tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post4157141828951493858..comments2024-03-28T00:31:13.472-07:00Comments on <em>Archimago's Musings</em>: MUSINGS: Gone 4K / UHD - A "Look" At Ultra-High-Definition...Archimagohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08642574001287787545noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-75195549721545067512015-05-26T15:22:15.775-07:002015-05-26T15:22:15.775-07:00That's right, as the title suggests, a 4K / UH...That's right, as the title suggests, a 4K / UHD screen; it's a computer ... <a href="http://monitor4k.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">monitor4k.blogspot.com</a><br />Titehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02484447638800888426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-34215374985115086712015-04-06T19:24:27.516-07:002015-04-06T19:24:27.516-07:00Thanks for this post. there is a corollary to this...Thanks for this post. there is a corollary to this discussion with regard to watching movies on big screens, i.e. big TV and home theatre. IIRC the correct viewing distance is dictated by horizontal angle, I think not less than 35 degrees or more than 45 degrees. Too little angle and you don't feel 'immersed', too much angle and you have to 'look around' the screen and can&#tnargshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04937893575268508575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-69840623821063480712015-03-29T21:56:57.790-07:002015-03-29T21:56:57.790-07:00Exactly, 4K only makes sense in toooo large screen...Exactly, 4K only makes sense in toooo large screens, and since i'm not a millionaire, i'll stick with 1080p ;)<br /><br />You know, i think you've touched a interesting point when you said: "...a 55" 4K on display showing some UHD material...". Sure, to show the potential of 4K, you need...4K!!!<br /><br />The audio industry seems to not understand this point! They are VKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05287837050338339500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-24033125357258273312015-03-28T21:35:46.495-07:002015-03-28T21:35:46.495-07:00Wow! Impressive, man... That's great work for ...Wow! Impressive, man... That's great work for the 80's. Seeing the evolution of computing technology from the days of coding assembly 6502 instructions (saving to cassette tape, thank goodness I missed the punch card days) to the complexity of today's computing has been marvelous.<br /><br />My first home image capture device was the NewTek DigiView on my Amiga:<br />http://Archimagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642574001287787545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-32594838595786815782015-03-28T21:06:16.364-07:002015-03-28T21:06:16.364-07:00Absolutely, that's why I'm willing to bite...Absolutely, that's why I'm willing to bite with a 4K screen on the computer desktop for the time being. I'll wait and see how it goes with 4K Blu-Ray by the end-of-year,<br /><br />I would not even be considering a 4K TV in my AV room unless the screen is 80"+. Definitely one area 4K could be beneficial is with passive 1080P 3D (I still watch a few 3D movie, maybe a handful a Archimagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642574001287787545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-91191223884258837512015-03-28T20:20:09.425-07:002015-03-28T20:20:09.425-07:00Hi Stephen,
These are AudioEngine A2's. They w...Hi Stephen,<br />These are AudioEngine A2's. They were ~$200 when I got them many years ago...<br /><br />The A2+ with built-in DAC is available these days.<br /><br />For the size, very nice unit with decent bass response.<br />Archimagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642574001287787545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-41535386050996857382015-03-28T04:27:45.599-07:002015-03-28T04:27:45.599-07:00Thanks for the article, and for reminding me of th...Thanks for the article, and for reminding me of those days back in ancient history before 24 bit colour. <br /><br />I can remember, circa 1987, being obsessed with the idea of being able to store and display digital images with sufficient quality to pass as 'photographs'. Somewhere at home I still have the contraption I built: a framestore. It took in ordinary composite video and split Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-74270095875703725632015-03-27T21:16:08.573-07:002015-03-27T21:16:08.573-07:00I've been following this "4k phenomenom&q...I've been following this "4k phenomenom" since the beggining. It looks like it's application will only make sense in the PC world, where you'll gain more free space to work on your desktop, and for games, where more resolution = larger field of view.<br /><br />4K for a good movie? Well, accordingly to the calculator "isthisretina", a FullHD 65 inch screen is VKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05287837050338339500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-33125707986803043392015-03-27T13:39:26.248-07:002015-03-27T13:39:26.248-07:00Could you tell me what the desktop monitor speaker...Could you tell me what the desktop monitor speakers are please?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06737038588241791545noreply@blogger.com