4K Television or Monitor?

Hi all,

 

I'm looking to get an ultrawide monitor or a 4K television to add more screen real estate for using Logic.

 

My primary use is Logic and internet. I do watch a lot of video content on Youtube and for classes, but I don't game on my computer, and rarely watch movies, so high frame rates shouldn't be a major concern.

 

I did hook up an old Vizio 32" and it looked awful, but that tv came out WAY before 4K.

 

Anyone out there who has used both and can point out anything I might be missing regarding going with the television?

 

Thanks!

Display latency can be a big problem. A TV has all the time in the world to come up with a picture. If it tkaes half a second to decode 1 frame and fill the buffer, so be it, just delay the sound by the same amount and eberyone is happy, right ?

Except the TV can't delay Logic's audio in your application. Same when displaying a movie window.

 

So check thoroughly for real wolrd latency.

I use a 39” Seiki Ultra HD 4K TV as a second monitor for my 27” iMac. Works great.

Display latency and refresh rate can both be annoying.

And the experience is just poor with 30Hz, not only for games and videos.

 

4K TV's will look better but frankly, i'm a HiDPI junkie.

monitors are cheap enough.

I've done a bit of research on this, a couple of key things are refresh rate (nothing below 60 fps) and the Chroma Sub Sampling, which makes a difference for clear text. You need 4:4:4, this article explains it somewhat

 

https://www.rtings.com/tv/learn/chroma-subsampling

 

I'm going with the TCL 43S425

is chroma sub sampling relevant on HiDPI screens?

is chroma sub sampling relevant on HiDPI screens?

 

I think so, it has to do with contrast of colors and how that impacts clarity. But I'm happy to be wrong about this, this is getting to the weeds of video stuff and that isn't my strong point.

I have a LG 4K monitor (a few years old now, 3840 x 2160 - 31 inches. It's great, I am near sighted so it's perfect. about $900. I stream Netflix, amazon prime. fine for that. also old apple 23 inch monitor.

Don’t use a TV. I don’t know why exactly, but proper monitors look so much better when used for your daw. I bought a good quality 40 inch Samsung UHD tv and then replaced it with a 43 inch Dell UHD monitor. The monitor looks sooo much clearer. One of the best additions to my studio.

Thanks all! Sorry for coming back so late. I’m not getting emails when I get replies anymore. I’ll have to change that.

 

Ended up getting a 32inch ultrawide from LG and LOVE it. Can’t imagine doing everything on a laptop screen.

Oh, yeah. I know that feeling when you go from a small display to a big one. Been working behind a 13-inch laptop for a very long time. And about a month ago I switched to a 32-inch 4k TV. Now the laptop mostly serves as a second display. I like to turn on the TV movies in good quality with 123movies. And enjoy the great sound and picture. Or program through my laptop. And display the program on the TV screen. Or edit photos on it, because it has perfect color reproduction. I'm very happy with my purchase. It is really cool! Edited May 7, 2021 by kiki220

Thanks all! Sorry for coming back so late. I’m not getting emails when I get replies anymore. I’ll have to change that.

 

Ended up getting a 32inch ultrawide from LG and LOVE it. Can’t imagine doing everything on a laptop screen.

 

When you die, if you have been a very bad person, you spend eternity working in a DAW on a laptop display.

Edited May 6, 2021 by Ashermusic

Can you please mention the model number of LG Ultrawide monitor?

On 5/6/2021 at 6:31 PM, Ashermusic said:

When you die, if you have been a very bad person, you spend eternity working in a DAW on a laptop display.

Depends on how you make music. We spent decades recording onto devices without any display at all, so in that regard, any small display is a *luxury*! 😉