Re: [OT] Samsung U28D590D 4K Monitor
Hi All, I have had the new monitor (Samsung U28D590DS 28 UltraHD) out of the box and plugged it in for a week. I was just about ready to take it back to the store as it was not working, but then I found the single black on black “JOG Button” on the back of the right hand side of the monitor and played around with it and she worked! On my not so old laptop I only get to see 3.7M pixels (2560 X 1440) out of the 8.3M (3840 X 2160) available pixels because that is all the graphics card will drive on this machine. I am thinking that I may get a new graphics card for my desktop machine, just to get the extra pixels. I am not sure if it is wise to replace the graphics card in the laptop??? Dell's reply to my a request for an upgrade to my Precision M6500 to support the monitor is: “Unfortunately the video card on a portable cannot be upgraded after the point of sale”. I have had one morning where the monitor did not wake up with the other monitors which is a bit of a concern, a power reset fixed that. A few thoughts: · This is a good monitor but it could be much better with a better graphics card. · You have no option but to run this monitor in landscape mode in a fixed location on your desk as there are no options to wall mount it and the stand is fixed and non-adjustable! · If you want height adjustment, put it on a big book! (stand is about 35cm long) · I like that the power supply is a small external brick so I only have a small cable up to my desk (and the brick runs quite cool) Overall, am I happy with the purchase? YES I am also using this with a Toshiba dynadock® U3.0 Universal USB 3.0 Docking Station ( http://www.toshiba.com/us/accessories/Docking-and-Stands/Port-Replicators/Docking-Station/PA3927U-1PRP) which gives me another two external HD monitors which is starting to get up towards a reasonable amount of screen space. Regards Greg Harris On Fri, Jun 13, 2014 at 5:29 PM, Greg Keogh g...@mira.net wrote: How do people find the font sizes for programming/web surfing with such a high-resolution? I know you can make the editor fonts bigger, but what about menus/etc? How does Visual Studio look? After getting my Dell I think I posted in here to remind people how important it is to write apps that can zoom to suit your distance, resolution and how tired your eyes are. I found some of my own desktop apps looked like little ant farms on the Dell. Right then I decided that all XAML based apps that I write would have at some zooming ability for all major parts of the UI (and I have kept my promise). I usually put a small slider at the bottom left of grids, dialogs, etc and bind FontSize to it, so with one line you get free zooming. All the major apps I use can (mostly) zoom, Visual Studio, IE, Office apps, Notepad2, etc. I say mostly because many menus, toolbars, trees, etc within these apps don't zoom. So the experience is inconsistent in Windows and these apps, but it's just enough to satisfy me and I find I'm using the Ctrl+Wheel unconsciously all day, especially in VS2013 on the Dell. *Greg K*
Re: [OT] Samsung U28D590D 4K Monitor
I'm happier with my Samsung U28D590DS each day. I didn't have a problem finding the Jog thumbstick on the back, I think I saw it while setting it up, but yeah, black on black is kind of easy to miss. I'm running 4 screens off one graphics card. Almost with no issue, I had to set one of the screens to custom resolution with 30Hz as it was all blurry otherwise. Odd issue but you get that. Link to photo of my setup http://t.co/xPHjexrSwC cheers, Stephen On Fri, Jun 20, 2014 at 9:20 AM, Greg Harris g...@harrisconsultinggroup.com wrote: Hi All, I have had the new monitor (Samsung U28D590DS 28 UltraHD) out of the box and plugged it in for a week. I was just about ready to take it back to the store as it was not working, but then I found the single black on black “JOG Button” on the back of the right hand side of the monitor and played around with it and she worked! On my not so old laptop I only get to see 3.7M pixels (2560 X 1440) out of the 8.3M (3840 X 2160) available pixels because that is all the graphics card will drive on this machine. I am thinking that I may get a new graphics card for my desktop machine, just to get the extra pixels. I am not sure if it is wise to replace the graphics card in the laptop??? Dell's reply to my a request for an upgrade to my Precision M6500 to support the monitor is: “Unfortunately the video card on a portable cannot be upgraded after the point of sale”. I have had one morning where the monitor did not wake up with the other monitors which is a bit of a concern, a power reset fixed that. A few thoughts: · This is a good monitor but it could be much