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24" 4K monitors 2014 pre-sightings

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Nice. 24", 4K, 10-bit. Haven't looked at non-4K Dell warranties, but this one isn't covered for 1 dead pixel (but it is for a stuck pixel. I wonder what about sub-pixels).

2014 really is going to be the breakthrough.

But then there's the question of prices. And pixel response times, and input lag, and all the rest. 🙂
 
Lightboost, G-Sync, 4k, refresh rate overclocking. It's been a good 18 months for progress in the world of monitors 🙂

To those on 60Hz 1080p TN boxes of mediocrity, you know not what you miss.

That said, given that this Dell is 10-bit, I'm guessing that gaming is not the screen's main intended use.
 
Black Octagon said:
Lightboost, G-Sync, 4k, refresh rate overclocking. It's been a good 18 months for progress in the world of monitors 🙂

To those on 60Hz 1080p TN boxes of mediocrity, you know not what you miss.

That said, given that this Dell is 10-bit, I'm guessing that gaming is not the screen's main intended use.
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No need to guess. The ad copy makes it plain as day. They did mention game DEVELOPMENT but not game PLAYING. 🙂

"Whether it’s video editing, CGI animation or application and game development, the DellTM UltraSharp 24 Monitor – UP2414Q gives you an up-close-and-personal view."

I wonder if that means input lag is atrocious. Or real-life refresh rates.
 
Given that it's a 10 bit panel (which requires Quadro or Firepro for 10 bit app support) that means it is geared towards professional use. Latency and refresh rates absolutely will not be a priority, this screen will not be designed or priced specifically for gamers, that is certain.

That said, many 10 bit panels are still good in terms of latency - a lot of folks use screens such as the u3014 and 3011 which are pretty great for gaming. Just don't expect this to be a super budget panel and don't expect it to overclock to 150hz... But I would expect it to have a gaming mode as the U3014 and U2713H did.
 
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These 4K monitors...do you think we can run them at lower resolution for gaming and still have them look good? Like what Apple does with their laptop panels.
 
Black Octagon said:
Lightboost, G-Sync, 4k, refresh rate overclocking. It's been a good 18 months for progress in the world of monitors 🙂

To those on 60Hz 1080p TN boxes of mediocrity, you know not what you miss.

That said, given that this Dell is 10-bit, I'm guessing that gaming is not the screen's main intended use.
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I think it would have been silly not to have made it 10bit.
 
StinkyPinky said:
These 4K monitors...do you think we can run them at lower resolution for gaming and still have them look good? Like what Apple does with their laptop panels.
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It's not as if Apple does anything special when it comes to gaming. Upscaling should look the same as it does on a rMBP or any other HiDPI display.
 
ViRGE said:
DisplayPort 1.2.
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is DP 1.2 common in video cards these days? i'm not up-to-date on DP since i'm still on DVI 'cause of the 120Hz monitor.

EDIT: guess it is, since my not-so-new GTX680 has it.
side musing: if DP 1.2 can do 4K@60Hz, i guess 1080P@120Hz should be feasible as well sicen it's only half the total information of 4K@60Hz. why then monitor makers say 120Hz/144Hz is only available on Dual Link DVI?
 
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Borealis7 said:
is DP 1.2 common in video cards these days? i'm not up-to-date on DP since i'm still on DVI 'cause of the 120Hz monitor.

EDIT: guess it is, since my not-so-new GTX680 has it.
side musing: if DP 1.2 can do 4K@60Hz, i guess 1080P@120Hz should be feasible as well sicen it's only half the total information of 4K@60Hz. why then monitor makers say 120Hz/144Hz is only available on Dual Link DVI?
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I think you are mistaken. DP can do 120Hz/1080 just fine.
 
Borealis7 said:
why then monitor makers say 120Hz/144Hz is only available on Dual Link DVI?
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Typically because the TCON they're using (which they rarely make themselves) can't do 120Hz over DP. DP is easily capable of 120Hz, but someone still has to build a TCON that can do it.
 
http://www.techpowerup.com/195282/dell-launches-24-inch-ultra-hd-monitor-preps-28-inch-model.html

Price update:

The 24 inch model with 10 bit full aRGB output will be 1399$ MSRP, and a 28 inch model with 8 bit color support only will have a 999$ MSRP. The former is designed for content creation and other professional applications, while the latter is geared solely towards consumer use.

IMO, seeing as 10 bit color is useless for most folks (since 10 bit output requires Quadro/Firepro in professional apps) - i'm looking forward to the 28 inch model for 999$. Should be pretty great.
 
Lonyo said:
Hm, $1000 for a 4k 28".
Kinda makes all the 30" screens utterly pointless.
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Well, all of the existing 4k panels (except the cheap Seiki ones) are designed for content creation/professionals - there is a hefty tax associated with full adobe RGB. As far as i'm aware, the Dell 28" panel will be the first (aside from the Seiki) that is geared purely towards consumer use, therefore it will be cheaper since it doesn't have full adobe RGB (nor does it need it).

I do expect the Dell to be substantially better than the Seiki panels in terms of quality, i'm quite looking forward to it.
 
The 28'' model sounds pretty nice, even more so if its wall mountable as i have given much thought to a 27'' 1440p panel but 4k is a rich mans toy. Two years of saving casually and i could easily grab the highest end single gpu card and a much cheaper 26-27'' 4k panel assuming a single gpu in 2 years can play games at 4k.
 
skipsneeky2 said:
The 28'' model sounds pretty nice, even more so if its wall mountable as i have given much thought to a 27'' 1440p panel but 4k is a rich mans toy. Two years of saving casually and i could easily grab the highest end single gpu card and a much cheaper 26-27'' 4k panel assuming a single gpu in 2 years can play games at 4k.
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I've spent the last month or two trying to decide between a 27" and 29" monitor for gaming, and then this news comes along about 3 days before I was going tp make my final choice.
 
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