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[caveman-jim]

Replaced my P2210h's with U2312HM's

[DarkFoss]

Sweet

[Greasy]

That looks pretty sweet CMJ.

[Nunz]

The bezels kill me..

[CurrentlyPissed]

The bezels kill me..

You get use to it in 5 minutes.

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Note II

[Dave]

gaming maybe (if the game has lots of text or subtitles, it kills it. also games with inventory systems are a bitch). watching movies/youtube videos sucks.

for productivity though it can't be beat.

[demo]

The bezels kill me..

Me too, looks like gaming jail

[Sound_Card]

Looks fantastic IMHO. Subtitles and inventory screens I can see being a pain and give credit there, but seems like heaven for anything else. Especially first persons.

[demo]

Looks especially bad for first persons imo. Be great for productivity though.

[Ristogod]

You get use to it in 5 minutes.

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Note II

Yes and no. When I have then arranged in landscape, I don't see them after awhile.

When I have them in portrait, they constantly bother me.

[caveman-jim]

Portrait doesn't bother me, FPS/RTS/whatever. I don't sit right up on them. Distance is the key to triple display enjoyment for me. I don't watch movies on it. I also have a 24" ASUS IPS TN LED 120Hz screen available.

[demo]

Never heard of a 120hz IPS display, what model is it?

[caveman-jim]

It's not IPS, sorry, typo. fixed!

[Razeus]

Replaced my P2210h's with U2312HM's

[KAC]

Dat Bezels!

[AdamK47]

Don't like bezels? Here you go:
http://www.compsource.com/pn/PNK321/...-Hdmi-Speaker/

[Kain]

A quick and "cheap" shot of my computer.

[caveman-jim]

Dat Bezels!

I have an ASUS 24" for 1080p 120hz, too. Bezels don't bother me much.

Don't like bezels? Here you go:
http://www.compsource.com/pn/PNK321/...-Hdmi-Speaker/

Saw some sweet 4K displays at GDC.

[demo]

I haven't seen one in person yet (4k), I hope it blows me away

[Meteor_of_War]

What is the minimum size screen that the benefits of 4k starts to become noticeable?

I would think it's pretty pointless on any size less than 65".

[demo]

I think like any resolution, the smaller the display the better/sharper the image would be.

[BababooeyHTJ]

I want a 32" 4K, I'm sure that won't be affordable any time soon though.

[Meteor_of_War]

But isn't the purpose of 4k to have a sharper image on a larger screen?

With 1080p HDTV's, the bigger the size the pixels start to become noticeable at further distances. 4k fixes this problem.

Large 4k screens will look sharper, but I'm not sure you'll see much of a difference from 1080p with a smaller 4k screen.

[Treeckcold57]

I want a 32" 4K, I'm sure that won't be affordable any time soon though.

Sure it would be a super expensive when it first come out on the market, but probably likely once when 4K resolution become standard and more common, so hopefully it'll be cheaper...who know?

[demo]

But isn't the purpose of 4k to have a sharper image on a larger screen?

With 1080p HDTV's, the bigger the size the pixels start to become noticeable at further distances. 4k fixes this problem.

Large 4k screens will look sharper, but I'm not sure you'll see much of a difference from 1080p with a smaller 4k screen.

Sure it makes larger displays look sharper, but I dont see how thats any different than a smaller display looking sharper. I mean more resolution on an equal sized display will always look better.

27" at 1440p looks better than 27" at 1080p. I guess 2160p at 27" will look better than 1440p too.

Personally I'm with baba, I think 32" at 2160p would be nice, but I would be happy with anything upto 40" or so I guess for a PC monitor.

Curious as to what size a 2160p display would be with the same pixel pitch as a 27" 1440p display. I guess a mid way point would not only increase fidelity, but also give you a larger size, so would be the best.

[caveman-jim]

What is the minimum size screen that the benefits of 4k starts to become noticeable?

I would think it's pretty pointless on any size less than 65".

Depends on view distance, and you're wrong about 65". Having seen ~32"/37"/42" 4K displays this week it's definitely noticeable for desktop gaming use.

If you're 15 feet back then you'll want 60" +, but if you're 5' you'll be happy with 32" IME.

[Ristogod]

Curious as to what size a 2160p display would be with the same pixel pitch as a 27" 1440p display.

If you use the Pythagorean theorem a 27" screen has a vertical height of approximately 13.24" at a 16/9 ratio.

If you take that height against a 2160/1440 ratio that gives you a new height of approximately 19.86".

