Monitor 4k or not ?

[davide]

Is it better to buy a 27 4k monitor and use it at 2560x1440 or get a 27 non 4k monitor? Sorry for the stupid question. Now I use an imac 27 late 2009, so not retina and wanting to change it and  I can't afford a 5k monitor. thanks

[rakurs]

Budget and contrast are the main advantages, as you said yourself. Everything else is on the side of IPS. Four and a half years ago when I bought my first ultrawide (which I still use) there really was no other thing at that price point (400-ish euros) that came even close in terms of features and specifications that I wanted. I am still very conflicted about giving more than twice that amount for a 38" IPS, all that time later, while we have OLEDs at 34" going for 400-ish.

Work environment is a flexible term nowadays, and especially for self employed architects. I play games on my monitor, too, and also use it for some media consumption as well.

[Lingwisyer]

Not sure why you would be comparing a 38" IPS to a 34" OLED...

[davide]

no.

I need to change my computer. Maybe I'll buy a used MacBook Pro and decide whether to pair it with a 27" 2K, 27" 4K, or 32" 4K. Thanks.

[Lingwisyer]

A couple of people in my office struggle to read things on a 27" 4k, so one swapped to a 27" 2k that we had and the other runs it at 150% non-native which isn't ideal... So try them out if you can before you buy.

Ling.