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January 7, 2014 7:38:45 AM

Trying to decide if the 4k 39" Seiki monitor is a best option for $500.

I am considering purchasing this for my computer monitor:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DOPGO2G/ref=ox_sc_a...

It's Seiki's 39" 4k TV. It has limitations one being its rather large dimensions along with a 1.4 HDMI connection limiting it to 30hz at 2k/4K resolutions. 1080 resolution is at 120hz and even higher for 720. I don't usually play games at 1080p, or even need to, so this is no loss. Besides, I do not play many games and instead do more art and writing.

My biggest concern is whether there are better solutions at this price point. Most of the reviews are relatively positive and often very detailed about their performance as a computer monitor. The size and 2k/4k resolutions are a big bonus since I miss the days when I could do that with my older, heavier, but beautiful CRT's (2k, not 4k). Currently I run dual 22in. monitors that are old; 8 years. Their max resolution is 1680x1050 making graphic work cumbersome along with writing and reading documents tedious. I had to rotate one monitor to portrait using some very unconventional rigging to keep it in place so I could read and write documents.

Essentially I am just curious as to what options I may have overlooked by considering the above mentioned 4k option. Considering my current setup I can obviously live with less but this will be a purchase that will not be repeated for a long time and I want to make the best informed choice I can.

My basic rig is a 7850 Radeon w/2gb, an i5-3570 cpu, 24gb ram. Thanks for any help.

On a side note, would it be worth running an old 8800gts in my system? I have read topics on it but can not decide if it's worth the trouble.
Thanks!

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January 7, 2014 7:46:25 AM

8800 GTS is a much older and slower card then a Radeon 7850.

That TV doesn't review very well, even for use as a computer monitor. While it is the cheapest 4K option available, it just isn't a hiqh quality LCD to begin with. It would be poor at color reproduction if that matters to your work. If you just want a giant screen to read and write documents, it should be fine.
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January 7, 2014 7:50:31 AM

get a 1440p monitor at that resolution 30 hz will be so horribly laggy input wise . my 1440p at 60hz felt awkward, after I upped it to 96hz it was awesome and looks better than my samsung monitor for sure.

I got mine for here, no import fees etc and no dead pixesl. its a little higher at the moment, I got mine for 289.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/121232555003?ssPageName=STRK:ME...

but the max resolution for the 8800gts is 2560x1600.
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January 7, 2014 8:57:59 AM

The 8800gts would not be for running monitors. I was considering it as a physics processor or for some other use, if there was one.
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January 7, 2014 9:12:51 AM

Color reproduction would be relatively important even though I do not do graphic design for a living anymore. I suppose if I had to be honest I am thinking more about getting rid of smaller monitors with very limited capabilities even when compared with todays cheap 22".

Eximo said:
8800 GTS is a much older and slower card then a Radeon 7850.

That TV doesn't review very well, even for use as a computer monitor. While it is the cheapest 4K option available, it just isn't a hiqh quality LCD to begin with. It would be poor at color reproduction if that matters to your work. If you just want a giant screen to read and write documents, it should be fine.


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January 7, 2014 9:18:17 AM

makit3d said:
Color reproduction would be relatively important even though I do not do graphic design for a living anymore. I suppose if I had to be honest I am thinking more about getting rid of smaller monitors with very limited capabilities even when compared with todays cheap 22".

Eximo said:
8800 GTS is a much older and slower card then a Radeon 7850.

That TV doesn't review very well, even for use as a computer monitor. While it is the cheapest 4K option available, it just isn't a hiqh quality LCD to begin with. It would be poor at color reproduction if that matters to your work. If you just want a giant screen to read and write documents, it should be fine.




get a good 1440p they look super color wise, http://www.overclock.net/t/1384767/official-the-korean-... this site has a good read on these two types of monitors, crossovers are good as well,

I believe they use apple or samsung pls displays so they arent some junk quality wise( besides the limited) bezel functions)
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January 7, 2014 9:29:27 AM

I am completely unfamiliar with the majority of non-standard brands out there, but I did a search and found this and would like an opinion on it as a dual monitor setup:

http://www.amazon.com/QNIX-QX2710-DPort-Perfect-Pixel/d..."+ips+monitor+1440

Thank you for your help with this problem.

06yfz450ridr said:
makit3d said:
Color reproduction would be relatively important even though I do not do graphic design for a living anymore. I suppose if I had to be honest I am thinking more about getting rid of smaller monitors with very limited capabilities even when compared with todays cheap 22".

Eximo said:
8800 GTS is a much older and slower card then a Radeon 7850.

