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I use a 39" 4k Seiki, and I've been very happy with it too. Paid $420 about a month ago (it's $500 from Amazon right now), and it's a pretty amazing amount of r

by xur17 12y ago

I use a 39" 4k Seiki, and I've been very happy with it too. Paid $420 about a month ago (it's $500 from Amazon right now), and it's a pretty amazing amount of real estate without a bezel. 30hz is a little annoying for some tasks, but for coding and other static applications, it really doesn't bother me.

dmm 12y ago
If you flash the 39" with the 50" firmware you get true 120Hz at 1080p. It also changes the scaling to a simple 1 pixel to 4. Anybody considering the Seiki should know that it uses an unusual pixel format, BGR. So to get subpixel rendering to work be sure to run the subpixel setup program if you use windows or configure fontconfig if you use linux.
xhrpost 12y ago
I've recently done the same. Still trying to get my work environment set up decently. We need some sort of user group for people doing 4k programming to exchange ideas, tools, methods, etc.
- alex_c 12y ago
  Seems like a good idea: http://www.reddit.com/r/4kmonitors/ http://www.reddit.com/r/4kmonitors/
silasb 12y ago
What do you mean "without a bezel," do you just take it off?
- Bud 12y ago
  He means without the several sets of bezels you'd normally have from the normal way of getting this much screen area, i.e., by having several monitors.
  - RobotCaleb 12y ago
    How does one handle window placement in a single monitor setup like that? I quite often use Windows' fill right, fill left, maximize, fill height options for window arrangement.
    - alex_c 12y ago
      I use a 39" Seiki with my MacBook, and managing windows is a relatively minor but real annoyance. I just drag and resize manually, and usually end up with overlapping windows of different sizes all over the place. I still love the display and would never go back, but it feels like I'm not using it quite as effectively as I could. I suspect this is a gap that will be filled pretty quickly once these monitors become more common.
      - sixothree 12y ago
        And on Windows running both AllSnap and AllSnap64 help me a great deal, even though I'm still on smaller monitors.
      - pwython 12y ago
        Have you tried BetterSnapTool? It's one of the most useful apps I use. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bettersnaptool/id417375580?mt=12 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bettersnaptool/id417375580?m...
      - math0ne 12y ago
        Check out divvy: https://mizage.com/divvy/ https://mizage.com/divvy/
    - robterrell 12y ago
      For Mac OS X, check out Moom (on the Mac App Store). It lets you arrange windows in various nice ways via clicks or keystrokes.
      - wmf 12y ago
        I second the recommendation of Moom; its grid layout can go beyond the 2x2 that most other tools support and its window snapshot restoration is great for laptops.

by xur17 12y ago

dmm 12y ago

If you flash the 39" with the 50" firmware you get true 120Hz at 1080p. It also changes the scaling to a simple 1 pixel to 4. Anybody considering the Seiki should know that it uses an unusual pixel format, BGR. So to get subpixel rendering to work be sure to run the subpixel setup program if you use windows or configure fontconfig if you use linux.

xhrpost 12y ago

I've recently done the same. Still trying to get my work environment set up decently. We need some sort of user group for people doing 4k programming to exchange ideas, tools, methods, etc.

alex_c 12y ago
Seems like a good idea: http://www.reddit.com/r/4kmonitors/ http://www.reddit.com/r/4kmonitors/

silasb 12y ago

What do you mean "without a bezel," do you just take it off?

Bud 12y ago
He means without the several sets of bezels you'd normally have from the normal way of getting this much screen area, i.e., by having several monitors.
- RobotCaleb 12y ago
  How does one handle window placement in a single monitor setup like that? I quite often use Windows' fill right, fill left, maximize, fill height options for window arrangement.
  - alex_c 12y ago
    I use a 39" Seiki with my MacBook, and managing windows is a relatively minor but real annoyance. I just drag and resize manually, and usually end up with overlapping windows of different sizes all over the place. I still love the display and would never go back, but it feels like I'm not using it quite as effectively as I could. I suspect this is a gap that will be filled pretty quickly once these monitors become more common.
    - sixothree 12y ago
      And on Windows running both AllSnap and AllSnap64 help me a great deal, even though I'm still on smaller monitors.
    - pwython 12y ago
      Have you tried BetterSnapTool? It's one of the most useful apps I use. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bettersnaptool/id417375580?mt=12 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bettersnaptool/id417375580?m...
    - math0ne 12y ago
      Check out divvy: https://mizage.com/divvy/ https://mizage.com/divvy/
  - robterrell 12y ago
    For Mac OS X, check out Moom (on the Mac App Store). It lets you arrange windows in various nice ways via clicks or keystrokes.
    - wmf 12y ago
      I second the recommendation of Moom; its grid layout can go beyond the 2x2 that most other tools support and its window snapshot restoration is great for laptops.