![]() ![]() Many of the most recently released 4K displays feature newer internal scalers than can handle true 4K resolutions. Mouse and window movements are jerky, and the smoothness we’ve all become accustomed to using 60Hz (or faster) displays goes right out the window. Stick to a 60Hz or higher display if at all possible.Įarly 4K displays used multi-stream transport technology, which Windows registers as two separate 1920×2160 panels side-by-side.Īnother oddity with many 4K PC monitors is that they’re recognized as dual displays, each with resolutions of 1920×2160. Although some would argue that 30Hz is fast enough for video and image editing, the user experience with a 30Hz display can be nauseating. ![]() The typical refresh rate of a mainstream display is 60Hz, and fast gaming-monitors can offer as high as 144Hz. A number of the more affordable 4K displays currently on the market offer only 30Hz refresh rates. ![]() Refresh rates with 4K panels are also somewhat of a concern. IGZO panels feature a different transistor type in the panel’s TFT backplane (versus more commonly used amorphous Silicon, or aSI) that offers better power characteristics and less mass, which is ideal for use in high-density displays like a 4K monitor.Ĭhoosing the ideal panel type for your setup will depend on your particular needs, but given the choice between slightly faster response times versus better viewing angles and color accuracy, we’d usually take the latter-budget permitting, of course.The TN-based FreeSync display offered 1-millisecond response times, versus the IPS-based G-Sync display’s 4ms. For comparison, Acer recently released separate 2560×1440 FreeSync and G-Sync monitors. IPS panels have very good viewing angles and color reproduction, but response times are somewhat slower than in TN panels.Compromises in color accuracy or viewing angles, however, mean they’re ill-suited for pro users. TN panels are typically targeted at gamers or mainstream users and offer the fastest response times.Even then, frame rates often dwelled above 30 fps, but below the 60 fps many gamers demand, depending on the title. As far as single cards go, only Nvidia’s Titan X and AMD’s dual-GPU Radeon R9 295×2 are capable of running modern games at 4K resolution at high- not ultra-settings. In a relatively taxing game like Crysis 3, for example, even a mighty GeForce GTX 980 can only muster about 16 to 20 frames per second when high in-game image quality settings are used, whereas dual GeForce GTX 980 cards operating in SLI mode can break the 30 fps mark. In some scenarios, however, having all of those pixels can pose a problem. Gamers will need a powerful graphics card-and most likely powerful graphics cards-to achieve playable frame rates at 4K resolutions. That’s not a huge deal for most PC users, but for creative professionals hell-bent on accuracy, working with unscaled images is an exciting prospect.įor the most part, powering a 4K display won’t be an issue for everyday computing tasks like browsing the web or working in office-type applications, even with today’s integrated graphics solutions. The higher resolution also affords users the ability to view or edit 8MP (or smaller) photos and 4K content at native resolutions, without scaling. ![]()
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