3840x2160 144hz displays?

[boe]

Are there any 30" or LARGER 144hz 3840x2160 displays available now or in the works? I want it for work and gaming.

 

[TechyInAZ]

Unfortunately no. First off, to drive 144hz at 60hz takes some serious horsepower from the monitor. I don't thing monitor manufacturers have been able to get a monitor working at such a high resolution and refresh rate yet. That's hopefully where OLED will come into the mix.

2nd, display port and HDMI don't support that kind of resolution + refresh rate. So you'd probably have to do dual DP/HDMI ports just like a few years ago when 4k displays were actually twin 2k panels.

 

[10tacle]

Why for gaming? You can't even theoretically get close to 144FPS at 4K in today's games anyway even with a triple 980Ti setup unless you seriously dial back the quality settings. Never mind the input options today not supporting it.

And even when the 980Ti Pascal replacement comes out next year, you won't get near 144FPS with it in SLI. We are many years away from that even as 5K and 8K are brewing on the horizon.

But to answer your question, no, there is no 144Hz 4K monitor available at this time of any size. If you buy a 144Hz monitor and your GPU solution is only capable of 75FPS, you are seriously wasting money.

 

[boe]

Interesting - thanks for your answers. I use my computer to store all my movies that I rip for my BD collection. I figured I'd want a screen capable of 4K once I double dip on some of my movies and get the 4K versions if they have some quality versions of some of my favorite movies.

I guess I'll have to pick which is more important to me gaming or the movies. But I also use it for work I definitely will be going pascal provided it is as fast as people are guessing it will be. I can live with games at 2560x1600 - that is plenty good enough. So I guess based on your advice I'd be better off getting a 30 or 32" 1920x1080 (or a 16x10) that does 144hz or a 3840x2160 that does 60hz.

 

[TechyInAZ]

Remember too, you can get a 4k 60hz panel, then when you want to game, lower the res to 1080P and put the refresh rate to 120hz.

 

[boe]

Remember too, you can get a 4k 60hz panel, then when you want to game, lower the res to 1080P and put the refresh rate to 120hz.

Thanks - that is what I thought but I thought based on the responses above I wouldn't be able to do that. I think the refresh rate, ratio and size are the most important. If I could get a 30-32" 16x9 or 16x10 that could do 144hz I'd have enough.

 

[TechyInAZ]

Remember too, you can get a 4k 60hz panel, then when you want to game, lower the res to 1080P and put the refresh rate to 120hz.

Thanks - that is what I thought but I thought based on the responses above I wouldn't be able to do that. I think the refresh rate, ratio and size are the most important. If I could get a 30-32" 16x9 or 16x10 that could do 144hz I'd have enough.

You'll have to check what resolutions + refresh rates it supports. Because technically it should be able to do 1080P 144hz, but it might not be offically support. You could always use overclocking to overcome that problem however.

 

[boe]

Thanks - I'll have to see if the M320QAN01.2 that is scheduled for June has a good refresh rate.

 

[chenw]

Also, 4k 144hz won't be available until DP 1.4, from the released specs on DP 1.3, it only supports 4k @ 120hz.

Also, OC'ing a monitor heavily depends on the manufacturer actually implementing it, the only 4k display I have seen that officially support 1080p @ 120hz is Sony's X series TV's. AFAIK no multi-input monitors is capable of OC'ing, which vast majority of 4k monitors would have. I have never seen any 4k monitor actually capable of any kind of OC, at any resolution, except for the Sony TV's.

 

[boe]

Good info! I figure I'd just run at a lower resolution at a higher refresh as I doubt I'll get great FPS with 4K.

 

[chenw]

Then just buy a lower res monitor with higher refresh, at least you are guarenteed the higher refresh, and if you want higher res you can always use DSR instead.

 

[TechyInAZ]

Then just buy a lower res monitor with higher refresh, at least you are guarenteed the higher refresh, and if you want higher res you can always use DSR instead.

DSR is nice, but it's not perfect. I'd advice against buying a monitor solely for the purpose of using DSR. I personally tried it, but DSR messes with the letters on the screen, and they don't look great. Plus, only certain games play well with DSR.

 

[boe]

Then just buy a lower res monitor with higher refresh, at least you are guarenteed the higher refresh, and if you want higher res you can always use DSR instead.

I can't find a 16x9 1440p 144hz 32" monitor. or even a 1080p 144hz 32" monitor.

 

[10tacle]

I can't find a 16x9 1440p 144hz 32" monitor. or even a 1080p 144hz 32" monitor.

That's because the do not exist. You can get a 60Hz 32" 2560x1440, but the market for 144Hz is at 27" currently (at least in the US).

 

[boe]

Thanks. That was kind of the point of this whole thread - I don't want a small monitor and I don't want a low refresh rate. I can live with a lower resolution as long as it is 16x9 or 16x10.

 

[CodyMondo]

There isnt even any cable that has enough bandwidth for 4K 144Hz

 

[10tacle]

There isnt even any cable that has enough bandwidth for 4K 144Hz

That's primarily why a 144Hz 4K monitor doesn't exist on the market yet. The TN/OLED panel technology is there, but the interface is not (input/output medium that can handle the massive data throughput). Dell did have a 4K/120Hz capable OLED panel on display at CES this year, but it was not revealed if that was native 4K/120Hz or having to be run at reduced resolution like 2K to get that 120Hz.

I expect eventually having to go fiber optical cable and new input tech beyond Display Port/HDMI to push the bandwidth data needed for future high resolutions and high speed monitors.