I have been using a 55" 8K QE55QN700BT ($1400) at home since Jan. 2023 and a 55" 8K QE55QN700C ($1100 on sale) at the office since August 2023.
I can tell you that I will never go back, but there is definitely room for improvement.
Biggest negative: Sitting close (~12"), the far areas are probably at >45° angle (and TV colors are not great at angles)
Eye strain is ok (lowest brightness & low contrast), but neck strain is a thing (which I never had before, but now I think my neck muscles start to be trained and it's getting better).
Price is amazing, compared to 4x 4K
Refresh rate 60Hz: not for ego shooters (but great for work)
I didn't think it was possible, but at work I operate an 8k, 4k, and a full HD screen from the same graphics card (i need the other screens for UI testing)
Glossy is not great (no matte TVs on the market)
Even at 12", I operate Windows at 175% scaling, so I still have pixels to spare. Next TV will be 65" :)
At the beginning I thought it was a failure, until I found the correct settings combination: TV Gaming Mode, disable all AI image gimmicks, set the correct refresh rate in the NVidia driver options (at first everything was extremely sluggish, until by chance I saw that the refresh rate was set to 30Hz by default). I also remember playing with the V-Sync settings until finally I didn't see visual pixel artifacts anymore. Now the quality is the same as my 4k monitor.
Work colleagues just can't see it... (just like they laughed at the 2nd monitor, and then at the 3rd, and now most use 3 monitors).
No hassle with monitor arms. Such set it on the table and done.
Microsoft PowerToys FancyZones is amazing to divide the screen into areas
Next: TCL unveiled the first curved 8k 65" TV, that's where I'm going :)
I saw your reddit comment, but I couldn't find the source for the TCL 65 inch? For me im tempted to go from 43" 4k to 55" 8k, my only concern is the edges being too far away unless its curved.
12" viewing distance?! It sounds like you should be spending more at the optometrist and less at Best Buy. I cannot even imagine sitting that close to a screen--don't you have to turn your head just to see both sides of a document?
It's probably more like 18" currently. I don't know, what's your reading distance to a book page? I use FancyZones to dividede the screen into 3 vertical areas (like having 3 monitors). For coding and longer reading periods I use the middle area. But yes, to look at the side areas I have to turn my head or even slide the chair a little. The angle could be better, like I said.
Regarding reading distance: For me the important part is to sit straight and avoid hunching. Choose a combination of distance and screen scaling factor that works for you...
I have been using a 55" 8K QE55QN700BT ($1400) at home since Jan. 2023 and a 55" 8K QE55QN700C ($1100 on sale) at the office since August 2023.
I can tell you that I will never go back, but there is definitely room for improvement.
Biggest negative: Sitting close (~12"), the far areas are probably at >45° angle (and TV colors are not great at angles)
Eye strain is ok (lowest brightness & low contrast), but neck strain is a thing (which I never had before, but now I think my neck muscles start to be trained and it's getting better).
Price is amazing, compared to 4x 4K
Refresh rate 60Hz: not for ego shooters (but great for work)
I didn't think it was possible, but at work I operate an 8k, 4k, and a full HD screen from the same graphics card (i need the other screens for UI testing)
Glossy is not great (no matte TVs on the market)
Even at 12", I operate Windows at 175% scaling, so I still have pixels to spare. Next TV will be 65" :)
At the beginning I thought it was a failure, until I found the correct settings combination: TV Gaming Mode, disable all AI image gimmicks, set the correct refresh rate in the NVidia driver options (at first everything was extremely sluggish, until by chance I saw that the refresh rate was set to 30Hz by default). I also remember playing with the V-Sync settings until finally I didn't see visual pixel artifacts anymore. Now the quality is the same as my 4k monitor.
Work colleagues just can't see it... (just like they laughed at the 2nd monitor, and then at the 3rd, and now most use 3 monitors).
No hassle with monitor arms. Such set it on the table and done.
Microsoft PowerToys FancyZones is amazing to divide the screen into areas
Next: TCL unveiled the first curved 8k 65" TV, that's where I'm going :)