I just got a 50" Vizio E50u-D2 working at 3840x2160 @60hz with my Macbook Pro running an AMD Radeon R9 M370X. The TV was $570 at Costco and I needed a mini display port to display port adaptor, a display port to HDMI adapter, a Club3D Displayport 1.2 to HDMI 2.0 adapter and a high speed HDM cable. Throw in SwitchResX to convince OS X to drive it at 60hz and I'm under $650 total for 50" of 4K happiness.
So the hardware and adaptors are now in place for 4K on consumer TVs, not sure about the software under OpenBSD... On Fri, Jul 22, 2016 at 8:22 AM, <li...@wrant.com> wrote: > Thu, 21 Jul 2016 21:41:23 -0700 Bryan Vyhmeister <br...@bsdjournal.net> > > On Fri, Jul 22, 2016 at 02:05:07PM +1000, Jonathan Gray wrote: > > > There is no kernel support for skylake and it will require firmware. > > > https://01.org/linuxgraphics/intel-linux-graphics-firmwares > > > > > > The intel code in Mesa does not use gallium or LLVM. > > > > > > Using efifb with a 4k display would likely be horribly slow due to the > > > high number of pixels to push. > > > > I guess I will find out just how slow. I have two 4k monitors on the > > way (the Dell P4317W and also an HP Z27s). Perhaps I will pick up some > > more 30-inch 2560x1600 monitors for now. Thanks for all the info. > > 27" are less expensive, plus have all the better colour depth numbers, see: > > http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/articles/panel_parts_content_files/sheet008.htm > > You will see there are much less panels in the database above 27", which is > another hint for you, on top of the ~100 DPI paper / book printing quality. > > > Short answer from user level: I'd personally get more 2560x1440 27" IPS > > monitors for now, and use the excess budget for another set of the same. > > You'd probably have to get a slightly older & cheaper video card (6450). > > I know of no justification for a 5K monitor yet, though I want one too..
