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Dell UltraSharp 52 Thunderbolt Hub Monitor

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Re: Dell UltraSharp 52 Thunderbolt Hub Monitor

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Post by jhasse »

neves wrote: post #210
Frotag wrote: post #198

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On KDE and things like opening app on active monitor / desktop work fine. Only complaint is that on older versions, the taskbar on secondary monitors would sometimes disappear. For reference I have 3 monitors (2x 4k, 1x 1080p) and am currently using Debian / Wayland and Ubuntu / X11.

I really miss kde generator of shift click in maximize window icon. It would expand a window just vertically. Does windows has anything similar?

Double click on the edge on Windows :)

Re: Dell UltraSharp 52 Thunderbolt Hub Monitor

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Post by jhasse »

stephenr wrote: post #343
kccqzy wrote: post #328

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That’s on every operating system.

My understanding is that HiDPI mode on Windows requires each app to specifically support it, no?

On macOS too. On both operation systems 99% apps do though. Maybe its 99.9% on macOS vs 99.8% on Windows. But I'm using HiDPI on both and it was a long time ago that I encountered an app that didn't support it.

Re: Dell UltraSharp 52 Thunderbolt Hub Monitor

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Post by dwb »

nulltype wrote: post #355
dwb wrote: post #333

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> This is 128 ppi, which would be considered "retina“ If by “retina” we mean “pleasantly sharp”, not by me. I’m never buying less than the 218 ppi of my Apple Studio Display unless I absolutely have to. I’m totally spoiled.

I think the point was that people care about ppd, not ppi. 218 ppi would be too low if the screen is 1 inch from your eye or too high if it’s 100 inches from your eye. Retina probably means 60 ppd.

Sure, but I can’t see myself sitting significantly further away from any desktop monitor than I do now.

Re: Dell UltraSharp 52 Thunderbolt Hub Monitor

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Post by neves »

jhasse wrote: post #361
neves wrote: post #210

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I really miss kde generator of shift click in maximize window icon. It would expand a window just vertically. Does windows has anything similar?

Double click on the edge on Windows :)

Nice! Just works in top and bottom edge

Re: Dell UltraSharp 52 Thunderbolt Hub Monitor

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Post by elevation »

r0b05 wrote: post #253
elevation wrote: post #137

I run a pair of the 43" model listed on the page (U4323QE). Coming from a desk full of 24" 1080P screens which I used with no scaling, the selling point for me was that the DPI was similar (~114, no scaling needed) while the total real estate was larger. This 6K panel seems like it would scratch a similar itch.

Is the PPI not too small with the 43"? I have a 4k 27" which has nice PPI and I was considering this 43" as a replacement but the pixels looked quite prominent in youtube reviews.

The PPI is small, but this is what I wanted because it better supports native resolutions with no scaling on legacy apps I run.

To preserve the PPI you're used to, you'd want 8K resolution as you approach 50".

Re: Dell UltraSharp 52 Thunderbolt Hub Monitor

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Post by zipy124 »

nerdsniper wrote: post #145
zipy124 wrote: post #135

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Their best office monitor is actually another Ultrasharp....

Interesting! If you sort their monitor reviews[0] page by "Office Rating" the top monitor is the ASUS ProArt Display PA27JCV with a score of 9.0 But their "The 5 Best Work Monitors of 2026"[1] lists a Dell Ultrasharp in the #1 rank and the Asus ProArt does not appear in the recommendations at all. The info cards imply that the recommendation rankings might result from a weighted blend of "Office Rating", "Text Clarit…

In the end of the day everything is subjective. A choice of what objective measuremetns to make is already a choice.

I think the reason for their list not having that 9.0 monitor is that it is 50% more expensive, and doesn't really add that much more. One might say it is superfluous. They should probably add their justification to the article though. Personally I am in agreement, I wouldn't buy a 5k display for my office staff because I really don't think it adds anything over the 4k display to their productivity, but I could definetly justify a 4k display over a 1080p display.

Re: Dell UltraSharp 52 Thunderbolt Hub Monitor

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Post by davsti4 »

kstrauser wrote: post #330
davsti4 wrote: post #287

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Are you referring to this store - https://www.amazon.com/stores/Dell/page/9B75DD0E-9F42-4B9B-A... ?

I think so.

Not all of those have "Ships from and sold by Amazon.com" below the shipping timeframe line. It changes depending on inventory stock. The first monitor in the "plus" list says "Ships from and sold by computersale". Some third party sellers can register a device's sale with Dell.

Re: Dell UltraSharp 52 Thunderbolt Hub Monitor

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Post by kstrauser »

davsti4 wrote: post #368
kstrauser wrote: post #330

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I think so.

Not all of those have "Ships from and sold by Amazon.com" below the shipping timeframe line. It changes depending on inventory stock. The first monitor in the "plus" list says "Ships from and sold by computersale". Some third party sellers can register a device's sale with Dell.

The invoice on my order history says Dell was the seller, and I specifically remember that the label on the unopened box showed that it was shipped directly from Dell’s warehouse.

I went through this like 100 ways when it happened. I bought the monitor from Dell. They shipped it from their hands straight to mine. And when it broke, they refused to make good on it.

Re: Dell UltraSharp 52 Thunderbolt Hub Monitor

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Post by shell0x »

gnfargbl wrote: post #304
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…

Have you tried disabling GPU temporal dithering via BetterDisplay or StillColor? I had a similar problem with a different brand of monitor, and this has been the only reliable fix.

Thanks, StillColor seems to do the trick!
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