better with a better graphics card. · You have no option but to run this monitor in landscape mode in a fixed location on your desk as there are no options to wall mount it and the stand is fixed and non-adjustable! · If you want height adjustment, put it on a big book! (stand is about 35cm long) · I like that the power supply is a small external brick so I only have a small cable up to my desk (and the brick runs quite cool) Overall, am I happy with the purchase? YES I am also using this with a Toshiba dynadock® U3.0 Universal USB 3.0 Docking Station ( http://www.toshiba.com/us/accessories/Docking-and-Stands/Port-Replicators/Docking-Station/PA3927U-1PRP) which gives me another two external HD monitors which is starting to get up towards a reasonable amount of screen space. Regards Greg Harris On Fri, Jun 13, 2014 at 5:29 PM, Greg Keogh g...@mira.net wrote: How do people find the font sizes for programming/web surfing with such a high-resolution? I know you can make the editor fonts bigger, but what about menus/etc? How does Visual Studio look? After getting my Dell I think I posted in here to remind people how important it is to write apps that can zoom to suit your distance, resolution and how tired your eyes are. I found some of my own desktop apps looked like little ant farms on the Dell. Right then I decided that all XAML based apps that I write would have at some zooming ability for all major parts of the UI (and I have kept my promise). I usually put a small slider at the bottom left of grids, dialogs, etc and bind FontSize to it, so with one line you get free zooming. All the major apps I use can (mostly) zoom, Visual Studio, IE, Office apps, Notepad2, etc. I say mostly because many menus, toolbars, trees, etc within these apps don't zoom. So the experience is inconsistent in Windows and these apps, but it's just enough to satisfy me and I find I'm using the Ctrl+Wheel unconsciously all day, especially in VS2013 on the Dell. *Greg K*
Re: [OT] Samsung U28D590D 4K Monitor
To be honest, Windows still has a way to go before they have the scaling issues sorted out. There's big push for more pixels per inch, which makes the images look fantastic, but naturally this increases the resolution which makes the default fonts smaller. The scaling can be done to everything or selectively to whatever you like (titles, menus etc) but I've never customised at the granular level. Also when you do select scale for everything, there are some apps that don't scale. The worst thing I've seen is dialog boxes (ie Installshield for example) where there are no resizing, no scrollbars and the content of said nonresizable window is scales out of view. Only way around that is to turn scaling back to 100%, log out, log back in and rerun the installer. Not the best situation but you can work around it. (why do we have to?). Adobe products seem to all ignore scaling settings. It pretty much comes down to the developer and how they implemented it, but I still think it's Microsoft's job in this case to work out how to scale everything. (Everything means everything, not most things...) That said, a crisp font on a 4k monitor gives you goosebumps. It does me anyway. :) The down side, is when we have methods that can fit on the screen for maintainability, the other developers without 4k monitors will have to scroll lots. hehe. Bit like when people made the move from square to widescreen monitors, or single to multiscreen setup. You wonder how you got along without them. On Fri, Jun 13, 2014 at 2:11 PM, Les Hughes l...@datarev.com.au wrote: On 13/06/14 11:34, Greg Keogh wrote: Your Dell was no doubt an IPS panel (I don’t think they do TN panels), whereas the Samsung is a TN panel so that would make up a for quite a bit of the difference. Ah! I wasn't aware of the details of the difference, but a quick search hints that TN is usually faster but doesn't look good off-centre, and the IPS is slower but has better colours and more generous viewing angles. My Dell U2711 is IPS -- *Greg* How do people find the font sizes for programming/web surfing with such a high-resolution? I know you can make the editor fonts bigger, but what about menus/etc? How does Visual Studio look? Cheers, -- Les Hughes l...@datarev.com.au
Re: [OT] Samsung U28D590D 4K Monitor
