Monitor upgrade 1080p or 1440p.

[vortex681 806]

Interesting article about different monitor resolutions and the ideal size for each resolution at normal viewing distances: https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Can-you-see-the-difference-with-a-4K-monitor-729/

[bbuckley 133]

2 hours ago, micstatic said:

Thanks ray. Looking forward to hearing what others say.

I have a Samsung 40" 4K and love it. P3D is awesome and for spreadsheets / word / browsing it's great. There is a PC mode in the source selection that you set one time. I also switch it to a normal TV when I want to watch in my study. Great combo.

Edited September 11, 2019 by bbuckley
UN40MU6290 BTW on my desk I sit maybe 3 ft from the screen.

[micstatic 4,316]

I'm currently looking at the Samsung Q60R 43"  Should I avoid since this doesn't support Gsync?  I have a 1080Ti.  So just trying to get everything right. 

[Ray Proudfoot 8,930]

3 hours ago, micstatic said:

I'm currently looking at the Samsung Q60R 43"  Should I avoid since this doesn't support Gsync?  I have a 1080Ti.  So just trying to get everything right. 

My BenQ doesn't have GSync and I don't notice any untoward effects. Maybe it's only relevant if you play games that demand high fps. The first thing I always look at is the user manual to see what frequencies it can support. It will support 30Hz which is good if that is important to you.

http://downloadcenter.samsung.com/content/UM/201907/20190701121230466/MUSDVBEUR-2.0.7_EM_MUSE_EU_ENG_190628.0.pdf

[micstatic 4,316]

super helpful.  Thanks ray

[micstatic 4,316]

forgot to ask ray.  What resolution do you run p3d in?

[Ray Proudfoot 8,930]

32 minutes ago, micstatic said:

forgot to ask ray.  What resolution do you run p3d in?

The native resolution - 3840*2160 @ 60Hz. You should always run at the native resolution otherwise the image is compromised.

[micstatic 4,316]

I asked in my other thread about the Samsung Q60R.  But I was wondering if you or anybody knew how to do the simulated DSR 4k thing to see the performance impact on my system on 4k vs 1080p.  I selected 4.0 under global settings/dsr factors, but when I go into P3D I didn't see 4k as an option under resolution.  

[Ray Proudfoot 8,930]

You’ve got a 1080Ti. You don’t need to worry - honest. Mine runs around 50% utilisation at UHD. It’s got plenty of power in reserve.

[bbuckley 133]

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agree. Mine also runs ~50%

[micstatic 4,316]

Bbuckley.  Looks like our setup is fairly similar.  I'm about ready to buy the Q60R 43".  The only thing I'm wondering if i'm making a mistake not getting a monitor/tv with G-Sync?

[TurboKen 221]

On 9/10/2019 at 5:07 PM, micstatic said:

My other question to those who run 4K hdr type large screens. What about non games?  Email, spreadsheets and browsing the web. How is the experience?  I’ve never tried that on a tv and never sitting a foot away?  But I’m in the market to upgrade my 27” curved widescreen 1080p. 

I have a 55 4k HDR tv in my home theater room (along with a dolby atmos sound system 🙂 ) and for a week or two placed the tv on my desk for flight sim. What I noticed was it was just too big. What I did was scale it down to about 43" This was the sweet spot for something sitting on the desk in front of you. However in the end rather then buying a 43" version of my tv I just bought a 38" dell ultrawide. Best decision I ever made.