Dell 24" 4K Ultrasharp

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Monitor just became available for purchase. $1299.99

After about 20 mins of tinkering with various coupons I found one good for 10% off

T2LLG$98G7$F19


$1169.99

Give it a try

 
Maybe next year these are under $700 during a sale. 4K Surround/Eyefinity? Probably not for gaming but it would make one hell of a canvas for creatives like me.
 
x3sphere said:
MSRP for this is actually $1400, so it's a pretty hot deal

However, I don't think I could go back to a 24", being on a 30" now.
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w4ffles said:
Wasn't this supposed to release in the $800 range?
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There is/will be a non-Ultrasharp version which I assume is the one which will be $800.

But as far as I know, it still has to be an IPS monitor, which makes me wonder what the difference will be. If it's just a matter of standard gamut 8-bit panels vs. 10 or 12-bit panels, then I would be all for sRGB for <$1K.
 
This just makes all the threads/claims of people saying 4k adoption is still a few years off laughable now. :)
 
Vexerz said:
This just makes all the threads/claims of people saying 4k adoption is still a few years off laughable now. :)
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Not at all. 1600p area resolutions weren't more than a tiny niche until the Korean and cheap 27" 1440p panels came around. And that was with 30" monitors being available around for several years. They still are generally rare in most cases even. Make no mistake that 4k is gearing for widespread adoption, that is preposterous at 1k and higher pricing when most people even here run a 300 dollar or so gpu, let alone the mass market and general gamers. Heck 1080 only has finally become widespread and I was on a 1680x1050 monitor back in 2004.
 
GoldenTiger said:
Not at all. 1600p area resolutions weren't more than a tiny niche until the Korean and cheap 27" 1440p panels came around. And that was with 30" monitors being available around for several years. They still are generally rare in most cases even. Make no mistake that 4k is gearing for widespread adoption, that is preposterous at 1k and higher pricing when most people even here run a 300 dollar or so gpu, let alone the mass market and general gamers. Heck 1080 only has finally become widespread and I was on a 1680x1050 monitor back in 2004.
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This. While 4k will probably be adopted fasted than 1080 the hardware/software to support 4k isn't really there. There's no card(s) out there that can run 4k at max settings with AA and still achieve good framerate
 
Holy shit, hats off for those who can buy this without regret. Future of 4k monitors at a reasonable price are looking to be coming faster than I thought. Can't wait to see how these pan out. I won't be buying until they are the norm....I guess hologram viewing will be in by then!:D
 
I can't find it anywhere on the Dell's site? Can somebody hook me up with a direct link?
 
I wish I could check it out in person somewhere.

I checked out my friend's Asus 4K and I thought the DPI was still very high on that 32" panel. I tried 100% and 150% settings. At 100% it was unusable, at 150% it looked very nice, but I could tell most things were not being scaled correctly. Windows 8.1 seems to scale pretty well, but anything not handled by the OS looked like crap.
 
Damn so tempting to get a 4k monitor as my main, but I know I would regret moving from my Qnix 120 hz... all about that balance. I'll wait for 120 hz 4k offerings drooool.
 
I'm still waiting for the day when 120hz+ 2560x1600 monitors will become common :(
 
Vexerz said:
This just makes all the threads/claims of people saying 4k adoption is still a few years off laughable now. :)
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$1400 for 24" monitors is not going to encourage mass 4K adoption anytime soon...:rolleyes:

Especially since I personally think 4K at 24" is a huge waste of money; I wouldn't buy 4K on anything less than a 30" Monitor or a 60" TV.
 
exlink said:
$1400 for 24" monitors is not going to encourage mass 4K adoption anytime soon...:rolleyes:

Especially since I personally think 4K at 24" is a huge waste of money; I wouldn't buy 4K on anything less than a 30" Monitor or a 60" TV.
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Not this specific monitor I was referring to...its the speed of adoption as a whole. I expect Korean monitors undercutting these by half then the Monoprice ...etc
 
I'm waiting for bigger size monitor. Anything close to 40" would be nice with 4k resolution.

Its good to see Dell progress in 4k monitors. I'm still using 20" ultra sharp IPS monitor that I bought in 2004. I got to say that my Dell monitor is the best monitor I ever looked at. The colors are amazing! I did buy few other non Dell monitors recently of a bigger size but they were no where close to my ultra sharp monitor. So I had to returned them. Now I'm waiting for large ultra sharp monitor.
 
