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Dell 4K Displays

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Now that looks like a next-gen display.
 
That looks sweet, though I don't think (As Tom indicates) it'll be 4k. They say four times HDTV, so...

If it's 4 x 720p then that'd be 3686400 pixels, about a third of 4k 16:9 (9434880 pixels)

If it's 4 x 1080p then that'd be 8294400 so just shy of that elusive 4k mark: 3840x2160

I think my maths is correct, feel free to check over it and put me in my place if I'm wrong.
 
hmmm... so 1080 x 4 is roughly 4K? i thought it was like 6 x times more or something like that for 4K, but i won't attempt the math.
 
I'm not real knowledgeable in this area, but it seems 4k in your face would be over kill. Wouldn't you need a larger surface area to really notice the fine detail?
 
maximose said:
I'm not real knowledgeable in this area, but it seems 4k in your face would be over kill. Wouldn't you need a larger surface area to really notice the fine detail?
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It all comes down to how much of your field of view the image fills, which is, of course, determined both by how big the screen is and how far away you are.

As a general rule you need to sit within about two screen heights to see the resolution of 4K. With a 30" 16:9 screen, that means about two feet. That's not an unreasonably close distance for a computer screen.
 
so if this is for real -- a dell 4k monitor -- this is some of the best news i have heard lately!!
 
Yeah, yeah, I know....4k-ish.

Actually, I was guessing that it'd be 3840x2160. So, no not really full 4k. But closer than anything else out there so far. You people are such sticklers : )
 
I think using a 4k moniter in an editing suite would be awesome and here is why:

Instead of sitting at a desk looking at a screen(s), you would need to sit back from it to see the whole damn thing...like 10 ft back. To see detail, youd stand up and walk forward. It would be kinetic, like painting a mural. Youd do most of your color correction on your feet like in Minority Report, but without those cool gloves...(jim, please invent cool gloves).
 
I'm all for the cool gloves !
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I think the reference to 4K relates to the capacity of "Display Port" that DELL is reportedly pushing as a new standard, not necessarily the monitor.
Would be sweet if they were to bring out a 4K monitor at DELL prices (like my 24" 1920*1200 Ultrasharp) but somehow I doubt it.
I don't think they will beat RED to market with 4K displays.
 
No guarantees that the Dell display in this picture has any higher resolution than current displays. I'm going to go out on a limb and say it's using one of the new Samsung LED backlit panels that were shown at CES. They're super-thin and would allow for displays not much more than 1/2" in thickness to be constructed from them. Samsung demonstrated two QWUXGA panels (4x 1920x1200 = 3840x2400) thus far and they also had a 46" panel with 4096x2560 shown last fall -- but it was much thicker. I'd bet money that the display in that picture was a 24" 1920x1200 unit.

The 4K displays are coming and not just from RED. I'd say late this year or early next year is going to be real interesting. ChiMei is providing 4K panels to Westinghouse for a 50" display and LG has a few 4K entries of their own.
 
Bro Anansi said:
I think the reference to 4K relates to the capacity of "Display Port" that DELL is reportedly pushing as a new standard, not necessarily the monitor.
Would be sweet if they were to bring out a 4K monitor at DELL prices (like my 24" 1920*1200 Ultrasharp) but somehow I doubt it.
I don't think they will beat RED to market with 4K displays.
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I think you're right there, Bro Anansi. It's a very poorly worded article; not at all clear whether or not the 4x HD spec refers to the monitor or the new Display Port, but I'm inclined to agree that it's the port spec. Not nearly so cool to have the port max out a little below 4K. But I do believe this is what they're talking about.
 
The Display Port spec isn't final yet, but lat time I looked, it was essentially a quad-channel DVI at a faster rate + digital audio + USB2 all in one cable. That's like HDMI on steroids. So a single DisplayPort interface could run full 4K if that's the case -- and theoretically do it at up to 60Hz, higher resolutions or up to 120Hz could be done with two cables...

The competing interface - UDC, whichis being pushed by Apple and some others, looks promising too, but it's not quite as far along.
 
I'd guess that a 4K 30" display next to a 1080 30" display (side by side comparison) will not do much for the viewer/editor especially given the different price points.

4K projected on a big screen is where one will see the difference...
 
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