What PC display technologies will become mainstream in 2013?

[Pleiades]

Will OLED finally become affordable? Sharp's IGZO tech looks promising and I hope higher-res displays will be more commonplace than the stagnant 1080p 'standard' that's prevailed for too long...

Personally I would want to see more 120/144 hz (or higher) 'conventional' (ie LED backlit IPS) screens with more than 1080p; surely that can't be a huge manufacturing hurdle?

The only excitement this year was the Catleap 120hz Korean imports and arguably those 21:9 LG/Dell screens.

[jim]

I'm not very optimistic. It's such a dead market to my mind.

The best monitor on the market has barely changed in almost 7 years...

Review: Dell UltraSharp 3007WFP

[Samwood]

IPS monitors have become more affordable. And there have been a few released over the last year or so that have managed to mitigate the response time issues that are usually associated with IPS monitors.

The Asus PA238Q is an example of a monitor that does just this.

I have the Asus and an LG Flatron (TN monitor) sat side-by-side on my desk. Both cost me about £150 (tho the LG was bought about 2 years ago), the difference between the monitors is astounding! I cant recommend IPS monitors highly enough.
Also, if you can get one (like the Asus) that has low response times they're perfect for gaming.

As for 120hz - there isnt much point of this unless your running a 3D monitor, the eye simply wont notice the difference.
More than 1080p - only for screens bigger than 24" I'd imagine. Again the benefits wont justify the additional cost. That said we are seeing quite a few TVs being released with 4K screens (tho most of these have enormous screens, i.e. 90").
We might get some 4K monitors soon. I think you can already buy commercial grade 4K monitors, but these are insanely expensive.

[jigger]

I've been wanting to upgrade my monitor for a while now but can't find anything worthwhile apart from taking a chance on a 2560x1440 Korean monitor in the hope I get 100hz ~

A Sony FW900 or IBM T221 might be on the cards. The sad thing is I've owned both previously and 10 year old+ 5th hand kit is looking like my best upgrade path

[Moragg]

I'm not very optimistic. It's such a dead market to my mind.

The best monitor on the market has barely changed in almost 7 years...

Not true, for standard users the best monitors are the X-Star and QNIX monitors - PLS, 1440p, 120Hz, fast response time.

Edit: looks like this thread started long before these monitors were available :facepalm: my bad

[kalniel]

Not true, for standard users the best monitors are the X-Star and QNIX monitors - PLS, 1440p, 120Hz, fast response time.

Standard users can't even buy them easily so I wouldn't say they are the best monitors. The Dells can be bought from a number of places, and the build quality and warranties are in a different league from the ones you mention.

[shaithis]

Imo, your all thinking far too yesterday.

Occulous rift....and other 3d space displays

[Spreadie]

I'm not very optimistic. It's such a dead market to my mind.

The best monitor on the market has barely changed in almost 7 years...

Review: Dell UltraSharp 3007WFP

I know this is an old, twice-necro'd, thread but I like the idea that my 3007 will be the standard people are aspiring to.

[kalniel]

Imo, your all thinking far too yesterday.

Occulous rift....and other 3d space displays

Writing code is nasty enough in 2d, thanks very much.

[Pob255]

One major issue with vr displays is focal length, you're starring at a screen that is very close to your face but tricking the brain into thinking you are trying to focus on something much farther away, which can lead to eye strain under prolonged usage.
Old VR systems where heavy and the extra weight contributed to add in mussel strain, this has been greatly reduced but the focal distance issue still remains.

"4k" is looking to be the next step but there's still no one standard for it, there are currently six 4k standards ranging from 4k UHD at 3840 × 2160 to Full aperture 4K at 4096 × 3112

Personally 1920×1080 is fine for pc monitors in the 21-25" range, optimal viewing distance for 21" screen at 1080p is between 2 and 3 feet, which is what you should have for sitting at a pc, up it to 27" and the optimal viewing distance is 3-4feet so here is the point when you start to want higher resolutions.
For tv's its more tricky because distance is a major factor not just screen size
http://carltonbale.com/1080p-does-matter/
Basically if you're sitting 10 feet from your tv then you really don't see much difference between 720p and 1080p below 50" screen size. increase the size or decrease the distance and you start to notice it.