That TV doesn't review very well, even for use as a computer monitor. While it is the cheapest 4K option available, it just isn't a hiqh quality LCD to begin with. It would be poor at color reproduction if that matters to your work. If you just want a giant screen to read and write documents, it should be fine.




get a good 1440p they look super color wise, http://www.overclock.net/t/1384767/official-the-korean-... this site has a good read on these two types of monitors, crossovers are good as well,

I believe they use apple or samsung pls displays so they arent some junk quality wise( besides the limited) bezel functions)


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January 7, 2014 9:34:48 AM

makit3d said:
I am completely unfamiliar with the majority of non-standard brands out there, but I did a search and found this and would like an opinion on it as a dual monitor setup:

http://www.amazon.com/QNIX-QX2710-DPort-Perfect-Pixel/d..."+ips+monitor+1440

Thank you for your help with this problem.

06yfz450ridr said:
makit3d said:
Color reproduction would be relatively important even though I do not do graphic design for a living anymore. I suppose if I had to be honest I am thinking more about getting rid of smaller monitors with very limited capabilities even when compared with todays cheap 22".

Eximo said:
8800 GTS is a much older and slower card then a Radeon 7850.

That TV doesn't review very well, even for use as a computer monitor. While it is the cheapest 4K option available, it just isn't a hiqh quality LCD to begin with. It would be poor at color reproduction if that matters to your work. If you just want a giant screen to read and write documents, it should be fine.




get a good 1440p they look super color wise, http://www.overclock.net/t/1384767/official-the-korean-... this site has a good read on these two types of monitors, crossovers are good as well,

I believe they use apple or samsung pls displays so they arent some junk quality wise( besides the limited) bezel functions)





the only bad things is the warranty of only one year and having to ship it back. most people have very good luck with them.

also the viewing angle is super
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January 7, 2014 9:58:24 AM

Thank you for the help. Now I just need to decide if getting two is the right choice or if I can find them for a bit less!


06yfz450ridr said:
makit3d said:
I am completely unfamiliar with the majority of non-standard brands out there, but I did a search and found this and would like an opinion on it as a dual monitor setup:

http://www.amazon.com/QNIX-QX2710-DPort-Perfect-Pixel/d..."+ips+monitor+1440

Thank you for your help with this problem.

06yfz450ridr said:
makit3d said:
Color reproduction would be relatively important even though I do not do graphic design for a living anymore. I suppose if I had to be honest I am thinking more about getting rid of smaller monitors with very limited capabilities even when compared with todays cheap 22".

Eximo said:
8800 GTS is a much older and slower card then a Radeon 7850.

That TV doesn't review very well, even for use as a computer monitor. While it is the cheapest 4K option available, it just isn't a hiqh quality LCD to begin with. It would be poor at color reproduction if that matters to your work. If you just want a giant screen to read and write documents, it should be fine.




get a good 1440p they look super color wise, http://www.overclock.net/t/1384767/official-the-korean-... this site has a good read on these two types of monitors, crossovers are good as well,

I believe they use apple or samsung pls displays so they arent some junk quality wise( besides the limited) bezel functions)





the only bad things is the warranty of only one year and having to ship it back. most people have very good luck with them.

also the viewing angle is super


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January 7, 2014 10:08:02 AM

makit3d said:
Thank you for the help. Now I just need to decide if getting two is the right choice or if I can find them for a bit less!


06yfz450ridr said:
makit3d said:
I am completely unfamiliar with the majority of non-standard brands out there, but I did a search and found this and would like an opinion on it as a dual monitor setup:

http://www.amazon.com/QNIX-QX2710-DPort-Perfect-Pixel/d..."+ips+monitor+1440

Thank you for your help with this problem.

06yfz450ridr said:
makit3d said:
Color reproduction would be relatively important even though I do not do graphic design for a living anymore. I suppose if I had to be honest I am thinking more about getting rid of smaller monitors with very limited capabilities even when compared with todays cheap 22".

Eximo said:
8800 GTS is a much older and slower card then a Radeon 7850.

That TV doesn't review very well, even for use as a computer monitor. While it is the cheapest 4K option available, it just isn't a hiqh quality LCD to begin with. It would be poor at color reproduction if that matters to your work. If you just want a giant screen to read and write documents, it should be fine.




get a good 1440p they look super color wise, http://www.overclock.net/t/1384767/official-the-korean-... this site has a good read on these two types of monitors, crossovers are good as well,

I believe they use apple or samsung pls displays so they arent some junk quality wise( besides the limited) bezel functions)





the only bad things is the warranty of only one year and having to ship it back. most people have very good luck with them.

also the viewing angle is super




for me amazon was more expensive but sometimes they come from CA etc where they were already imported and possibly paid VAt fees which is why they are priced higher. ebay for me was cheaper, plus the one you linked only one of the ports will output 1440p so the other ports are useless.

