Mark C wrote:
Thanks Larry, you raise some interesting questions.
Is there anyway to figure out the maximum resolution that a video card
can drive? I have a 2gig geforce GTX 980 card. The documents give the
max resolution / frame rate for each of the output types, but no
indication of the total combined max resolutions using multiple
monitors. I'm sure it could handle a single 4k or 5k monitor (not that I
plan to go that far) but not sure about monitors in combination.
At some point you mentioned some iSomething software. If you have a
mac, this website can be useful:
http://www.everymac.com/systems/by_capability/macs-with-secondary-display-support-dual-mirroring.html
Do note that there are bandwidth limitations on video cables, and they
can't necessarily support a 4k or 5k monitor. I can't find a table off hand.
Can you elaborate on "1920x1080 is easy, anything beyond that, less so"?
I read a great rant that for years the resolution of computer monitors
kept incrementally improving, until HD video came out, which is
1920x1080. At that point all the factories converted to HDTV
resolutions, so 1920x1080 started dropping in price, but almost nobody
made anything with higher resolution.
Recently, with the Apple 27" displays and such, 2560 by 1400 or so has
started to become more common.
In a related note, which someone touched on, I recently bought an
HPZR2740w monitor on sale from B&H. It turned out that my mac mini
would not drive it at full resolution as a second monitor, but in order
to get one that would, I'd have to give up quad core processor (WTF
Apple? Dropping from 4 cores to 2?). It also turned out that the monitor
would not work at anything less than native resolution. I ended up
using it on my Linux box instead. I recently got a great deal on a
used Mac Pro (tower), which looks like it can support both monitors.
As an aside, once the Mac Pro is set up, I'll probably sell my quad core
mac mini, which I just upgraded to a 2TB SSD, plus a 2TB spinny, it has
8G of RAM, so if you don't have a huge catalog of raw files, it's an
awesome machine for processing photos so long as you don't want two high
resolution displays:
http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/mac_mini/specs/mac-mini-core-i7-2.3-late-2012-specs.html
Mark
On 4/25/2016 1:20 AM, Larry Colen wrote:
Mark C wrote:
I'm thinking about upgrading my current monitor. What specs should I be
looking at?
I'm considering -
IPS panel technology
Minimum 1900 x 1080 / 1900 x 1200 preferred. I am only looking for a 24
inch monitor given to be part of a two monitor system, so I doubt I will
be able to get much greater resolution without going larger.
Some things to keep in mind:
What resolutions can your computer drive? I found out that my iMac
would not drive two 2560x1600 displays after I bought my HP monitor.
I am a big fan of having one horizontal and one vertical display. It
makes it a LOT easier when working on vertical formatted photos. This
could give you the space to run a pair of 27" displays rather than 24".
1920x1080 is easy, anything beyond that, less so.
There are some korean off brand 27" monitors that are much less
expensive than the equivalent apple displays, but I hear that they can
be a bit of a crapshoot.
Monitors tend to be one of the longest term investments, and the
portion of the computer that you spend most of your time interacting
with. It is worthwhile getting one that is a bit better than you think
you'll need, because you'll probably outgrow it before it dies.
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