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All,

I am looking at upgrading my displays when I get a new PC and I was wondering what are the advantages if any of having 4k displays vs. "traditional" hi def displays?  I use a lot of drone data so point clouds and hi res photos are common place in my work flows.  

Thanks, Ben

All,

I am looking at upgrading my displays when I get a new PC and I was wondering what are the advantages if any of having 4k displays vs. "traditional" hi def displays?  I use a lot of drone data so point clouds and hi res photos are common place in my work flows.  

Thanks, Ben

Hi,

I've tested TBC with point cloud data with my 4K 43" inch display, and I would have needed a magnifier glass for it to work. The icons are small, texts are small, and individual points in the point cloud data are very much "invisible". Ways for it to work were:

1. Changing the resolution on the display to 1440p made it much better, and workflows were way better than on my main 32" widescreen display
2. Changing the scaling in Windows settings to 175%ish. This helped, but it also made everything else in windows too large, so I had to make the pages in internet browser for example scale lower, something like 70% if I remember correctly.

So, option number two messes other things up, and option number one makes a 4K screen pointless. Unless you go for a very large screen, something like 48" or up could be very beneficial.

What I noticed though, was that the large screen had 100Hz refresh rate, which was far better than my smaller screens 60Hz. Rotating the point cloud for example was way more fluid, and the separation of points remained high even when zooming or rotating. So, instead of going for 4K (unless you intend to buiy a very large screen), I can highly recommend going with 1440P and focus on getting the refresh rate up, I bet 144Hz on gaming monitors would be fantastic and am going to test that one in some point with my "off the clock" personal computer.

All,

I am looking at upgrading my displays when I get a new PC and I was wondering what are the advantages if any of having 4k displays vs. "traditional" hi def displays?  I use a lot of drone data so point clouds and hi res photos are common place in my work flows.  

Thanks, Ben

I have been using a 4k display on laptop now for a few years.  I did have to find a solution to the issue of the micro icons, but I did find one.  It won't let me upload the actual manifest file, so just email me and I can send it to you.  Hope this helps.  The instructions were pretty easy to follow.  TBC now looks 'normal' on a 4k display.  Also, I do use a lower res second monitor and the fix does not interfere with working between the two.  Let me know if you have any questions.

Hi,

I've tested TBC with point cloud data with my 4K 43" inch display, and I would have needed a magnifier glass for it to work. The icons are small, texts are small, and individual points in the point cloud data are very much "invisible". Ways for it to work were:

1. Changing the resolution on the display to 1440p made it much better, and workflows were way better than on my main 32" widescreen display
2. Changing the scaling in Windows settings to 175%ish. This helped, but it also made everything else in windows too large, so I had to make the pages in internet browser for example scale lower, something like 70% if I remember correctly.

So, option number two messes other things up, and option number one makes a 4K screen pointless. Unless you go for a very large screen, something like 48" or up could be very beneficial.

What I noticed though, was that the large screen had 100Hz refresh rate, which was far better than my smaller screens 60Hz. Rotating the point cloud for example was way more fluid, and the separation of points remained high even when zooming or rotating. So, instead of going for 4K (unless you intend to buiy a very large screen), I can highly recommend going with 1440P and focus on getting the refresh rate up, I bet 144Hz on gaming monitors would be fantastic and am going to test that one in some point with my "off the clock" personal computer.

All,

I am looking at upgrading my displays when I get a new PC and I was wondering what are the advantages if any of having 4k displays vs. "traditional" hi def displays?  I use a lot of drone data so point clouds and hi res photos are common place in my work flows.  

Thanks, Ben

Hi,

I've tested TBC with point cloud data with my 4K 43" inch display, and I would have needed a magnifier glass for it to work. The icons are small, texts are small, and individual points in the point cloud data are very much "invisible". Ways for it to work were:

1. Changing the resolution on the display to 1440p made it much better, and workflows were way better than on my main 32" widescreen display
2. Changing the scaling in Windows settings to 175%ish. This helped, but it also made everything else in windows too large, so I had to make the pages in internet browser for example scale lower, something like 70% if I remember correctly.

