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ninja cat said:
I've seen videos of 4k at 100% scaling and everything look way too small. Are you using it as your primary monitor? I'd be using at a second screen and a bit worried that the scaling will be messed up going from a lower res screen to a higher res one.

And yeah I think console gaming will be fine for this monitor, can't afford the hardware to run PC games at that res and frame rate :ROFL:
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I use my 27" 4K at 100% as a secondary monitor, and at wrist-distance away from me I manage well. My primary is a 31.5" 1440p monitor that I use for gaming. No issues using it like that.
I did a quick test for you scaling the 4K display up to 150%, and visual studio, GoG Galaxy and Chrome all display nice and sharp, as expected.

The only "issue" is the "resize jump" when you drag a window over from one monitor to another. I think it is about at the halfway mark where it will change size, and you end up with a 150% scaled window half in your 100% scaled screen. It's a non issue really.
 
Barbarian Conan said:
I use my 27" 4K at 100% as a secondary monitor, and at wrist-distance away from me I manage well. My primary is a 31.5" 1440p monitor that I use for gaming. No issues using it like that.
I did a quick test for you scaling the 4K display up to 150%, and visual studio, GoG Galaxy and Chrome all display nice and sharp, as expected.

The only "issue" is the "resize jump" when you drag a window over from one monitor to another. I think it is about at the halfway mark where it will change size, and you end up with a 150% scaled window half in your 100% scaled screen. It's a non issue really.
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DisplayFusion solves that. Was one of my issues I had with my 4K screen too.
 
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newby_investor said:
I reckon this is a bargain:

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Just bought one myself, should be delivered tomorrow. Looking forward to it!
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Not to piss on your guy's parade but I was not a fan of this monitor and sold it.
Terrible backlight bleeding or IPS glow.
The stand is a real POS. The monitor wobbles for anything.
It has a VESA mount but the positioning of the ports means that some VESA stands don't work (covers the ports).
Freesync on this monitor does not work properly with Nvidia GPU's. I tried a GTX1080 and a RTX2070 super. Gaming was never smooth. I now have a Dell FreeSync monitor and Gsync is working perfectly.
It was obviously also hard to push games at 4k (even with 2070s) so I would often just run 1080p and it did not look so lekker.
 
Brawler said:
Not to piss on your guy's parade but I was not a fan of this monitor and sold it.
Terrible backlight bleeding or IPS glow.
The stand is a real POS. The monitor wobbles for anything.
It has a VESA mount but the positioning of the ports means that some VESA stands don't work (covers the ports).
Freesync on this monitor does not work properly with Nvidia GPU's. I tried a GTX1080 and a RTX2070 super. Gaming was never smooth. I now have a Dell FreeSync monitor and Gsync is working perfectly.
It was obviously also hard to push games at 4k (even with 2070s) so I would often just run 1080p and it did not look so lekker.
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Out of interest why would anyone want freesync or gsync on a 60Hz monitor anyway?
 
Brawler said:
For when the framerate drops below 60Hz. It is smoother if the monitor and GPU output the same FPS/Hz. Also had screen tearing galore so had to keep v-sync on.
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Ah never thought of below 60 to be honest.
 
Brawler said:
For when the framerate drops below 60Hz. It is smoother if the monitor and GPU output the same FPS/Hz. Also had screen tearing galore so had to keep v-sync on.
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Would GSync/VSync impact smoothness in a 24fps movie playback?
 
1337 said:
Would GSync/VSync impact smoothness in a 24fps movie playback?
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Not that I know of. I'd imagine movie playback would be locked at a constant fps anyway so it will be smooth. Its the variable refresh rate issue that freesync/gsync resolves.
 
Ah so similar to the frametiming improvements coming with the new Nvidia tech. I don't recall what they called it.
 