How do people find the font sizes for programming/web surfing with such a high-resolution? I know you can make the editor fonts bigger, but what about menus/etc? How does Visual Studio look? After getting my Dell I think I posted in here to remind people how important it is to write apps that can zoom to suit your distance, resolution and how tired your eyes are. I found some of my own desktop apps looked like little ant farms on the Dell. Right then I decided that all XAML based apps that I write would have at some zooming ability for all major parts of the UI (and I have kept my promise). I usually put a small slider at the bottom left of grids, dialogs, etc and bind FontSize to it, so with one line you get free zooming. All the major apps I use can (mostly) zoom, Visual Studio, IE, Office apps, Notepad2, etc. I say mostly because many menus, toolbars, trees, etc within these apps don't zoom. So the experience is inconsistent in Windows and these apps, but it's just enough to satisfy me and I find I'm using the Ctrl+Wheel unconsciously all day, especially in VS2013 on the Dell. *Greg K*
RE: [OT] Samsung U28D590D 4K Monitor
Now at $722 incl GST from NetPlus in Perth. Samsung U28D590DS/XY 28 http://www.netplus.com.au/newsletter.asp?action=productlinkdate=12.06.2014code=MNSAU28D590DS UHD _ Ian Thomas Victoria Park, Western Australia From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of Greg Harris Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2014 1:54 PM To: ozDotNet Subject: Re: [OT] Samsung U28D590D 4K Monitor DSE has them in stock for $699 (http://www.dicksmith.com.au/computer-monitors/samsung-28-uhd590-monitor-dsau-xc9312) Just got one off JW.com.au (http://www.jw.com.au/samsung-u28d590ds-28-ultrahd-1ms-4k-monitor-p-54326) who did a price match My laptop will not drive the full resolution, but it is worthwhile anyway... On Thu, Jun 12, 2014 at 10:38 AM, Stephen Price step...@perthprojects.com wrote: Just an update on this new Samsung 4k monitor (U28D590D), I used it in 2560x1440 for a while due to the fonts looking blurry and not being used to the small fonts. Few days ago, I tried it back in its native res and started getting used to it. I usually RDP to my laptop and spend most of my time there (which is where I was getting blurryness in Visual Studio). While RDP'ing to another laptop, I suddenly realised the fonts were crisp. That machine was on ethernet not wifi, comparing them side by side, the laptop on wifi was definitely blurry in comparison. Turned on the setting to force it to think it was on a LAN connection and reconnected. It's now crisp like the other machine. A lot happier now. (if somewhat sheepish it took me so long to twig what was going on). :) On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 12:39 PM, Stephen Price step...@perthprojects.com wrote: Or... buy two monitors! On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 12:04 PM, Greg Keogh g...@mira.net wrote: It should easily pay for itself in its life span, as well as make you a happier developer, adding years to your life span and potential lifetime earnings. I say it's a bad business decision to NOT get it. Then the only answer is to buy one and use it in Hawaii -- Greg
RE: [OT] Samsung U28D590D 4K Monitor
I remember paying about $1000 for a 1024x768 15” LCD monitor circa 12-13 years ago, and how amazingly thin/light it was compared to my Sony 17” Trinitron at the time. Now, I doubt you can even get a mainstream LCD that small. Instead, it seems you can get something that’s almost the equivalent of 12 such monitors, for less than half the price (in real terms) From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of Greg Keogh Sent: Thursday, 12 June 2014 11:17 PM To: ozDotNet Subject: Re: [OT] Samsung U28D590D 4K Monitor Now at $722 incl GST from NetPlus in Perth. Samsung U28D590DS/XY 28 UHDhttp://www.netplus.com.au/newsletter.asp?action=productlinkdate=12.06.2014code=MNSAU28D590DS This is stonkering progress ... my precious DELL two years ago was ~$770 and had a 2560x1440 resolution which stunned me at the time, and I still enjoy it. Now for the same price we're up to 3840x2160, but only an inch extra on the diagonal. I guess in about a year I'll upgrade. Progress in this area is really amazing. From my childhood I remember a scene in the book The Andromeda Strain where Michael Crichton describes the most sophisticated screen imaginable at the time for medical investigators who have enough funding to try and save humanity. I vaguely recall a description of thousands of optical fibres all converging into the back of a screen to produce an image of unimaginable clarity. (look it up for yourself, as I last read it in 1972). However, the movie was pretty good for it's day. Greg K
Re: [OT] Samsung U28D590D 4K Monitor
Your Dell was no doubt an IPS panel (I don’t think they do TN panels), whereas the Samsung is a TN panel so that would make up a for quite a bit of the difference. Ah! I wasn't aware of the details of the difference, but a quick search hints that TN is usually faster but doesn't look good off-centre, and the IPS is slower but has better colours and more generous viewing angles. My Dell U2711 is IPS -- *Greg*
