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I own the 50" Seiki and I use it as a desktop monitor. I need to modify my desk so I can move it further back but I'm getting used to the size.

The lag due to 30hZ is a big drawback, my mousing accuracy is noticeably lower, but I can live with that.

What I cannot live with is the fact that the monitor goes blank and then re-detects the HDMI signal all the time -- perhaps 25 times in the first few minutes and then once every 5-15 minutes afterwards. I'm using the HDMI port on my Intel Haswell board and have updated drivers and the Seiki firmware, and still get this issue. Seiki support is bad, and lots of people have this issue. They specifically released a firmware update that is supposed to resolve this but it doesn't help me. Perhaps another brand of graphics card would help but currently it's broken.

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If you need to move it further back you are essentially shrinking your monitor size and you could have instead purchased a smaller monitor and kept the same distance

It doesn't feel the same. Unless one is nearsighted and/or crosseyed, it's easier to focus and converge on a more distant object. It also provides for a lot more desk space in front of the monitor.

I'm holding up 27" monitors with this cheap little thing: http://www.monoprice.com/Product?c_id=109&cp_id=10828&cs_id=...

Plenty of free desk space!

(Also, in the pro-sub-30" argument: it's difficult finding affordable movable arms and mounts for 30"+ monitors)

I have 2 24" monitors at work in portrait mode and bezels are my bane. I would much prefer a 30" (or hell, 50") with no bezel.

With my main MBP display as a good 2nd screen (great for telecons where you share one screen - you can keep your side-channel chats and email private on the other), one large main screen is perfect.

Interesting. I am crosseyed and I never paid attention to how it plays out with my monitor preferences.

For mousing accuracy, check out http://smoothmouse.com/ It changes the way the mouse is buffered and was recommended to me with my 39" Seiki.

The HDMI re-detection flaw happens on my wife's 39" Seiki on HDMI 1 and 3 as well. But using the HDMI 2 input, that does not happen. If you haven't already done so, try using the other two HDMI inputs to see if the problem goes away.

Is this a driver problem of a QA issue?

I've been using 3 very cheap Korean IPS's for over a year now. Play rough with them and they break. Annoying, but acceptable knowing that I was saving a lot of money, getting the best image I'd ever had, and I'd be replacing them in 24 months anyways.

I've read that people are having this issue with this monitor with all kinds of different playback hardware, including a Blu-Ray player that upconverts to 4k.

It could be a component that is used by other 4k monitors, but it really seems specific to this Seiki (in varying sizes), as they have released a firmware update that is supposed to help.

Maybe replace the cable? I had a monitor that did the same thing over DVI, blanking out every few minutes. Replaced the cheap pack-in DVI cable with a better one and then it was fine.

That was my first thought as well. I tried a $100 Blue Jeans HDMI cable we had here at the office but there was no change.

It's interesting to me that the blanking events are grouped together and mostly in the beginning. My best guess is that the monitor adjusts some timings and eventually gets it right, and whenever it's turned off it has to figure out the timings all over again. But I don't really know what I'm talking about...

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