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2 HN users recommended this in 2013, in 2 comments.
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2 HN users recommended this in 2013, in 2 comments.
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You can get a Seiki 50" 4K monitor for $1299 on Amazon.
Way better deal.
http://www.amazon.com/Seiki-Digital-SE50UY04-50-Inch-120Hz/d...
That thing is waaaay overpriced. Seiki (a big cheapo chinese manufacturer) has a 4k 50" "tv" that is currently selling for under $1,000 on amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BXF7I9M/
One problem with using the Seiki for a PC monitor is a maximum 30Hz refresh rate at that resolution. However you won't notice the difference between a 30Hz display and a 60Hz display unless playing video games. Movies are 24hz and tv shows are 30hz (25hz in the UK). I have a lot of experience using one of those old Viewsonic 3840x2400 monitors (same as IBM T220) which also ran at roughly 30Hz.
I think the Seiki would make a perfect monitor if it were only 40" - I love my 30" + rotated 24" set up now. Apparently a 39" version is due any day now. Model number SE39UY04. MSRP $700.
On a personal note... I've waited a decade for higher dpi monitors to become mainstream. Just in the last year or so I've noticed my near-field eyesight starting to go. Ironic for me that just as these things start to show up, I start to become less able to use them.