Using the Pythagorean theorem again with a 16/9 ratio, you end up with diagonal size of about 40.5" inches.

Someone check my math....

[aviphysics]

If you use the Pythagorean theorem a 27" screen has a vertical height of approximately 13.24" at a 16/9 ratio.

If you take that height against a 2160/1440 ratio that gives you a new height of approximately 19.86".

Using the Pythagorean theorem again with a 16/9 ratio, you end up with diagonal size of about 40.5" inches.

Someone check my math....

At the same ratio and DPI, resolution and diagonal size are proportional. E.g. doubling the resolution will double the diagonal.

[Meteor_of_War]

Sure it makes larger displays look sharper, but I dont see how thats any different than a smaller display looking sharper. I mean more resolution on an equal sized display will always look better.

27" at 1440p looks better than 27" at 1080p. I guess 2160p at 27" will look better than 1440p too.

Personally I'm with baba, I think 32" at 2160p would be nice, but I would be happy with anything upto 40" or so I guess for a PC monitor.

Curious as to what size a 2160p display would be with the same pixel pitch as a 27" 1440p display. I guess a mid way point would not only increase fidelity, but also give you a larger size, so would be the best.

Depends on view distance, and you're wrong about 65". Having seen ~32"/37"/42" 4K displays this week it's definitely noticeable for desktop gaming use.

If you're 15 feet back then you'll want 60" +, but if you're 5' you'll be happy with 32" IME.

I guess I am just thinking of the difference I remembered from 720p vs 1080p TV content, where everything is stretched and scaled to hell anyway. I remember the difference would only become noticeable to me above 42" or so. Anything under that both resolutions were indistinguishable for most content. So I was assuming at for example when watching a 50" display, you wouldn't notice much of a difference on a 4k TV. But yeah if you are looking at actual 4k content, it should be noticeable anytime.

[caveman-jim]

That's a good point, upscaled vs. native res content.

[Ristogod]

At the same ratio and DPI, resolution and diagonal size are proportional. E.g. doubling the resolution will double the diagonal.

I'm not convinced. My spreadsheet says otherwise.

Doubling the diagonal increases the resolution by 4 times. Which makes sense. I think that's what you probably meant.



Edit: I just realized I spelled resolution wrong in my spread sheet.

[aviphysics]

I'm not convinced. My spreadsheet says otherwise.

Doubling the diagonal increases the resolution by 4 times. Which makes sense. I think that's what you probably meant.



Edit: I just realized I spelled resolution wrong in my spread sheet.

I meant horizontal or vertical resolution, not total pixels.

[shrike126]

Now that the new computer is done, I took a few pictures. Behold. The RAWRbox!

[mullet]

Nice machine, very good wire management, love the top on your desk. I would check one of your SATA cable doesn't look totaly snapped in.

[JohnEJohn]

Looking sweet, I do however find it quite odd that asus felt the need to stamp the dx11 support quote on the mainboard

[shrike126]

Nice machine, very good wire management, love the top on your desk. I would check one of your SATA cable doesn't look totaly snapped in.

It looks like it doesn't it? The one on the right just has a connector twice as long as the other two. If you look at the clip at the top it lines up with the connectors to the right of it. It's plugged in as far as it will go.

Thanks for the word on the cable management. I only wanted to cry three times trying to hide as much as I could.

Looking sweet, I do however find it quite odd that asus felt the need to stamp the dx11 support quote on the mainboard

I know right?

[JohnEJohn]

It looks like it doesn't it? The one on the right just has a connector twice as long as the other two. If you look at the clip at the top it lines up with the connectors to the right of it. It's plugged in as far as it will go.

Thanks for the word on the cable management. I only wanted to cry three times trying to hide as much as I could.


I know right?

I really like your work surface by the way

[JohnEJohn]

It looks like it doesn't it? The one on the right just has a connector twice as long as the other two. If you look at the clip at the top it lines up with the connectors to the right of it. It's plugged in as far as it will go.

Thanks for the word on the cable management. I only wanted to cry three times trying to hide as much as I could.


I know right?

You should see the right side of my case

[shrike126]

I really like your work surface by the way

Thanks! The wife wants to pick up another one. They're marble looking desks we picked up from Nebraska Furniture Mart a while back. Two of them are setup in a bit of an L-shape right now and she wants to get a 3rd.

[BababooeyHTJ]

You should see the right side of my case

Yeah, mine is bulging out too.