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TFchris said:
I'm still waiting for the day when 120hz+ 2560x1600 monitors will become common :(
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This. If I could have the speed and fluidity of my S27A950 combined with the size, resolution, and color of my U3011 I'd be in gaming heaven until 120hz 4K monitors became affordable.
 
greeneye said:
Pretty much this. Too big of a res for a tiny size screen. Also saying to your local store "Need 3-Way SLI to power my 24" monitor":rolleyes:
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increased DPI is more important to me that screen size. Don't get me wrong, I love my U3011 but I find that I'm much better competitively (think BF3) on a smaller screen. Also, remember the first time you saw a phone with a "retina" display? All of a sudden I noticed how grainy all lesser phone displays were.

This product isn't for everyone but to me it is a dream come true. For years I have been discussing with people about how DPI is more important than actual resolution. I doubt I will drop my 30" entirely for this since windows gui support will likely be terrible for the foreseeable future.

Seriously though

" .... Also saying to your local store "Need 3-Way SLI to power my 24" monitor":rolleyes "


2 points

-who brags to store employees?

-they don't think you're cool when you tell them stuff like that. Talk is cheap and there are more bull shitters than honest people in this hobby IMO.
 
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Also need 4k over hdmi to be standard. I have a 1600p monitor that requires dual-link DVI or Displayport. Unfortunately, laptops with displayport are far and between. I am basically limited to Lenovo / Dell / HP / Apple.
 
I'm waiting on a price for the 34" ultra wide 3k monitor.
 
trungracingdev said:
Same, you can only go bigger with monitors!
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If the 24 and 30 are the same resolution, I'm good with either. I ran my old 19" CRT at a higher resolution than most 20" LCD monitors and my 21" CRT was actually capable of higher resolution than my 24" monitor (1920x1440 vs 1920x1200). It's all about what I can fit. That said, it's possible that at 38x11, the 24" is too small. I'd have to see it. Color accuracy (after calibration) would be important too. My guess is that a 30" 4K is (or will be) ridiculously expensive.
 
blood said:
Also need 4k over hdmi to be standard. I have a 1600p monitor that requires dual-link DVI or Displayport. Unfortunately, laptops with displayport are far and between. I am basically limited to Lenovo / Dell / HP / Apple.
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From a quick search, the following laptops have DisplayPort or Mini DisplayPort.

Asus G75VW
Asus Xenbook UX31
Samsung 700Z7C

So do some of the Samsung Series 9 (possibly some of the others in the Series 7 as well).
 
lavaheadache said:
increased DPI is more important to me that screen size. Don't get me wrong, I love my U3011 but I find that I'm much better competitively (think BF3) on a smaller screen. Also, remember the first time you saw a phone with a "retina" display? All of a sudden I noticed how grainy all lesser phone displays were.

This product isn't for everyone but to me it is a dream come true. For years I have been discussing with people about how DPI is more important than actual resolution. I doubt I will drop my 30" entirely for this since windows gui support will likely be terrible for the foreseeable future.

Seriously though

" .... Also saying to your local store "Need 3-Way SLI to power my 24" monitor":rolleyes "


2 points

-who brags to store employees?

-they don't think you're cool when you tell them stuff like that. Talk is cheap and there are more bull shitters than honest people in this hobby IMO.
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Also who buys that stuff at a local store? Besides, it's possible that this monitor will appeal to photoshoppers on a budget (assuming color reproduction is at least as good as a similarly priced 30" (and they don't decide to go with a similarly priced, but lower resolution NEC).
 
Megalith said:
Have fun trying to read anything on a 24" at 4K.
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That's what everyone said about 16x12 on a 19" screen. I had no problem with it. Acuity on the 24" screen would be excellent. And honestly, when you have 10" screens with the resolutions close to a 27" monitor, I don't think 4k is really that big a stretch for a 24" monitor. However, the DPI may be overkill. Then again, a 40" monitor on my desk is certainly bigger than I'd want, unless I'm placing that monitor much further away than my current 24" (which is between 1' and 2' from my eyes.
 
All this talk about 4k at 120hz...ok.

This is not for gaming. It's priced for early adopters.

People with disposable income will buy it regardless of its flaws and balance, because they want it.
 
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