Re: [OT] Samsung U28D590D 4K Monitor
Just an update on this new Samsung 4k monitor (U28D590D), I used it in 2560x1440 for a while due to the fonts looking blurry and not being used to the small fonts. Few days ago, I tried it back in its native res and started getting used to it. I usually RDP to my laptop and spend most of my time there (which is where I was getting blurryness in Visual Studio). While RDP'ing to another laptop, I suddenly realised the fonts were crisp. That machine was on ethernet not wifi, comparing them side by side, the laptop on wifi was definitely blurry in comparison. Turned on the setting to force it to think it was on a LAN connection and reconnected. It's now crisp like the other machine. A lot happier now. (if somewhat sheepish it took me so long to twig what was going on). :) On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 12:39 PM, Stephen Price step...@perthprojects.com wrote: Or... buy two monitors! On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 12:04 PM, Greg Keogh g...@mira.net wrote: It should easily pay for itself in its life span, as well as make you a happier developer, adding years to your life span and potential lifetime earnings. I say it's a bad business decision to NOT get it. Then the only answer is to buy one and use it in Hawaii -- *Greg*
Re: [OT] Samsung U28D590D 4K Monitor
DSE has them in stock for $699 ( http://www.dicksmith.com.au/computer-monitors/samsung-28-uhd590-monitor-dsau-xc9312 ) Just got one off JW.com.au ( http://www.jw.com.au/samsung-u28d590ds-28-ultrahd-1ms-4k-monitor-p-54326) who did a price match My laptop will not drive the full resolution, but it is worthwhile anyway... On Thu, Jun 12, 2014 at 10:38 AM, Stephen Price step...@perthprojects.com wrote: Just an update on this new Samsung 4k monitor (U28D590D), I used it in 2560x1440 for a while due to the fonts looking blurry and not being used to the small fonts. Few days ago, I tried it back in its native res and started getting used to it. I usually RDP to my laptop and spend most of my time there (which is where I was getting blurryness in Visual Studio). While RDP'ing to another laptop, I suddenly realised the fonts were crisp. That machine was on ethernet not wifi, comparing them side by side, the laptop on wifi was definitely blurry in comparison. Turned on the setting to force it to think it was on a LAN connection and reconnected. It's now crisp like the other machine. A lot happier now. (if somewhat sheepish it took me so long to twig what was going on). :) On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 12:39 PM, Stephen Price step...@perthprojects.com wrote: Or... buy two monitors! On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 12:04 PM, Greg Keogh g...@mira.net wrote: It should easily pay for itself in its life span, as well as make you a happier developer, adding years to your life span and potential lifetime earnings. I say it's a bad business decision to NOT get it. Then the only answer is to buy one and use it in Hawaii -- *Greg*
Re: [OT] Samsung U28D590D 4K Monitor
Dell 30 On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 12:14 AM, David Kean david.k...@microsoft.comwrote: 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 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... ahh) 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 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 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 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
Re: [OT] Samsung U28D590D 4K Monitor
I first saw a Dell 30 inch about 5 years ago when they were ~$3000, and I couldn't believe my eyes with the space and clarity. I see they've been hovering around ~$1500 for the last year or so, still a bit out of my budget range. Is there anything that can compete with the Dell U3014 now for a lower price? About 18 months ago I bought myself the consolation prize of a Dell U2711 for about $700 and it's one of the best things I've ever owned on a PC, it's an enormous productivity booster. Never underestimate the value of your screen real estate, after all, you stare at it for more than half your waking life don't you?! *Greg K* On 28 May 2014 09:22, Stephen Price step...@perthprojects.com wrote: Dell 30 On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 12:14 AM, David Kean david.k...@microsoft.comwrote: 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 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... ahh) 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 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 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 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
