--The product:
Amazing picture, great build quality, great I/O, amazing product for the money. I really want another one or two for my multipurpose setup, it's a matter of time. The only recommendation to Asus is that these ship in DisplayPort 1.2 mode instead of 1.1. I am currently on my second week of my replacement monitor with no issues. The first product shipped to me with a cluster of bad pixels that I discovered on day one, no big deal, no sweat, it happens. Amazon is the way to go because I received my replacement before I got a chance to ship back the first one. The build quality of this guy makes me feel like it will last a decade, which is what I value most in a display. Function over form is the idea behind this monitor's stand and bezel.
The hue/tone of this display is warming and a bit more yellow than your average display but I personally prefer it over an LED blue tinted white. It can be adjusted and compensated for anyway. The viewing angles are definitely not the best but have not bugged me either. If you plan on using this off to the side frequently, then you may wish for a different panel. For me, since the stand is super, freaking adjustable I never have to worry about viewing angles.
--The concept and technology:
4K is still sort of an experimental, grease-monkey technology in the PC world. You'll need to do some research before you jump in, or you could find yourself puzzled by terrible performance. You will need to run display port to use full 4K, otherwise you're stuck in 30fps refresh rate which is a world of hurt, don't do it. For gaming at full 4K you will need to fork out a little bit for a decent GPU. While a GTX 760 was amazing for 1080p it does not stand a chance in 4K, and 4Gig VRAM is minimum.
This monitor actually pushed me into using my free Windows 8 upgrade because Windows 7 just doesn't scale as well as I'd hope to this pixel density. Certain text just wouldn't scale right and be as readable in 4K 28inch. Windows 8 handles it so much better when you bump some of the scaling and text sizes. I also understand that Windows 10 is supposed to make it even smoother a transition.
This is the size you want for media, pictures, and gaming... I will never want to go back to 1080p resolution. This size and resolution is the sweet spot, especially for gaming. You won't find much video or any movies out there in 4K yet but that's a whole different story.
If you want normal, readable text but don't want to scale everything up, you'll want a screen bigger than this. Of course if you just more screen real estate you might as well just get a bunch of normal resolution monitors, and you can buy three of these for the price of one 32inch version. Never the less, the real estate is still a massive boost as it is for every type of use. And if you upgrade to a bigger size of 4K monitor, you won't have the sharpness you get with this pixel density. This is the sweet spot, it's like looking through a window instead of VHS recording.
I will update this review if anything changes,
| Standing screen display size | 28 Inches |
|---|---|
| Screen Resolution | 3840x2160 |
| Max Screen Resolution | 3840 x 2160 |
