5K Display? Pfft peasants... Introducing Dell 8K 1.07 billion color monitor (UP3218K)

[GoodBytes]

At CES 2017, Dell annoyances a new monitor is expect to release soon. The monitor is 32inch large and features a 8K true 10-bit color per channel panel. Meaning, beside the fact that it output 7680x4320 resolution (280ppi), it can output 1.07 billion colors. It is also claimed to have 100% coverage of sRGB and Adobe RGB color gamuts, as well as: 100% Rec709, 98% DCI-P3 and >80% Rec2020. In other words, this monitor will be able to produce stunning life-like visuals (assuming the content is adapted, of course).

 

 

The monitor is fully adjustable (tilt, height, pivot), and features an aluminum construct body and strand.

 

 

The monitor model is UP3218K, oh and yes, it is 60Hz, and yes, it features actual very thin bezels.

 

The monitor has 2x DisplayPort 1.3, microphone plug (?!), 3x USB 3.0 ports, and 1x high powered USB 3.0 for charging devices.

 

 Dell does say that the target of the monitor is photo professionals and those working with graphics. This is probably because we don't have the GPU computation to drive gaming at such resolution, and perhaps input lag and/or response time isn't the greatest for gaming (my personal guess).

 

From The Verge:

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The essential thing to remember, says Azor, is that this 8K screen is intended primarily for graphics, design, and photo professionals: those who want to squeeze out every last bit of detail possible from their display and have the budget to spend to make that happen.

 

The monitor is said to release the 23rd of March of this year.

The monitor will be sold at a low low price of only $4,999.

 

Sources:

http://www.windowscentral.com/4k-so-pass-dell-announces-8k-display-among-slew-new-monitors

http://www.theverge.com/2017/1/5/14098224/dell-up3218k-8k-computer-monitor-price-features-ces-2017

https://mspoweruser.com/dell-unveils-the-worlds-first-32-inch-8k-monitor/

 

I'll buy 4, how about you?

[Guest]

FINALLY

NO MORE BEZELS

LINUS will be happy

 

[The Sloth]

one day that will be standard resolution and 4k will be like 1080p now. a midrange gpu will play games at 4k and high end stuff for 8k. 

[Techicolors]

this is past retina, isn't it? what do we call it now? hmm... 

[The_Denks]

I would die for this monitor...

However, only if it is a 10 bit panel

[JCBiggs]

shut up and take my money

[dizmo]

*drools* the number of Excel columns that could be open

[Sir Asvald]

is the price over 9000?! 

[Guest]

1 minute ago, dizmo said:

*drools* the number of Excel columns that could be open

When you spend all your money on an 8K and now you have no money to buy Microsoft Office

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

2 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

When you spend all your money on an 8K and now you have no money to buy Microsoft Office

You can always settle with Open Office like a peasant.

[TAHIRMIA]

Apple be like...... Buy it with a MacBook and get both for only $1M

[Wrb]

Sounds great and all, but it's too expensive for almost everyone to use. I don't think it will do very well.

[iamdarkyoshi]

17 minutes ago, Technicolors said:

this is past retina, isn't it? what do we call it now? hmm... 

Umm... Decent?

[Sauron]

Hopefully in 2-3 years we'll have them for a reasonable price

[raphidy]

19 minutes ago, UberGamerKing said:

I would die for this monitor...

However, only if it is a 10 bit panel

Literally, 2nd post of the OP...I guess both kidneys are going on sale right?

[Techicolors]

1 minute ago, iamdarkyoshi said:

Umm... Decent?

i was thinking of what Apple will call it... or patent 

[AlwaysFSX]

19 minutes ago, dizmo said:

*drools* the number of Excel columns that could be open

God I would end up loosing track of what I'm looking at.

[Mooshi]

Lemme guess, for gaming at 60FPS on Ultra you're gonna need a minimum of 2 GTX 1080 TI's in SLI that don't exist?

[AlwaysFSX]

Just now, Mooshi said:

Lemme guess, for gaming at 60FPS on Ultra you're gonna need a minimum of 2 GTX 1080 TI's in SLI that don't exist?

But Titan X's do.

[Energycore]

4 minutes ago, AlwaysFSX said:

But Titan X's do.

But Titan Xs don't have the power, they're not even as good as a GTX 1070!

 

/s

[captain cactus]

Windows scaling on this monitor.

 

Prepare for a task bar measured in nanometers. Because Windows.

[GoodBytes]

2 minutes ago, lots of unexplainable lag said:

Windows scaling on this monitor.

 

Prepare for a task bar measured in nanometers. Because Windows.

Windows 10 already supports 8K displays. Now 16K... will be a different story.

The problem is apps that aren't high-DPI aware. Although as time goes on, more and more software are now high-DPI aware. Still waiting for Steam.. maybe if there was competition, Valve would care.

[captain cactus]

1 minute ago, GoodBytes said:

Windows 10 already supports 8K displays. Now 16K... will be a different story.

"Supports". Windows 7/8 also "supported" 4K (Linus' Retina iMac ran W8 for a while) and holy crap everything was ant-sized.

[Energycore]

4 minutes ago, GoodBytes said:

Windows 10 already supports 8K displays. Now 16K... will be a different story.

The problem is apps that aren't high-DPI aware. Although as time goes on, more and more software are now high-DPI aware. Still waiting for Steam.. maybe if there was competition, Valve would care.

I can't even begin to imagine trying to play Starcraft Brood War on a 4K display, let alone anything bigger

[GoodBytes]

6 minutes ago, lots of unexplainable lag said:

"Supports". Windows 7/8 also "supported" 4K (Linus' Retina iMac ran W8 for a while) and holy crap everything was ant-sized.

That is because he set Windows display scaling to 100% instead to 175-200%. Windows 8 and up picks by default a recommended size for you, which you can adjust if you want. It looks at your monitor size and resolution to determine this level.