<html><head></head><body>I went 4K on laptops years ago. Then scaled up so crap was visible. But pixels were totally invisible. Made for a very crisp view close up.<br><br>I have a 4K tv I plug the laptop into for jitsi classes. It's a 55" so I can see it from 15' away. I use a 4k capable hero camera for video, routing through a video game streaming adapter to usb3 on the laptop. I can easily deliver FHD video. My kids video stinks.<br><br>I looked at a 32" 4K monitor and decided against the price. <br><br>For gui work, screen real estate is nice and 4k delivers it in itty bitty pixels. <br><br>For console work it's a waste of money.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On May 14, 2021 12:02:23 PM EDT, Michael Potter via Ale <ale@ale.org> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<div dir="ltr">I use a 42" monitor and basically use the lower 1/2 for most of my work and am able to put other things on the top.<div><br></div><div>I compared a 42" TV and a 42" monitor (same rez) at the computer store side by side plugged into the same computer. The monitor was hands down better quality.</div><div><br></div><div>I don't know if I recommend it; I really don't think it is better than two monitors side by side. On the surface one might think eliminating the border between the monitors is good, but it seems like it forces me to organize my work onto different screens.</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, May 14, 2021 at 11:10 AM Boris Borisov via Ale <<a href="mailto:ale@ale.org">ale@ale.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">New modern desktops are so wasteful. Those are using some huge icons and borders and buttons. <div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I don't know why.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">So you basically upgrading your monitor to keep up with that tendency :)</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, May 14, 2021, 10:59 DJ-Pfulio via Ale <<a href="mailto:ale@ale.org" target="_blank">ale@ale.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Sorry if these are dumb questions.<br>
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Is it time to move to a 4k monitor?<br>
Are 40 inch 4k TVs a viable option?<br>
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Only 1 of my computers in the office can support 4K output and my KVM will need to be replaced from VGA inputs to HDMI/DP inputs to support it. Finding a good, cheap, KVM seems to be very difficult today. My Belkin OmniCube has been solid (PS2 connectors and VGA). Think I can switch to USB for the keyboard and mouse now.<br>
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Audio is working well with 2-sets of speakers directly connected to the specific machine. I prefer the audio separate from the KVM connection. These are analog 5.1 connectors.<br>
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Anything else I'm missing? <br>
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