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Originally Posted by r0bc
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I want 4K
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lol, I was just going to say something about 4K and in the last sentence of the thread someone mentions it.
4K for the masses is going to start arriving next year, and will be called SuperHD or some such thing. The technology has been ready to go for at least a couple of years but has been held back while the media giants suck as much money out of 1080p as they can.
For those who don't know, current HD is roughly 2K (1920x1080 for example), while 4K is somewhere around double that (3840 x 2160 for example).
I haven't heard about any 4K computer monitors that are being worked on, but I haven't been looking either. I have heard though of an affordable, 3D capable, 4K projector that's being developed by the 'RED' company. This projector will require the use of 'passive' 3D glasses (like used in cinema's), not the 'active' shutter-type glasses that the mainstream media giants are still pushing.
Anyway, the point is, 4K (or SuperHD or whatever they'll call it) is definitely coming and any monitor or projector you can afford now will soon be superceded. Not that it matters if you need to buy a monitor now.
For me personally, I'd put overall image quality above novelty features like 3D. That means I wouldn't buy any of the monitors the OP mentions, and would try to find an affordable IPS panel, like one of the DELL Supersharp's or the Hazro's mentioned in this thread
http://forum.1cpublishing.eu/showthread.php?t=25658
I replaced a TN monitor with an IPS panel a couple of years ago when I found a 27" model on sale, and when put side by side, the difference in the accuracy of the colours was jaw-dropping.
Having said that though, the IPS panels are usually a lot more expensive than the TN panels and that price difference can be hard to justify if all you want to do is use the monitor for gaming or general computer use. So, in that case I would in fact go with one of the 120Hz TN panels. Keeping in mind that the latest ones that use LED backing lights and have fast response times can sometimes be just as expensive as the cheaper IPS panels that have better colour reproduction.
As always, it comes down to researching what's available, then deciding what features you prefer, and what you can afford. Everyone's preferences and circumstances are different at any given time, so there's no easy answer for this kind of thing.
A final note about the 3D thing as it applies to Cliffs Of Dover. If all they're talking about in the recent update thread is nVidia 3D (though I don't think they are), I hope they've sorted out the issues highlighted by the last set of pictures posted in this thread -
http://forum.1cpublishing.eu/showthr...t=25422&page=4