5K, 6K or 8K: new Asus ProArt monitors

[transmaster]

The wobbliness is a disappointment.

I noted that in the review, however, this goes away when you mount the monitor on a swing arm. The one I am using allows you to tighten any of the moving parts of the arm, including the swivel. The swingarm is just a little springy, but the monitor is rock solid. I would suggest mounting the monitor on one. There are several designs just pick the one that works best for you.

 

[hoodlum90]

A few notes on the KVM setup.

I have a Mac Mini at home and a Dell work laptop. The laptop is connected via USB-C with a DisplayPort icon (Upstream 1), and the Mac is connected via HDMI and a second USB-C cable (Upstream 2).

In the KVM settings:
• Upstream 1: Auto
• Upstream 2: HDMI

Switching takes 6–7 seconds, about the same time as waking up. This is slower compared to Dell monitors, where it takes only a second or two.

There’s also another unpleasant issue. After a while, when the screen timeout triggers on the computer that is not currently connected, the Asus KVM doesn’t recognize this and assumes that there’s no device on the other end. As a result, it won’t allow input switching. I have to press something on the second computer to wake it up again so that the KVM detects it. On the laptop, I can open and close the lid; on the Mac Mini, I have to press the button on the device (let’s all smile and wave at the Mac Mini M4 owners! ). It’s clear that in this situation, the keyboard and mouse connected to the monitor are useless.

Fortunately, my keyboard supports Bluetooth and multiple connections, so I just switch it to the second computer, press any key, and it wakes up. Then I can use the KVM to switch the input, and I can either switch the keyboard back to the USB port with a shortcut or leave it on Bluetooth.

On the Dell KVM, this worked differently. It switched inputs in any case, and pressing a key on the keyboard would wake up the screen, just like on a regular computer with a screensaver.

That sounds frustrating. The whole point to using the KVM is for ease of use. I wonder if a Windows computer has the same issue after falling asleep.

 

[Archer13]

That sounds frustrating. The whole point to using the KVM is for ease of use. I wonder if a Windows computer has the same issue after falling asleep.

At least it works, somehow.
True 5K, great colors, HDR, and no need to juggle cables every time you want to switch.
Maybe it can be fixed in a future firmware update...

 

[transmaster]

As I have said, My single monitor is managed by my Yamaha AVR. The PC and the Mac Studio's HDMI output goes into one of the 5 HDMI inputs it has. My Yamaha is good for 4K; The HDMI output goes to the monitor. The Yamaha also has a front panel HDMI input to which you can plug an iPad or a Mac Book. As for the Keyboard, the Keychron Q3 is set to switch between the Mac Studio, the PC, and the iPad; the keyboard commands FN 1 Mac, FN 2 PC, and FN 3 the iPad. The nice thing about an AVR is that it can manage several devices and supplies you with great surround audio, Atmos, etc. The latest AVRs can do 8K. I suggest looking at an AVR. Yamaha and Denon are favorites of mine. I have always purchased them at Crutchfield.

 

[turbineseaplane]

I’d be happy with a 5K 30” 16:10 screen too. But alas…

My dream display