Re: [OT] Samsung U28D590D 4K Monitor
Yep, my Dell 30 is still my best monitor. I had the Samsung one (also really good) but had fewer inputs and it died. I've seen them for around $1200 ish, and there is also a group buy website somewhere that you can go into a group purchase and get some nice discount. My Dell has some bright pixels but it's not bothered me (only show on a totally black screen which is rare) and I didn't want to go without it to get it replaced... I suspect its out of warranty now anyway. There is a nice (and expensive) Asus monitor that is a 4k monitor but its more than $3000. Until Windows sorts out its inconsistent scaling issues (with 4k res I find everything too small to see, even if it is super crisp and clear... I think its too much) this other monitor might be a way better buy. http://www.scorptec.com.au/product/Monitors/25%2B_inch/54493-34UM95-P It's about the same price as Dell 30 but its 34 and extra wide screen. 21:9 ratio 3440 x 1440 (60Hz). I suspect this monitor might be a really nice sweet spot between a 4k and 2560x1600. hehe if i didn't already have 4 screens on my desk, I think I'd buy one right now... ... and impulse buy urge has passed... whew. On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 8:25 AM, Greg Keogh g...@mira.net wrote: I first saw a Dell 30 inch about 5 years ago when they were ~$3000, and I couldn't believe my eyes with the space and clarity. I see they've been hovering around ~$1500 for the last year or so, still a bit out of my budget range. Is there anything that can compete with the Dell U3014 now for a lower price? About 18 months ago I bought myself the consolation prize of a Dell U2711 for about $700 and it's one of the best things I've ever owned on a PC, it's an enormous productivity booster. Never underestimate the value of your screen real estate, after all, you stare at it for more than half your waking life don't you?! *Greg K* On 28 May 2014 09:22, Stephen Price step...@perthprojects.com wrote: Dell 30 On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 12:14 AM, David Kean david.k...@microsoft.comwrote: 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 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... ahh) 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 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 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 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
Re: [OT] Samsung U28D590D 4K Monitor
this other monitor might be a way better buy. http://www.scorptec.com.au/product/Monitors/25%2B_inch/54493-34UM95-P It's about the same price as Dell 30 but its 34 and extra wide screen. 21:9 ratio 3440 x 1440 (60Hz). WIDE!! Jumpin' jeez ... it looks like a gimmick and I think it might have limited appeal. You could play two movies side by side. My Dell U2711 is 2560 x 1440, and even with this I often feel I'd like some extra height -- *Greg*
Re: [OT] Samsung U28D590D 4K Monitor
Then you want this one. http://www.scorptec.com.au/product/Monitors/25%2B_inch/54853-PQ321QE :) On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 9:28 AM, Greg Keogh g...@mira.net wrote: this other monitor might be a way better buy. http://www.scorptec.com.au/product/Monitors/25%2B_inch/54493-34UM95-P It's about the same price as Dell 30 but its 34 and extra wide screen. 21:9 ratio 3440 x 1440 (60Hz). WIDE!! Jumpin' jeez ... it looks like a gimmick and I think it might have limited appeal. You could play two movies side by side. My Dell U2711 is 2560 x 1440, and even with this I often feel I'd like some extra height -- *Greg*
Re: [OT] Samsung U28D590D 4K Monitor
Then you want this one. http://www.scorptec.com.au/product/Monitors/25%2B_inch/54853-PQ321QE Holey Scheiße! Now that's an acceptable resolution, but do I spend the $3500+ on a Hawaiian holiday or a screen? Greg
RE: [OT] Samsung U28D590D 4K Monitor
I’ve got the zr30w. For that price below, I could easily buy another 2 with room as well as another GTX 580 to my dual SLI setup to drive them for the same price. Looks like I’ll be waiting for a while… From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of Stephen Price Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2014 6:46 PM To: ozDotNet Subject: Re: [OT] Samsung U28D590D 4K Monitor Then you want this one. http://www.scorptec.com.au/product/Monitors/25%2B_inch/54853-PQ321QE :) On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 9:28 AM, Greg Keogh g...@mira.netmailto:g...@mira.net wrote: this other monitor might be a way better buy. http://www.scorptec.com.au/product/Monitors/25%2B_inch/54493-34UM95-P It's about the same price as Dell 30 but its 34 and extra wide screen. 21:9 ratio 3440 x 1440 (60Hz). WIDE!! Jumpin' jeez ... it looks like a gimmick and I think it might have limited appeal. You could play two movies side by side. My Dell U2711 is 2560 x 1440, and even with this I often feel I'd like some extra height -- Greg
