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So I bought a Westinghouse 37" monitor back around '07 when hardforum (really?) was raving about it and it had dropped to around $700 at the time. It's served me well since then with 15-20,000 hours of use but started to splotch a month or two ago so I got rid of it. I am now using a 23" monitor for general use and gaming but I miss having the large screen. I know HDTVs are not good at this, and it seems most monitors now only go up to 30". Is there a brand that does 37-42" monitors, hopefully LED, for under 1k that goons would recommend? kloa fucked around with this message at 16:34 on Nov 13, 2013 |
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Nov 13, 2013 16:26
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Coredump posted:Seiki 4k 39"  I didn't realize 4k was gonna be that cheap so soon. I was looking at a Samsung H40B 40" 1080p but I may end up getting that instead with the 5 year warranty instead. Also there's a "large format display" section on newegg that has what I'm looking for but hardly any reviews in any of them.
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Nov 13, 2013 16:51
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I think they're meant for offices to run 24/7 to display ads and such. I don't mind the lack of a tuner because it's only for gaming and desktop use. I'll probably order the Seiki you linked tonight and we'll see how it looks!
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Nov 13, 2013 17:10
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Zorilla posted:I'm considering getting a Seiki SE39UY04 39" 4k TV for use at the office strictly for web work (HTML, CSS, PHP, etc.) and light Photoshop use (converting web page PSD mockups and handling image assets--no critical photo work). A lot of the reviews for this TV were from when it cost around $700, but it appears to be down to $500 on Amazon. I don't foresee it going much lower than that anytime soon. I just bought mine last week and got it in Friday and have been enjoying it since. You should be fine for coding even with an integrated chip like the HD 4000. It's definitely not an IPS monitor because when I sit close enough and move my head around you can see color/lighting shifts across the screen - maybe I'm just sitting too close and wouldn't perceive it >3ft away. If you need any other info let me know.
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Nov 20, 2013 17:54
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Zorilla posted:For anybody else nutty enough to try out the Seiki SE39UY04 39" 4K TV as a monitor like I have, be advised that it appears to use an alternate subpixel layout, most likely BGR instead of RGB. This means Windows users will need to run the "Adjust ClearType text" wizard to get fonts to render properly. All I did was turn sharpness to 0 and didn't have to adjust cleartype.
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Nov 25, 2013 23:43
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4K is fine and dandy but let's be real. Until ISPs remove data caps, 4K isn't going to get any love soon. My family back home (2 parents, 3 kids - 2 of them gamers) easily hit their 250gb cap between PS3, Netflix, Steam game downloads, and HD YouTube videos. I mentioned that Redbox instant was available to them since they use it so often, but then they're already hitting their cap and paying overages constantly that it's not really viable for them right now. e: For content, I've been waiting for the WASD CODE keyboards to come back, but it's looking bleak. I thought about doing their customized keyboards but they don't have backlit keys. Is there an alternative company that does custom keyboards with backlits?
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Jan 7, 2014 02:28
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FWIW I love my 39" Seiki for general computing/gaming @ 1080p.
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Jan 11, 2014 22:48
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I only have a 560 Ti, which doesn't go above 2560x1600, so I've just left it at 1080p until I upgrade. A friend bought the same monitor but he runs 2560x1600 @ 60fps and enjoys it (I can't seem to set it to this to test it).
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Jan 11, 2014 22:53
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Your 560 Ti will be fine. It goes up to 2560x1600.
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Jan 22, 2014 05:12
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Are there any VESA mounts that I can attach to my desk that will hold the Seiki 39" (31 lbs.)? Amazon has some Monoptice ones but they only go up to 30".
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Apr 23, 2014 20:04
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eggyolk posted:This TV came in and works adequately. The 30hz refresh rate is the biggest nuisance followed by the higher than usual brightness, but for modeling in Solidworks and presenting concepts it does the job. The size and resolution make it feel identical to four seamless 24" 1080p monitors. I would never attempt to game on it though as it would cause major motion sickness. I game on mine  at 1080p
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Apr 30, 2015 22:05
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iluvpr0n posted:At work, I'm switching to working from home full-time. As such, I'm rewarding myself with a new monitor (to replace a 12+ year old Dell 20"er now). I'd thought dual screens would be nice, but after seeing the ultra-wide 34" Dell and LG, I'm thinking that would be mighty nice. Size doesn't affect frame-rate or anything, just resolution, so you'll be fine with it.
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