So called “Tech” companies have been focusing on phones and ads for the last few years; with some luck, computer stuff will get more attention soon. 4k has never been an issue on my PC. I’ve never used 6, though! She got a new 4K display for her home laptop and now “it just won’t look good”. My main goal was pixel density and readability benefits similar to the screen on my Surface Pro 4 and the Retina display on my iPhone. The resolution is high enough for me (even on a monitor that big). All this results in HDR images that appear more realistic and vividly stand out. If the laptop is at 4k and external is FHD, it’s a constant battle when I drag programs to the external. If you are complaining for using outdated apps well then that’s on you not windows. Open your Nvidia Control Panel. Visual Studio output windows has small font size. There’s a lot of good info in AV and Home Theater forums; very little, with the exception of MadVR, in computer forums. Lower resolution displays don’t give me any eyestrain whatsoever. How to Turn On or Off Fix Scaling for Apps that are Blurry in Windows 10 Starting with Windows 10 build 17063, Microsoft has made it easier for you to fix apps that become blurry if you dock/undock, RDP, or change display settings.Some desktop apps can become blurry in these scenarios. Turning off ‘Smooth edges to Screen Fonts’ got rid of the rainbow effect of the icon fonts, but, made the foint very thin and indistinct… had to turn it back on as the visibilty of the fonts was so poor.. any ideas anyone? I was able to get my old apps to look better, still slightly blurry, by creating a manifest file and making a registry change. I could rant more, but already feel like calling into a desert. Macs are overpriced. As I haven’t have used a 4K screen yet, I assume that previous commenters are correct about using common sense with those screens. Previously, I could display the majority of sites side-by-side and they would display fine but the times that I had to zoom to display them increased significantly. Also, your apps are the problem, not Windows. I have a RTX 2080 Super powering this thing and it still struggles to hit 144 frames. You are correct. Let us discuss three of the most significant differences between TVs and monitors for console gaming. Vmware Workstation will show a ESX VM not scaled (very small). They are a security threat. Far better to the eyes. Problem like with QuickRSS arrises when a program manifests it *supports* DPI scaling, whilst in fact it does not. If a program does not support, widows will scale it by force. Reasonably priced, too. I hope drivers are ready and it works. I used it also with 100% for a while, sitting 30cm from the screen. Personally, I rather have 2 smaller monitors (22 inch to 24 inch) on my desk than one bigger sized monitor that with 4K has similar screen real estate than those 2 monitors. Problem is: since there is no global setting that you can tweak, you are left with doing so for every program that you run on the system. I recently bought a 3440×1440 monitor. On bigger monitors it’s just too big. I agree. Even programs that are still in active development may not support high DPI perfectly. All in all…no regrets, this monitor is literally (literally) the best gaming/work/computing display I’ve experienced. I run dual 32″ monitors at 4K and 100% dpi scaling and it works great. HEY MICROSOFT! Look closely and you’ll see that the edges around objects in the 1080p picture are a bit more blurry, and text looks clearer on the 4k TV. Lower res stuff scales up very clear, colors don’t bleed, text looks like print. Although it works well, I have noticed, on small fonts on dark backgorunds, a raibow effect on the white fonts. The 4k experience is phenomenal and I would highly recommend to anyone. This worked for me on an older version of Photoshop, Camtasia, and a few others. This can be improved be using 200% scaling on the local PC. Unfortunately, the Surface docking station can’t run two external 4K monitors at 60 Hz refresh rate, so I have to down shift to 30 Hz. The problem is not with Windows but with applications that do not support high pixel density. I even have my dad running 4K since Christmas and he hasn’t had any issues so far. None of us should tolerate the eyestrain of a low pixel density display. 5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent 4K Monitor at a great price - MacOS text is not blurry Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2020 Display Size: 27 Inches Display Resolution Maximum: 4K UHD 3840 x 2160 Pixels Style: adjustable Verified Purchase If anyone knows of a fix for this (Dell don’t) I’ll worship them. For me wqhd is the sweet spot on 32″ normal an >35″ in uw. However, enabling this variance usually messes up any alignment of fields, buttons etc. I use each monitor for two apps side by side. Magnifier which has three modes which can help enlarge small things on the screen. I primarily game on my system and gaming at 4k sounds like a nightmare. I believe it was an upgrade to they lastest Windows 10, then reset from boot, the reset in the OS. • 1080p resolution (FHD or Full HD) is 1920 x 1080 lines = 2 million pixels, • 1440p resolution (QHD or Quad HD) is 2560 x 1440 = 3.6 million pixels, • 2160p resolution (4K, UHD, or Ultra HD) is 3840 x 2160 = 8.3 million pixels. Wind blows might be cheap but is a pain in the ass. To avoid these (known) problems I have not bought a 4K display that is smaller than 42 inch diagonal. I see that you’re after pixel density which I completely agree with. I have zero desire to spend time tinkering with program settings and and changing font sizes just to do my coding or tech docs; I have a TV that displays hi-res Netflix and Amazon videos just fine, so I’ll be sticking with 1080p for my Windows machines while I still have them (moving as quickly as possible to Mac and Linux; tired of all the Windows BS). Want to run 4k properly? I’ve wasted hours of time I’ll never get back trying to get it not to mess up positions of all my windows when it comes out of sleep or mode or even when the monitors go into lower power mode. In everyday use, problems with 4K are not scaling in the first place. I permanently hooked my gaming PC up to a 65 inch LG OLED a couple years ago and understand the issues with text size. 4K refers to a monitor resolution that is roughly 4,000 pixels