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Re: Using an 8K TV as a Monitor

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Post by SirMaster » Tue, Oct 29, 2024, 4:52 PM UTC

How about a projector? There are no 8K projectors

Well that's not technically true...

https://www.jvc.com/usa/pro/projectors/dla-vs8000g/

But obviously not affordable.

Re: Using an 8K TV as a Monitor

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Post by asadm » Tue, Oct 29, 2024, 4:53 PM UTC

Is there a plugin for mac to make tiled windowing easier. All the current ones are a bit too hacky. I really liked tiling in PopOS.

Re: Using an 8K TV as a Monitor

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Post by anoncow » Tue, Oct 29, 2024, 4:53 PM UTC

I think the questions to ask are:

1. At what size and resolution are flat screen monitors most useful?

2. At what size do curved screens start becoming useful?

3. What is the upper limit for useful screen sizes?

4. Is there an upper likit for useful resolutions?

Re: Using an 8K TV as a Monitor

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Post by porphyra » Tue, Oct 29, 2024, 4:54 PM UTC

unglaublich wrote: post #14

I dislike TVs for their high input lag; bad image uniformity; unwanted post-processing and a high energy use (hot rooms).

Modern TVs have decent input lag around 10 ms which is on par with professional monitors, but of course it will still be worse than gaming monitors. Lots of people game on their TVs. And most TVs have settings that disable postprocessing.

Re: Using an 8K TV as a Monitor

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Post by vunderba » Tue, Oct 29, 2024, 4:57 PM UTC

I use dual 27" 144kHz 4K monitors and am mostly pretty happy with my setup though I have considered moving to an Ultra Wide curved monitor, I'm just not sure if the OCD side of me would be bothered by the curvature.

Unless I'm misunderstanding, one of the advantages of using physically distinct monitors is that it's easier to send things into a full screen mode without affecting the other displays - I guess apps that support "borderless windows" are less of an issue.

Maybe there's some type of cross platform (Mac, Lennox, Windows) virtual display driver software that can allow you to create "picture in picture" virtualized monitors though?

Re: Using an 8K TV as a Monitor

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Post by bradfa » Tue, Oct 29, 2024, 5:00 PM UTC

vunderba wrote: post #25

I use dual 27" 144kHz 4K monitors and am mostly pretty happy with my setup though I have considered moving to an Ultra Wide curved monitor, I'm just not sure if the OCD side of me would be bothered by the curvature. Unless I'm misunderstanding, one of the advantages of using physically distinct monitors is that it's easier to send things into a full screen mode without affecting the other displays - I guess apps that…

My Dell monitor has a picture-by-picture mode which works very well to simulate 2 distinct displays. Each side uses its own video input. Many higher end monitors can do this, unsure how many TVs can.

Re: Using an 8K TV as a Monitor

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Post by lostlogin » Tue, Oct 29, 2024, 5:01 PM UTC

E39M5S62 wrote: post #8

The list of issues / caveats seems pretty significant compared to "I have a small bezel between my screens".

The issue with the text rendering would frustrate me a lot.

And if the solution is to sit further away, why not just get a smaller screen and sit closer?

Re: Using an 8K TV as a Monitor

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Post by ziddoap » Tue, Oct 29, 2024, 5:01 PM UTC

declan_roberts wrote: post #13

qntmfred wrote: post #4

I use dual 43" 4k TVs as monitors. It's fantastic.

...why?

Why not?

Re: Using an 8K TV as a Monitor

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Post by appleiigs » Tue, Oct 29, 2024, 5:01 PM UTC

Does any one else have mouse lag with giant high pixel density monitors?

Re: Using an 8K TV as a Monitor

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Post by zavertnik » Tue, Oct 29, 2024, 5:02 PM UTC

This is something I've wanted to do for a while! I wish Samsung still produced their 55" 8K displays-- 8k @ 55" gives you effectively the same PPI as a 27" 4K display. Maybe someday.