Description
Features
- Refresh Rate: 120 Hz (Native), 30 Hz (4K)
- Backlight: LED (Edge-Lit)
- Smart Functionality: No
- Dimensions (W x H x D): TV without stand: 49.58'' x 29.22" x 3.81'', TV with stand: 49.58'' x 31.80'' x 11.42''
- Inputs: 3 HDMI, 1 USB, 1 VGA
- Accessories Included: Remote w/ batteries
Customer Reviews
Far from perfect, but still a great value for a 4K UHD TVWayne
The Seiki 4K TV's are relatively new and have recently made some headlines with being one of the first manufacturers to build a 4K TV for a fraction of the price of the competition. There are many questions that I have such as what, if any, sacrifices were made to get such a low price, how does it work as a PC monitor, gaming possibilities, blu-ray, low-def content, etc. So let's jump in and see how it does!DESIGN & INPUTS:First thing to note is how the TV is being used. It's in a medium sized Media/Game room that measures about 14' x 13', give or take a few inches. There are 2 windows with blackout curtains. And I'm normally sitting anywhere from 4 ft (at my desk) to 11 ft (couch) away. This room has a couple of computers, so it's used as an office / game & media room (aka "man cave").The TV is only about 2" deep and has thin ¾" border around the screen. However, there is a larger "base" at the bottom where the included stand mounts. This protrudes towards the back another 1". It also only weighs about 50lbs.The TV is currently sitting on a mobile TV cart with it's included stand so I can roll it around as I compare it to my Toshiba 50L2200U 50-Inch 60Hz LED-LCD HDTV that is mounted on the wall. I wanted time to review before making a commitment to replace the already pretty darn awesome Toshiba. :) It's only about a foot lower and is using the same sources. The stand is a bit wobbly if you bump it, but I shouldn't need it for long.There is also a 2" wide LED "bar" on the front of the TV that changes from blue (on) to red (off).Read more ›
Total breakthrough for linux programmers.Clint Baxley
Ok. I got this in the mail today and wasn't sure if it would work with my hp dv7 laptop with an intel hd3000 graphics card (HDMI only out). When I first opened and connected to this monitor the resolution defaulted to a maximum of 1920x1080 @ 24 Hz. It was pretty sharp but the last TV I had was just as sharp at that resolution.So I spent all day working with different modelines to try to manually get the resolutin right. The monitor was impressive and would display all kinds of modes between 1920x1080 and 3840x2160. BUT. They were all kind of blurry and would not have worked to program all day on.Well after about 4 hours of working with random timings and resolutions I thought I would try xrandr with the 3840x2160 modes untill I found one that very closely matched an hsync of 30. I found the closest line that I could get to 30hz was:root@dv7# cvt 3840 2160 13.8# 3840x2160 13.79 Hz (CVT) hsync: 30.05 kHz; pclk: 144.25 MHzModeline "3840x2160_13.80" 144.25 3840 3944 4320 4800 2160 2163 2168 2180 -hsync +vsyncI guess you could find something closer but that was close enough. So I ran:xrandr --newmode "3840x2160_13.80" 144.25 3840 3944 4320 4800 2160 2163 2168 2180 -hsync +vsyncxrandr --addmode HDMI1 "3840x2160_13.80"Those make it so you can select it in the Displays or monitors section depending on your distribution (make sure you have the right HDMI port by running xrandr without any arguments).If you don't know where the monitors section is you can run (leave off the quotes):xrandr --output HDMI1 --mode 3840x2160_13.80Anyway after I ran that and the monitor came back from being black... BAM! Super high definition and huge display! I was so happy I cried a little.Read more ›
Lots of annoying issuese1ectric
This review is for the Seiki SE39UY04, a 39" 4k TVtl;dr 4k@30Hz, under $400, blanking issues, not good for games or videos @ 4k. **UPDATE** 6/20/2014 - Update with SE50UY04 firmware. I now recommend this product.The old adage, "you get what you pay for" definitely holds true with this product.First a little about my setup; I am using this TV as a computer monitor for CAD/productivity applications. I do not intend to play games with this TV, but I used to be an avid gamer so I will make a few comments there. While I do watch a decent amount of videos, I do not have any that are 4k, so there would be no advantage over my other TV, although I did watch some snippets for this review. I am using the included HDMI cable **UPDATE** 6/20/2014 - I am using the AmazonBasics High-Speed HDMI Cable Supports Ethernet, 3D and Audio Return (3 Feet/0.9 Meter) to connect the HDMI1 input to the HDMI 1.4 port on my laptop (i7-4700MQ, GTX 770M). All of my testing was done at the 4k resolution, because if I wanted a 1080p screen I could choose much cheaper and smaller screens than this one.Pros:- 4k (3840 x 2160) resolution. This is a huge difference in CAD programs. I do a lot less panning, scrolling and zooming in/out, all of which saves time.- 39" diagonal. I thought this was going to be a con before I bought it because I sit fairly close to it, but I realized that it is large enough that text is easily readable on the screen (without changing any accessibility settings), and small enough that it still fits on the desk somewhat comfortably.Read more ›
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