I made the realization today that the Apple thunderbolt display that my company got me for work has no way to adjust the brightness when in Windows via bootcamp. This led to some immediate anger in that a thousand dollar display seems to lack the most obvious of display settings outside of OSX...
So, I'm thinking of passing this on to someone else and ordering a new screen, but I'm a bit torn on what to get... I just picked up the ASUS PB278Q 27" IPS 1440p display for my home setup, which is mainly for gaming. I am really enjoying this display, and it's my first IPS display and I love the color reproduction. However, another big aspect of going with that screen was the fact that I was going to be gaming, and 4k requires a lot more GPU power and the affordable ones only run at 30Hz.
For work, on the other hand, I won't be gaming or watching movies, so color reproduction and refresh rate are less of a concern for me. If I go with a 1440p display, it'll be the ASUS. If I go with a 4k display, it'll either be the Samsung U28D590D or the Dell P2815Q
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-28-Inch-Definition-Monitor-U28D590D/dp/B00IEZGWI2/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1406668700&sr=1-1&keywords=samsung+4k+monitor
http://www.amazon.com/Ultra-Monitor-P2815Q-years-warranty/dp/B00I0H9T5C/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1406668738&sr=1-1&keywords=dell+4k+monitor
Based on the reviews, I think I'd probably go with the Samsung if I do get one of these. But, I wanted some other opinions. Has anyone been using a 4k display for anything other than cinema/gaming? can they comment on whether the extra real estate was worth the sacrifice to refresh rate and color reproduction?
Another thing to keep in mind is that I'll be using this with a Mac Book Pro Retina (2013)
So, I'm thinking of passing this on to someone else and ordering a new screen, but I'm a bit torn on what to get... I just picked up the ASUS PB278Q 27" IPS 1440p display for my home setup, which is mainly for gaming. I am really enjoying this display, and it's my first IPS display and I love the color reproduction. However, another big aspect of going with that screen was the fact that I was going to be gaming, and 4k requires a lot more GPU power and the affordable ones only run at 30Hz.
For work, on the other hand, I won't be gaming or watching movies, so color reproduction and refresh rate are less of a concern for me. If I go with a 1440p display, it'll be the ASUS. If I go with a 4k display, it'll either be the Samsung U28D590D or the Dell P2815Q
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-28-Inch-Definition-Monitor-U28D590D/dp/B00IEZGWI2/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1406668700&sr=1-1&keywords=samsung+4k+monitor
http://www.amazon.com/Ultra-Monitor-P2815Q-years-warranty/dp/B00I0H9T5C/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1406668738&sr=1-1&keywords=dell+4k+monitor
Based on the reviews, I think I'd probably go with the Samsung if I do get one of these. But, I wanted some other opinions. Has anyone been using a 4k display for anything other than cinema/gaming? can they comment on whether the extra real estate was worth the sacrifice to refresh rate and color reproduction?
Another thing to keep in mind is that I'll be using this with a Mac Book Pro Retina (2013)