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ltra HD – also known as 4K
- displays aren’t just for
gamers, media enthusiasts
orgraphics professionals. The
abilitytohave three or four non-
overlapping windows on-screen at
once is beneficial even if you’re
just surfing the web or editing
documents. And with prices now
around £200 for entry level models,
there’s never been a better time to
upgrade your monitor to 4K.
Viewing such a high resolution -
particularly on smaller (24 or
27-inch) monitors – can result in
tiny text and icons, making things
difficult to read. Thankfully, both
Windows and your monitor
manufacturer (we’ve used LG in
this tutorial as an example) provide
tools to help alleviate these issues,
which is where we come in. Read
on to discover how to set up your
display to improve readability
withoutsacrificingresolution.
1 Pick the right cable and port
After placing your new monitor on your desk, you’ll need to
connect it to your PC. This may be a straightforward HDMI-to-
HDMI cable, or you may find your PC only has a DVI port – in this
case, verify it supports 4K (some lower end graphics adapters
don’t support 4K through the DVI port) before purchasing a
HDMI-to-DVI cable or adapter – around £3-4 online.
2 First run
Switch on your PC and monitor. Consult your monitor’s
setup guide to see if you need to use the built-in controls – in
most cases, the automatic settings should be in play, so it detects
your PC automatically. Log into Windows when promoted: you
should find the display has scaled automatically to 4K (3,840 x
2,160) – icons will be smaller, and text may be difficult to read.
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CALIBRATION
Open the display
calibration tool to let
it fine-tune colour
balance, gamma and
other settings.
TWEAK SETTINGS
Not all apps scale
properly – look for
an update with 4K
support, or see if
you can zoom
within the app.
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