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Less alcohol dude.
Totally agree. I would love a reasonably sized 8K curved display for desktop use, like give me a slightly smaller Samsung ARK at 8K and I'm interested.
Yes, do this. We'd much rather you be Happy than Hopping from monitor to monitor.
42" 4k and 48" 4k optimal view distances (the 24" view distance in the example is too close as a comparison, with low PPD and poor viewing angle):
You end up doing this kind of thing when you sit too close (as well as driving your PPD down):
optimal view distance (The outside viewer is the same amount of degrees off axis from the sides of the screen as the central viewer is).
Sitting too close. (The outside viewer is the same amount of degrees off axis from the sides of the screen as the central viewer is).
Human viewing angle:
I think you’re getting this muddled up. OLED EX is the same thing as WBE, the terms are interchangeable for the newer generation of OLED panels. WBC is the older gen.
I've been using a seiki 39" 4k 30hz monitor since 2013. The measly refresh rate hasn't really bothered me in all that time. I don't do much gaming, and what I do isn't terribly fast-paced where refresh makes any kind of difference.
30Hz? Oof. Not only oof, but ouch.
The question isn't "what does the sekei do that's better than a newer panel", the question is "what does a new panel do that's better than the seiki". And other than refresh rate, the answer is nothing. Obviously if the seiki died, I wouldn't buy another one (even if they hadn't been out of production for like 8 years). But there's nothing about new panels that is better enough to justify spending $900+ on one vs sticking with what I got. I will say that the seiki has a fantastic S-MVA panel with proper RGB subpixels, which is absolutely beautiful for text and productivity work on a desktop. That accounts for 90% of my use-case. It is pretty unique for big 4k panels in that regard, and was desirable enough that some dude was making and selling replacement mainboards that upgraded it to 60hz a few years ago. I probably should have snagged one back then, but the refresh upgrade didn't feel like it was worth ~$300 worth of upgrades.30Hz? Oof. Not only oof, but ouch.
Alright, I'll bite. What does the Seiki from 2013 do that no other display from the last 10 years can't do without being double the price or more? You running that thing on Windows 7, too?
That's a hot take if I've ever seen one. 30 to 60 Hz is probably the most dramatic difference, followed by 60 to 120 Hz. Last time I had to actually use 30 Hz on a desktop setup was a stupid thin client setup at one of my clients. I had to ask for a dedicated laptop in no more than a day them because I got horrible headaches trying to use the 30 Hz shit.
I have a 39" panel for personal use and a 42" panel for work. I sit at just over arms-length from both. There is certainly no "loss in quality".
The difference is that those 4 1080p displays could be arranged a bit angled towards the viewer. The problem with most flat, large displays is the corners and sides. At least for me the 48" LG CX felt uncomfortable too close up. Had it been curved it would have worked better.
Did it have a Korean accent?
I am not rich at all. And I come from poverty.
That is great. Though, my post was intended as sarcasm/joke. Rich boyz swap their displays much more frequently than once in 5-7 years........
Got my C2 42 on sale for $799. You could get an A2 for $549 at that time.
If you are not impoverished, it's just a matter of budgeting and saving. I remember my first GPU upgrade, I budgeted every meal, saving about $15 a day for a month, and had my GPU.Yes to me it was obviously sarcasm but online it can be "Poe's Law". There can also be cultural differences in some forum members so they might not realize the nuances on the surface.
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The rich comments got me thinking a little though.
At one point you could get a 48" LG oled for like $750.
A PS5 disc version is like $500, + extra peripheral controller + $70, + games, etc it's not some huge gap even between those two.
Just comparing that because some people change their consoles every gen / every so many years and don't think anything of it.
Some people buy the next phone every gen or every other gen also. They can be $800 $1200 $1500.
Even just those two things might be changed more often than 4 to 5 years that you could get out of an oled with basic care, for comparison.
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Other people are heavy into audio hardware of different types.
Not to mention every other adult hobby from vehicles (new cars/trucks, upgrades and accessories for their cars/trucks, or boats, motorcycles, etc.). skiing, hunting and other sporting equipment, vacationing, camping, high end clothing (the regular kinds but also incl. things like what I personally consider a silly sneaker warehousing fetish lol), even dining out budgets and travel/gas/mileage (and car trade-in value depreciation). Tools while useful can be sort of like a hobby too and you can rack up a lot of pricey cool tools. Or for some people guns (and shooting, ammo expense). Jewelry for some people. Beauty products. Home improvement. Landscaping/gardening. Cooking and cookware, devices. Photography can be an expensive one too. Pets/animals can be expensive. Technically not a hobby but a lot of people blow considerable amount of money on booze weekly/monthly/yearly - especially out at bars and/or dining.
Think of all the hobbies and interests you might have seen at a book store magazine section back in the day or what is in advertisements. People dump money on lots of things, at least periodically, as long as they have a steady income and aren't in the hole. Doesn't mean they throw money into every interest though, and it doesn't necessarily mean they are "rich" though that is relative. Some people devote a lot of their money toward raising children too obviously.
You don't have to be that wealthy. It can just be what you are into, what you prioritize.
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He was definitely being sarcastic. Like he said, 5 to 7 years is a long time
