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I find a 2Kish (2560x1440or1600) resolution on a 24-27" Monitor to be the most usable for text. I understand things like fonts render smoother on a 4-6-8K moni

by j45 3y ago

I find a 2Kish (2560x1440or1600) resolution on a 24-27" Monitor to be the most usable for text. I understand things like fonts render smoother on a 4-6-8K monitor but it also draws more power usually to power all those pixels. The use of a Chroma 4:4:4 capable 4K tv is also often really helpful because one 4K screen at large enough size gives four 1920x1080 working surfaces. 4K seems to become useful at 38" Or so in a TV. Is there something I'm missing out on in terms of option that are superior to 2K for external monitors in terms of usability? Many of the ultrawide monitors sometimes have worse or close to the same resolution as a single 2K monitor.

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kuschku 3y ago
Why are you conflating 2K (2048x1080/1920x1080) and 1440p (2560x1440)? They're not even close to the same resolution.
- j45 3y ago
  1440p monitors can be referred to as 2k monitors and I did clarify the resolution. Confused, not conflated. Same comment and question about 1440p then, please :)
  - kuschku 3y ago
    > 1440p monitors can be referred to as 2k monitors and I did clarify the resolution. By whom? The only reference to 1440p being called "2K" I can find are cheap rebranded monitor sellers that defraud their customers with all other specs anyway.
    - j45 3y ago
      This seems to really be upsetting to you. I like monitors too. “2K” monitors are widths that fall around the 2000 pixel range. It’s a resolution category, not a specification. 2K monitor categorization emerged when 4K started to be used as a rough mid point. 2560x1440 is often shortened to 1440p, but 2K is often easier to remember. Still, officially it’s called Quad HD (QHD) or even WQHD. With slight variations beyond it. Since we’re trying to be precise the category for this res can also be called 2.5K. But like you said, we won’t always be able to search for that. Finding the spot between FHD and 4K has this fuzzy category. Every retailer Amy display it different depending on how and when their sites were built and evolved. The newer ultra wide monitors can do a lot of sleight of hand to stretch a lot more pixels horizontally to make the screen seem bigger. “5K” monitors might give as many pixels as four 2560x1440, but it won’t be 4 monitors worth of work space. All I know is my wife won’t give me back my QHD screens since she started using them because she can fit more on 2 monitors.
      - kuschku 3y ago
        > It’s a resolution category, not a specification That's where you're wrong, 2K as a term (just like 4K) originated in the cinema industry, and it's absolutely a specification. DCI Digital Cinema System Specification v1.4.2, Section 4.3.1. A 2K distribution – the resolution of the DCDM[3] container is 2048x1080 A 4K distribution – the resolution of the DCDM[3] container is 4096x2160 UHD was already stretching it with "4K", but 1440p is absolutely not a spec-compliant 2K resolution.
        j45 3y ago
        Ok, I’m wrong. Benq lists their monitors as 2k. They’re wrong too. https://www.benq.com/en-us/monitor/professional/bl2420pt.html https://www.benq.com/en-us/monitor/professional/bl2420pt.htm...
wkat4242 3y ago
In a Desktop or plugged in laptop, does the extra power really matter? I greatly prefer the sharper text and images.
- j45 3y ago
  Oh, I meant the horsepower it takes to drive 3-4 separate monitors consisting of all those pixels can a single or maybe two 4/5/6K displays. You’re absolutely right about clarity - if I was running two screens I’d probably get what you’re referring to. But having a workable third monitor at QHD proves priceless quite regularly for my work and most of it can be text specific.

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kuschku 3y ago

Why are you conflating 2K (2048x1080/1920x1080) and 1440p (2560x1440)? They're not even close to the same resolution.

j45 3y ago
1440p monitors can be referred to as 2k monitors and I did clarify the resolution. Confused, not conflated. Same comment and question about 1440p then, please :)
- kuschku 3y ago
  > 1440p monitors can be referred to as 2k monitors and I did clarify the resolution. By whom? The only reference to 1440p being called "2K" I can find are cheap rebranded monitor sellers that defraud their customers with all other specs anyway.
  - j45 3y ago
    This seems to really be upsetting to you. I like monitors too. “2K” monitors are widths that fall around the 2000 pixel range. It’s a resolution category, not a specification. 2K monitor categorization emerged when 4K started to be used as a rough mid point. 2560x1440 is often shortened to 1440p, but 2K is often easier to remember. Still, officially it’s called Quad HD (QHD) or even WQHD. With slight variations beyond it. Since we’re trying to be precise the category for this res can also be called 2.5K. But like you said, we won’t always be able to search for that. Finding the spot between FHD and 4K has this fuzzy category. Every retailer Amy display it different depending on how and when their sites were built and evolved. The newer ultra wide monitors can do a lot of sleight of hand to stretch a lot more pixels horizontally to make the screen seem bigger. “5K” monitors might give as many pixels as four 2560x1440, but it won’t be 4 monitors worth of work space. All I know is my wife won’t give me back my QHD screens since she started using them because she can fit more on 2 monitors.
    - kuschku 3y ago
      > It’s a resolution category, not a specification That's where you're wrong, 2K as a term (just like 4K) originated in the cinema industry, and it's absolutely a specification. DCI Digital Cinema System Specification v1.4.2, Section 4.3.1. A 2K distribution – the resolution of the DCDM[3] container is 2048x1080 A 4K distribution – the resolution of the DCDM[3] container is 4096x2160 UHD was already stretching it with "4K", but 1440p is absolutely not a spec-compliant 2K resolution.
      - j45 3y ago
        Ok, I’m wrong. Benq lists their monitors as 2k. They’re wrong too. https://www.benq.com/en-us/monitor/professional/bl2420pt.html https://www.benq.com/en-us/monitor/professional/bl2420pt.htm...

wkat4242 3y ago

In a Desktop or plugged in laptop, does the extra power really matter? I greatly prefer the sharper text and images.

j45 3y ago
Oh, I meant the horsepower it takes to drive 3-4 separate monitors consisting of all those pixels can a single or maybe two 4/5/6K displays. You’re absolutely right about clarity - if I was running two screens I’d probably get what you’re referring to. But having a workable third monitor at QHD proves priceless quite regularly for my work and most of it can be text specific.