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Poll: When do you plan on buying a 4K monitor?

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Getting one as soon as the prices stabilise (they're dropping very quickly where I live).

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I'm waiting for 4k @ 60Hz to be supported on GPUs and HDMI 2.0

Samsung 4k 55" tv is already under $3k so I would buy it now, but i need to be sure i can get 60Hz on it.

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when 8K becomes semiaffordable

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Multiple answers would do more right.

A realtive of these 2:

1.Not before they are under $300

2.I'm waiting for GPUs to catch up

 

I can buy one right now though.

 

Will probably buy 1 along when a GPU upgrade makes sense and when it's time for display port 12a Free-sync.

At which time the prices will also drop, it's a matter of time.

Maybe with some mantle magic I won't need cpu/mobo upgrade too.

 

hopefuly Nvidia support mantle and free-sync but I bet it wont happen in an ego fashion.

(It better have that small BIOS update for free-sync or I'l wait)

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I will stick with my eyefinity setup thank you :)

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Honestly, not until large 4K displays are available with decent prices. I don't see the point of spending twice as much as a 1440P screen to get slightly more sharpness with no more available room.

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Well, I'd also need a GPU upgrade to go along with it.. Maybe next year if the prices drop and we see some good quality and low latency displays (preferably with G-sync/equiv.)? 

 

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Image/text scaling issues need to be fixed well enough for it not to be a major nuisance. 

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Never.

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I'm waiting for sub-$300 moderate-high quality 4K monitors (preferably from ASUS). When that happens, I'll buy one.

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I'm waiting for the Acer xb280hk US release.  I think the g-sync is the deal breaker for me.

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Never.

So, you'll be 80 years old in 2078 and you'll still have a 1080p screen?

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So, you'll be 80 years old in 2078 and you'll still have a 1080p screen?

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Or... you know be on 8k/16k when the GPU's catch up.

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There's no chance I'd switch to 4K as a monitor until 120Hz is attainable. 

I'm waiting for 4k @ 60Hz to be supported on GPUs and HDMI 2.0

Samsung 4k 55" tv is already under $3k so I would buy it now, but i need to be sure i can get 60Hz on it.

Latency is really bad. I tried playing Tomb Raider at 4K/30Hz(HDMI) with smooth motion enabled to compenste for 30FPS, but it lags worse. The Walking Dead was fine at 4K/30, though I'd still prefer a DP to 2.0 adapter. There's also hope that a future Evolution One Connect box will have displayport. I rarely connect my PC, so I can wait at the moment.

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I dont see any need for it atm, im happy with my 1080p benq 60hz monitor since like 4 years. I may upgrade to 1440p, since i do really like the 27" screens for editing and such. I dont see any need for 4k at the moment, like at all

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Not for a while. I'm looking at going 1440p well before with the ASUS ROG Swift PG278Q.

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When GPUs can run them without needing to be triple sli/crossfire and watercooling to get a stable 60+ framerate(perferable around 100 so worst case becomes 60fps) at at least high settings on the games when those GPUs come out.

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When GPUs can run it comfortably really

 

I could have gone 4k now but there are still issues to overcome

 

GPU performance

Scaling issues

Panel quality

 

They are not 100% right yet, and until then I think I will stick to 1440p

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Give it 10 years and I might buy one. 1080p is fine for me, this coming from the guy who still had an SD TV in late 2009. 

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Years and years. Until 4K video is standard and internet is cheap and fast enough and HDD capacities large enough to download those videos conveniently.

As it stands, getting 1080p content is enough of a pain in the ass with a reasonable internet connection and I'm not keen to go any higher than that.

Plus I used a 4K monitor once in a showroom, and hated the experience on Windows.

Since I don't game, and all my PC work is watching videos and typing code, its the last thing I'd want.

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 and typing code, its the last thing I'd want.

Do note that in a workplace environment, where others read your code frequently as you write it (so their sections can mesh well with it), having a large 4K screen is awesome. In fact, TVs are preferred over normal monitors for that reason. Then everybody doesn't have to huddle around a tiny screen to read. They can just sit back and look at it.

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Do note that in a workplace environment, where others read your code frequently as you write it (so their sections can mesh well with it), having a large 4K screen is awesome. In fact, TVs are preferred over normal monitors for that reason. Then everybody doesn't have to huddle around a tiny screen to read. They can just sit back and look at it.

If I'm actually doing professional work, there is usually a set up for that. Unless I'm on contract work at a place that's really not optimised for team development (e.g. a mine) I do carry a nice 1080p projector for that purpose. 4k would be useful there with multiple split inputs, but I've never had the need for it - at this stage, certainly a luxury.

Plus I don't think this thread was intended for professional use - for my personal use (where I have to pay for the hardware) I'm definitely not upgrading.

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Not before there's a GPU that achieves 60fps with max details without needing to go SLI/Crossfire.

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