Re: [OT] Samsung U28D590D 4K Monitor
Well that's an easy choice! The Hawaiian holiday has a much shorter life span and will cost you (loss of income) during its usage period. The monitor will make you more productive (more efficiency = better usage of resources and higher productivity increasing income) and should last for years to come. It should easily pay for itself in its life span, as well as make you a happier developer, adding years to your life span and potential lifetime earnings. I say it's a bad business decision to NOT get it. Full review please, when you get it. :) On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 10:43 AM, Greg Keogh g...@mira.net wrote: Then you want this one. http://www.scorptec.com.au/product/Monitors/25%2B_inch/54853-PQ321QE Holey Scheiße! Now that's an acceptable resolution, but do I spend the $3500+ on a Hawaiian holiday or a screen? Greg
Re: [OT] Samsung U28D590D 4K Monitor
David Connors da...@connors.com | M +61 417 189 363 Download my v-card: https://www.codify.com/cards/davidconnors Follow me on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/davidconnors Connect with me on LinkedIn: http://au.linkedin.com/in/davidjohnconnors On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 1:10 PM, Stephen Price step...@perthprojects.comwrote: Well that's an easy choice! The Hawaiian holiday has a much shorter life span and will cost you (loss of income) during its usage period. The monitor will make you more productive (more efficiency = better usage of resources and higher productivity increasing income) and should last for years to come. It should easily pay for itself in its life span, as well as make you a happier developer, adding years to your life span and potential lifetime earnings. I say it's a bad business decision to NOT get it. Full review please, when you get it. :) On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 10:43 AM, Greg Keogh g...@mira.net wrote: Then you want this one. http://www.scorptec.com.au/product/Monitors/25%2B_inch/54853-PQ321QE Holey Scheiße! Now that's an acceptable resolution, but do I spend the $3500+ on a Hawaiian holiday or a screen? Greg
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It should easily pay for itself in its life span, as well as make you a happier developer, adding years to your life span and potential lifetime earnings. I say it's a bad business decision to NOT get it. Then the only answer is to buy one and use it in Hawaii -- *Greg*
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Or... buy two monitors! On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 12:04 PM, Greg Keogh g...@mira.net wrote: It should easily pay for itself in its life span, as well as make you a happier developer, adding years to your life span and potential lifetime earnings. I say it's a bad business decision to NOT get it. Then the only answer is to buy one and use it in Hawaii -- *Greg*
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.comwrote: 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... ahh) 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.comwrote: 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 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.comwrote: 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
[OT] Samsung U28D590D 4K Monitor
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
Re: [OT] Samsung U28D590D 4K Monitor
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 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
Re: [OT] Samsung U28D590D 4K Monitor
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 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.comwrote: 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
RE: [OT] Samsung U28D590D 4K Monitor
Already out – discussed on the list on the 9th… From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of Dave Walker Sent: Wednesday, 21 May 2014 9:31 PM To: ozDotNet Subject: [OT] Samsung U28D590D 4K Monitor 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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h don't encourage me like that!! i'm showing amazing restraint. except for the surface pro 3. sigh. On Wed, May 21, 2014 at 7:42 PM, Dave Walker 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 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.comwrote: 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
RE: [OT] Samsung U28D590D 4K Monitor
