
PN-K321 Recommended Video Cards
<Rev1.0>
2013/2/15
Sharp Information and Imaging Company of America

About this document
About this document
・Please follow all manufacture’s instructions when installing and configuring a
particular video card.
【Attention】
・Sharp can not guarantee that the recommended VideoCards described are
compatible with the selected PC.
・This document is provided to guide the customer with the selection of compatible
VideoCards for use with the Sharp PN-K321 Ultra-HD display.
Please don’t pass this information to other manufacturers of similar products.
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PN-K321 Connections
PN-K321 Ultra-HD(3,840×2,160)- There are two way to display this resolution.
Display Port
HDMI
30Hz Mode (basic) *default mode
Single Stream Mode 【SST】
・ display the image at 30Hz via one cable
・ 10bit color is available but requires a 10bit video card
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3,840x2,160@30Hz 8 or 10bit
PC
DisplayPort x 1
10bit color= more detailed color levels
8bit color =normal PC color levels
HDMI Single 【HDMI DUAL:OFF】
・ display the image at 30Hz via one cable
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3,840x2,160@30Hz 8bit
PC
HDMI x 1
60Hz Mode (recommended for video )
Multi Stream Mode 【MST】
・ display the image at 60Hz via one cable
・ recommended for fast moving images
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3,840x2,160@60Hz 8bit
PC
DisplayPort x 1
* video card must support multi-stream mode
HDMI DUAL 【HDMI DUAL:ON】
・ display the image at 60Hz via two cables
・recommend for fast moving images
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3,840x2,160@60Hz 8bit
PC
HDMI x 2
*video card must support Dual HDMI mode
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DisplayPort Mode
Single Stream (SST)Mode or MultiStream(MST)mode can be selected
①Single Stream Mode(default)-resolutions up to 3,840×2,160 supported @30Hz
②Multi Stream Mode – resolutions up to 3,840×2,160 supported @60Hz
<How to set the PN-K321 for MultiStream Mode >
OSD MENU >DisplayPort Stream >[MST]
*video card must support multi-stream mode
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PN-K321 Supported PC re sol uti ons
Recommended resolutions
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3,840×2,160 Compatible Video Cards
Test configuration
PC-1:HP Z400 Windows 7 Professional SP1 32bit(driver NVIDIA:310.90、AMD:9.003.3)
PC-2:HP Z820 Windows 7 Professional SP1 64bit(driver NVIDIA:307.74、AMD:8.982.8.3)
PC-3:HP Z420 Windows 7 Professional SP1 64bit(driver NVIDIA:307.74、AMD:8.982.8.3)
PC-4: HP Z800 Windows 7 Professional SP1 64bit
*currently testing the combination between FUJITSU Celsius PC and FirePro video card
3,840x2,160
60Hz / 8bit Color 30Hz / 10bit Color 30Hz / 8bit Color
NVIDIA
AMD
Quadro FX1800
Quadro 2000
Quadro 4000
Quadro K5000
FirePro W600
FirePro W5000
FirePro W7000
FirePro W8000
FirePro W9000
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※1 : Windows AERO is not activated , but ok
※2: Does not power-on therefore this combination is not recommended
※3: Integrated Windows desktop is disabled when the cable is removed , monitor is power cycled, or recovery from stand by mode. Integrated Windows desktop must be re-enabled
※4:using DVI-HDMI adapter
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