4k or 5760x1080

[Duckymomo991]

I'm building a new pc and I was thinking whether I wanted a 40 inch true/native 100hz 4k TV or three thin bezel 24 inch 1080p monitors I will be putting two gtx 980 TI's in it so it has the power and I will be playing GTA most of the time. it would be greatly appreciated if you could help me choose which one to get.

[BbsMentos]

100Hz TV is not actual 100Hz refresh rate (watch tech quickie video about this subject), have you considered buying a ultrawide 4K display ?

[WereCat]

4k

[BbsMentos]

2 minutes ago, BbsMentos said:

100Hz TV is not actual 100Hz refresh rate (watch tech quickie video about this subject), have you considered buying a ultrawide 4K display ?

I'd also add that using a TV as a display adds a lot on latency 

[don_svetlio]

100Hz 4K doesn't mean what you think it means in this spec sheet

[typographie]

Why a 4K TV? Why not get a proper 27–30" 4K PC monitor?

[simson0606]

I have a weakness for surround setups, love my own one. So i'd say go for the surround setup

[sithsiri]

It depends on what you want. If you want (or need) a 4K display for it's high resolution, go for it. But I would go for 3 thin bezel 1080p monitors because at a normal working distance, I wouldn't really be able to tell the difference much anyways.

[Duckymomo991]

Okay thanks everyone for replying so fast and helping me choose and I will defineatly go with the triple monitor setup.

 

[JAKEBAB]

12 minutes ago, BbsMentos said:

100Hz TV is not actual 100Hz refresh rate (watch tech quickie video about this subject), have you considered buying a ultrawide 4K display ?

I think you mean 3440x1440 not 4k ultra wide which is 5120x2160.

 

Op multi-monitor is good for productivity but for gaming I definitely would be going for 4k, bezels also take away from the experience and become increasingly annoying imo.

 

Your asking a very subjective question though.

[ShadowCaptain]

or get a 3440x1440 144hz panel

[Bl00dgod]

Q4 2016 acers new x34p should come with 100hz out of the box

@ShadowCaptain i hope some of those >100hz come out soon but you need a very powerful GPU maybe 1080ti to handle it with constant fps

[Glenwing]

6 hours ago, JAKEBAB said:

I think you mean 3440x1440 not 4k ultra wide which is 5120x2160.

 

Op multi-monitor is good for productivity but for gaming I definitely would be going for 4k, bezels also take away from the experience and become increasingly annoying imo.

 

Your asking a very subjective question though.

5120×2160 would be a 5K resolution

[JAKEBAB]

10 minutes ago, Glenwing said:

5120×2160 would be a 5K resolution

Isn't 5120x2880 5k?

 

 

[Glenwing]

5 minutes ago, JAKEBAB said:

Isn't 5120x2880 5k?

Yes, 5120×2880 is also a 5K resolution.

[JAKEBAB]

1 minute ago, Glenwing said:

Yes, 5120×2880 is also a 5K resolution.

So 3440x1440 is a 3k res?

 

I don't get this Wikipedia says 

"4K, refers to a display device or content having horizontal resolution on the order of 4,000 pixels and vertical resolution on the order of 2000 pixels."

 

Yet you scroll down the page and it lists a bunch of "4k" resolutions in there aspect ratio's which 5120x2160 is there as the 21:9. Then you go to 5k and it has 5120x2160 there as well! Really contradicting and i know wikipedia isn't necessarily the best source but it's just easy.

 

So WTF is the 21:9 for 4k?

[Glenwing]

3 minutes ago, JAKEBAB said:

So 3440x1440 is a 3k res?

 

I don't get this Wikipedia says 

"4K, refers to a display device or content having horizontal resolution on the order of 4,000 pixels and vertical resolution on the order of 2000 pixels."

 

Yet you scroll down the page and it lists a bunch of "4k" resolutions in there aspect ratio's which 5120x2160 is there as the 21:9. Then you go to 5k and it has 5120x2160 there as well! Really contradicting and i know wikipedia isn't necessarily the best source but it's just easy.

 

So WTF is the 21:9 for 4k?

Wikipedia is wrong in this case. Most of the wikipedia pages about resolutions have some amount of nonsense in them, actually

 

4K is any resolution approximately 4,000 pixels horizontally, that's all there is to it.

 

4096×4096 (1:1) is a 4K resolution

4096×3072 (4:3) is a 4K resolution

4096×2560 (16:10) is a 4K resolution

3840×2400 (16:10) is also a 4K resolution

4096×2304 (16:9) is a 4K resolution

3840×2160 (16:9) is also a 4K resolution

4096×2160 (~17:9) is a 4K resolution

3840×1600 (24:10, or ~21:9) is a 4K resolution

 

5120×2160 and 5120×2880 are 5K resolutions.