Hello,
I'm looking for help in deciding whether to get a WQHD (2K, 2560x1440p) monitor or a standard one (HD, 1920x1080p, ~$100+- on sale). My main board's built-in video "card" goes up to 2K, and I have no intention of buying a video card. But I'd like to get the sharpest, clearest image(s) I can with what I have. I expect to keep this unit for at least four years, maybe much longer unless OLED with 4K density or something even better really does become affordable in about that time. Also, my board doesn't have Displayport, but it does have HDMI 2.0
A local tech shop owner told me not to spend the extra money, that there is very little 4K content available, so I'd be wasting my money; furthermore, he said, display technology is changing so fast that OLED will be common/affordable, with much sharper imagery, likely 4K, relatively soon, so, again, I shouldn't spend the money for only a relatively short-term gain.
I asked a propriety software vendor what resolution they write their code for. He told that they write it to scale to the consumer's display capability. I assume that that's a universal pattern. I don't do games.
The unit I'm most impressed with, though it doesn't have everything I'd like even for this level of unit, is the Asus MX27AQ (~$500 retail) that I'd like to get for around $260 (a refurb).
Any knowledgeable, illuminating advice will be appreciated. Thanks.
I'm looking for help in deciding whether to get a WQHD (2K, 2560x1440p) monitor or a standard one (HD, 1920x1080p, ~$100+- on sale). My main board's built-in video "card" goes up to 2K, and I have no intention of buying a video card. But I'd like to get the sharpest, clearest image(s) I can with what I have. I expect to keep this unit for at least four years, maybe much longer unless OLED with 4K density or something even better really does become affordable in about that time. Also, my board doesn't have Displayport, but it does have HDMI 2.0
A local tech shop owner told me not to spend the extra money, that there is very little 4K content available, so I'd be wasting my money; furthermore, he said, display technology is changing so fast that OLED will be common/affordable, with much sharper imagery, likely 4K, relatively soon, so, again, I shouldn't spend the money for only a relatively short-term gain.
I asked a propriety software vendor what resolution they write their code for. He told that they write it to scale to the consumer's display capability. I assume that that's a universal pattern. I don't do games.
The unit I'm most impressed with, though it doesn't have everything I'd like even for this level of unit, is the Asus MX27AQ (~$500 retail) that I'd like to get for around $260 (a refurb).
Any knowledgeable, illuminating advice will be appreciated. Thanks.