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by inetsee 4466 days ago
I'm confused. Can someone explain to me why I would want to buy this monitor, rather than, for example, the Seiki Digital SE50UY04 50-Inch 4K UHD 120Hz LED HDTV, which is available from Amazon for $700 too?

I already have a 27 inch IPS monitor with HD resolution, which was a nice upgrade to what I had before. The Seiki would give me 4K resolution with almost 4 times the display space. Am I missing something fundamental?
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lunixbochs 4466 days ago
The Seiki only supports 4K at 30hz, and is sized to be a TV rather than a monitor. It's far less practical to use a 50" display at 2' away than a 28" display of the same resolution. You could maybe even manage 2-3 28" displays on a desk.
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inetsee 4466 days ago
Thanks for the answer.

I never play video games, so the 30hz refresh rate wouldn't be a drawback for me, and I already have my 27" monitor set almost 3' away from my viewing position. It would be much easier for me to come up with $700 for a new monitor; $1400 to $2100 would be out of reach.

I would really like to see how well a tiling window manager would work with a screen that large.

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copergi 4466 days ago
>I never play video games, so the 30hz refresh rate wouldn't be a drawback for me

30Hz is painful just for normal use. You can't move your mouse precisely any more because the screen doesn't update fast enough.

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