Dell Announces 32-inch UltraSharp 6K Monitor With Thunderbolt 4 at CES

[TheLostSwede]

For those of you that find a 4K monitor to lack in resolution, but 8K being a bit too pricey, Dell announced a 6K option at CES in the shape of the 32-inch U3224KB monitor. The IPS Black panel features a 6144 x 3456 pixel resolution with 178 degree viewing angles, a contrast ratio of 2000:1 and it's also VESA DisplayHDR 600 certified. As this is a professional monitor, it offers a colour gamut that meets 99 percent of the DCI-P3 colour space, as well as 100 percent of the sRGB and Rec. 709 standards.

On the connectivity side, it supports Thunderbolt 4, with one input and one throughput, which includes 140 W power delivery, the highest we've seen to date from a monitor. It also has a pair of additional pop-out front facing USB-C ports, which can deliver 15 W of power, as well as a USB-A port, all of which are able to deliver data speeds of up to 10 Gbps and four rear mounted USB-A ports. Display inputs consist of one HDMI 2.1, one mini DP 2.1, one USB-C with unknown DisplayPort standard support, as well as one of the Thunderbolt 4 ports. Finally the U3224KB also features an RJ45 jack for Ethernet connectivity.




The bulge on top of the monitor is a 4K 30p webcam with a "dual gain" HDR CMOS sensor with an adjustable field of view of either 65, 78 or 90 degrees. On each side of the camera are a pair of 14 W speakers, as well as dual echo cancellation microphones. The stand supports tilt, pivot, swivel and height adjustment. Other nifty features include picture-by-picture and picture-in-picture support, as well as KVM support. Dell didn't provide any pricing, as the monitor isn't expected to launch until sometime later in the first half of this year.

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[ARF]

Good, things are going in a better direction. 4K, 6K, 8K, people will finally begin to use crisp, high image quality, retina matching, and with minimal screen-door effect and maximum colours realism PC displays.

 

[Assimilator]

And it'll only cost about a billion bucks.

 

[ZoneDymo]

pointless crap

 

[lexluthermiester]

This display would be great if it did NOT have the camera. What the hell was Dell thinking with that? Lame..

For those of you that find a 4K monitor to lack in resolution, but 8K being a bit too pricey

@ Dell
No one thinks this. Seriously.

 

[bonehead123]

Seems like good specs & connectivity (at whatprice though), but the giant chin & bezels = AUTO NO BUY 4 ME

 

[lexluthermiester]

Seems like good specs & connectivity (at whatprice though), but the giant chin & bezels = AUTO NO BUY 4 ME

They don't talk about refresh rates either.

 

[trsttte]

The display is pretty cool, it's even IPS black and everything (better contrast), but unfortunately Dell overcharges through the noze on all the Ultrasharp higher end office stuff.

This display would be great if it did NOT have the camera. What the hell was Dell thinking with that? Lame..

Absolutely, such a disappointment. The Ultrasharp displays usually have minimal symmetrical bezels (not even on the bottom so you can turn the display whatever way you want), this one "can" only be used in the normal orientation.

They don't talk about refresh rates either.

It's 60hz (saw it elsewhere)

 

[ARF]

They don't talk about refresh rates either.

6144x3456@60. Going higher means more strain on the connection - cable version, etc. Not all HDMI and DisplayPort versions support it.

@ Dell
No one thinks this. Seriously.

This is the future. Or the beginning of it. Get used to it.

Trust me, when you use this, you won't want to go back to lower specs.

This is similar to driving a supercar, and then someone forces you back to your 1.4-litre Volkswagen Golf

 

[Guwapo77]

No RGB = AUTO NO BUY 4 ME.

 

[trsttte]

No RGB = AUTO NO BUY 4 ME.

21million+ RGB pixels aren't enough for you?

 

[ARF]

21million+ RGB pixels aren't enough for you?

They didn't think about this

 

[Solaris17]

Serious question do any of you actually use your monitor speakers?

 

[ARF]

Serious question do any of you actually use your monitor speakers?

I have none, but I guess it depends on the use case - people who use their PCs for basic things like Viber, etc, do use these, I believe.

 

[ZoneDymo]

This is the future. Or the beginning of it. Get used to it.

Trust me, when you use this, you won't want to go back to lower specs.

This is similar to driving a supercar, and then someone forces you back to your 1.4-litre Volkswagen Golf

its whatever man but comments like this really make you seem about 12 years old

 

[ARF]

its whatever man but comments like this really make you seem about 12 years old

So, you don't agree that larger screens require higher resolution?
For example a universal standard:

up to 10-inch: 1080p
up to 13-inch: 1440p
from 13-inch up to 30-inch: 2160p
from 30-inch up to 42-inch: 3240p
from 42-inch up...: 4320p and beyond

 

[cvaldes]

Serious question do any of you actually use your monitor speakers?

Absolutely!

I have an LG 27UL850-W as my primary monitor. Its built-in speakers are quite adequate for mundane desktop productivity functionality when the primary point is audio feedback instead of auditory fidelity, like e-mail notifications, alarms, etc.

The two systems (one Mac, one Windows PC) that drive this 27" monitor are also plugged into a small A/V receiver that outputs to better speakers. I only turn that on when I want/need better audio quality. I don't game on these two systems and I don't do much content consumption. I'll turn on this external sound system mostly when I want music while I'm working (which isn't all the time).

There's a secondary 32" monitor attached to another Windows PC (primarily for gaming) that has no built-in speakers. I attached a cheap soundbar for the desktop sounds, but I typically use a headset if I'm playing games on this setup.

