Windows Help & Advice - USA (2019-11)

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Set up a

4K display

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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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PERFORM

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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Windows 10

Windows8.1

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24 |^ |^ November 2019