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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 2OEH8eoCRo0 »

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…

I sometimes think that my 40" is too much because the extra space just ends up hosting distracting junk like Slack.

I also have a mild take that large screens make screen real estate cheap so less thought goes into user interface design. There's plenty of room just stick the widget anywhere!

Re: Dell UltraSharp 52 Thunderbolt Hub Monitor

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Post by Octoth0rpe »

tonyedgecombe wrote: post #26
tshaddox wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's decent pixel density considering the size of the monitor. A 32" 4K monitor has slightly higher PPI at around 138.

It’s a fraction of what most Apple customers are used to.

In terms of pixel count it's between Apple's 5k and 6k monitors, and its pricing is between the two. It's also far lower pixel density. So, not really.

Re: Dell UltraSharp 52 Thunderbolt Hub Monitor

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Post by switchbak »

tonyedgecombe wrote: post #26
tshaddox wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's decent pixel density considering the size of the monitor. A 32" 4K monitor has slightly higher PPI at around 138.

It’s a fraction of what most Apple customers are used to.

The freakin stand alone is $1300 CAD.

What planet are those people on? That's Gucci bag territory. They can take their res and shove it, that's almost NINE GRAND (granted, Canadian pesos) for a freakin display! Who is this for, just Pixar employees?

Re: Dell UltraSharp 52 Thunderbolt Hub Monitor

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Post by silon42 »

tonyedgecombe wrote: post #28
BlaDeKke wrote: post #10

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No scaling required? Great!

Spot the Linux user ;)

Yes, me too... also don't need GPU card, CPU integrated will do fine (at 120Hz). (I have 32" 1440p ... 1600p would be better, but that's it).

Re: Dell UltraSharp 52 Thunderbolt Hub Monitor

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Post by adamnemecek »

madeofpalk wrote: post #43
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... ).

For context - this 51" monitor has 22% less pixels than the 32" Apple Pro Display XDR.

But those are retina pixels right? Like what is the max resolution of that display?

Re: Dell UltraSharp 52 Thunderbolt Hub Monitor

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Post by jorvi »

masklinn wrote: post #41
hhh wrote: post #39

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they’ve been around for a few years, as well as 5K and 6K

Sadly they're not super common which makes them expensive, and I don't think I've seen any that wasn't 16:9. The world has decided to go with refresh rates rather than resolution.

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' and 1080p living room 'performance' mode. We don't need 1080p on handhelds or 2160p in the living room. Unless you're using relatively enormous screens for either purpose.

Re: Dell UltraSharp 52 Thunderbolt Hub Monitor

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Post by kccqzy »

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.)

Re: Dell UltraSharp 52 Thunderbolt Hub Monitor

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Post by gffrd »

adamnemecek wrote: post #56
madeofpalk wrote: post #43

Earlier quoted context omitted.

For context - this 51" monitor has 22% less pixels than the 32" Apple Pro Display XDR.

But those are retina pixels right? Like what is the max resolution of that display?

6016 x 3384.

Dell monitor is twice the surface area with 3/4 the pixels … or in reverse: Apple display is half the size with 30% more pixels.

(edit: corrected dell pixel %)

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