Brawler said:
Not to piss on your guy's parade but I was not a fan of this monitor and sold it.
Terrible backlight bleeding or IPS glow.
The stand is a real POS. The monitor wobbles for anything.
It has a VESA mount but the positioning of the ports means that some VESA stands don't work (covers the ports).
Freesync on this monitor does not work properly with Nvidia GPU's. I tried a GTX1080 and a RTX2070 super. Gaming was never smooth. I now have a Dell FreeSync monitor and Gsync is working perfectly.
It was obviously also hard to push games at 4k (even with 2070s) so I would often just run 1080p and it did not look so lekker.
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Yeah, all of those things are noted. I have noted the wobble, as I am a fairly aggressive typist and my desk isn't exactly solid. I haven't noticed any backlight bleeding or anything like that, but I only use the thing in a fairly well-lit environment and I'm not a fan of dark mode in general.

I am not a gamer at all, not even minesweeper, so the freesync stuff means nothing to me. It gets plugged into the HDMI out on my laptop which I think is an Intel GPU.

I wasn't expecting anything astonishing. Really all I was looking for is desktop real-estate so that I don't have to strain my eyes when I've got two terminals, a browser and a document all open at the same time. For my actual use-case, this monitor works very well. If I were a gamer or frequently watched movies in a darker environment, I probably would have passed this by. Price considered, I think I got a good deal :-)
 
joker08 said:
looks like thermometers are cheap again

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That is a real special at the moment. Don't think it will be the usual price going forward.
 
Nemoneiros said:
But can you measure a braai with it :unsure:
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Don't you know the general rule :sneaky:

How can you determine when the fire is ready to put the meat on the braai?

There’s no hard and fast rule, and the best way to get a feel for this is just to braai more often. One way to do it though is to hold your open hand above the grid and feel the heat: if you can keep your hand there for 5 seconds before it gets too hot, then you’re about ready for steak; if you can keep your hand there for about 7 seconds, then you’re ready for boerewors; and if you can survive around 10 seconds, then you can put chicken on (chicken needs a colder fire). In terms of how the fire should look, if you’ve used wood, there must be no more flames, only embers; if you’ve used charcoal or briquettes, they must have turned completely grey (ie: you shouldn’t be able to see any black).
 
enerdude said:
Don't you know the general rule :sneaky:

How can you determine when the fire is ready to put the meat on the braai?

There’s no hard and fast rule, and the best way to get a feel for this is just to braai more often. One way to do it though is to hold your open hand above the grid and feel the heat: if you can keep your hand there for 5 seconds before it gets too hot, then you’re about ready for steak; if you can keep your hand there for about 7 seconds, then you’re ready for boerewors; and if you can survive around 10 seconds, then you can put chicken on (chicken needs a colder fire). In terms of how the fire should look, if you’ve used wood, there must be no more flames, only embers; if you’ve used charcoal or briquettes, they must have turned completely grey (ie: you shouldn’t be able to see any black).
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backstreetboy said:
Mancard revoked
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Unless you trained in hung gar; my hands have fairy good resistance to heat and pain :whistling:

Besides technology :coffee:
 
enerdude said:
Don't you know the general rule :sneaky:

How can you determine when the fire is ready to put the meat on the braai?

There’s no hard and fast rule, and the best way to get a feel for this is just to braai more often. One way to do it though is to hold your open hand above the grid and feel the heat: if you can keep your hand there for 5 seconds before it gets too hot, then you’re about ready for steak; if you can keep your hand there for about 7 seconds, then you’re ready for boerewors; and if you can survive around 10 seconds, then you can put chicken on (chicken needs a colder fire). In terms of how the fire should look, if you’ve used wood, there must be no more flames, only embers; if you’ve used charcoal or briquettes, they must have turned completely grey (ie: you shouldn’t be able to see any black).
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5? I thought the rule was 3s and it's ready for braaiing. I actually found that if you can do one whole second, it's slightly too late.
Make fire, when the flames die, drop the grill and braai the steaks. You will see the steak turn dark brown with bubbling fat on the surface as it renders. Then when they are very rare, but have a nice crust on both sides, you take them off and put them in the container to stay warm. There they will rest and even cook further while you raise the grill again and braai the rest of the meat.
When you eat, the steak will probably a good even medium. If you want rare, remove it sooner.

This is the look you're going for:
 
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