Sharp unveils 4K 32-inch IGZO LCD monitor, yours for just $5,500

[Darth Shiv]

"Given Hitman Absolution cant even run on Ultra at 1080p ( Now when I say that I mean when everything is on ultra and I turn MSAA up to 8x I only get an average of 24FPS) If you turn MSAA to 4x then it runs fine) Anyway given this game is the most demanding game I have seen so far I would like to know how many it would take to run it at 4k! I'm gussing 2 690's or 3 680's. any gusses?"

Hey, how about we wait for 2-3 years waiting for gtx 780 or gtx 880, also waiting for Sandy Bridge-F (next gen of SandyBridge-E) perhaps?

Yeah nothing wrong with the monitor res leading technology... something has to be out in front.

 

[Guest]

Are ppl who refer to this display as 2k being sarcastic?
this is close to 4k. in 4k you count the first number not the second number unlike 1080p. this display is very close to 4k which is I tihnk 4096 by 2160 (im not sure abt the actual number is but it is around there somewhere). so please stop calling this a 2k display. at 38xx by 21xx, it is very close to being a 4k res

 

[LNCPapa]

It's because people have been using terms like 1440p and 1600p which aren't really standards to be used in that way. The "p" in 1080p identifies that the display is drawn in a progressive fashion vs an interlaced one. Many have taken it upon themselves to just take the smaller of the two axes, slap a "p" on the end of it, and assume everyone else knows you just multiply by either 16/9 or 16/10 and that it makes sense. In reality 1440p and 1600p don't exist - though 1440p was considered and I believe at least one 1440p television was even developed but not brought to market because of the bandwidth requirements to deliver content.

 

[cliffordcooley]

Some other idi-ot can buy this for 5500, because this idi-ot would barely consider spending 500 for one.

 

[slamscaper]

Yawn... The higher res is nice but not revolutionary.

Everyone should be far more interested in OLED tech. This is going to bring much, much better PQ and response times to flat panel displays. Resolution isn't everything guys. Anyone that knows a good bit about cameras can attest to this (the quality of the sensor matters most, not the megapixel rating).

 

[cliffordcooley]

Anyone that knows a good bit about cameras can attest to this (the quality of the sensor matters most, not the megapixel rating).

If I am following you correctly, a monitors display colors and contrast ratio could be compared to a camera's capture quality. High resolution displays have their place and are just as important as color/contrast quality. Perhaps you are taking high resolution photos and displaying them on a small monitor. This would give you the illusion that resolutions is not as important. However when a resolution is stretched out where you can actually see all the pixels, it becomes just as important as color/contrast quality.

 

[slamscaper]

If I am following you correctly, a monitors display colors and contrast ratio could be compared to a camera's capture quality. High resolution displays have their place and are just as important as color/contrast quality. Perhaps you are taking high resolution photos and displaying them on a small monitor. This would give you the illusion that resolutions is not as important. However when a resolution is stretched out where you can actually see all the pixels, it becomes just as important as color/contrast quality.

What I'm getting at is that contrast and black levels are simply more important than resolution when it comes to a display's PQ. Anyone that's viewed a direct view (CRT) HDTV will know what I'm talking about. High quality CRT's offer much better image quality than LCD's or Plasma. The only advantage LCD's have is sharpness and brightness.

A good example of this is comparing a 1080p IPS LCD versus a 1080p TN based LCD. Both have the same resolution, however IPS tech is infinitely better when it comes to viewing angles, color accuracy, backlight uniformity, etc... Similarly, S-PVA based LCD's offer better black levels and contrast than any other type, regardless of resolution.

As I said, resolution isn't everything.

 

[Guest]

Complete bulls**t, there is nothing misleading on 4K! 4K exesited log before any monitor manufacturer was even dreaming of making one and most of us was pooping in our pampers
4K resolution came from film industry and it marks horizontal resolution of digital scans of film frame. On the other hand, 480p, 1080p came from TV industry when in old analog CRT TV bulb screen you had only number of lines how electron beam quickly jumped over the luminofor covered screen and we can see just his left trail. So for the TV village there were only the number of lines what was important, ie 480 lines in USA or 576 lines in Europe. When Tv upgraded too HDTV it was natural to talk about 1080 lines, yes first HDTVs were analog hence the lines. So when computer industry catch up later after 20 years everithing digitalized and TV terminology crashed with Cinema and our when our computers are able to play Cinematic 4K it all mixed up and thats it.

Its simply about horizontal and vertical resolution, lazy consumers and lots of marketing bulls••t.

GIY

 

[Guest]

Sorry for typos