Fast forward to 2024, and I'd like a replacement (and ideally after a decade there'd be an option with a higher-than-60Hz refresh rate, and/or higher-than-300nits brightness). On doing some research there is... very little like that on the market.
4K displays have all shrunk to 32 inches (or even 27), which I find too small for a large desk setup. All the >32 inch displays are in weird widescreen aspect ratios, and most of them sacrifice significant vertical resolution. Or one can go up to 43"+, where all the panels seem to be repruposed TVs, many of them with text rendering issues (no 4:4:4 chroma), and/or OLEDs with text rendering issues + burn-in risk, which makes them kind of suspect for coding work.
Is there any surviving (even off-brand) source of 38"+ 4K displays in a standard 16:9 aspect ratio?
https://www.productchart.com/monitors/large
Maybe it helps. If a specific large monitor is missing, let me know.
And how about a submit make/model + link that's more convenient (and de-duplicatable) than emailing contact and hoping it's used.
A submit form might be a good idea, true.
That helped me locate the Gigabyte AORUS FV43U and the Asus ROG STRIX XG43UQ which are both very close to what I'm looking for
What would make a monitor a perfect match that the FV43U and the XG43UQ do not offer?
Also would really love something in the 38" sweet spot, but I realise I'm asking for the moon here :D
Hmm.. yes, I'm indeed not aware of one.
At 42.5", there is the ViewSonic VX4381. But I don't know one at 38".
Probably a dropdown with the different options, like the Panel Type.
That will need a bit of tinkering, as the ratio is not a readily available parameter, but need to be calculated on the fly and then put into the right bins like 3:2, 16:9, 16:10 etc.
How would you like to use it? To show a set of monitors to a friend, or to bookmark it for yourself to see how the selection for a certain set of parameters evolves over time?
For example, should the monitors which you have hidden with the "hide" button also be hidden when you use the bookmarked URL? Should the ones you marked with "compare" still be marked?
I get a lot of people don't love a monitor that fills so much of their field of view - but all those 40"+ curved widescreen monitors suggest that the market does exist.
At 5 feet most folks won't be able to tell the difference between that 4K monitor and a 1080p panel the same size - and could save themselves a lot of money + GPU power by opting for the 1080p.
I'm honestly not sure why PC-oriented calculators are so much more conservative about field-of-view than THX is.
I use a 43 inch LG C3 TV. It is "smart", but at least the smarts are slightly useful, in that I have automations that control it.
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The problem with 2 monitors is that for me it inevitably falls into a "primary" and "one I occasionally glance at" pair.
With 21:9 I split into 3 columns which are 7:9 each and still have enough pixels (~1700x2160) for crisp text. Browser on the left, IDE in the middle, and terminal on the right. I very rarely use any other windows, so having everything accessible at a glance is great.
It also charges my laptop at 96W via Thunderbolt 4.
The only issue is that this panel (used in Dell and LG 40" too) is somewhat dim.
I also connect my MacBook to the same setup, which is somewhat... funky in its handling of multiple monitors (and I believe only supports 2 external monitors at a time)
I don't like those precisely because I can see the pixels, but they do have great screen real estate.
Also, I've been using an LG OLED C2 which has Chroma 444. Another issue with OLED is "pixel shift" to counter to burn in. I'm fairly sure I can tell when it happens, or something else is happening and I don't know what.
My gold standard for 100% scaling is 2560x1440 27".
You get the same PPI with 40" 4K, so it should also be good at 100%.
I've been waiting for a 40" 4K OLED with 120hz or better to show up for a reasonable price. Just haven't seen it yet.
Hdmi 2.1 output required for 4k 120hz
After a while of using it exclusively when I connected my not that old LCD gaming monitor (not 4k) it looked like fuzzy garbage for a while until I re-learned how to look at it.
After 3 years of using it as a daily driver there is slight burn on from windows ui elements and the game I played a lot.
I noticed it only after I did a burn in check, completely unnoticeable during usage.
The major thing you have to look out for it Chroma Subsampling[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chroma_subsampling] - basically many TVs use a lossy colour compression to pack higher resolutions/refreshrates over the same cable. It's not normally noticeable during content like movies, but if you have a lot of fine details (i.e. text) it can cause noticeable colour fringing.
Some TVs (mostly OLEDS) also have unusual sub-pixel layouts, and this reportedly can cause issues with various subpixel rendering schemes for text (once again manifesting as colour fringing). OLEDs also have various measure to counter burn-in that may be annoying on a monitor, like dropping the brightness after a few minutes of innactivity, or shifting the whole image by a few pixels now and again.
On the CU7000D I pulled three wires and I was able to turn off Bluetooth on the fucking thing.
For those about to make the recommendation, I could not make the edit in the factory menu. I use the remote controller code, but Samsung neutered their factory menu options unless the person has full-fledged factory remote.
If a person chooses not to connect TV to the internet, how can I know with 100% certainty that data extraction is not occuring over Bluetooth?
Samsung could have a contract with Amazon where Samsung puts Bluetooth readers in all Amazon delivery vehicles to aid in this data retrieval.
It's not that far fetched since Google has mappings of Wi-Fi and Bluetooth signal locations.
A TV manufacturer puts in the back door so the pair screen doesn't appear under certain circumstances.
I don't know and I don't have the time to research what the operating system on a TV can all do.
All it does is make another hole in the Swiss cheese model. I don't need a smart TV being the reason why an important account got compromised.
For some reason they call it a "TV", whatever that is...