The official Philips BDM4065UC thread
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Finally picked mine up yesterday and having been used to using a 1080p TV as a monitor for the past 6+ years I'm amazed by the 4K goodness 
Yes, it does. I have tried this monitor at 1080p and 1440p and it looks poor to be honest. Not matter what anyone tells you an LCD monitor outside of it's native resolution looks like a blurry mess.
Thankfully games run great for me at 3840x1620 21:9 with 1:1 pixel scaling. I am using a GTX980.
I think it has the best 1:1 scaling engine I have ever seen.
The trick is to set your GPU to 1:1 scaling & the Phillips to 1:1 then if its a 16:9 aspect ratio this monitor seems to produce stunning results
Soldato
Ah, I've found it's only "weakness" - Now I've got it all setup in my Living Room, rather than on a computer desk, I sit about 8ft from it and 40" is too damn small 
I was using a 55" TV @ 1080p before for a 50/50 gaming and media split (hence being in the living room) which was great so it looks like I may end up having to make a PC room just so I can use this, and add a separate media PC and big TV again for the living room, Doh!
I was using a 55" TV @ 1080p before for a 50/50 gaming and media split (hence being in the living room) which was great so it looks like I may end up having to make a PC room just so I can use this, and add a separate media PC and big TV again for the living room, Doh!
I think it has the best 1:1 scaling engine I have ever seen.
The trick is to set your GPU to 1:1 scaling & the Phillips to 1:1 then if its a 16:9 aspect ratio this monitor seems to produce stunning results
I should qualify that if you use 1:1 pixel scaling then any res looks fine as long as you can live with black borders. If you scale to full screen then the blurry mess is very noticeable.
Not sure you have the monitor setup correctly ?
Mine using a DP1.2 cable + GTX970 gives amazing 1:1 pixel mapping with both GPU & monitor set to 1:1 scaling the 1920x1080 image fills the screen with no black borders either.
I stick by my earlier comments the 16:9 scaling is stunning
Soldato
AWPC - In the Nvidia Control Panel under scaling if you select "GPU" from the drop down box with Scaling turned "off" and the monitor set to 1:1 mapping there will be borders. If you leave it in "Display" then you get the full screen at 1080p but it's not as sharp.
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Thanks guys... Mine finally shipped lol. If I don't have it this week I'll be sad.
Not sure you have the monitor setup correctly ?
Mine using a DP1.2 cable + GTX970 gives amazing 1:1 pixel mapping with both GPU & monitor set to 1:1 scaling the 1920x1080 image fills the screen with no black borders either.
I stick by my earlier comments the 16:9 scaling is stunning
Are you sure? because mine is 1:1 on the monitor and I have black borders around, the picture is clear though.
Setting it to widescreen so it fills the entire screen makes 1080p look blurry to me
That's the one thing I don't like about this monitor.
I haven't got a GPU yet so I hope the scaling in games is better
Still keen for a 40" 4k monitor. I did have the Philips but returned due to ghosting in games and migraines.
Someone mentioned Seiki earlier as having a 40" due. (http://www.seiki.com/content/40-sm40unp-4k-monitor).
Will OC be stocking this when available?
TIA
Someone mentioned Seiki earlier as having a 40" due. (http://www.seiki.com/content/40-sm40unp-4k-monitor).
Will OC be stocking this when available?
TIA
100% sure
Anyone know how to disable automatic input switching on this monitor when youshut down a machine etc, it automatically searches out then next available video signal, I can see why that might be useful but I have a fireTV plugged in which doesn't switch off or put the monitor into standby so the screen does not turn off without unplugging the Fire Stick.
You need to go into the service menu.
Turn screen off.
As soon as you press it again to turn on, hold joystick to left and keep holding til screen fully on.
When you go into menu, at bottom is the service menu option.
Can be disabled in there. It was rather annoying so did this myself.
Actually, would appreciate if you could list your settings as they are at default. Maybe a photo?
Want to be sure I never changed anything by accident.
Soldato
Seiki are launching this Autumn. They wanted to make sure all inputs are the latest version and that they could look into things like freesync which is probably holding things back. The american version is out isn't it? Different spec though.