My primary gaming PC is plugged into a 55" OLED television. This display feeds a conventional A/V receiver + speaker setup, the TV's own
built-in speakers are disabled.

I've owned notebook computers for 20+ years and even those I'll often use the built-in speakers even though audio fidelity is far better with headphones, earbuds, earphones, whatever.

With macOS and the right computer, you can direct desktop OS sounds (like e-mail inbox alerts) to one speaker (like the one built into my Mac mini) and other sounds (like YouTube in a web browser) to another audio device (like my LG monitor). Windows is sorta retarded this way, they don't make even this simple granularity of audio routing easy.

Of course, I've worked on many other video displays over decades of computer usage and without a doubt I've always used any built-in speakers at least some of the time for some situations.

In summary, sometimes I use a display's built-in speakers, sometimes I don't. It mostly depends on the usage case.

Different people have different usage cases which is why display manufacturers will often include built-in speakers for those who will use them. No one can please everyone all the time so it's silly for people to expect one model with one set of features for everyone all the time.

It really don't understand why but this sort of tunnel vision exists far more frequently on PC hardware Q&A forums than elsewhere on the Internet, including other topics (woodworking, cooking, arts & crafts, whatever). So odd.

 

[trsttte]

Serious question do any of you actually use your monitor speakers?

Very very rarely, but I fully appreciate they're there.

Different people have different usage cases which is why display manufacturers will often include built-in speakers for those who will use them. No one can please everyone all the time so it's silly for people to expect one model with one set of features for everyone all the time.

I think it's a simple and cheap value add to include. Like, I don't think anyone is expecting good speakers on their monitor (or maybe they are?, the tunnel vision you mentioned and all) but the cost and effort of including a minimal solution is so small that it's a missed opportunity not including something the customer might value.

Don't like them? Just disable them, but they're there if you ever need them.

(an exception to this is start up sounds or any similar bullshit without a disable option - that's not ok)

 

[Solaris17]

It really don't understand why but this sort of tunnel vision exists far more frequently on PC hardware Q&A forums than elsewhere on the Internet, including other topics (woodworking, cooking, arts & crafts, whatever). So odd.

What tunnel vision is that? I hope you’re not coming at the question with the assumption that I was implying they are useless?

 

[Easy Rhino]

Why do companies always rely on dumb gimmics to sell electronic toys? I assume the public is dumb enough they see something shiny and have to have it.

 

[lexluthermiester]

This is the future. Or the beginning of it.

Perhaps. but it's not anytime soon. Highend PC's are only just able to push 4k, to say nothing of 6k. Even if we only consider Steam hardware surveys, 1080p is still the vast majority of what people use, myself included. My gaming system is 1440p and my main TV is 2160p, but everything else is 1080p or less.

Get used to it.

Seriously with that?

This is similar to driving a supercar, and then someone forces you back to your 1.4-litre Volkswagen Golf

Not very good analogy. I've driven supercars. Ferrari, Lotus and others. I happily went back to my Honda's and Acura's. Why? They far more comfortable, MUCH better on gas and yet still fun to drive. Most supercars are nice to look at and an adrenaline rush to drive, but they are about as comfortable as a concrete bench.

Serious question do any of you actually use your monitor speakers?

Rarely. I have always used HiFi equipment for sound on my main PC's.

 

[Garrus]

6144x3456@60. Going higher means more strain on the connection - cable version, etc. Not all HDMI and DisplayPort versions support it.



This is the future. Or the beginning of it. Get used to it.

Trust me, when you use this, you won't want to go back to lower specs.

This is similar to driving a supercar, and then someone forces you back to your 1.4-litre Volkswagen Golf

4k at 160hz is higher spec than 6k at 60hz, sorry

nobody wants this

when they can bring 90hz or 120hz to 6k, then we can talk

 

[freeagent]

Serious question do any of you actually use your monitor speakers?

I use my UHD TV as my monitor, and its speakers are terrible. I used a 5.1 setup for years but recently downsized to a decent sound bar. It’s snot as good but it’s better than the onboard speakers

 

[MentalAcetylide]

Perhaps. but it's not anytime soon. Highend PC's are only just able to push 4k, to say nothing of 6k. Even if we only consider Steam hardware surveys, 1080p is still the vast majority of what people use, myself included. My gaming system is 1440p and my main TV is 2160p, but everything else is 1080p or less.

Seriously with that?

Not very good analogy. I've driven supercars. Ferrari, Lotus and others. I happily went back to my Honda's and Acura's. Why? They far more comfortable, MUCH better on gas and yet still fun to drive. Most supercars are nice to look at and an adrenaline rush to drive, but they are about as comfortable as a concrete bench.


Rarely. I have always used HiFi equipment for sound on my main PC's.

I look at it this way, 1440p resolution or greater on anything smaller than 24" is just asking for eye strain. I also use 1440p on a 27" monitor on my desktop, and when I had to jump back on my 17" 1080p laptop for a few minutes, I felt like I was looking at a 4k screen. If I ever end up going with 4k resolution, I'll probably need a 34" monitor unless "all" apps either start following the standard or they all scale properly without the text becoming too small.
heh, I think my win7 laptop from 2013 is about to die anyway since the SSD chip is most likely dead along with the graphics card.

 

[Guwapo77]

21million+ RGB pixels aren't enough for you?

I was being sarcastic as hell. Folks finding one thing that is missing on a product and saying they don't wanna buy it...they weren't going to buy it to begin with. And I was actually talking about RGB lighting accents (gamer stuff). Yes, I know, its a work monitor. This could be 15K, but at 60Hz there is no way its going on my desk.