want to move away from 5760x1080 i think

[ExcitezR]

so i have been looking at getting a 4k monitor but all the ips ons are a fair bit of money. the reason i was looking at 4k is because i do photography and want all the pixels but TN is a bit of a nono so is 1440p much of an upgrade from 1080. the main reason i was looking to upgrade is because 3 1080p screens are good for productivity but a pain to live with and there also a bit too small. 

 

the monitors i have been looking at are 

i like this the most i think 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/BenQ-BL3200PT-AMVA-32-inch-Monitor/dp/B00JIWLNHU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1422812989&sr=8-1&keywords=32+inch+monitor

 

4k

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Asus-PB287Q-Widescreen-Ultra-Monitor/dp/B00JEZTC3I/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1422813468&sr=8-1&keywords=4k+monitor

 

ultra wide but a bit out of the price range 

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-026-AO&groupid=17&catid=2907

 

what would you suggest 

 

[Tedster]

If you're getting rid of your 5760x1080 setup, I'll happily take the screens and mounting stuff (if you used any mounting stuff).

[Thebman712]

you could get a ips 4k monitor or 2 1440p monitors and game on one

 

actually, get a 4k monitor and flip 2 of your old screens vertical on either side 

[ExcitezR]

 

actually, get a 4k monitor and flip 2 of your old screens vertical on either side 

thats what i was thinking of doing but IPS 4k costs so much and i need good colour is TN really bad for colour?

[MrSuperb]

so i have been looking at getting a 4k monitor but all the ips ons are a fair bit of money. the reason i was looking at 4k is because i do photography and want all the pixels but TN is a bit of a nono so is 1440p much of an upgrade from 1080. the main reason i was looking to upgrade is because 3 1080p screens are good for productivity but a pain to live with and there also a bit too small. 

 

what would you suggest 

 

http://skinflint.co.uk/dell-professional-p2715q-210-advo-a1204381.html

 

It is 2015. The year of the affordable 4K IPS display has come.

[Enderman]

1440p 32" sounds good if you dont want to stretch to 4k

[Thebman712]

thats what i was thinking of doing but IPS 4k costs so much and i need good colour is TN really bad for colour?

you could get a 1440p ips and get a 3+1 setup, game on the middle one only 

[Thebman712]

http://skinflint.co.uk/dell-professional-p2715q-210-advo-a1204381.html

 

It is 2015. The year of the affordable 4K IPS display has come.

you could get this and stack 2 old monitors on top of each other for a 5760x 2160

1440p 32" sounds good if you dont want to stretch to 4k

how many of them are there anyway, they are mostly 27" monitors

[ExcitezR]

http://skinflint.co.uk/dell-professional-p2715q-210-advo-a1204381.html

 

It is 2015. The year of the affordable 4K IPS display has come.

i think im sold 

[MrSuperb]

how many of them are there anyway, they are mostly 27" monitors

 

2015 just started and so did the 27" 4K IPS screens.

so what?

 

 

I know I know .... 34" sound so much bigger than 27", but the reallity is, those 21:9 screens are really only wider 27" 16:9 screens.

[Thebman712]

2015 just started and so did the 27" 4K IPS screens.

so what?

 

 

I know I know .... 34" sound so much bigger than 27", but the reallity is, those 21:9 screens are really only wider 27" 16:9 screens.

i was talking about 32" 1440p monitors, not 27" 4k 

[Guest Strangerbob]

a 34" 21:9 will be miles more enjoyable than your old setup...    going 16:9 after your setup tho, dunno.... seems to me like that would give you a severe case of claustrophobia

 

but go this one:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-127-LG&groupid=17&catid=2907

 

Ye, its 1080p, sorry about that... but HEY its 75hz and has freesync (yes it is, the specs on that site are wrong) and it costs 500eur...

But if you need the resolution and dont care for freesync that much, id still say go for the AOC 21:9 you linked.

 

Or wait till q4, there should be 1440p 21:9s with freesync...

[ExcitezR]

a 34" 21:9 will be miles more enjoyable than your old setup...    going 16:9 after your setup tho, dunno.... seems to me like that would give you a severe case of claustrophobia

 

but go this one:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-127-LG&groupid=17&catid=2907

 

Ye, its 1080p, sorry about that... but HEY its 75hz and has freesync (yes it is, the specs on that site are wrong) and it costs 500eur...

But if you need the resolution and dont care for freesync that much, id still say go for the AOC 21:9 you linked.

 

Or wait till q4, there should be 1440p 21:9s with freesync...

yea thats what i was thinking but not worried about free sync because i have a 970

[Guest Strangerbob]

yea thats what i was thinking but not worried about free sync because i have a 970

 theres also this http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/news_archive/32.htm#acer_xr341ck

coming later this year...

[Cheddle]

so i have been looking at getting a 4k monitor but all the ips ons are a fair bit of money. the reason i was looking at 4k is because i do photography and want all the pixels but TN is a bit of a nono so is 1440p much of an upgrade from 1080. the main reason i was looking to upgrade is because 3 1080p screens are good for productivity but a pain to live with and there also a bit too small. 

 

the monitors i have been looking at are 

i like this the most i think 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/BenQ-BL3200PT-AMVA-32-inch-Monitor/dp/B00JIWLNHU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1422812989&sr=8-1&keywords=32+inch+monitor

 

4k

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Asus-PB287Q-Widescreen-Ultra-Monitor/dp/B00JEZTC3I/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1422813468&sr=8-1&keywords=4k+monitor

 

ultra wide but a bit out of the price range 

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-026-AO&groupid=17&catid=2907

 

what would you suggest 

 

For photo work I hear IPS is the only way to go... ESPEICALLY if you are going big where the viewing angles can be more extreme than a regular desktop setup.

 

The only real way to compare desktop real-estate is to look at screen size and compensate for total pixel count

 

1080 = 2,073,600 p (base)

1440 = 3,686,400 p (+77%)

2160 = 8,294,400 p (four-times the pixels)

triple - 1080 = 6,220,800 p

 

now to measure USABLE desktop real-estate - you need to consider DPI

 

1080 @ 24 inches  = 91 DPI

 

Assuming you are able to work adequately at 91 DPI and you want to retain the same quality in your image then you need to go much bigger with your screen as the resolution increases.

 

1440 @ 32 inches = 91 DPI

2160 @ 48 inches = 91 DPI

 

If you go smaller than the above sizes you will not really be gaining truly usable space you will simply be "shrinking" the items you are looking at, this can be achieved with scaling alone while sacrificing on quality (pixels per element)

 

TLDR;

 

working space = resolution X inches (but I am sure you already knew this - I just like win+R; calc)