Thursday, December 5th 2013
Dell Prepares 21:9 Cinema Display with 3440x1440 Resolution
Dell is on a roll. After announcing its 28-inch UltraSharp P2815Q and 24-inch UltraSharp UP2414Q, both of which feature Ultra HD (3840 x 2160 pixels) display resolutions in the 16:9 aspect-ratio, the company is turning its attention to the newfound 21:9 ultra-wide aspect-ratio. Expreview unearthed plans for a new 34-inch display, with an unusually high resolution that could woo away some of the Ultra HD crowd. The new U3415W from Dell offers a native resolution of 3440 x 1440, which has the same Y-axis as WQHD (2560 x 1440 pixels), albeit much wider. Basic math would tell you that it's still a staggering 40 percent lower pixel count than Ultra HD. The U3415W reportedly features an IPS LCD panel made by LG. The display should offer a decent middle-ground between currently $400-ish 27-inch WQHD monitors, and four-figure >30-inch Ultra-HD ones taking shape.
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Expreview
18 Comments on Dell Prepares 21:9 Cinema Display with 3440x1440 Resolution
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I did some math on dual link DVI. A DVI display at 2560x1600 24bit@60Hz requires 8.07 Gbit/s (CVT-RB + TDMS 8b10b), while a DVI display at 3440x1440 24bit@60Hz requires 9.61 Gbit/s (CVT-RB + TDMS 8b10b). Wikipedia says that DVI is "Limited only by copper bandwidth limitations, DVI source limitations, and DVI sync limitations," but considering all the compatibility issues with people trying to get 2560x1440 monitors working at high refresh rates, I am skeptical about this monitor using DVI.
With regards to high refresh rate 2560x1440s, at 100Hz bandwidth needed is 410MHz, and 120Hz is 498MHz, both of which have been run with success using DL-DVI, the former more so than the latter obviously.
Given all that, I seriously doubt this new 21:9 display is tiled. Granted we won't know until it's out in the wild and tested, but I'd be very surprised if it were indeed tiled.
And as far as DVI goes, it's on its last legs, especially so once HDMI 2.0 hits.
Let's hope these 4K displays wind up giving us cheaper above 1080p monitors, even if they aren't fullblown 4K.
Oh, and let's see the end of TN displays entirely. IPS. The real kind, not the pseudo-IPS kind either.
While I do greatly enjoy the ratio for games, the 1080 vertical of the 29" models is somewhat limiting as far as productivity apps go. So it's definitely nice to see the 1440 version. I was rather curious to see if the 29 inchers would be a one time fluke and then die off, but it seems there is actually a viable market for the aspect ratio.
What really needs to occur is 100% user positionable HUD elements, but outside of PC-only MMOs that doesn't seem to be a pressing concern amongst developers.
Btw, does anyone know at 5MP, what kind of video card do I need to play to latest games at 60fps at least?? Probably I need to wait for next generation top card?
However, if Dell does release a 28" 4K monitor for under ~$1000 USD one would think this monitor would have to be cheaper then that. Maybe ~$800 to ~$900 maybe less.
OMG. I'm away for a couple week and...
I've been wanting to get 3 of them in portrait but don't want to put the time in unfortunately to debezel them and make a custom frame...