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Re: Dell UltraSharp 52 Thunderbolt Hub Monitor

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Post by dworks »

Kon5ole wrote: post #142
jorvi wrote: post #57

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Which is the right choice because our eyes cannot resolve that kind of DPI at that distance. Past 2880p on most desk monitor viewing distances or past 1080p on most TV viewing distances, you hit steeply diminishing returns. Please, please let's use our processing power and signal bandwidth for color and refresh rate, not resolution. This is also why I think every console game should have a 720p handheld 'performance'…

>Which is the right choice No damn it, it's not! Everyone I know can immediately see a clear difference between 120 ppi and 200 ppi, but I've yet to encounter anyone who can reliably tell 120hz from 200hz. We have monitors that render lego-sized pixels at 500+ hz now, it's enough. Gamers have been gaslit to believe they have the reflexes of spider-man and are a lost cause, but their preferences have been listened to…

I've recently gone from 60hz to 240hz to 480hz. Refresh rate in games is not just about what it looks like. It completely changes game mechanics, like movement, recoil etc. It is such a big difference between 60hz and 240hz that you're not really playing the same game. There are things you can do at 240hz that are impossible at 60hz. At 480hz, there's also so much more time to react, so you really don't need fast reflexes to take advantage of it.

Re: Dell UltraSharp 52 Thunderbolt Hub Monitor

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Post by piskov »

zipy124 wrote: post #133
M4R5H4LL wrote: post #65

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I have the Apple 6K 32” Pro Display XDR and a Kuycon 5K 27”. Both are great. Apple was $6,500 and the Chinese version was $400 on EBay plus the $100 stand. Kuycon has more types of input, and a remote. Frame and display quality are on par for a dev.

They aren't even close in comparison? Like 600 nits brightness vs 1000 (1600 peak) for one. Contrast ratios are very very different. It only supports HDR600. They are very different displays in person. Perhaps at low brightness on text they are similar, but outside of that they really aren't very similar.

Developers mostly care about text resolution, so anything 220+ is great

Re: Dell UltraSharp 52 Thunderbolt Hub Monitor

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Post by jval43 »

bdavbdav wrote: post #105
JakeStone wrote: post #103

I've got big monitors, that I hook up to my work laptop and my own laptop. I make it work with a kvm hub. It's really sweet, for my use. I keep a browser, an IDE, and a terminal pretty much side by side on the bottom one. I keep slack, email, and a clock on the top monitor. I also place pullout tabs from my IDEs on the top one. Thing is, no matter the cost range, I generally have to replace the KVM hub about once a y…

If it’s at all representative, I had to replace 2 of the dell ultra sharp super ultra wides due to failing USB C hub / PD parts. I gave up at that point.

My 49 inch Dell ultrawide is failing too. One USB port is already dead, and the other ports have just now started to develop intermittent issues as well.

Re: Dell UltraSharp 52 Thunderbolt Hub Monitor

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Post by rconti »

gouthamve wrote: post #32

I just setup mine today, and I am not sure I recommend it. I went from a 40" to a 52", and I'm just moving my head waaay too much and my shoulders hurt. It is curved, but very little imo, it's almost like it's flat. I'm going to try it for a week before making the call on whether to return it. I feel like this needs a workflow where you do work in the middle and use the fringes for other applications that you rarely…

Yeah, I'm on a Lenovo 5k2k 40" UW and it's never occurred to me to want something wider. Though I will admit I definitely noticed the loss of total real estate vs my old 3x 27" setup.

Re: Dell UltraSharp 52 Thunderbolt Hub Monitor

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Post by shell0x »

1. I don't think I'll ever buy Dell again. My current monitor is a Dell S3221QS 32" screen and it has vertical lines and starts flickering on both the Macbook M1 and the Mac Studio with the M4 Max chip after some time, which is a known issue[0][1]. It also defaults to YPbPr colors rather than RGB/SRGB, so the colors look off. I'm using HDMI to HDMI connectivity currently.

Part of it is also my fault as I thought a monitor would work with any computer.

2. That aside, what are you all using for window management on these large screens? I'm currently using Rectangle on Mac, but I was wondering if there's a better way.

[0] https://www.reddit.com/r/Dell/comments/1221mz2/dell_s3221qs_... [1] https://www.reddit.com/r/Dell/comments/n8ei34/dell_s3221qs_f...

Re: Dell UltraSharp 52 Thunderbolt Hub Monitor

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Post by stein1946 »

lejalv wrote: post #21

This has pixels the size of my hand, and it fully covers my field of view. Not my cup of tea. What I do recommend (having bought one) is the Kuycon G32p, 32 inches @ 6K. Incredible quality and unbelievable value for money ( https://clickclack.io/products/in-stock-kuycon-g32p-6k-32-in... ).

First time I hear about this Kuycon, the pricing seems phenomenal and the quality as well. I will probably buy one by the end of the week.

It's odd that we don't get to see a lot of high quality OEM monitors.

Re: Dell UltraSharp 52 Thunderbolt Hub Monitor

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Post by a012 »

kccqzy wrote: post #58
lejalv wrote: post #21

This has pixels the size of my hand, and it fully covers my field of view. Not my cup of tea. What I do recommend (having bought one) is the Kuycon G32p, 32 inches @ 6K. Incredible quality and unbelievable value for money ( https://clickclack.io/products/in-stock-kuycon-g32p-6k-32-in... ).

If you just want 32 inches @ 6K there are cheaper options around, such as the ASUS ProArt PA32QCV: https://www.asus.com/us/displays-desktops/monitors/proart/pr... ASUS is a more well known brand. It doesn’t imitate the Apple aesthetic. (It does seem like the resolution differs: 6016×3384 vs 6144×3456.)

I bought this right after it’s available, I like the screen but the Asus OSD is barely tolerable and I have to grow my patience because of it

Re: Dell UltraSharp 52 Thunderbolt Hub Monitor

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Post by kccqzy »

selectodude wrote: post #61
kccqzy wrote: post #58

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If you just want 32 inches @ 6K there are cheaper options around, such as the ASUS ProArt PA32QCV: https://www.asus.com/us/displays-desktops/monitors/proart/pr... ASUS is a more well known brand. It doesn’t imitate the Apple aesthetic. (It does seem like the resolution differs: 6016×3384 vs 6144×3456.)

That has a lower resolution though. Not by much but it’s a weird panel.

Same resolution as Apple’s 6K panel.

Re: Dell UltraSharp 52 Thunderbolt Hub Monitor

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Post by user68858788 »

shell0x wrote: post #165

1. I don't think I'll ever buy Dell again. My current monitor is a Dell S3221QS 32" screen and it has vertical lines and starts flickering on both the Macbook M1 and the Mac Studio with the M4 Max chip after some time, which is a known issue[0][1]. It also defaults to YPbPr colors rather than RGB/SRGB, so the colors look off. I'm using HDMI to HDMI connectivity currently. Part of it is also my fault as I thought a mo…

Spectacle for Mac and power toys for windows.

I’ve been using a single large monitor for a while and it’s been great with window managers. The biggest downside is when playing games full-screen.

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