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4K Computer Monitors Are Coming (But Still Pricey)

First time accepted submitter jay age writes "When TV makers started pushing 4K screens on unsuspecting public, that just recently upgraded to 1080p, many had doubted what value will they bring consumers. Fair thought — 1080p is, at screen sizes and viewing distances commonly found in homes, good enough. However, PC users such as me have looked at this development with great hope. TV screens must have something to do with market being littered with monitors having puny 1080p resolution. What if 4K TVs will push PC makers to offer 4K screens too, wouldn't that be great? Well, they are coming. ASUS has just announced one!" You could hook a computer up to one of the available 4K displays, but will generally be paying a lot more for the privilege; this one is "only" about $5,000, according to ExtremeTech.

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  1. ajax.googleapis.com by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    FFS, why do I need to enable ajax.googleapis.com in NoScript just to view Asus's website?

    I'm sick of creepy Google gathering info on me.
    Then, when I later email someone with a Gmail mailbox, Google will link my IP address (contained in the email's header) with my unique email address and add that intel to their already overflowing collection of 'big data'.

    You know what? Stuff it, I won't enable it. Asus just lost me as a website visitor.

  2. Re:Weak! by Tagged_84 · · Score: 5, Informative

    It's Extreme Tech and they admit to making up the price in the article. That site is extremely opinionated and I wouldn't trust it with my bookmarks!