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That is a sensible choice if you're in a position to wait. The desktop display industry is finally awakening from a decade-long slumber. This is a very good t

by bhauer 13y ago

That is a sensible choice if you're in a position to wait. The desktop display industry is finally awakening from a decade-long slumber. This is a very good thing. We picked up a bunch of the 30Hz Seikis and they are a massive upgrade for us (I blogged about this a few days ago). But the 30Hz lag is the most significant weakness. If you're not at wit's end with your current monitor and can wait for a 60Hz version that's the right price, I think you will be happy. I am optimistic the industry will not go back to sleep after meeting this demand. I remain optimistic that I will eventually have a ~50-inch high-DPI, high-speed, high-quality display that is within my budget. Maybe in 5 years' time.

thenomad 13y ago
I read your post - which was very interesting, thanks. I'm probably going to avoid the Seikis - I'm a reasonably keen gamer on the same machine I work on, and more significantly, I work on 25fps video as a significant part of my job. I suspect the clash between a 25fps video source and a 30fps monitor would cause me to become homicidal in time... (Also, I recall reading on a video forum that the Seikis are never really capable of perfect colour reproduction, which would be another reason to avoid them.) I too am hoping that we're at the edge of a renaissance in display tech. With any luck, in two years I'll be choosing between multiple 50" displays or multiple arbitrary-sized displays simulated in a virtual workspace with an Oculus Rift...
- bhauer 13y ago
  You're making the right choice for certain then. Even a casual gamer should not consider the current batch of Seiki 4Ks unless you're okay not using the 4K resolution for gaming. But as you point out, even the colors are not as good as the name brands. They are solid for text editing. :) I see your optimism is even greater than my own! I hope you're right!
rschmitty 13y ago
Curious why you would want a 50" over 3+ monitors that can "wrap" around your field of vision so more of the screen area is equidistant to your eyes? You can move the monitor further back so more area remains in your FOV but then you are having to increase sizing so it remains readable This is my biggest problem with extra large monitors
- bhauer 13y ago
  Ideally, the 50-inch display would be concave OLED. (Earlier I made a jab at the industry about televisions becoming concave when their use-case hardly warrants it; meanwhile monitors really should become concave at larger sizes and show no signs of doing so.) But I currently use multiple monitors and it's acceptable. Perhaps some very trim bezels will eventually arrive on desktop monitors in the near future?
- vanattab 13y ago
  I agree completely. I have been programming on the 54inch 4k samsung tv for the last two weeks and while its been fun. I think I like my old 3 27 inch hd monitor setup better. It is very difficult for me to make out details at the corners of the display. However I agree with the other child post that a curved 50in 4k would be ideal.

by bhauer 13y ago

thenomad 13y ago

I read your post - which was very interesting, thanks. I'm probably going to avoid the Seikis - I'm a reasonably keen gamer on the same machine I work on, and more significantly, I work on 25fps video as a significant part of my job. I suspect the clash between a 25fps video source and a 30fps monitor would cause me to become homicidal in time... (Also, I recall reading on a video forum that the Seikis are never really capable of perfect colour reproduction, which would be another reason to avoid them.) I too am hoping that we're at the edge of a renaissance in display tech. With any luck, in two years I'll be choosing between multiple 50" displays or multiple arbitrary-sized displays simulated in a virtual workspace with an Oculus Rift...

bhauer 13y ago
You're making the right choice for certain then. Even a casual gamer should not consider the current batch of Seiki 4Ks unless you're okay not using the 4K resolution for gaming. But as you point out, even the colors are not as good as the name brands. They are solid for text editing. :) I see your optimism is even greater than my own! I hope you're right!

rschmitty 13y ago

Curious why you would want a 50" over 3+ monitors that can "wrap" around your field of vision so more of the screen area is equidistant to your eyes? You can move the monitor further back so more area remains in your FOV but then you are having to increase sizing so it remains readable This is my biggest problem with extra large monitors

bhauer 13y ago
Ideally, the 50-inch display would be concave OLED. (Earlier I made a jab at the industry about televisions becoming concave when their use-case hardly warrants it; meanwhile monitors really should become concave at larger sizes and show no signs of doing so.) But I currently use multiple monitors and it's acceptable. Perhaps some very trim bezels will eventually arrive on desktop monitors in the near future?
vanattab 13y ago
I agree completely. I have been programming on the 54inch 4k samsung tv for the last two weeks and while its been fun. I think I like my old 3 27 inch hd monitor setup better. It is very difficult for me to make out details at the corners of the display. However I agree with the other child post that a curved 50in 4k would be ideal.