Monday, May 14th 2018
43" Wasabi Mango UHD430 is World's First Commercially Available 120 Hz, 4K Gaming Monitor
Well, that wasn't so easy to see coming: that the world's first commercially available 120 Hz, 4K monitor would come to consumers' options via not one of the tech giants such as LG or Samsung, but a relatively low-key company out here in the west. Korea-based Wasabi Mango has started distributing their 43" UHD430 monitor, which brings with it (almost all) the amenities of a high-performance gaming monitor.
The UHD430 is additionally being marketed with HDR support, though it's the entry-level 400 nits brightness achieved here - a far cry from the generally accepted 1000 nits sweet spot. The panel is an IPS affair with 1200:1 static contrast ratio, 4:4:4 chroma support, a pretty respectable 5 ms response time, and a smattering of display connections: 3x HDMI 2.0 ports, 2x DisplayPort 1.4, 1x Toslink optical audio output, and 1x USB port. Sadly, FreeSync doesn't seem to be active for this panel. For users to achieve the 120 Hz 4K frequency and resolution, the dual DisplayPort outputs must be used. Otherwise, there's just not enough bandwidth for the awesome images being thrown to the display's pipeline. The 43" Wasabi Mango is available with free shipping for a surprising $1,399.
Sources:
Blur Busters, YouTube 120Hz 4K test video
The UHD430 is additionally being marketed with HDR support, though it's the entry-level 400 nits brightness achieved here - a far cry from the generally accepted 1000 nits sweet spot. The panel is an IPS affair with 1200:1 static contrast ratio, 4:4:4 chroma support, a pretty respectable 5 ms response time, and a smattering of display connections: 3x HDMI 2.0 ports, 2x DisplayPort 1.4, 1x Toslink optical audio output, and 1x USB port. Sadly, FreeSync doesn't seem to be active for this panel. For users to achieve the 120 Hz 4K frequency and resolution, the dual DisplayPort outputs must be used. Otherwise, there's just not enough bandwidth for the awesome images being thrown to the display's pipeline. The 43" Wasabi Mango is available with free shipping for a surprising $1,399.
63 Comments on 43" Wasabi Mango UHD430 is World's First Commercially Available 120 Hz, 4K Gaming Monitor
Can we get all of this in 26-28"?
Also, HDR with no mention of local dimming? :wtf:
www.acer.com/ac/en/GB/content/predator-series/predatorx27
www.asus.com/us/Monitors/ROG-SWIFT-PG27UQ/
They are available now, but asking price is very high(2499€ for Acer one where I live).I very much doubt that, monitors are almost always marketed by the peak values. I.E. DisplayHDR 400 spec says Peak luminance of 400 cd/m². But yeah no local dimming no displayHDR spec, could be good non-HDR gaming TV still though.
But it will probably just work with one cable though(Hdmi or DP), it will just run as regular 4k 60Hz TV.
Its a product that makes no sense, trying to sell on specs alone
I'm not familiar with existing HDR content, but as far as I understand those 1000nits are supposedly needed for brief sunlight flashes and stuff. You won't really notice if your monitor/TV "only" rendered that at 600nits, you'd be just as blinded momentarily.
Or famous like shiit, but not selling niche products :D
On the other hand, a number of TV models from well known manufacturers have made 4K models so thin that they had to omit tuners but still retained the marketing name of TV. This is probably because they were bundled with external tuners in a quasi soundbar configuration that connects via ribbon cable. So a TV can be called a TV without an internal tuner.
Its still extremely rare to see a DP on a TV though. I only came across one model and it was outrageously priced.
For my programming needs 24" seems small most of the time, I can't imagine 24" being too comfortable for CAD work. But larger 4k displays in Eastern Europe tend to cost an arm and a leg so you gotta compromise somewhere :(