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I wish the author commented on whether or not he can view text comfortably at 1:1 scaling. 27" seems pretty small for that resolution, probably borderline. As
by nickjj 11y ago
I wish the author commented on whether or not he can view text comfortably at 1:1 scaling. 27" seems pretty small for that resolution, probably borderline.
As soon as you start playing with scaling you begin to lose the real estate of the monitor. Sure, things will look smooth but I wouldn't want to drop $700 on a 4k monitor only to have to scale it. At 200% scaling you end up with identical real estate as a 1080p monitor.
In case anyone is wondering, Googling shows that this monitor is also SST which is a good thing. It means on the inside there's only 1 actual panel instead of 2 panels stitched together. A lot of 4k monitors still run MST (the worse alternative to SST).
- sp3n 11y agoi have a 4k monitor at 28" and viewing/writing text/code at 1:1 scaling is perfectly fine! i agree that a monitor with this resolution should not be scaled, the available real estate is exactly why i purchased it.
- michaelt 11y agoI have a BDM4065UC [1] which is a 4k 40" display, and I scale things up almost all the time. With the same number of pixels in less area, I don't see how you could avoid doing so. I don't scale things as far as 200%, so I get more screen real estate, but if you aren't willing to scale at all, you might be disappointed after upgrading to 4k. [1] http://www.philips.co.uk/c-p/BDM4065UC_00/brilliance-led-backlit-lcd-display http://www.philips.co.uk/c-p/BDM4065UC_00/brilliance-led-bac...
- joesmo 11y agoI use the same with no scaling. I just wish I had a lower desk.
- CarVac 11y agoI have a 24" UHD screen and have no trouble reading at 1:1 scaling.