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Sharp to Introduce PN-K321 3840×2160 LCD Monitor

11 points by pdknsk 14y ago

pdknsk 14y ago
There is additional information on the Japanese website. In Japanese, obviously. http://www.sharp.co.jp/lcd-display/corporate/lineup/k321/ http://www.sharp.co.jp/lcd-display/corporate/lineup/k321/ And pictures. http://www.sharp.co.jp/press/p121128.html http://www.sharp.co.jp/press/p121128.html
andrewmunsell 14y ago
I'm guessing there's no price? EDIT: Found it. $5,500 USD. http://www.gizmocrave.com/14563-sharp-pn-k321-4k-32-inch-monitor-display-arriving-february-next/ http://www.gizmocrave.com/14563-sharp-pn-k321-4k-32-inch-mon...
- DigitalSea 14y ago
  Ouch, that's a spicy meatball. Awesome monitor, but such a hefty price tag. I think I'll stick with my two modest and cheap 27" LG monitors instead.
veidr 14y ago
Wow, from the headline I was hoping somebody was finally making a standalone "retina" monitor for high-end consumers. At $5500, this isn't quite still hitting that target. Still, IIRC when I first my first high-resolution monitor (a 30" 2560x1600 display from Apple, who made displays with that many pixels mainstream) it cost $2000, and I had to buy a $900 video card to drive it. This was maybe in 2006. Within a couple years though, you could get a similar rig for a little over $1000 and then-current Macs and PCs could drive it (at least higher end models). I hope we see similar progress here. It frustrates me that when I sit down at a desk to work I have to stare at these gigantic slabs of what (now) looks like huge pixelated crap, when my tablets, phones, and notebooks are all high-PPI. I use multiple 30 and 27 inch highres displays for the workspace they give, but they really look like crap in the modern high-ppi era.
phinnaeus 14y ago
I admittedly don't have a rational reason for it's use but I really want one of these. I suppose it would be a weird gulf using this kind of high density monitor with Windows though. Has anyone had any experience using such devices for normal usage? (Is there even a comparable device available for someone to have experience with?) I'm curious how far back from this you'd be comfortable sitting.

11 points by pdknsk 14y ago

There is additional information on the Japanese website. In Japanese, obviously. http://www.sharp.co.jp/lcd-display/corporate/lineup/k321/ http://www.sharp.co.jp/lcd-display/corporate/lineup/k321/ And pictures. http://www.sharp.co.jp/press/p121128.html http://www.sharp.co.jp/press/p121128.html

andrewmunsell 14y ago

I'm guessing there's no price? EDIT: Found it. $5,500 USD. http://www.gizmocrave.com/14563-sharp-pn-k321-4k-32-inch-monitor-display-arriving-february-next/ http://www.gizmocrave.com/14563-sharp-pn-k321-4k-32-inch-mon...

DigitalSea 14y ago
Ouch, that's a spicy meatball. Awesome monitor, but such a hefty price tag. I think I'll stick with my two modest and cheap 27" LG monitors instead.

veidr 14y ago

Wow, from the headline I was hoping somebody was finally making a standalone "retina" monitor for high-end consumers. At $5500, this isn't quite still hitting that target. Still, IIRC when I first my first high-resolution monitor (a 30" 2560x1600 display from Apple, who made displays with that many pixels mainstream) it cost $2000, and I had to buy a $900 video card to drive it. This was maybe in 2006. Within a couple years though, you could get a similar rig for a little over $1000 and then-current Macs and PCs could drive it (at least higher end models). I hope we see similar progress here. It frustrates me that when I sit down at a desk to work I have to stare at these gigantic slabs of what (now) looks like huge pixelated crap, when my tablets, phones, and notebooks are all high-PPI. I use multiple 30 and 27 inch highres displays for the workspace they give, but they really look like crap in the modern high-ppi era.

phinnaeus 14y ago

I admittedly don't have a rational reason for it's use but I really want one of these. I suppose it would be a weird gulf using this kind of high density monitor with Windows though. Has anyone had any experience using such devices for normal usage? (Is there even a comparable device available for someone to have experience with?) I'm curious how far back from this you'd be comfortable sitting.