Best 4K Monitor for Business Use

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Nismo

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What I am looking for is a display that is 4k. Right now, I have a 24inch 1080p Acer TN panel I got for a real good price. Yes, it doesn't offer the accuracy of an IPS, but it does great for web surfing, youtube watching and business.

I saw that the Dell P2815Q was $300 over at micosoft. It turns out that this DP v1.1, not 1.2 that supports 60Hz. Currently, my DVI acer monitor is 1920x1080 in 60Hz. Would I notice a difference going to the dell at 30Hz?

Is there a monitor that supports 4k, DP v1.2 at 60Hz, supports DP chaining and either IPS or TN?

Also, should I be looking for only one of these 4k displays to replace two, 1920x1080 monitors? Would I get the same productivity with one, 4k screen?

Let me know your thoughts, as I am sure there are people out there that went through this already.
 
Your needs seem fairly modest if its just "web surfing, youtube watching and business". Nevertheless, you'll likely notice a difference going from 60Hz to 30Hz. Generally speaking I don’t find 30Hz to be too bad for desktop use but this is somewhat subjective depending on the individual. The Dell P2815Q is antiquated at this point though. On or close to black Friday I bought my fourth 4K display. Its an Acer B286HK 28” TN for $350 new from Newegg and it is 60Hz capable. An excellent deal IMO and a rather nice display. I also have an LG 55UB8500 55” 4K UHD WebOS Smart TV with HDMI 2.0 support, Samsung U28D590 which is 60Hz capable and a Seiki 39” UHD TV which is only 30Hz capable.

If you want a satisfying 4K experience you’ll likely need to spend some reasonable money on the display itself and possibly a video card upgrade as well because many cards out there today are not 4K capable.

If you are looking to replace two 1920x1080 (of undisclosed size) you are probably going to be best served by a 4K display that doesn’t require scaling in order to use comfortably. I find I can use a 28” 4K display without scaling just fine but not everyone can do this. Therefore a 32” or possibly larger 4K display is likely the best choice for you.

The Acer B6 B326HK is a 32" 4k display that often comes in at ~$960 USD or so depending where you go. Its seems to be quite capable and has my interest at that price point. If you want something cheaper but still maintain a reasonable size you’ll probably have to go with a 4K UHD TV. Samsung, LG and others have newer ~40” 4K UHD TV’s that will do 60Hz via HDMI 2.0 (only) but you’re probably looking in the ~$700 range for that. An nVidia GTX 980, 970 and now the new 960 (which also has HEVC / H.265 decode) can get you to 60Hz on such a UHD TV. If you want to go cheaper then the Seiki 39” SE39UY04 will squeak in at about ~$330 give or take. However, the Seiki will be 30Hz only.
 
Octavean said:
Your needs seem fairly modest if its just "web surfing, youtube watching and business". Nevertheless, you'll likely notice a difference going from 60Hz to 30Hz. Generally speaking I don’t find 30Hz to be too bad for desktop use but this is somewhat subjective depending on the individual. The Dell P2815Q is antiquated at this point though. On or close to black Friday I bought my fourth 4K display. Its an Acer B286HK 28” TN for $350 new from Newegg and it is 60Hz capable. An excellent deal IMO and a rather nice display. I also have an LG 55UB8500 55” 4K UHD WebOS Smart TV with HDMI 2.0 support, Samsung U28D590 which is 60Hz capable and a Seiki 39” UHD TV which is only 30Hz capable.

If you want a satisfying 4K experience you’ll likely need to spend some reasonable money on the display itself and possibly a video card upgrade as well because many cards out there today are not 4K capable.

If you are looking to replace two 1920x1080 (of undisclosed size) you are probably going to be best served by a 4K display that doesn’t require scaling in order to use comfortably. I find I can use a 28” 4K display without scaling just fine but not everyone can do this. Therefore a 32” or possibly larger 4K display is likely the best choice for you.

The Acer B6 B326HK is a 32" 4k display that often comes in at ~$960 USD or so depending where you go. Its seems to be quite capable and has my interest at that price point. If you want something cheaper but still maintain a reasonable size you’ll probably have to go with a 4K UHD TV. Samsung, LG and others have newer ~40” 4K UHD TV’s that will do 60Hz via HDMI 2.0 (only) but you’re probably looking in the ~$700 range for that. An nVidia GTX 980, 970 and now the new 960 (which also has HEVC / H.265 decode) can get you to 60Hz on such a UHD TV. If you want to go cheaper then the Seiki 39” SE39UY04 will squeak in at about ~$330 give or take. However, the Seiki will be 30Hz only.
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Great info. I have 24s at 1080p now. So, there are some issues with scaling a 4k display?
 
Nismo said:
Great info. I have 24s at 1080p now. So, there are some issues with scaling a 4k display?
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The issue is one of simply being able to see comfortably at the native resolution of 3840x2160. Things like text in applications as well as the OS itself could be so small that they are either illegible or cause eye strain. The remedy for this would be to use scaling to make such onscreen elements appear bigger. Windows can have some issues with scaling which is likely attributed mostly to third-party software not adhering to Microsoft’s standards. OS X tends to work fairly well with scaling. Another remedy would be to simply use a physically larger screen at the native resolution of 3840x2160. So a 32” 4K display or a 39” 4K display is much easier to see onscreen elements such as text at native resolution then a 24” or a 28” 4K display.

The general problem with scaling is that when you make onscreen elements larger you start to lose some of the onscreen real-estate that 4K affords in the first place. So bigger is better from this perspective.
 
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