To use the display as a laptop dock without needing to hang an extra dongle from it. Why plug in four cables (USB plus DP plus ethernet plus power) when you sit down at your desk when you can just plug in one?
I tend to agree; we can argue about how many zones is enough and the ~1 inch rectangles that the 24x16(?) grid in the 384 zone panels that've been being teased all summer makes a reasonable case for being adequate event if I do want to see it in person before giving final judgement. But 16 zones means a 4x4 dimming grid and 7x4" zones, which seems absurdly coarse detail.
Decent specs, overall a good professional monitor at reasonable pricing. But saying HDR is 'supported' at 400-600 nits is quite odd, especially for a display that's to be used by professionals.
I was about to make similar comment. I believe Dolby Vision is mastered to something like 4,000 nits. Not sure about HDR10 or HDR10+ (or HLG). I think even the Samsung Note 8 display is at 1,200 nits.
It's not odd, the HDR is fuzzily defined. UHD Premium imposes some clear constraints on what qualifies, but to sport a HDR sticker you only have to provide some improved contrast.
The 4k model is surprisingly affordable for the features it offers (IPS, local dimming, USB hub with ethernet, wide gamut etc). I'm very tempted if the hub plays nicely with Macs.
I don't see either as HDR, 600 nits max, no DCI gamut? Just marketing BS. Pray tell, what "professionals" would use either for that matter. Colorists are right out. Hmmm. Programmers would vastly prefer an 8k monitor, or maybe that ridiculous 49" Samsung thing.
You know I think these monitors might not be for anyone in particular, but are simply "whatever panels happen to be available stuck with marketing labels on them" like 99% of all monitors are? Who knew.
They've got some nice extras including the VGA connector and the GbE port. Integrated speakers are nice too since it'd keep clutter from a dedicated set off a desk in a workspace or a home. 3 watts is probably enough to drive decent audio for most entertainment needs.
am I the only person that would like to see some 34-38" 4K displays that you can use without scaling.? There are no 36 inch 6:9 monitors on the market. To my mind thats the perfect size for UHD
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Hurr Durr - Monday, September 18, 2017 - link
Ethernet. In a display. Why.ddriver - Monday, September 18, 2017 - link
For monitor viruses.BillBear - Monday, September 18, 2017 - link
Laptops. That dock and undock with a single plug. Convenient.edzieba - Monday, September 18, 2017 - link
To use the display as a laptop dock without needing to hang an extra dongle from it. Why plug in four cables (USB plus DP plus ethernet plus power) when you sit down at your desk when you can just plug in one?CheapSushi - Friday, September 22, 2017 - link
I wish more monitors had that. Would be great for multi-monitors in a homelab. Would be even better if PoE (powered ethernet).lowphas - Monday, September 18, 2017 - link
I don't think that the "16 zone local dimming" makes a huge difference.DanNeely - Monday, September 18, 2017 - link
I tend to agree; we can argue about how many zones is enough and the ~1 inch rectangles that the 24x16(?) grid in the 384 zone panels that've been being teased all summer makes a reasonable case for being adequate event if I do want to see it in person before giving final judgement. But 16 zones means a 4x4 dimming grid and 7x4" zones, which seems absurdly coarse detail.ddriver - Monday, September 18, 2017 - link
It will save some power, may offer better contrast in some scenarios, but mostly power.nathanddrews - Tuesday, September 19, 2017 - link
I much prefer a minimum of 24,883,200 dimming zones.ddriver - Tuesday, September 19, 2017 - link
Buy oled then ;)Umer - Monday, September 18, 2017 - link
Decent specs, overall a good professional monitor at reasonable pricing. But saying HDR is 'supported' at 400-600 nits is quite odd, especially for a display that's to be used by professionals.tyger11 - Monday, September 18, 2017 - link
I was about to make similar comment. I believe Dolby Vision is mastered to something like 4,000 nits. Not sure about HDR10 or HDR10+ (or HLG). I think even the Samsung Note 8 display is at 1,200 nits.bug77 - Tuesday, September 19, 2017 - link
It's not odd, the HDR is fuzzily defined. UHD Premium imposes some clear constraints on what qualifies, but to sport a HDR sticker you only have to provide some improved contrast.Huacanacha - Monday, September 18, 2017 - link
The 4k model is surprisingly affordable for the features it offers (IPS, local dimming, USB hub with ethernet, wide gamut etc). I'm very tempted if the hub plays nicely with Macs.Frenetic Pony - Monday, September 18, 2017 - link
I don't see either as HDR, 600 nits max, no DCI gamut? Just marketing BS. Pray tell, what "professionals" would use either for that matter. Colorists are right out. Hmmm. Programmers would vastly prefer an 8k monitor, or maybe that ridiculous 49" Samsung thing.You know I think these monitors might not be for anyone in particular, but are simply "whatever panels happen to be available stuck with marketing labels on them" like 99% of all monitors are? Who knew.
StevoLincolnite - Tuesday, September 19, 2017 - link
Needs to be 100hz or more for it to grab my attention... As I already have a 1440P, 31.5" IPS display.BrokenCrayons - Tuesday, September 19, 2017 - link
They've got some nice extras including the VGA connector and the GbE port. Integrated speakers are nice too since it'd keep clutter from a dedicated set off a desk in a workspace or a home. 3 watts is probably enough to drive decent audio for most entertainment needs.valinor89 - Tuesday, September 19, 2017 - link
We have come full circle when the VGA connector is an extra and not the only optiongetho - Wednesday, September 20, 2017 - link
am I the only person that would like to see some 34-38" 4K displays that you can use without scaling.? There are no 36 inch 6:9 monitors on the market. To my mind thats the perfect size for UHDquarx - Thursday, September 21, 2017 - link
Nice monitors. Are there any details on the USB-C charging capabilities?