They will be a little bit higher since the holidays just passed but keep looking, they will be under 300 in some cases

plus shipping from korea expedited for free and quick, got it in 5 days
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January 7, 2014 10:43:31 AM

06yfz450ridr said:
makit3d said:
Thank you for the help. Now I just need to decide if getting two is the right choice or if I can find them for a bit less!


06yfz450ridr said:
makit3d said:
I am completely unfamiliar with the majority of non-standard brands out there, but I did a search and found this and would like an opinion on it as a dual monitor setup:

Edit: After another look I realized it was a different monitor I was referring to. This one does have 2 display port connections.

http://www.amazon.com/QNIX-QX2710-DPort-Perfect-Pixel/d..."+ips+monitor+1440

Thank you for your help with this problem.

06yfz450ridr said:
makit3d said:
Color reproduction would be relatively important even though I do not do graphic design for a living anymore. I suppose if I had to be honest I am thinking more about getting rid of smaller monitors with very limited capabilities even when compared with todays cheap 22".

Eximo said:
8800 GTS is a much older and slower card then a Radeon 7850.

That TV doesn't review very well, even for use as a computer monitor. While it is the cheapest 4K option available, it just isn't a hiqh quality LCD to begin with. It would be poor at color reproduction if that matters to your work. If you just want a giant screen to read and write documents, it should be fine.




get a good 1440p they look super color wise, http://www.overclock.net/t/1384767/official-the-korean-... this site has a good read on these two types of monitors, crossovers are good as well,

I believe they use apple or samsung pls displays so they arent some junk quality wise( besides the limited) bezel functions)





the only bad things is the warranty of only one year and having to ship it back. most people have very good luck with them.

also the viewing angle is super




for me amazon was more expensive but sometimes they come from CA etc where they were already imported and possibly paid VAt fees which is why they are priced higher. ebay for me was cheaper, plus the one you linked only one of the ports will output 1440p so the other ports are useless.

They will be a little bit higher since the holidays just passed but keep looking, they will be under 300 in some cases

plus shipping from korea expedited for free and quick, got it in 5 days


The only downside is I want two monitors but I only have one dual DVI port.

Edit: It does have two display ports, I was looking at the wrong monitor specs...
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May 22, 2014 11:32:08 PM

Hey!

Just wanted to throw two cents in here! I just got the Seiki 4k 39 inch, and I've gotta say that it makes a fantastic computer monitor. The 30Hz is literally the only downside. Otherwise color quality (after some playing around in settings) sharpness, gamut, and panel quality all seem superb to me. And I've gotta say, within an hour of using it, the 30Hz refresh stopped bothering me entirely.

A note about required video hardware; don't believe half of what people tell you about what you need in order to run a 4k feed. I'm currently using my old Asus Radeon HD 6850 - a video card which was mid-range at best almost four years ago when it came out. I'm not a hardcore gamer, but for anyone looking to get 4k going, all you really need is a decent video card with display port and an active displayport to HDMI adapter. That's it. Don't let people who haven't tried tell you otherwise.

Would I be able to run a high end game at Ultra Settings with this? Nope. Would I be able to run it on this video card on a 1080p monitor? Nope! Am I going to lose some gaming graphics performance because I'm outputting UHD? Yes, but not a significant amount. As far as I've seen all my regular games run with the same settings I was able to do in eyefinity beforehand.
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August 14, 2014 12:34:14 PM

I bought this monitor, too and am quite happy. Had to get software to set my refresh rate to get this thing to run at 120hz @ 1080p and lower. So far I am really enjoying this montior. I keep it at 1080p during general computer task then switch to 3840x when I use my graphics programs.
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August 14, 2014 10:08:02 PM

makit3d said:
I bought this monitor, too and am quite happy. Had to get software to set my refresh rate to get this thing to run at 120hz @ 1080p and lower. So far I am really enjoying this montior. I keep it at 1080p during general computer task then switch to 3840x when I use my graphics programs.


Hey Makit3d - What software did you run to get the 120hz refresh rate? I always use my Seiki 4k in the 4k mode, but it would be nice to try it out at 1080p 120hz - I have not been able to get it to successfully do this myself
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September 22, 2014 2:07:45 PM

Actually just update the firmware from seiki, (download, put on usb stick, menu 0 0 0 0, update software) the new firmware makes it so you don't have to hack it
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