Why do people chase 4K gaming?

[easyrider]

Ive seen it and played and will always prefer Ultrawide 3440 x 1440p 100hz plus over standard 16:9 4K 60hz

Have you had Ultrawide 2k 100hz and then gone to 4K ?

I’m genuinely interested as my nephew is wanting a new monitor for Christmas and he’s been spellbound by the 4K marketing...when in fact I think he’ll enjoy gaming on Ultrawide more..

He’s seen my setup and played Doom on my X34 but he’s still going on about 4K....

 

[easyrider]

Not exactly 100Hz on Ultrawide but 75Hz on mine, but I gaming more on my 4K TV than on my monitor at the moment...

...because Monster Hunter World doesn't support ultrawide aspect ratio

You just edit the config file

 

[easyrider]

I've got 3 monitors hooked up to my rig:

2560*1440 144Hz Gsync - I use this for K&M games like BF4, Doom, Wolfenstein, Skyrim etc..

3440*1440 100Hz Gsync - I use this for controller games like Witcher 3, GTA V etc..

3840*2160 60Hz - I use this for watching TV cos it's pish for gaming.

4k is meh, 60Hz is awful.

Need a picture of that setup!

 

[easyrider]

Had ultrawide acer x34 but once I got a 4k oled TV and tried the pc on that there was no going back.

How does that work with Keyboard and mouse in twitch shooters?

 

[easyrider]

I have a roccat sova lapboard, it works really well. Obviously I'm stuck at 60hz but I'm not into proper competitive fps just casual battlefield now and again

Seems odd that and i just wouldnt find it immersive...I need my Ultrawide and headphones!

 

[easyrider]

A 55" screen is pretty immersive! Also have a rift when I want to be totally immersed

I cant even watch movies on a 55" TV ,my projector screen is 120"

 

[easyrider]

Depends. If he prefers image quality and not much into FPS games, then for sure the 4K. Otherwise go UW so you get 100hz at least.




If image quality improves gaming experience then absolutely yes! Everything looks clearer and sharper. The difference is night and day to my eyes, like putting on glasses one might say. I used to find it puzzling how some could not see this personally, that is one of the reasons why I landed on monitors being a subjective thing.




I have had it for 4 years now and been impressed, so much so I can’t go back. Wish I could, would get more fps and save money on upgrades. But just I love the sharpness and IQ of 4K. High PPI really helps.

The two games I last played are Final Fantasy 15 and Witcher 3. My 4K monitor is calibrated and the IQ much better than 1440p. Plus with 4K in many games you can get away with no AA which means even superior image quality. No Vaseline effect which people using lower resolutions have to put up with.



Agreed.

not a dig....btw

 

[easyrider]

Each to their own but image quality is more important to me than a large washed out picture

Tip....draw your curtains, turn the lights off and make sure you projector is calibrated.

I have an OLED TV and 120” screen using a projector. The projector blows away the TV.

Yep. I hear you bro

This is easyrider right now:

Lol

Absolutely agree, good speakers, amp and sub makes the experience incredible.

Yep, I watch TV stuff like Maniac, on Netflix on my TV but movies my projector gets all the love. So much more immersive on a 120” screen.

With a decent sound rig and amp....none of this tv bar nonsense lol

 

[easyrider]

Agreed. Last I looked they will start selling them next year in TVs, so i won’t be surprised to see them in monitors in 3 years time. Not in a huge rush anyway. Really happy with what I have.

Still not upgraded my plasma tv, so that will be next in a year or so together with a PS5

Wanted a 65” OLED this BF....nothing

 

[easyrider]

BF?

Black Friday mate

 

[easyrider]

I’m not chasing 4K. Very happy with my 1440p ultrawide. Not going 4K anytime soon.

Yeah I’m not neededing 4K

I’m enjoying gaming again this winter with a 1080ti and Ultrawide....My next game is Wolfenstein II looking forward to it...

Like playing Doom but killing nazis instead of monsters lol

 

[easyrider]

4K is probably one of the greatest technologies ever discovered by humans. Just watch 4K content on a 50-inch screen - brilliant photo-realism with all the details present.
No loss of quality, it is as if you stand directly in front of the scene and your own eyes are the camera.

Not penicillin then?

 

[easyrider]

Penicillin is not a technology @easyrider . Plus some people can die from taking it so its not as great as you might think

Oh it is.

After the war, chemist John Sheehan from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology pioneered synthetic penicillin in 1957 and first used the term antibiotic. His work opened the door for the creation of different, bacteria-specific penicillin drugs. Research still continues today in the penicillin and related beta-lactam antibiotics.

 

[easyrider]

I think you might be stretching the meaning of technology

Dude, start reading a few books and watching some documentaries. The term technology is just not a reference to electronics you know.

Technology can be the knowledge of techniques, processes, and the like, or it can be embedded in machines to allow for operation without detailed knowledge of their workings. The simplest form of technology is the development and use of basic tools.

 

[easyrider]

It is not a technology. It was first discovered by luck and it is more like recipe for food or something. No technology whatsoever.

Pioneered synthetic penicillin...I mean what don't you get?

1. 
   History of Technology
   • Stone Age - The development of simple tools from wood or shards of rock and the discovery of fire, which provided a way to cook food and create heat and light, were technological developments which allowed people to accomplish tasks more easily and quickly.
   • Bronze Age - The evolving ability of man to work with metal gave the ability to form stronger tools, and the introduction of the wheel allowed people greater ability to travel and communicate.
   • Iron Age - The ability to work with harder metals than copper and tin, to smelt iron, and to be able to remove iron from ore allowed for rapid increases in weapons making, brought the development of tools that benefit civilization and gave greater ability to perform tasks, such as manufacturing and transportation.
   • Computers and the Internet - The ability to perform basic thinking processes much faster enables business, science and commerce to proceed much more efficiently.
   1. An example of technology is the Internet which has made up-to-date information available to anyone with access in a matter of moments and provides real time information about events around the world.
   2. An example of technology was during the Stone Age when the first knife or shovel was made from a piece of stone or obsidian.
   3. An example of technology is the products that were invented during the space program, which have allowed engineers and other scientists to use variations of these products and materials in manufacturing.
   4. An example of technology is ultra sound, MRI, CAT scans and other forms of nuclear imaging, which allow doctors to see inside the human body using a blending of medical technology, nuclear technology and computer technology.

 

[easyrider]

Penisilin helps you fix the consequence of a problem - while 4K is an ergonomics principle solution which helps you to never get sick.

Just read the post above...If thats not clear enough for you then I can't help you.

 

[easyrider]

you said penicillin not synthetic penicillin....

Your point?

 

[easyrider]

That he must ignore you because you are spamming and derailing the original point in which I clearly said "one of the greatest..."
And then the trolling began...

Your arguement was quashed and it took me less than 5 seconds to quash it.

No trolling just facts.

 

[easyrider]

Does not matter if something is discovered by luck, it can still be technology.

For the record there is a huge amount of technology in food.

I used to sometimes work with a group of food scientists, they were very clever people who spent all day developing new technology, equipment and procedures.

The caveman rubbing sticks together...to make fire, the ape smashing nuts with a rock...the Stone Age smashing of flints to make axes...that led to the technology to melt metal to cast iron axes instead.

All technologies. Some people are just uneducated.