[GTALUG] 28" UHD monitor for $299+taxes, delivered

[Lennart Sorensen]

On Fri, Dec 12, 2014 at 02:53:24AM -0500, D. Hugh Redelmeier wrote:
> This is quite a bargain.  3840 x 2160 pixels!  Not a great monitor (TN, 
> not IPS; 30Hz), but still perhaps useful.
> 
> <http://forums.redflagdeals.com/microsoft-store-dell-2815q-28-4k-30hz-tn-monitor-299-a-1623249/>
> 
> Linus bought one: 
> <https://plus.google.com/+LinusTorvalds/posts/4MwQKZhGkEr>
> 
> Some think that the headline is that Linus bought it from the Microsoft 
> Store.
> 
> We can buy it cheaper: US price was US$299 but ours is C$299.

Too bad the video handling hardware in it is so awful (100ms to process
the data before displaying it?  Ouch).  It is effectively at best 10Hz. I
think trying to use a mouse with that screen would drive you crazy.
If you are just displaying a lot of text then it is probably fine.

-- 
Len Sorensen