A couple things have me musing on ideas around displaying photos. I'm considering picking up a Sigma DP2M since it's strengths as a landscape-style camera seem to really hit the type of photos that I like to take (given that hikes and vacation seem to be the main times I actually get to take pictures). The 'problem' is that the very high pixel-level IQ really only shines with large prints. For 8x10 or 1080p monitor display I"m not sure it'll offer too much over my current setup (Oly E-M5). Even though we're moving to a larger space, having a 'home gallery' doesn't seem particularly viable, and having 1 or 2 spots to hang a print makes the payoff a bit slim. (To say nothing of the expense and general time-sucking nature of printing, although it's always been a side of photo that I've been drawn to).
So, with the appearance of the cheap Seikei (sp?) 4k monitors (39" for ~700, 50" for ~1500 I think), I'm wondering whether they may provide an alternative display channel of high enough quality that the character of higher quality images is reflected. Has anyone done anything like this and/or investigated it? Seems more attractive on the surface than printing a bunch of images that end up sitting in a drawer.
I haven't looked into the actual quality of these monitors - whether they calibrate out well (or at all), and they currently only support 30Hz over HDMI although for static display that shouldn't be a big problem. Choosing landscape/portrait is a bit of a problem. I'm also not entirely sure what is needed to drive the display - whether something like a RaspberryPi could do it or whether you'd need a 'real' pc. Still, I'd be interested in thoughts on this and/or around how folks handle displaying their stuff.
