Which 30” are you running?

From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On 
Behalf Of Stephen Price
Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2014 11:07 PM
To: ozDotNet
Subject: Re: [OT] Samsung U28D590D 4K Monitor

Oh I just found a sharpness setting in with brightness and contrast which has 
helped. Much more usable now. I think the 30" is still crisper in comparison 
but at least its a lot closer now.

On Thu, May 22, 2014 at 1:56 PM, Stephen Price 
<step...@perthprojects.com<mailto:step...@perthprojects.com>> wrote:
Dave, I blame you entirely.

I got the monitor (Samsung 4K) and have mixed results. It's entirely dependant 
on what your graphics card can do.
When I plug it into my desktop (sporting a GTX690) it only seems to support 
2560x1440. That said there is a box to enter a custom res which I can select 
3840x2160 @ 30hz. It won't go higher (which I think is normal see note 
following regarding QuadHD laptop).
It works but it seems somewhat blurry. I'm not sure yet if I will use it at 
higher res or drop back to the one it wants to use. It seems way 
crisper/sharper at that. If I go that route then its an expensive Ultra 
monitor. (which is future proof when my graphics cards catch up).

I did plug in my Samsung Book 9 plus which is QuadHD (on the laptop) and the 
output looked fantastic. So there's nothing wrong with the monitor. The laptop 
(using mini hdmi or whatever it is, a strange small connector) to HDMI did 
3840x2160 @ 30hz and looked crisp and clear. I may end up putting my 30inch 
back in the middle (which is amazingly much larger considering 28 vs 30 is only 
2") and using the new samsung 4K monitor as second screen for my laptop. (I 
usually RDP to my laptops to get 4 screen support anyway so... ahhhhhh)

So my take on this, if you have a new machine with Haswell chipset then I'd say 
go for it. Anything else and you may well be dissapointed (although it might 
trigger further graphics card upgrades which is always good haha)

Stephen (your friendly neighbourhood Guinea Pig)

On Wed, May 21, 2014 at 7:42 PM, Dave Walker 
<rangitat...@gmail.com<mailto:rangitat...@gmail.com>> wrote:
Do you need some enabling?

You should buy one Stephen. Then tell the rest of us how it is for coding/etc.

On 21 May 2014 18:38, Stephen Price 
<step...@perthprojects.com<mailto:step...@perthprojects.com>> wrote:
Yeah I've been looking at that monitor for a week now. Austin Computers has 
them in stock.
http://www.austin.net.au/shop-categories/monitor/samsung-u28d590d-28-3840-x-2160-widescreen-le.html

To be honest I'm not even sure why I don't have one now. Delaying the impulse 
buy as long as I can... :)

On Wed, May 21, 2014 at 7:31 PM, Dave Walker 
<rangitat...@gmail.com<mailto:rangitat...@gmail.com>> wrote:
Anyone looking to get a U28D590D 4K / 3840 X 2160 monitor when they are 
released?

Look pretty awesome.. 
http://www.samsung.com/levant/consumer/computers-peripherals/monitors/led-monitor/LU28D590DS/ZN






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