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Any worthy 4K monitors coming soon?

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My 2560x1440 monitor just died and I'm using my 1920x1200 backup that has horrible anti-glare coating (Dell 2410).

So I'm in the market for a new monitor. I have been holding out for a 4k but it seems like a bunch are right on the horizon. My monitor needs a cable about 15' long. Longer would be nice, but I could make it work with about 15'

Any good options right now? I see that the Dell 32" has dropped in price a lot recently. I hate AG coating, but maybe it is better on the new displays?

This display would be for Desktop use.

Thanks for your opinions!

Scott
 
There isn't much coming out except some second generation high-end 4K 24 and 32-inch monitors with a bunch of cheap first-generation 28-inchers as well for the gaming/enthusiast crowd. Nothing too promising at this point but in a few months, there should be some more coming out with the new variable refresh rate tech, which can be used with current monitors if enabled via a firmware update.
 
There is the new Dreamcolor coming out. The past version was always very reliable for me.
 
i think the HP looks good, i kind of want to buy it. that tv logic color accurate monitor looks good too, but expensive... think it depends what your going for...the prices seem so unstable that waiting for better and cheaper options seems to work well for lots of people right now... what i'd like to see is more color accurate 4k monitors to bring the prices on those down, consumers have already had their prices drop huge figures to the point where i'm gonna grab an HP and not think twice...but color accurate 4k is what interests me at this point as well
 
At that price I have to write up justification doc, but the minute my boss reads 2560x1440 as native it will get denied.
We have a slew of Apple 30s and Dells that can pull that pixel size.
Sure its not even close as far as tech goes but we really need something thats native 4K.
 
seiki isn't that what everyone wants :)

no but seriously its a tough choice right now...the price to performance is improving so fast its insane for whats being offered... i was looking at monitors for 3 hours yesterday (much to the dismay of my friend who wanted me to turn on game of thrones or some other waste of my time haha). Its very interesting looking at all the options out right now, and i don't just mean 4k i mean color accurate full HD stuff as well...there are so many choices its amazing....
 
Well, the good news is that they are making big advances in display tech. We're already seeing 4K panels with full Adobe and sRGB ranges, display interfaces are coming along, Intel has entered into partnerships with display companies to drive down 4K monitor costs (I have no clue what Intel has to do with that but that's what they claim!) and bring 4K to the masses with their next-gen GPU, HEVC is coming along nicely with hardware decoders ready to go in the next gen of GPUs and dedicated ASICS in mobile/set-top hardware, and VP9 is getting close to hardware decoder prototype stage. The bad news is that nothing really great is coming until next year at the earliest. I suspect CES will bring us some good news for 4K.
 
Yep, extenders are starting to make an appearance. We should see both optical and UTP based extenders as well as proposed HDBASE-T spec for HDMI 2.0 pretty soon now. Probably a number of them making an appearance at the CEDIA show. A couple weeks back, I got to see an HDMI 2.0 extender prototype that uses dual CAT-6 (they recommend CAT-7) and it supports full HDMI 2.0 spec features including full 32 channel audio + ARC, Ethernet channel, 12bit+ x.v./ deep color, 3D, etc... Once again, no price or availability date yet and it still had some glitches to iron out, but this stuff isn't too far off. Should be real solutions out there to purchase for DisplayPort and HDMI by the time NAB rolls around again.
 
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have a look at the new LG 34" : 3440x1440 decent size pixels, good color and affordable
 

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i'm using two 4k sharp based 32" screens (the sharp and dell - i'm not a fan of the TN based screens. Low PQ and viewing angle). They are fine but I'm saving up for when the 4k OLEDs hit. Hopefully next year.

(That Sony one coming out his year is WAY to much $$$$)

1440p is pretty low end. Do 1600p if you are going to wait for 4k. (a lot of those 1440 are TN too). Samsung will have 40" 4k LCDs soon. Maybe they will be good enough for a monitor.
 
Just received the HP z27i display.

With REDRAY it seems to be stuck at 1080p.

Tried everything and no go.

Will test on nMP asap.
 
Using a high speed HDMI cable I was able to get 2560x1440@60Hz on the new Mac Pro.

Cant get that high with the REDRAY.

The bonus with this display is that its matte finish.

So far this has been a fail for us here.
 
Not sure that this is right thread to posit this, but I've been looking at the latest 75" - 84" 4k LEDs for screening (we color on FSI 10 bit) from LG, Samsung, Sharp & Sony and they don't look too bad vs price. Any thoughts (Mr. Kilgroe)? ;)

Thank you,
 
ViewSonic just announced a new 28-inch 4K monitor in the $900 range and it looks good for basic media use though they have not dropped any information beyond size, resolution, and inputs. I don't think we're going to be seeing anything that really jumps out and kicks you in the face any time soon given the current trends but 2016 should bring something I'm sure.
 
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