I have been bought a "Samsung U28D590", questions...

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Chaoss

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I have been bought (ie. I didn't choose it myself) a brand new monitor since my trusty 30" Shimian has died after 2 years of almost 24/7 usage. The monitor they have chosen for me is a "Samsung U28D590", specifically this one at this link...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Samsung-U...mputerComponents_Monitors&hash=item1c3d12302b

I can't seem to locate any genuine information about this particular display from Samsung, what I can seem to find is that it runs at 60hz at 'native resolution' but I can't find any solid information on what resolution this display actually runs at, the ebay listing shows 4k - 3840 x 2160 but I didn't think that was possible at 28" or even at 60hz unless they are doing some fancy downscaling thing and this actually just runs at 2560x1440 or 1920x1200
 
Chaoss, when do you receive the monitor? I would love to ask you about it!
 
I've never heard of this before, sounds like a good buy. But why is there so little information about it? I want a 4k monitor, and this could be a contender, but even Samsung's website doesn't seem to mention it.
 
It's a new model and hasn't been out that long. The TN panels should be better than the cheaper counterparts since it is a 10 bit panel, but ultimately it'll have the same strenghts and weaknesses. Also Samsung doesn't seem to care about ergonomical features like height adjust or pivot or wall mounting. Other than that it seems good value if you want 4K@60Hz.
 
General Lee said:
It's a new model and hasn't been out that long. The TN panels should be better than the cheaper counterparts since it is a 10 bit panel, but ultimately it'll have the same strenghts and weaknesses. Also Samsung doesn't seem to care about ergonomical features like height adjust or pivot or wall mounting. Other than that it seems good value if you want 4K@60Hz.
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Wall mounting, because the inputs are in the back?
It will still have vesa mount, right? I use mounting arms.
 
Chaoss said:
I have been bought (ie. I didn't choose it myself) a brand new monitor since my trusty 30" Shimian has died after 2 years of almost 24/7 usage. The monitor they have chosen for me is a "Samsung U28D590", specifically this one at this link...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Samsung-U...mputerComponents_Monitors&hash=item1c3d12302b

I can't seem to locate any genuine information about this particular display from Samsung, what I can seem to find is that it runs at 60hz at 'native resolution' but I can't find any solid information on what resolution this display actually runs at, the ebay listing shows 4k - 3840 x 2160 but I didn't think that was possible at 28" or even at 60hz unless they are doing some fancy downscaling thing and this actually just runs at 2560x1440 or 1920x1200
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Do you have a DSLR camera, photo diode, or some other means of checking your new monitor for PWM? :D
 
Chaoss said:
Why is it important? I think my current display has PWM as it's the same panel as a u3011?
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PWM causes eye fatigue/and or headaches in a fairly large % of people.
I get a lot of eye fatigue, but I don't know yet if that's the cause. I want to rule it out. :D

EDIT: Ironic, I just realized that the monitor I'm using now is PWM-free!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCx57RHbD1s
 
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OP:

I have a very easy test that will at least rule out slow PWM, which seems to be the majority.

Set the monitor to 0 brightness, and make the whole screen white.

Quickly wave or pivot a pencil between your eyes, and the screen. If you see multiple pencils, or strobed pencils, etc. - it uses PWM.
If it looks the same way as when you wave the pencil in front of the wall, which is: smooth, blurred, a single very long pencil, then it may not use PWM.



Although, I don't know if that test only works for people who are sensitive to PWM flicker. I'm still a noob!

Thanks!
 
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