this isn't super cheap, but relative to the competing products, it is very cheap - A 43" 4K monitor from TCL is ~$300 (they used to be like $220, but I think a new model has supports 120Hz instead of just 60Hz).
It's the equivalent of having 4, 23" 1080p monitors, all smooshed together with no bezel. You can see sooo much. It's not as high of a dpi, but I switched to it from a 39" ultra curved widescreen that was over $1000 and I can see even more.
Another tiny set of purchases that makes life easier - buy different colored and patterned cables instead of just black. I can actually find what I need so much quicker instead of trying to trace a single black cable through the rat's nest.
I bought a little Epson label printer, and I print tags for both ends of a cable. Same idea, but sometimes it's hard to get a variety of colors, depending on the cable.
Also works magnificently for trying to figure out what's plugged into the multi-outlet next to the entertainment center. "This is the TV plug. This is the amplifier. This is the NAS. This is the switch." It's so much easier when the switch's power adapter has a big "SWITCH" label on it.
I used to do the same thing for years until I got tired of Windows' horrid handling of a mixture of 4k and HD monitors (I thought they would fix it but things just got worse). I went with an AOC 2560 32" curved gaming monitor...zero issues.
you're talking about the DPI scaling between the TV and a laptop monitor? I agree it's annoying. I've solved it in two ways - I got a second 43" "montior", the other is I just keep my laptop closed. I feel you though.
> I can actually find what I need so much quicker instead of trying to trace a single black cable through the rat's nest.
Another way I've solved this with standard black wires is to get multi-color tape and then put tape around both ends of the wire. You can get a 10 pack of assorted colors for like $10. It's handy if you have a rats nest of black computer wires.
It's the equivalent of having 4, 23" 1080p monitors, all smooshed together with no bezel. You can see sooo much. It's not as high of a dpi, but I switched to it from a 39" ultra curved widescreen that was over $1000 and I can see even more.
Another tiny set of purchases that makes life easier - buy different colored and patterned cables instead of just black. I can actually find what I need so much quicker instead of trying to trace a single black cable through the rat's nest.