Red 4k Display?

[Clay Morrison]

Do you guys have any details on the upcoming Red 4k display? I've heard some rumors that one is in the pipeline...

[Yash Keough]

There are indeed both 4K projectors and displays in development in addition to a "Mini RED" camera of some sort as announced by RED at NAB. At the moment though, there aren't any details available.

Yash

[Clay Morrison]

Yeah I heard the same thing, I just didn't know if anyone from Red would be willing to chime in on the subject.

[Robert Sanders]

Does anyone even make a video card capable of running such a monitor? Will RED be making cards to support their monitors?

[Jeff Kilgroe]

Any current video card with 2 x dual-link DVI will drive 4K. Monitors like the IBM/ViewSonic using the (now discontinued) 3840x2400 Hitachi panel run with these cards. You can drive the Sony 4K projector with 2 x DVI-DL and appropriate splitter hardware or via two video cards, each with 2 single-link DVI ports.

That said though, I would bet we'll see the upcoming UDI interface or something of that nature on newer 4K displays. They will need to go with an interface that will pump 4~5K over a single cable. In just a few years as 4K becomes more standardized and computer power has doubled from now, you can bet that some people will be placing multiple 4K displays at their workstation / edit bay.