Joined on 01/03/12
Clear Choice for Photographic & Video Editing
Pros: Arrived on time and in good shape. Attached it and another monitor to an Ergotron LX dual side-by-side arm. Needed quite a bit of extra tension, but it turned out really sweet. Connected it via the provided DP cable and is running at 3840 x 2160 60 Hz. Needed to install drivers provided on CD. Windows 7 then just picked it up and ran with it without a hitch. The construction on this monitor is just as good at the Dell 27" UltraSharp it is replacing. No idea why the other reviewers considered it poorly built. Colors are amazing. Have not yet calibrated it, but the software that it ships with supposedly provides some level of calibration. I am skeptical of auto calibration, but it looks amazing right out of the box. No dead pixels as far as the eye can see. No lines, no burn through . . . none of the hype that some folks seem to be selling relative to this new generation of monitors. I am running this via a GeForce GTX 760 with 16 GB RAM and it is as smooth as a mother's love (at least my mamma's love). Goes in and out of Windows sleep mode smoothly. I did tons of research, and for my money, this is the best mid-range 4K monitor in the 30-32" range. Samsung's version of an IP panel appears to me to be amazing.
Cons: Would not pay a full $2,099.99 but $1,499.99 seems reasonable. I would give it 5 eggs but the adjustment buttons are a bit small and not that easy to maneuver. But frankly who cares? How often do you really adjust your monitor? Once a month when I recalibrate - that's it!
Overall Review: If you have the money, I would recommend this monitor at $1,499.99. My primary objective is photographic and video editing. I want really fine resolution and color quality, and this monitor clearly delivers on that. I do not do any gaming so that is not my interest. High resolution video and Blu Rays are just as clear and sharp as one could imagination.