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Using an 8K TV as a Monitor

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Re: Using an 8K TV as a Monitor

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Post by Eisenstein »

throwaway2037 wrote: post #344
ergreger wrote: post #314

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I don't know many Linux users doing 4k+ at 144hz. I am wondering if you do any screen capture or desktop recording, and if so what software you use and what your experience is like? I cannot reliably capture 4k/144hz with my setup but my desktop environment is still on X11. I tried KDE/Wayland and had a better experience, but run into other bugs based on their integration. Just curious how your experience with sway h…

Except for gaming, is there any practical use for refresh above 60Hz?

They are useful for the same reason response rate is important -- motion blur and judder. Things look more crisp and move more fluidly across the screen.

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Post by SoftTalker »

satvikpendem wrote: post #238
cheschire wrote: post #228

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I wish deep desks were more common! Modern ultrawide curved monitors sit way too close for comfort for me due to the way their legs have to be angled further back for center of gravity. custom desks end up being so expensive.

Any good deep desks that you've found so far?

Go to a used furniture store and pick up an old school executive desk. Those are huge.

Re: Using an 8K TV as a Monitor

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Post by SoftTalker »

throwaway2037 wrote: post #344
ergreger wrote: post #314

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't know many Linux users doing 4k+ at 144hz. I am wondering if you do any screen capture or desktop recording, and if so what software you use and what your experience is like? I cannot reliably capture 4k/144hz with my setup but my desktop environment is still on X11. I tried KDE/Wayland and had a better experience, but run into other bugs based on their integration. Just curious how your experience with sway h…

Except for gaming, is there any practical use for refresh above 60Hz?

No

Re: Using an 8K TV as a Monitor

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Post by ziofill »

In my experience when a flat monitor gets too large the edges tend to be too much further than the center and as I glance around, my eyes need to refocus too much. That’s why I vastly prefer curved screens. I currently use a 4K 32in curved monitor by MSI and for me it’s just perfect

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Post by ryukoposting »

chankstein38 wrote: post #172
jrflowers wrote: post #114

I love this blog post. “It can display seven equally spaced vertical columns of text (critical importance), has driver issues (minimal importance), wake issues (who cares), it costs as much as four smaller monitors (this is good), I need a huge desk (hell yeah), there are multiple image quality issues (well it’s not like I have to look at it all day)…” It is like “I spent fifteen hundred dollars on a multitude of has…

I chuckled at "The 8K display is only $1500 at BestBuy!" the "only" lol I spent $400 on my projector that I use for my main screen and it works great. But when I did that I had previously only bought $200 projectors. So even that was not an "only" for me.

I've never spent more than $75 on a monitor. I only buy used. Monitors depreciate like crazy and businesses are constantly getting rid of them, even when they're only a few years old. Yeah, you aren't going to get some 9001Hz 10K giga-OLED whatever, but I'm a programmer. If it displays text with reasonable contrast without hogging my whole desk, it does everything I need it to do.

The most expensive one - the $75 one - is a 24" 1920x1200 IPS display with HDMI, DP, VGA, 2x DVI, S-Video, and YPbPr composite. Never seen those last two on a monitor before, but there they are. I don't use that display as my main one anymore, but I keep it around because it's awesome and it plugs into literally anything.

Re: Using an 8K TV as a Monitor

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Post by aq9 »

I have used one of the original 4k TVs-as-a-monitor ( https://www.avsforum.com/threads/review-of-the-seiki-39-4k-d... ) as my central monitor (plus one on each side) for 10+ years now. Not feeling any need to upgrade (don't do graphics/games, just lots and lots of text terminals and browser windows)

Re: Using an 8K TV as a Monitor

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Post by 9erdelta »

I used a tv as a monitor for a while and it was great -- but there is one problem with single monitor setups -- screen sharing/recording. If the app you're using lets you select a portion of the screen to share, that's great. But something like Slack you either share an app window, or the entire screen. This is very annoying in a single monitor setup. It would be amazing if you could select a part of your screen and tell the OS "treat this area like a separate monitor".

Re: Using an 8K TV as a Monitor

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Post by bentcorner »

9erdelta wrote: post #357

I used a tv as a monitor for a while and it was great -- but there is one problem with single monitor setups -- screen sharing/recording. If the app you're using lets you select a portion of the screen to share, that's great. But something like Slack you either share an app window, or the entire screen. This is very annoying in a single monitor setup. It would be amazing if you could select a part of your screen and…

There's a number of tools on MacOS and Windows that let you do this.

Examples:

Windows: https://github.com/tom-englert/RegionToShare

Mac: https://github.com/Stengo/DeskPad

Re: Using an 8K TV as a Monitor

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Post by notatoad »

satvikpendem wrote: post #238
cheschire wrote: post #228

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I wish deep desks were more common! Modern ultrawide curved monitors sit way too close for comfort for me due to the way their legs have to be angled further back for center of gravity. custom desks end up being so expensive.

Any good deep desks that you've found so far?

i'm using a nice sheet of 4x8 finished plywood from the hardware store. i trimmed the depth down a bit, but not much. put some edge banding on it, and stick it on top of a flexispot or whatever other 4-legged desk frame you want to use.
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