So, option number two messes other things up, and option number one makes a 4K screen pointless. Unless you go for a very large screen, something like 48" or up could be very beneficial.

What I noticed though, was that the large screen had 100Hz refresh rate, which was far better than my smaller screens 60Hz. Rotating the point cloud for example was way more fluid, and the separation of points remained high even when zooming or rotating. So, instead of going for 4K (unless you intend to buiy a very large screen), I can highly recommend going with 1440P and focus on getting the refresh rate up, I bet 144Hz on gaming monitors would be fantastic and am going to test that one in some point with my "off the clock" personal computer.

All,

I am looking at upgrading my displays when I get a new PC and I was wondering what are the advantages if any of having 4k displays vs. "traditional" hi def displays?  I use a lot of drone data so point clouds and hi res photos are common place in my work flows.  

Thanks, Ben

All,

I am looking at upgrading my displays when I get a new PC and I was wondering what are the advantages if any of having 4k displays vs. "traditional" hi def displays?  I use a lot of drone data so point clouds and hi res photos are common place in my work flows.  

Thanks, Ben

I must be the odd man out. I always avoided 4k because of the lack of good support for it. I bought a 32" 4k monitor to put in portrait mode for my other windows. I had to bring my setup home from my office and I brought the 32" 4k display only. I started using it with TBC and I loved it. Personally, I didn't think the icons were too small. They are small but  not too small for my eyes apparently.  I also checekd and I had the display set to 125% instead of the 150% recommended for that monitor in Windows settings. I don't know, I don't have any issues with it, but I do have a 32" display sitting right in front of my face.

All,

I am looking at upgrading my displays when I get a new PC and I was wondering what are the advantages if any of having 4k displays vs. "traditional" hi def displays?  I use a lot of drone data so point clouds and hi res photos are common place in my work flows.  

Thanks, Ben

Adam,

So what advantage it there to having one?  Does it make the line work, point clouds or images look better?  Is it smoother is when viewing and rotating surfaces?

Ben

I must be the odd man out. I always avoided 4k because of the lack of good support for it. I bought a 32" 4k monitor to put in portrait mode for my other windows. I had to bring my setup home from my office and I brought the 32" 4k display only. I started using it with TBC and I loved it. Personally, I didn't think the icons were too small. They are small but  not too small for my eyes apparently.  I also checekd and I had the display set to 125% instead of the 150% recommended for that monitor in Windows settings. I don't know, I don't have any issues with it, but I do have a 32" display sitting right in front of my face.

All,

I am looking at upgrading my displays when I get a new PC and I was wondering what are the advantages if any of having 4k displays vs. "traditional" hi def displays?  I use a lot of drone data so point clouds and hi res photos are common place in my work flows.  

Thanks, Ben

It seems so yeah, and I just think overall 4k is better on your eyes

Adam,

So what advantage it there to having one?  Does it make the line work, point clouds or images look better?  Is it smoother is when viewing and rotating surfaces?

Ben

I must be the odd man out. I always avoided 4k because of the lack of good support for it. I bought a 32" 4k monitor to put in portrait mode for my other windows. I had to bring my setup home from my office and I brought the 32" 4k display only. I started using it with TBC and I loved it. Personally, I didn't think the icons were too small. They are small but  not too small for my eyes apparently.  I also checekd and I had the display set to 125% instead of the 150% recommended for that monitor in Windows settings. I don't know, I don't have any issues with it, but I do have a 32" display sitting right in front of my face.

All,

I am looking at upgrading my displays when I get a new PC and I was wondering what are the advantages if any of having 4k displays vs. "traditional" hi def displays?  I use a lot of drone data so point clouds and hi res photos are common place in my work flows.  

Thanks, Ben