Dell announces 32" 8k monitor for $4,999

[Nexus18]

I'm not too sure if 8k will really take of tbh, at least not for a very long time i.e. more than 5 years, possibly at least 10.... Personally I hope the monitor/gaming industry doesn't continue to be all about resolution and higher refresh rates, the demand for this over the last 5-10 years has haltered any other development in the monitor industry.

Contrast ratio is far more impactful/important than resolution imo.

I think the next big thing (after HDR, OLED) will be VR.

 

[UberTiger]

I bet it will. For me it's now about the pixel density, at least for productivity.

I find it hard to use standard 109ppi desktop screens for reading and writing.

Once you use a high DPI screen on a daily basis it's very had to go back.

Most PC monitors are typically only about 109 ppi (pixels per inch), where each pixel is quite visible if you're doing normal desktop work.

For example a 27" WQHD at 2560x1440 is only 109 ppi

The retina screens in the Apple Laptops are 227 ppi, which is gorgeous for text, similar for the phones too.

This 32" 8k monitor is 280 ppi

If you type a screen resolution in here, you can adjust the screensize to see what pixel density you get.

https://www.sven.de/dpi/

A 4k monitor would need to be 20" to hit 220 ppi

At 27" it drops to 160 ppi

At 30" it drops to 147

At 32" it drops to 137


If I'm going for 2x pixel density from the standard 109 then a 27" 5K would be perfect at 217 ppi.

Or if the next jump is up to 8K then 32" is pretty good at 280ppi.

The monitor itself is getting big then though, so I'd probably prefer to have 8K 34" at 260 ppi - but have it curved. You really need it curved once you get to 32"+

I had a 40" flat 4k Philips monitor for a few months and it was awful. Way too big so I sold it.


So, my two ideal next monitors could be either of the following:

• 27" 5k at 217 ppi, with a high refresh rate
• 34" 8k at 260 ppi, curved, with a high refresh rate.

I reckon 34" 8k 260ppi curved monitors (or maybe 38") would be big sellers if they can hit the £1k price point in the next few years.

 

[haroon]

He says himself that the jump from LG's 5k monitor to Dells 8k is underwhelming before even taking in account the cost and set up needed to drive it.

At least tv manufacturers will never have to worry about 8k because if the return on a pc monitor is minimal at a few feet it's never going to take off in the typical living room set-up.

Perhaps large screened conference screens,or medical/technical institutions will have some limited use for 8k but it certainly seems it's going to remain firmly in the 'niche' market.

Editops forgot to mention VR which seems to be the only consumer device that will make any decent use of this resolution.

 

[TNA]

He says himself that the jump from LG's 5k monitor to Dells 8k is underwhelming before even taking in account the cost and set up needed to drive it.

At least tv manufacturers will never have to worry about 8k because if the return on a pc monitor is minimal at a few feet it's never going to take off in the typical living room set-up.

Perhaps large screened conference screens,or medical/technical institutions will have some limited use for 8k but it certainly seems it's going to remain firmly in the 'niche' market.

Editops forgot to mention VR which seems to be the only consumer device that will make any decent use of this resolution.

Yeah. But I bet in 5-10 years time when we have much better gpu's and games that actually make better use of the higher resolution, the gap will be more apparent. At the end of the day, there is a difference at the very least from an anti aliasing point. At 8K you probably don't need any at all.

But 4K should keep us happy for a long time. It is a big jump from 1440p imo. People resist it now due to it not having higher hz, but once 144hz 4K panels and ultrawide ones comes out, suddenly the same people who said they cannot see the difference will change their tune which will be funny to see

 

[JediFragger]

but once 144hz 4K panels and ultrawide ones comes out, suddenly the same people who said they cannot see the difference will change their tune which will be funny to see

Yup, the only weak point of this LG is the low refresh rate. Once a superior one comes I may consider making the switch. For the moment though it's great

 

[haroon]

At the end of the day, there is a difference at the very least from an anti aliasing point. At 8K you probably don't need any at all.

Isn't that what people say about 4K?

Resolution is no longer going to be the driving factor of display improvements but rather the technology that drives those pixels.

Q/M-LED will be the next breakthrough in display technologies.

 

[TNA]

Isn't that what people say about 4K?

Resolution is no longer going to be the driving factor of display improvements but rather the technology that drives those pixels.

Q/M-LED will be the next breakthrough in display technologies.

Some say it, but I personally see a very visible diference from 1440p to 2160p, not just anti-aliasing.

I am sure once high refresh rate and ultrawide 4K becomes available at a decent price in a few years time when there is also more gpu power, people will magically see it too. lol