Samsung 28" 4K LED-backlit Monitor Price: $249.99 Shipping Options:: $5 Standard Shipping Estimates: Ships in 3-5 Business Days. (Thursday, Aug 17 to Tuesday, Aug 22) + transit Condition: Factory Reconditioned
Enjoy upgraded HDMI support with an upgraded HDMI (v2.0) that supports UHD resolutions at a 60Hz refresh rate, so 4K content plays smoothly without delay.*
Picked this up last time it was here, a couple weeks ago.
It arrived in pristine, like-new condition, and it’s been a fantastic monitor for CAD and software development.
Couple small gripes – for one, Samsung likes to put their VESA mounts way up on top, so if your monitor mounting arm isn’t a fancy articulating type, it’s not going to align with other screens. Also, the vertical viewing angle is very restricted, such that at a normal viewing distance, the colors and overall brightness at the top of the screen will be slightly different from the bottom, and they’ll all change as you move your head up and down. At night, you can see a gradient of color against the wall. The further you are from the screen, the less this will matter, and most of the time I don’t notice it at all.
Overall, I think this monitor is a great value, and at this price I’d jump on it again if I had the spare cash on hand.
Bought mine one of the last few times it’s been available and I have a minor issue in that if the input signal from my computer is on prior to the monitor being on, a lot of the times half the screen will be black and I’ll have to powercycle the monitor to get the full image.
Also the joystick control on the back of the monitor is a bit weird to turn it on/off but you can get used to it (press in to turn on; press in, press down, press in again to turn it off).
Otherwise I have no complaints. Honestly if it went out today, even with those one and a half issues, I’d buy another one. Especially for the $250 it’s going for this time.
Well, start off reading this: display - What maximal resolution is reasonable when using a VGA cable? - Super User
Next, you will need a VGA to HDMI (or Display Port) adapter.
People don’t realize VGA video output can actually do Full HD, and in some cases UHD. However, those that do, shutter at the thought of an analoge UHD signal, but it is possible.