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4K monitors for trading

 
 jta3 
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thanks for the info. So in your opinion one of the lower power consumption cards would be ok for the 43 inch monitor. I am not interested in gaming at all .

Yes it will work.
Just remember to check your PCI version on motherboard


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I don't think i would like 4K trading. Your eyes would be getting tired too quickly

 
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I was just in the Apple store yesterday and I saw this beautiful monitor:

LG UltraFine 5K Display - Apple

The images were unbelievably crisp. Nice, super bright, glossy monitor that I've been looking for, but it uses Thunderbolt 3.

Is there a way to run those on a PC? Someone knows? Any limitations? I did some quick search for Thunderbolt 3 graphics card, but couldn't find any good info.

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 jta3 
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dstrader View Post
I was just in the Apple store yesterday and I saw this beautiful monitor:

LG UltraFine 5K Display - Apple

The images were unbelievably crisp. Nice, super bright, glossy monitor that I've been looking for, but it uses Thunderbolt 3.

Is there a way to run those on a PC? Someone knows? Any limitations? I did some quick search for Thunderbolt 3 graphics card, but couldn't find any good info.

I have a 28" 4K monitor. I think it's too small for text.
32" at 2560x1440 is okay.
40" for 4K or greater
5K around 50"+
8K 60"+

With picture and video is another case with high resolution.

 
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jta3 View Post
I have a 28" 4K monitor. I think it's too small for text.
32" at 2560x1440 is okay.
40" for 4K or greater
5K around 50"+
8K 60"+

With picture and video is another case with high resolution.

I beg to disagree, I use LG Digital Cinema 31" monitors (4096 x 2160), you can always adjust the fonts. I like the LG but it runs hot and the colors look washed out because of the matte screen.
I'm looking for nice 'retina type' and glossy displays. Again, a personal preference. I still love my old 1080p HP monitor that is glossy. I found that with the brightness of modern monitors, glossy reflections are not as bad, and the sharpness of the images are great.

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Thunderbolt was planned to come to PC as well.

Check the thunderbolttechnology blog for what motherboards support it or peripherals.

 
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dstrader View Post
I beg to disagree, I use LG Digital Cinema 31" monitors (4096 x 2160), you can always adjust the fonts. I like the LG but it runs hot and the colors look washed out because of the matte screen.
I'm looking for nice 'retina type' and glossy displays. Again, a personal preference. I still love my old 1080p HP monitor that is glossy. I found that with the brightness of modern monitors, glossy reflections are not as bad, and the sharpness of the images are great.

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dstrader View Post
I was just in the Apple store yesterday and I saw this beautiful monitor:

LG UltraFine 5K Display - Apple

The images were unbelievably crisp. Nice, super bright, glossy monitor that I've been looking for, but it uses Thunderbolt 3.

Is there a way to run those on a PC? Someone knows? Any limitations? I did some quick search for Thunderbolt 3 graphics card, but couldn't find any good info.

I think a card like this will work for you, costs around $60. : https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboard-Accessory/ThunderboltEX-3/

With the caveats that I merely googled around a bit, and as others have said it may or may not be good for trading.

I'd check with Apple to see if they support such a configuration, or at least what their return policy is!

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@bob7123

I saw that, not sure if that would work. You would still need a graphics card, no? I think that's just like a USB (a pipe for data in/out).

Will wait until I see someone trying this.

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Just some more research and I think they are not ready for prime time...

People are finding some issues with this display:

https://9to5mac.com/2017/02/09/lg-ultrafine-mess-apple-make-its-own-display/

Maybe by the end of the year we will have more options... will stick with my monitors for now...

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