send it back to england to my dads but no point as it can only do 30hz at 4k

Unless your dad plays video games it's not an issue

All movies play at 24p so he's not going to notice the difference.

EDIT: coming to think about it, it's an LCD monitor so hz will play a role in it..if it was plasma it wouldn't be much of an issue.

But again, he can always turn it to 1080p with 60hz (note: the company says that the tv does 120hz in full hd, it doesn't do that nativelly, it only does 60hz and pushes it to 120hz with software, read the FAQ on their website).

philip2009 · 20 Nov 2013 at 10:23

It's not much more than a month to CES 2014 where they may well have an HDMI 2 model to display? Might be worth waiting for that and also for more news about when they're coming to the UK.

philip2009 · 21 Nov 2013 at 08:18

Saw an interesting factoid over at another forum from back in June this year, it seems the 39" 4K panels used cost $425 in bulk quantities.

N19h7m4r3 · 22 Nov 2013 at 23:18

Oh wow, I'm kinda tempted to save up a bit and get one of these.

Although waiting for a Displayport or HDMI 2 version able 30Hz might be just right.
All in all, it's not that badly priced at all.

monkeys · 25 Nov 2013 at 15:20

As usual we can't get it here. Bang for your buck/£.

N19h7m4r3 · 26 Nov 2013 at 22:06

This will be coming soon though!!

60hz on Displayport, and amazing colours.

http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&cs=04&l=en&sku=210-ACBL

philip2009 · 26 Nov 2013 at 22:53

It's a bit expensive for the average consumer. If Seiki can sell a 4K 60Hz HDMI 2 display for $700 plus VAT in the UK they'll get a few more sales.

N19h7m4r3 · 26 Nov 2013 at 23:48

philip2009 said:
It's a bit expensive for the average consumer. If Seiki can sell a 4K 60Hz HDMI 2 display for $700 plus VAT in the UK they'll get a few more sales.

Oh certainly! Although I wonder why they haven't started selling their current model here.

If people are prepared to import form the US they'll certainly buy it here. Even if its at a 1-1 conversion of $500 to £500.