Been a price drop on this monitor on Amazon and it looks like the BT shop have done the same too. Faster delivery with Amazon if you have Prime. There are cheaper 4k monitors out there but this is an IPS panel with 99% sRGB colour spectrum coverage. Looks to be an ideal developer or photography screen. Probably not suited for gaming. RRP is £659.26 and the usual price seems on amazon and other sellers is between £530 to £600.
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chrisstu to ST3123
24 Jun 174#14
All you are doing here is talking about your personal view on using TVs as monitors. Not relevant to whether this is a good price for this monitor.
cabstar
24 Jun 174#11
But colour accuracy costs money and yet you voted cold because it didn't fit your gaming use
cabstar to ST3123
23 Jun 174#5
You wouldn't edit photos or video on a 4K telly. These monitors are fantastic.
VladTheImpaler
24 Jun 173#19
They're most certainly not "all just panels" - some 4K TVs are "faux-K" RGBW displays, some won't display a full 4:4:4 chroma input signal without downsampling, some have non-defeatable image enhancements which are fine for TV use but horrible for a PC monitor.
The right TV can work well as a monitor in the right circumstances, but it's not as simple as you're implying and you have to research the specs properly. Just buying any old 4K TV off the shelf in the belief that it's a cheap alternative to a purpose-designed PC monitor is likely to result in disappointment at best and eyestrain at worst.
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groovyrob
23 Jun 17#1
BTshop link Amazon is linked in the Get deal button.
mysterd
23 Jun 172#2
Pretty old model now as released in 2014 (4K has come a long way since then) and looking at the forums this model had some teething issues.
luvadealme
23 Jun 17#3
this or the u2715 or up2716?
groovyrob to luvadealme
23 Jun 17#10
up2716 isn't 4k
ST3123
23 Jun 173#4
Sorry but cold, it's a lot of money for an old panel. For less than this you could have a newer 4K TV, which would be a lot more immersive for games, and is fine as a monitor (except perhaps where you need 100% colour accuracy) once you get used to the larger size screen....
cabstar to ST3123
23 Jun 174#5
You wouldn't edit photos or video on a 4K telly. These monitors are fantastic.
mamboboy to ST3123
24 Jun 171#12
What about the input lag? TV's have to do more processing than monitors which is why they aren't generally recommended for monitor use. And the cheaper the TV, the worse the input lag is.
chrisstu to ST3123
24 Jun 174#14
All you are doing here is talking about your personal view on using TVs as monitors. Not relevant to whether this is a good price for this monitor.
Agharta to ST3123
24 Jun 17#15
Didn't even know you can buy 27 inch 4K TVs or are you suggesting a 40 inch TV is generally an acceptable replacement for a 27 inch monitor?
For a typical home desk a 40 inch screen is a terrible solution. You're trippin man. (shock)
ST3123
23 Jun 171#6
Sure I mentioned that, but it's a niche case, only professionals in that field need perfect colour accuracy, for everyone else there are better value options...
luvadealme
23 Jun 17#7
such as for around £500? genuine question as that's my budget.
FatalSaviour
23 Jun 171#8
I did see this earlier on Amazon for £470, but I believe it has now increased to £570.99?
groovyrob to FatalSaviour
23 Jun 171#9
yep price has gone back up now on amazon, and BT have removed it.
cabstar
24 Jun 174#11
But colour accuracy costs money and yet you voted cold because it didn't fit your gaming use
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There are cheaper 4k monitors out there but this is an IPS panel with 99% sRGB colour spectrum coverage. Looks to be an ideal developer or photography screen. Probably not suited for gaming. RRP is £659.26 and the usual price seems on amazon and other sellers is between £530 to £600.
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The right TV can work well as a monitor in the right circumstances, but it's not as simple as you're implying and you have to research the specs properly. Just buying any old 4K TV off the shelf in the belief that it's a cheap alternative to a purpose-designed PC monitor is likely to result in disappointment at best and eyestrain at worst.
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For a typical home desk a 40 inch screen is a terrible solution. You're trippin man. (shock)