New monitor - Ultrawide QHD or 4k?

[JohnJay]

I need a new monitor and am considering the above sizes (34 and 32 inch respectively).

Ideally I'd get a 4k monitor as when everything works right it looks so clean and crisp (I have a Dell XPS 15 inch laptop with 4k screen and text and lines are great).

Most software though hasn't caught up yet and I'm thinking that for a Windows workstation, 4k will cause more problems than it solves.

I read some earlier threads on here saying there were issues with AC and 4k (tiny cursors, some blurry elements etc).

How is 4k currently working on Windows with scaling enabled (I'm assuming I will need around 125% or 150%)?

I'm also assuming native 4k resolution on a 32 inch screen makes everything too small to see?

[JohnJay]

I wasn't criticising your decision to buy a 4k monitor. Was just pointing out that if I do indeed decide on QHD resolution, I'd rather opt for a native QHD, or better still UWQHD monitor, which will be sharper than a 4k monitor running at a non native resolution.

[JohnJay]

Lingwisyer wrote:
The text sharpness on the 4K when run at native is nice, but for everything else, I do not find much difference. Though this might be due to it being of a lower quality than my UWQHD... Office budget constraints... It's a Kogan 32" IPS and I find the corner to corner colour accuracy to be mediocre.

A UWQHD is also easier to drive at home so when it comes to things that require you to push frames, it gains in clarity there. That comparison is made in relation to my laptop which runs a 15.6" 4K IPS.

I've decided to wait til MODO 15 is released to see if it brings hiDPI support. If yes I'll go 4k, if not I'll go with UWQHD.

Is your UWQHD curved? If so does the curve distort CAD lines?

[Lingwisyer]

JohnJay wrote:
Is your UWQHD curved? If so does the curve distort CAD lines?

Indeed it is curved. From my limited use of using ArchiCAD and AutoCAD on that computer, I have not noticed any distortion. The curve is not that significant, nor are you constantly focusing on the corners. Your question makes me want to put a grid on screen.



Ling.

[JohnJay]

Lingwisyer wrote:
Indeed it is curved. From my limited use of using ArchiCAD and AutoCAD on that computer, I have not noticed any distortion. The curve is not that significant, nor are you constantly focusing on the corners. Your question makes me want to put a grid on screen.

Thanks that's good to know. Let us know the outcome if you do do any grid tests 🙂