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So last night I was playing around with DSR on my 1080p monitor setting it to 4k going back into game to find text had gone so small it was unreadable.
My questions
1. does this happen on a real 4k monitor do text boxes and ammo counters etc become so small?
2.what happens if you set a resolution of 1080p on a 4k monitor does it scale back to what I see now on my 1080p or will I still be hit with tiny text
 
Its relative to screen size. I would say a 40" screen makes for an ideal size display at 4k without having to change text sizing or anything else like that. You can search google for dpi comaprisons for screen sizes vs res.
 
Dont forget if you have Windows 10 or even 8 for that matter just set text to 150% or whatever is comfortable and no more small text.
On 4k I had it set to 150% I think and on 1440p I have it set to 125%. Big enough for me to see and I have no issues at all with using this setting.
You dont have to have small text with 4k.
 
varkanoid said:
Dont forget if you have Windows 10 or even 8 for that matter just set text to 150% or whatever is comfortable and no more small text.
On 4k I had it set to 150% I think and on 1440p I have it set to 125%. Big enough for me to see and I have no issues at all with using this setting.
You dont have to have small text with 4k.
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does this setting apply in games too if you were running 4k res in game
 
bigjimmyauk said:
does this setting apply in games too if you were running 4k res in game
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No. Many games offer some sort of HUD scaling. But be aware that unlike running Full HD with DSR, the elements in native '4K' UHD are very sharp and still readable. They are the same size as you see when emulating '4K', but they are much clearer as well.
 
No windows scaling is independent to games. Also If you have steam app running for example and you use scaling to 150% the image will appear blurry within the steam app.

Personally I can live with 1:1 scaling on a 28" 4k monitor but a lot of people cant. I also have a 40" 4k monitor and that is much, much better suited to this resolution in so many ways! Its basically like having the smaller 4k screen set to 150% scaling but actually set to 100% so everything appears as sharp as it should do with dpi similar to a 27" 1440p display.
 
PCM2 said:
No. Many games offer some sort of HUD scaling. But be aware that unlike running Full HD with DSR, the elements in native '4K' UHD are very sharp and still readable. They are the same size as you see when emulating '4K', but they are much clearer as well.
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oh i see, looking at benchmarks and stuff with current graphics i don't think i should go with 4k until we get much more powerful cards.

i'm currently using 24 inch 1080p if i went for a 1440p monitor should i go same size or move up to 27 inch?

viewing distance for me is 2 to 3 feet
 
well personally i prefer bigger, but i had a 30" in 2007 for 8 years, and now i have a 40" 4k, its a personal preference m8, some of my lan m8's like my monitor and some dont, its what suits you and your pocket really, but i cant have a bad word said about the phillips 40" 4k monitor that i have, its been great.

on a side note, i also have 3 iiyama 24" monitors, 1 acer 24" monitor and a 30" dell, as well as the 40" phillips, and i do prefer the 40".
 
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The only game so far I have found that does not scale 4k properly (ie make it clear and readable as in large) is World of Warships gui/text.

Which is strange because there is a scaling option in World of Tanks.
 
varkanoid said:
The only game so far I have found that does not scale 4k properly (ie make it clear and readable as in large) is World of Warships gui/text.

Which is strange because there is a scaling option in World of Tanks.
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WoWs & WoT have an archaic DX9 engine that has more issues than supporting 4k unfortunately :(
 
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