The dock for Surface 3 will drive your 4K screen, and there's a gigabit Ethernet dongle. I'm impressed with reports on the pen / OneNote use (but battery?) Ian Thomas Sent from my Nokia Lumia 920 - Windows Phone 8 From: Stephen Pricemailto:step...@perthprojects.com Sent: 22/05/2014 0:37 To: ozDotNetmailto:ozdotnet@ozdotnet.com Subject: Re: [OT] Samsung U28D590D 4K Monitor h don't encourage me like that!! i'm showing amazing restraint. except for the surface pro 3. sigh. On Wed, May 21, 2014 at 7:42 PM, Dave Walker 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 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.comwrote: 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
RE: [OT] Samsung U28D590D 4K Monitor
Yes, I know the pens have been around a while (several Android devices, Windows laptops) – I knew the battery as D425 (looked up: same as ). _ Ian Thomas Victoria Park, Western Australia From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of Ken Schaefer Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2014 8:48 AM To: ozDotNet Subject: RE: [OT] Samsung U28D590D 4K Monitor It’s an N-Trig digitizer – they all use batteries. Cheers Ken From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of Ian Thomas Sent: Thursday, 22 May 2014 9:25 AM To: ozDotNet Subject: RE: [OT] Samsung U28D590D 4K Monitor The dock for Surface 3 will drive your 4K screen, and there's a gigabit Ethernet dongle. I'm impressed with reports on the pen / OneNote use (but battery?) Ian Thomas Sent from my Nokia Lumia 920 - Windows Phone 8 _ From: Stephen Price mailto:step...@perthprojects.com Sent: 22/05/2014 0:37 To: ozDotNet mailto:ozdotnet@ozdotnet.com Subject: Re: [OT] Samsung U28D590D 4K Monitor h don't encourage me like that!! i'm showing amazing restraint. except for the surface pro 3. sigh. On Wed, May 21, 2014 at 7:42 PM, Dave Walker 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 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 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
Re: [OT] Samsung U28D590D 4K Monitor
Don't really like the batteries, my Dell Venue 8 has a pen that takes that and it only lasted 3 months. They were also *REALLY* hard to find a place that sell them and they don't have rechargables. At least I know where to get them so will buy a stack of them. I hope they didn't change from Wacom just for politics or whatever. ie a real reason to do so feature wise. I couldn't find anything about them tho. Anyone got any info on what N-Trig has over Wacom? On Thu, May 22, 2014 at 9:14 AM, ILT (O) il.tho...@outlook.com wrote: Yes, I know the pens have been around a while (several Android devices, Windows laptops) – I knew the battery as D425 (looked up: same as ). -- Ian Thomas Victoria Park, Western Australia *From:* ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] *On Behalf Of *Ken Schaefer *Sent:* Thursday, May 22, 2014 8:48 AM *To:* ozDotNet *Subject:* RE: [OT] Samsung U28D590D 4K Monitor It’s an N-Trig digitizer – they all use batteries. Cheers Ken *From:* ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [ mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] *On Behalf Of *Ian Thomas *Sent:* Thursday, 22 May 2014 9:25 AM *To:* ozDotNet *Subject:* RE: [OT] Samsung U28D590D 4K Monitor The dock for Surface 3 will drive your 4K screen, and there's a gigabit Ethernet dongle. I'm impressed with reports on the pen / OneNote use (but battery?) Ian Thomas Sent from my Nokia Lumia 920 - Windows Phone 8 -- *From: *Stephen Price step...@perthprojects.com *Sent: *22/05/2014 0:37 *To: *ozDotNet ozdotnet@ozdotnet.com *Subject: *Re: [OT] Samsung U28D590D 4K Monitor h don't encourage me like that!! i'm showing amazing restraint. except for the surface pro 3. sigh. On Wed, May 21, 2014 at 7:42 PM, Dave Walker 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 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 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
RE: [OT] Samsung U28D590D 4K Monitor
N-Trig’s traditionally had a bad rap. I think the Sony Vaio Flip is the only mainstream laptop that uses their latest tech DuoSense 2. Dunno if the Surface 3 will have something newer/better, or DuoSense 2. Cheers Ken From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of Stephen Price Sent: Thursday, 22 May 2014 11:41 AM To: ozDotNet Subject: Re: [OT] Samsung U28D590D 4K Monitor Don't really like the batteries, my Dell Venue 8 has a pen that takes that and it only lasted 3 months. They were also *REALLY* hard to find a place that sell them and they don't have rechargables. At least I know where to get them so will buy a stack of them. I hope they didn't change from Wacom just for politics or whatever. ie a real reason to do so feature wise. I couldn't find anything about them tho. Anyone got any info on what N-Trig has over Wacom? On Thu, May 22, 2014 at 9:14 AM, ILT (O) il.tho...