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$400 4k monitors - where are they??

Mon Jan 05, 2015 10:44 am

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Re: $400 4k monitors - where are they??

Mon Jan 05, 2015 6:58 pm

Give it another six months and they will probably show up.

Seiki sells 4K 39" HDTVs for $400 if you're that desperate. Newegg has a 28" 4K monitor for $420 as well but it's TN, not Samsung's PLS.
 
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Re: $400 4k monitors - where are they??

Wed Jan 28, 2015 3:19 pm

Kougar wrote:
Give it another six months and they will probably show up.

Seiki sells 4K 39" HDTVs for $400 if you're that desperate. Newegg has a 28" 4K monitor for $420 as well but it's TN, not Samsung's PLS.


Still waiting on those $400 Samsung PLS 4k panels..............
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Re: $400 4k monitors - where are they??

Wed Jan 28, 2015 3:39 pm

Right here...
If I remember correctly these were brought out at CES and can overclock as well. Either way 4K at 60hz for $400ish. Getting there
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Re: $400 4k monitors - where are they??

Wed Jan 28, 2015 3:58 pm

Getting there, that is a TN and not a PLS though.
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Re: $400 4k monitors - where are they??

Wed Jan 28, 2015 4:08 pm

I recall seeing the Dell 28" $K TN panel at 30 Hz max refresh going for ~$400 during the holiday season to clear them out to make room for the 2015 model sporting 60 Hz refresh. That older monitor didn't last long on the market at that price.
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yeah they were kinda BSing but it will happen eventually

Wed Jan 28, 2015 4:12 pm

Dell had an IPS 4k@60hz (over SST DP 1.2, no hacks) last week for $500, getting closer. Thats marketing BS for you though.
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Re: $400 4k monitors - where are they??

Wed Jan 28, 2015 4:15 pm

The prices aren't coming down because very few people are buying 4K.

Discerning 4K buyers probably dont' want TN because if they're interested in a sharper picture, they probably have above average desires for colour quality too.
Discerning 4K buyers don't want tiled screens split across two inputs and a 30Hz limit, because, ewwwwwwww
Discerning 4K buyers aren't going to make a significant, long-term investment in a screen if it doesn't tick all the "latest features" boxes.

Even ignoring price, the number of desktop monitors that are IPS, single-tile, 60Hz, DP1.3 (or 1.2a) on the market is almost nil. So people aren't biting and it's popularity and high demand that drives competion up, and eventually prices down.
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Re: $400 4k monitors - where are they??

Wed Jan 28, 2015 4:23 pm

anotherengineer wrote:
Getting there, that is a TN and not a PLS though.

True, it look like PLS is not ready for release at that price. For example the Samsung UD590 4K monitor (Which the Monoprice one linked uses the same panel) is still for sale at ~$550
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