wide, sometimes also called 2160p because of the number of horizontal lines. Get a 42″ or bigger display and you’ll be good to go. Problems: your graphics adapter (GPU) may not do 4K well beyond 24 frames/second (fps). I have the corrent Monitor profile supplied by Samsung. Made that transition about 18 months ago. It’s simply bug, caused by developer ticking a checkbox without really understanding what is it. I do think I’ve noticed improved Windows 10 behavior in recent months, perhaps owing to some fixes from Microsoft, but I’m not 100% sure Microsoft is there yet on this issue. I LIKE the real estate with a high-res monitor. Also definitely use more than one screen! How to Relieve Eye Strain for Comfortable Viewing Experience? Long time reader, 1st time commenter. You could use the on-screen magnifier when working with those programs but that is not really a solution. As a programmer myself, all I hear is one of the best reasons ever for “re-inventing the wheel” and writing all these parts yourself — almost every one of the offending programs is inheriting the display bugs from someone else’s common code. Nvidia’s new 900-series graphics cards support HDMI 2.0. Message to Microsoft: it just needs to work. A simialr effect is also present on Firefox tabs and I can also see to a lesser extent on the font which is being used in this text box. Martin Brinkmann is a journalist from Germany who founded Ghacks Technology News Back in 2005. 4k Video Downloader is a very popular tool for downloading online videos and its annoying part errors. I got a new Win10 PC fairly recently with an HDMI and DP port. Martin. I’m not taking away from the fact that they cause you discomfort, I’m merely pointing out that this may not be an age-related thing. This is why you should go to tech sites for tech news. I have two questions for you: (1) WTF and (2) how do we tweak the registry to OVERRIDE your unmatched wisdom and force the Compatibility tab ON for specific EXEs, despite your engineers’ best efforts to render our computers unusable? The B.I.+ sensor on BenQ monitors detects the type and intensity of ambient light in your surroundings to automatically adjust brightness and colour temperature for a more comfortable viewing experience. The same stupidity apllies to phones. 4K and UHD (which stands for ultra-high-definition) simply refer to the resolution of the screen, which affects the sharpness of the image. Windows wants to make the 4K screen fuzzy. The monitor was an upgrade from a 23 inch, so the difference isn't that massive and I don't mind the resolution at all. First of all, Windows will automatically ask you if apps seem blurry. The only way that it looks right … nothing microscopic on the screen … is to adjust down to 1080. I suppose as I get older it may become too small, but I’m not quite 40 so my eyes are still fine. This issue has existed for a while, search for “Surface Pro scaling issues” :-), 1) Microsoft Disable display scaling on high DPI settings https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/3025083/windows-scaling-issues-for-high-dpi-devices, 2) Hack PreferExternalManifest https://www.lovemysurface.net/fix-scaling-issues-older-windows-apps/. Adobe DNG converter configuration window gets clipped, Gretl statistical software graphs and display data windows don’t display properly. This was a complete waste of time for you to write and for me to read. I recently bought a new screen as well, however due to hating 16:9 screens, I bought a 30″ Dell screen with 2560×1600 res. Display size is just as important. I don’t use many old apps, so I’ve had few issues with legacy apps not DPI scaling well. Is nobody going to mention when using a 4K screen on a laptop, browsers such Chrome/Firefox are not smooth when scrolling? Thanks. I came to the exact same conclusion, although not using Windows. I have had 4K monitor since 2016 and never had these problems. The 75″ 4K displays in the conference rooms automatically scaled laptops to 200% when connected. 4k will be in 2 years time for me. To game or to cinema, a corresponding HDRi mode will offer you an elevated HDR effect and thus an unsurpassable immersion. I have been running 4k for a few years already on nvidia platform. That’s why I’m making NexusOne https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/nexusone-nathan-belomy/, Darren, 4K isn’t bleeding edge anymore, unlike 2014-2016. From a gaming perspective, you would need like $3000 in GPUs or better if you wanted higher frames. HDMI. When I contacted the support folks for programs with these issues that are still being developed, the story has always been the same: “It’s not our fault. No problems at all driving a 1080p TV or monitor via. So I was thinking if your method would make my monitor crispier. I have run with 3x 4K Monitor for about 2 years. 4K UHD IPS panel EW3280U with HDRi and superior audiovisual features delivers immersive multimedia experiences. B.I.+ Technology provides the best display quality and viewing comfort. There you switch to the compatibility tab and activate the "change high DPI settings" button there to open the DPI options. Biggest issue was that many sites increased the minimum width required to display content properly. The comination of pixel density and screen size also matter for the optimum display experience. Google “highdpi manifest”. im range 0-8cm and 24-30cm the mouse bumps into an invisible wall not able to move it to the far overlapping large external screen. My 48 year old eyes really appreciate it. Upgrading to 4K provides a significant improvement in picture quality, sharpness, and clarity. Actually I’m surprised the author has so many issues running 4k. Ghacks is a technology news blog that was founded in 2005 by Martin Brinkmann. I use a 4K display with Windows for more than 2 years now. The Windows API allows for proper scaling but since those old apps have not updated their code to take advantage of this new feature, they are the issue. Ah, the magical parlor tricks allowed within Ten of Win…size matters not, as desktop scaling has never been more compatible/friendly from GPU to You; overtaking the previous King of my Hill: Nvidia Control Panel. KeePass vs Bitwarden, which one will you choose? The name and logo of Ghacks are copyrights or trademarks of SOFTONIC INTERNATIONAL S.A. You can see the difference in sharpness for sure.