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Leave it to display manufacturers to make a display that is an overpriced pile of crap. This would sell like hotcakes if it was 120 Hz and HDMI 2.1 with HDR600 at least. Maybe in 2023 we have something like this that is actually worth the price tag.
I don't find that the ideal PPI at all, and if you want that there is already the Alienware 38" with 144hz panel. Unless you sit more than 100cm away from the monitor ALL the time, you want at least 140PPI so text looks crisp. This new 40" gets the PPI and size right, price is still too high for my taste and refresh rate a bit low at 60hz (if it will be that and most likely will) not a deal breaker for me personally but would prefer higher refresh available at least at lower resolutions.
I've gone back and forth between dual 4Ks and a single Ultrawide. I prefer the single Ultrawide.
Yes, I can't really rationalize the $2100 price no matter how I look at it. There's no reason that this should cost $700 more than an LG 5K2K with the exact same resolution. Technology's supposed to improve at the same price-point, not increase the price with each small improvement year over year. I know LG's supposed to coming out with their own monitor using this panel; maybe theirs will be better. We'll have to wait and see, I suppose. For the time being, I'll be sticking with my LG (full) 5K.
Ultrawide monitor prices have always been unreasonable relative to what you get for the same real estate in 16:9. I agree that $2100 is basically a slap in the face, but it's not exactly an unsurprising one. Just duck and wait for prices to come down.
Waiting’s a good piece of advice, that’s for sure! What bothers me though is that the LG 5K2K I mentioned is ultrawide. Granted it’s a flat panel, but it’s still a 21:9 aspect ratio. But Dell’s still charging $700 more for a slightly bigger, curved model.
Because the realtek interface chip for 2.1 cost a bit. Okay, bugger all in comparison to what they [Dell] sell it for, why? They skimp that as much as possible, sweet margins baby. That's a new 'rarri for the panel division VP.
IMO at some point you have enough desktop space and better text rendering is a better tradeoff. Scaling works fine in most desktop programs nowadays, don't know about some industry niche software though. Even on my 48" 4K OLED I'd rather sacrifice some desktop space for better text rendering.For those who don't want to deal with scaling (for app compatibility and maximum screen real-estate), this display doesn't have an ideal PPI. 49" 5120x2160, however, would be pretty awesome with no scaling - 113 PPI, which is decently crisp and no scaling required.
I'm sticking with a Dell U4320Q 43" 4K (104 PPI) in the meantime. I don't find it to be too big with a decently deep desk (mine is 37.5" deep). My use-case is productivity and involves lots of windows open at once, which isn't the same for everyone; some people need high refresh rate (which this has the opposite of, anyways), scaled displays. I definitely wouldn't mind 43" 8K.