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On 9/22/2014 7:24 PM, Ross Ridge wrote:
> DMP  <nom...@nodomain.com> wrote:
>> FWIW, here's something I found while doing research....I did not know
>> there was such a thing as a display port as opposed to HDMI. Nvidia says
>> their 600 & 700 will do 4K.
> Yes, your video card will work with a 4K monitor.  You won't notice
> any issues with it when using the Windows desktop, other than the fact
> that everything (eg. the text you're reading now) will be almost half
> the hieght and width.  The problem comes when you try to play a game.
> Most games released in the last couple of years should support 3840x2160,
> but performance won't be good.  Going from 1920x1600 to 3840x2160 means
> your video card needs to draw almost 4 times as many pixels, with a
> corresponding decrease in performance.  The means with many current
> games you're going to have to turn down the graphic options to have the
> game run at an acceptable frame rate.  You'll end up a with a game that
> looks worse on your new monitor than your old.
>
> Note the UHD monitor you're thinking about getting should have come
> with a DisplayPort cable when new. If you do end up getting it make
> sure you get the cable with it too, otherwise you're going to have to
> buy one separately.
>
> 					Ross Ridge
>


Ross-Thanks for an explanation that I could understand. I do remember 
what an adjustment it was when I gave up my old 4:3 monitor for this one 
and how I had to fiddle with it so I could at least read stuff.

Then there's the gimmicky Samsung 27" 4K with the curved screen due out 
shortly...;-)

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