Dell UltraSharp 32: a 32-inch Ultra HD display set to arrive in Q4

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 07/24/2013 08:39 AM | source: | 28 comment(s)

Well, this one should bring a nice smile on your face. Dell took the opportunity to unleash one such display during the proceedings at SIGGRAPH this week. The UltraSharp 32 is a 32-inch Ultra HD unit that wields a 3,840 x 2,160 IGZO panel sorting 1.07 billion colors. An aluminum stand has replaced the plastic-draped one from previous models, but the same height adjustments reside around back.

The UltraSharp 32 also houses both full and mini display ports (with the requisite cable included), HDMI jack, a built-in USB hub and an SD card reader along the left side. We had a chance to take a quick peek at the device and we can confirm the image quality -- especially when it comes to handling rich blacks. We also enjoyed gazing upon a matte finish rather than a glossy surface and we're told Dell has actually made some tweaks there to reduce any grainy results that may creep in. There's no word on pricing just yet, but the display is set to arrive during the fourth quarter of this year. A smattering of images from our brief eyes-on session await in the gallery.

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tsunami231
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#4626347 Posted on: 07/26/2013 02:36 AM

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Comparing an "HDTV" to this screen based on it's dimensions being the same is plainly ridiculous. Also it's clearly going to look very different from your "HDTV" 2 feet from your face with that resolution, kind of the point.

my HDTV when I use with my PC 7+ feet away it which is the same distance i play my consoles from. like I said never everone wants 32" 2 feet in front of them.

It will it may LOOK but better there isnt a SINGLE card on the mark that will handle the resolution and keep stable FPS in new games with going SLI with 2+ cards. That res is nice BUT only if there are cards that can handle it cause no entry level to mid range card will handle that res in game unless it some really old game.

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#4626391 Posted on: 07/26/2013 05:10 AM

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But you do realize these monitors aren't JUST for people who play pc games right?

Being a photographer, I cannot fathom how much I want 4K monitors to be pushed as hard as possible so the prices come down a bit.
Working on a 4K monitor would be beyong glorious for my workflow and editing.

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#4626454 Posted on: 07/26/2013 09:06 AM

Errr well no, it took 4 Titans to get several of the newer games running at 4K at Vhigh settings (barely maintaining 60FPS - this was an Anandtech test on another 4K monitor, it was linked on G3D in another thread) and people who buy kit like that aren't people who are going to want to be having to turn the detail down.

People who buy this just to game either have too much money and run multi GPU setups anyway, or are buying it for things other than gaming. I didn't buy my 1600p screen solely for gaming.

It's just not realistic to think a 5870 or a 4xx Nvidia card is going to drive newer games at Vhigh detail settings on a 4K monitor (from a VRAM perspective alone, they just won't cut it). Those cards won't even drive a ZR30W effectively at vhigh settings in newer games (and even some older ones).

I never said a 5870 is going to run 4k, that card is like 4 years old. I said I USED to run a 1600p screen with a 5870. Swap 5870 for a modern high end card and 1600p for modern high end resolution. You get a similar situation.

I agree, you can probably game on a 4K monitor with those cards if you are willing to sacrifice a lot of eye candy but as I have enough trouble getting a constant 60FPS in certain games at 1600P, I'd have to strongly disagree with you and ESPHack when it comes to enthusiast level gaming (vhigh settings, AA etc).

Indeed.

Exactly what I said, you can game on these screens with a single GPU setup by just tweaking settings no AA etc. End of the day it's what the user is happy with, I personally see no difference using AA at 1600p anyway never mind 4k.

I do agree on the real estate angle which is why I will probably get one at some point but I'd like to see some more options first (especially HP's offering).

This is the reason most early adopters would get one I'd imagine.

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