@outlook.commailto:il.tho...@outlook.com wrote: Yes, I know the pens have been around a while (several Android devices, Windows laptops) – I knew the battery as D425 (looked up: same as ). Ian Thomas Victoria Park, Western Australia From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.commailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.commailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of Ken Schaefer Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2014 8:48 AM To: ozDotNet Subject: RE: [OT] Samsung U28D590D 4K Monitor It’s an N-Trig digitizer – they all use batteries. Cheers Ken From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.commailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of Ian Thomas Sent: Thursday, 22 May 2014 9:25 AM To: ozDotNet Subject: RE: [OT] Samsung U28D590D 4K Monitor The dock for Surface 3 will drive your 4K screen, and there's a gigabit Ethernet dongle. I'm impressed with reports on the pen / OneNote use (but battery?) Ian Thomas Sent from my Nokia Lumia 920 - Windows Phone 8 From: Stephen Pricemailto:step...@perthprojects.com Sent: 22/05/2014 0:37 To: ozDotNetmailto:ozdotnet@ozdotnet.com Subject: Re: [OT] Samsung U28D590D 4K Monitor h don't encourage me like that!! i'm showing amazing restraint. except for the surface pro 3. sigh. On Wed, May 21, 2014 at 7:42 PM, Dave Walker rangitat...@gmail.commailto: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.commailto: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.commailto: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
RE: [OT] Samsung U28D590D 4K Monitor
This N-Trig page shows which Windows devices use their gear: http://www.n-trig.com/Content.aspx?Page=Windows8 Anecdotally (sample size: 3) there have been driver problems. I also see some chatter on the web. _ Ian Thomas Victoria Park, Western Australia From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of Ken Schaefer Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2014 9:48 AM To: ozDotNet Subject: RE: [OT] Samsung U28D590D 4K Monitor N-Trig’s traditionally had a bad rap. I think the Sony Vaio Flip is the only mainstream laptop that uses their latest tech DuoSense 2. Dunno if the Surface 3 will have something newer/better, or DuoSense 2. Cheers Ken From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of Stephen Price Sent: Thursday, 22 May 2014 11:41 AM To: ozDotNet Subject: Re: [OT] Samsung U28D590D 4K Monitor Don't really like the batteries, my Dell Venue 8 has a pen that takes that and it only lasted 3 months. They were also *REALLY* hard to find a place that sell them and they don't have rechargables. At least I know where to get them so will buy a stack of them. I hope they didn't change from Wacom just for politics or whatever. ie a real reason to do so feature wise. I couldn't find anything about them tho. Anyone got any info on what N-Trig has over Wacom? On Thu, May 22, 2014 at 9:14 AM, ILT (O) il.tho...@outlook.com wrote: Yes, I know the pens have been around a while (several Android devices, Windows laptops) – I knew the battery as D425 (looked up: same as ). _ Ian Thomas Victoria Park, Western Australia From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of Ken Schaefer Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2014 8:48 AM To: ozDotNet Subject: RE: [OT] Samsung U28D590D 4K Monitor It’s an N-Trig digitizer – they all use batteries. Cheers Ken From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of Ian Thomas Sent: Thursday, 22 May 2014 9:25 AM To: ozDotNet Subject: RE: [OT] Samsung U28D590D 4K Monitor The dock for Surface 3 will drive your 4K screen, and there's a gigabit Ethernet dongle. I'm impressed with reports on the pen / OneNote use (but battery?) Ian Thomas Sent from my Nokia Lumia 920 - Windows Phone 8 _ From: Stephen Price mailto:step...@perthprojects.com Sent: 22/05/2014 0:37 To: ozDotNet mailto:ozdotnet@ozdotnet.com Subject: Re: [OT] Samsung U28D590D 4K Monitor h don't encourage me like that!! i'm showing amazing restraint. except for the surface pro 3. sigh. On Wed, May 21, 2014 at 7:42 PM, Dave Walker 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 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 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
Re: [OT] Samsung U28D590D 4K Monitor
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... ahh) 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 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 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.comwrote: 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
