For those of you at last nights meeting you'll recollect there was some discussion on Ultra High Definition computer monitors (i.e. "4K" monitors). With such a large resolution monitor there were jokes made about sitting on the other side of the room in order to use your computer.

Today I found links to a Canadian web-site that seems to have created a science out of how far to sit in front of a TV monitor...

...and...

...apparently you sit closer to a 4K/UHD TV monitor than a 1080/HD TV monitor. In fact, if you sit too far away from a 4K/UHD monitor then there is no point in having one and you should have stuck with a 1080/HD monitor!

I notice that PB-Tech for the category of 4K Monitors, the sizes are mostly in the range 24 inch to 32 inch, while 4K TVs have screens in the range 43 inch to 86 inch.

The cheapest 32 inch 4K monitor I found was a Kogan 32" Ultra HD 4K FreeSync IPS Monitor (3840 x 2160) that is available by purchasing on-line at NZ$370 plus shipping from kogan.

Getting a 4K monitor is one thing, being able to feed it with true 4K created video is the next challenge. I don't think it will be coming out of a Freeview box in NZ for a while ;-)

However, with the adoption and take-up of the AV1 standard, then more 4K video content should become available to stream from the internet.

If your Desktop PC doesn't have a 4K (3980 x 1920 pixel) graphics capability, then don't forget that for a starting price of around $150 will be required for a PCI-e 4K graphics adapter.

cheers,

Ian.