Seiki's 40-inch 4K display is a desk-dominating beauty for under $1000

[Glenwing]

Using a TV is fine as long as it has a fast enough refresh rate and if it's 4K/120hz it's using HDMI 2.0, but you need to make sure your gpu spec supports hdmi 2.0 otherwise use displayport to hdmi 2.0 and you'll be fine.

But.. How does the colors hold up to a IPS 4K display? as colors matter more than FPS to me but also need a 4K tv at the same time! 

 

Not all LG 4K tvs have a IPS-4K panel, the 40" posted above does not have a IPS display, it seems they're only using IPS on the larger displays.

http://www.lg.com/us/tvs/lg-49UB8200-led-tv - big enough for a monitor or laying on the futon "kinda put my bed in the garage for extra desk space. 

 

Between the 40" Seiki and the LG, LG is far superior even if it's not using an IPS panel "LG knows it's schit when it comes to panel displays"

 

Won't find that on a TV, get a 240HZ if it matters to you but 4K/240hz costs a premium right now, I'm debating whether or not I should save and get a IPS 4K TV and double it as a TV or get a high end IPS 4K monitor.

Only DisplayPort 1.3 can be adapted to HDMI 2.0 without a signal converter box.

The Seiki uses a VA panel, which should give pretty decent color.

If FreeSync matters to him then probably a 240Hz TV is not such a great idea, since the extra image processing adds a ton of input lag. Not good at all for gaming.

[Dietrichw]

I think this was made to replace Barnacules's three 46" tv setup

[Cheddle]

6-bit with dithering is considered 8-bit color depth, not 6-bit. The articles you quoted must be quite old, any decent modern dithering technique can reproduce all 16.7 million colors very effectively. Like I said, most monitors today are 6-bit with dithering, including nearly all TN panels and nearly all low and mid-end IPS panels. For example my U2414H is a 6-bit+FRC panel, and so is the popular Acer H236HLbid. So is my ASUS PA248Q. It is difficult to tell the difference between a 6-bit panel with FRC from a true 8-bit panel.  The majority of monitors with true 8-bit panels are using 8-bit with dithering to produce 10-bit color

 

for the lulz my TN is 8-bit with dithering i.e 10-bit

 

#TNlyf

[Glenwing]

for the lulz my TN is 8-bit with dithering i.e 10-bit

 

#TNlyf

Yup the new TN 4K panels are some of the only. The Samsung actually uses a true 10-bit panel if I remember correctly.

[Cheddle]

Yup the new TN 4K panels are some of the only. The Samsung actually uses a true 10-bit panel if I remember correctly.

 

upon further reading I think this may be the case - I assumed it used dithering - score!

 

for a TN it is a very pretty panel.

[dizmo]

If you don't us AA at 4K (pretty much unnecessary if you get a 24/25" monitor), a 290X pretty much can after the latest driver updates.

At over 30 fps min though? At the highest settings? Every title? I doubt it.

I also wouldn't go as low as 24" on a 4k panel.

[ShadowCaptain]

I could not deal with 40", I find 27" just fine, I COULD stretch to say 30", but any bigger and I would have to constantly turn my head to see whats happening, which is not a nice experiance 

 

also there are better 40" TVs if thats what somebody wanted

 

not sure where this fits in

[BiG StroOnZ]

@Glenwing 

 

Contacted one of the most popular websites on the internet based around monitors and asked him the following question pertaining to information you had given me (basically disconfirming what I was saying):

 

I asked is this information correct (basically quoting you word for word), "6-bit with dithering is considered 8-bit color depth, not 6-bit. Most monitors today are 6-bit with dithering, including nearly all TN panels and nearly all low and mid-end IPS panels. The majority of monitors with true 8-bit panels are using 8-bit with dithering to produce 10-bit color"

 

This was his reply:

 

No, that’s not true. There are plenty of true 8-bit panels around still, for example a lot of 27” IPS/PLS/AHVA based screens are 8-bit only, and most AMVA panels are 8-bit as well. Nearly all TN Film panels are 6-bit+FRC, and most smaller IPS panels are as well, up to around 24” in size.

 

Thanks

 

Simon

 

[Guest Strangerbob]

I think im done with any type of displays until variable refresh rate OLED screens are available.

 

I feel like all the artifacts and defects of current displays is just a phase, that is behind me and i dont wish to return there..,

[Glenwing]

Nearly all TN Film panels are 6-bit+FRC, and most smaller IPS panels are as well, up to around 24” in size.

 

That's pretty much what I said. Nearly all TN panels and most low to mid-end IPS panels are 6-bit. I wasn't saying there are no true 8-bit monitors that aren't using FRC to give 10-bit color support, the Dell U2713HM, ASUS PB278Q, and PG278Q (the Swift) are good examples of true 8-bit panels that stick with 8-bit color instead of dithering to 10-bit, and it seems some of the newest panels are starting to trend towards true 8-bit too (such as the one used in the U2715H, and I believe the new 144Hz AHVA panels are true 8-bit as well). But like I said, the majority of 8-bit color displays are using 6-bit+FRC, and quite a few 10-bit color displays use 8-bit + dithering, at least in the consumer/prosumer space (i.e. Dell U2410, U2711, U2413, U2713H, P2415Q, P2715Q, P2815Q, UP2414Q, ASUS PA238Q, PA246Q, PA249Q, PA279Q, to name the most common ones, from Dell and ASUS. None of these 10-bit displays has a true 10-bit panel). There are a few that use a true 10-bit panel (i.e. UP3214Q and PB287Q) but like I said, the majority of 10-bit monitors are 8-bit with dithering, unless you want to start including EIZO products or other true pro-grade displays. There are true 8-bit monitors, but 6-bit + FRC is more common.

[PortentousLad]

Yeah... I want one.

[PhilBoisvert]

Am I the only one that automatically asume that Seiki TV and monitor are shit?

[Glenwing]

Am I the only one that automatically asume that Seiki TV and monitor are shit?

Pretty much I had their 50" 4K unit and I was actually quite impressed with it.

[adiaz]

Hello! When using this display in 4K with DP 1.2 @60Hz, how does "text" look? I do audio production and that would be a big concern for me. 

 

Thanks!!

[TroubleKlef]

40"?

 

I'd be pleased with 2 ~30" 4K displays. 40" would be far too unwieldy 

[Curufinwe_wins]

Nice necro...