Philips readies 49-inch 32:9 UltraWide curved VA monitor

[HEXUS]

The Philips 492P8 with 3840 x 1080 resolution and 1800R curvature will retail for €899.

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[cptwhite_uk]

I've gotta laugh at the that dual monitor setup, they've just invented a 16:9 ratio ~ 55" 4K panel...with a big black bar in the middle, for ~ £1700

[bitbucket]

Good thing it's for the professional market, because no (sane) home user would settle for 1080p vertical resolution on a monitor that wide.

[Ozaron]

Good thing it's for the professional market, because no (sane) home user would settle for 1080p vertical resolution on a monitor that wide.

How did we reach a point where home users stereotypically have higher standards than professionals?

[Tunnah]

I've gotta laugh at the that dual monitor setup, they've just invented a 16:9 ratio ~ 55" 4K panel...with a big black bar in the middle, for ~ £1700

Yup, the first thing that came to mind when Anandtech first reported it a few days ago. Why the hell would you do that, you're adding a multi monitor setup headache to your life. They really didn't think it through

[Tunnah]

Good thing it's for the professional market, because no (sane) home user would settle for 1080p vertical resolution on a monitor that wide.

It's 4K resolution, but half the height

[b0redom]

Why would you pick that over something like this?

http://www.techradar.com/news/lgs-massive-43-inch-4k-monitor-is-like-having-four-hd-screens-in-one

[Tunnah]

Why would you pick that over something like this?

http://www.techradar.com/news/lgs-ma...screens-in-one

Aye, I actually use a 4K TV as my primary. Broke my monitor few years back, was forced into using a TV, now I can't imagine going back to a monitor. So much space!

Plus gaming is just a whole other league

[plexabit]

I've gotta laugh at the that dual monitor setup, they've just invented a 16:9 ratio ~ 55" 4K panel...with a big black bar in the middle, for ~ £1700

I think LG's 42-inch 4K monitor with 4 separate inputs makes way more sense. It's also less than half the price.