4K vs 2K?

[Pavilion]

Hello,

 

Which one should I get for productivity, web browsing and very light gaming?

should I go with a 4K monitor or with a 2k Monitor?

I hear a lot of bad things about windows 10 issues with High-resolution monitors? is it true?

 

Thanks

[Jurrunio]

4k of course, if your PC can output 4K that is.

 

what issues are they talking about? If it's just words being too small to read, then there's a magnification setting specifically for this. If it's related to other softwares, blame the developers of the softwares instead.

[Pavilion]

13 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

4k of course, if your PC can output 4K that is.

 

what issues are they talking about? If it's just words being too small to read, then there's a magnification setting specifically for this. If it's related to other softwares, blame the developers of the softwares instead.

I heard that 2K can have better and smooth graphics because it has higher refresh rate than 4k?

[JoostinOnline]

Be aware that 2K is 1080p, and when used in marketing it usually means a resolution just slightly greater than 1080p.

 

What are your computer specs?  Your GPU (or CPU+motherboardd if you don't have a discrete GPU) are particularly important.  We need to know the exact models.

[Pavilion]

5 minutes ago, JoostinOnline said:

Be aware that 2K is 1080p, and when used in marketing it usually means a resolution just slightly greater than 1080p.

 

What are your computer specs?  Your GPU (or CPU+motherboardd if you don't have a discrete GPU) are particularly important.  We need to know the exact models.

I have an AMD Ryzen 1700x with GTX 1070 CROSSHAIR HERO VI Motherboard

[Jurrunio]

29 minutes ago, Pavilion said:

I heard that 2K can have better and smooth graphics because it has higher refresh rate than 4k?

Video quality with 2K definitely wont be as good as 4K because there is only 1/4 the amount of pixels.

 

As for smoothness, it's not related to resolution, but refresh rate (say 144Hz is smoother than 60Hz). These are different things.

[Lathlaer]

3 hours ago, Jurrunio said:

As for smoothness, it's not related to resolution, but refresh rate (say 144Hz is smoother than 60Hz). These are different things.

Yes, it isn't directly related to resolution but it's related indirectly.

 

As in, find me a 144Hz 4k monitor aside from the upcoming $3k beasts ;-)

[Jurrunio]

2 hours ago, Lathlaer said:

Yes, it isn't directly related to resolution but it's related indirectly.

 

As in, find me a 144Hz 4k monitor aside from the upcoming $3k beasts ;-)

I'm not sure what you're trying to say

[Lathlaer]

5 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

I'm not sure what you're trying to say

You are saying that smoothness is all about refresh rate and not about resolution. I agree with that with one particular disclaimer: there are no 4k 144hz yet (aside from those upcoming HDR for $3k). So in this particular discussion the smoothness might as well be a question of resolution because you can get a 144hz 1440p panel but you can't realistically get a 4k 144hz. 

[Jurrunio]

3 minutes ago, Lathlaer said:

You are saying that smoothness is all about refresh rate and not about resolution. I agree with that with one particular disclaimer: there are no 4k 144hz yet (aside from those upcoming HDR for $3k). So in this particular discussion the smoothness might as well be a question of resolution because you can get a 144hz 1440p panel but you can't realistically get a 4k 144hz. 

I wouldnt say it like that, because limits of technology and limits of availability are two different problems. It will look weird when people in the future read these past claims.

[Dufus]

@Pavilion If I were in your shoes, I'd go 4K without hesitation.

I'm going to go 4K and my CPU/GPU is nowhere near as good as yours.