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It's pretty clear that first TVs, and now monitors, are standardizing on the 4K format, even though it's pointless or even a negative for >90% of cases. You can see that almost nothing else will be available in a couple of years time.
TVs use the HDMI connector and most PCs also have an HDMI output. So I was startled to realize that the HDMI output on most PCs is still HDMI 1.4, which doesn't support 4K. You need HDMI 2.0 for that.
4K is supported through a DisplayPort connector, no problem. But you don't see that interface on TVs, and only on a small percentage of PCs.
Nvidia claims 4K support for their GT710-730 chips, but that's essentially a lie because AFAIK no available implementation has a Display Port. They do have HDMI, but AFAIK it's always HDMI 1.4. You need at least GT1030 for 4K (if you can find one).
Both AMD and Intel CPUs with IGP support 4K. The problem is, very few motherboards have Display Port and hardly any have HDMI 2.0.
This can be a fatal shortcoming because some PCs just won't accommodate more expensive graphics cards that do support HDMI 2.0 (size and power consumption). For example, the InWin Chopin is strictly limited to a 150W power supply and there is no room to add a graphics card anyway. If the motherboard has a DisplayPort, you could at least buy a pricey adaptor for HDMI 2.0 - otherwise, there's just no way you can drive a 4K monitor.
For IGP, the only motherboard series that I found to support HDMI 2.0 is Gigabyte Aorus, and I think even that is not 100% universal.
TVs use the HDMI connector and most PCs also have an HDMI output. So I was startled to realize that the HDMI output on most PCs is still HDMI 1.4, which doesn't support 4K. You need HDMI 2.0 for that.
4K is supported through a DisplayPort connector, no problem. But you don't see that interface on TVs, and only on a small percentage of PCs.
Nvidia claims 4K support for their GT710-730 chips, but that's essentially a lie because AFAIK no available implementation has a Display Port. They do have HDMI, but AFAIK it's always HDMI 1.4. You need at least GT1030 for 4K (if you can find one).
Both AMD and Intel CPUs with IGP support 4K. The problem is, very few motherboards have Display Port and hardly any have HDMI 2.0.
This can be a fatal shortcoming because some PCs just won't accommodate more expensive graphics cards that do support HDMI 2.0 (size and power consumption). For example, the InWin Chopin is strictly limited to a 150W power supply and there is no room to add a graphics card anyway. If the motherboard has a DisplayPort, you could at least buy a pricey adaptor for HDMI 2.0 - otherwise, there's just no way you can drive a 4K monitor.
For IGP, the only motherboard series that I found to support HDMI 2.0 is Gigabyte Aorus, and I think even that is not 100% universal.