I had a 23% discount code I received through the Dell Advantage scheme back in April 2022 which I was fortunate enough to be able to apply. This got it down to £715. I added a laptop case for around £25 and a wifi dongle for around £10 to get it up to £750 for the Amex cashback.
World first QD-OLED monitor from Dell and Samsung (34 inch Ultrawide 175hz)
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Bagged yourself a great saving there!Not a problem, appreciate the willingness all the same, and looks like you just saved Smeemi some £££ as well. I consider that a win overall
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No.
The issue is bandwidth. The communication between the GPU and the monitor hits it's limit with the DWF which means you can't use 10bit. But video cards have a clever workaround - they effectively use alternate frames to transfer the data so you get a picture that is full 10bit even though you are only communicating with 8bit. It's not idea for content creators but they don't use a high refresh rate. For gamers the end result is indistinguishable from 10bit.
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Hopefully any issues can at least be sorted out with a firmware update.
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how?
Why am I always the one who has no codes and ends up paying full price??
No! Me too!!!!!
I did the dell advantage / student discount thing back in April. They sent codes including 23% off monitors. I used this and it worked.
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Got my DWF today, happy so far!
£770 all in, very good price.
£770 all in, very good price.
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AMEX is the best bet. They're doing £100 cashback over £750 spend.
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The one it comes with is fine. Having said that, it was a little short for my setup.
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Mine just arrived woooo! That was fast. Ordered Tuesday, late morning.
All you guys getting it for £700 odd. Very cool. I'm envious
That was fast. Ordered Tuesday, late morning.Yes, you can return it for any reason within 14 days of receiving it. I'm a bit worried too. I'm praying I dont notice the fan too much, or notice the sub pixel layout. My senses are very sensitive xD Will have a play with it at the weekend. Please eyes and ears accept this one fgs!
All you guys getting it for £700 odd. Very cool. I'm envious
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Mine arrived and is running as I type.
Everything is fine!
Wow the colours on this and the contrast put the AW3821DW to shame.
One thing I have noticed, and perhaps this is an issue with Freesync(?), is that games no longer switch the refresh rate to the optimal for that game. Does that make sense? With my G-Sync monitor if I have the refresh rate set to 90Hz in the game settings then the monitor would automatically switch to 100Hz. With this monitor it doesn't do that. You have to ensure you are switched to 100Hz before you enter the game. Is that normal? It's no big deal but I am curious.
In passing, I am also confused about the settings in games. They often give a NITS setting in the game calibration, but this is often way out. Calibrating each game seems a bit hit and miss. I am not sure that everything needs this much calibration!!
Gah! Even the colours in Windows are lovely. I thought the AW38 was good but this is jaw dropping.
Everything is fine!
Wow the colours on this and the contrast put the AW3821DW to shame.
One thing I have noticed, and perhaps this is an issue with Freesync(?), is that games no longer switch the refresh rate to the optimal for that game. Does that make sense? With my G-Sync monitor if I have the refresh rate set to 90Hz in the game settings then the monitor would automatically switch to 100Hz. With this monitor it doesn't do that. You have to ensure you are switched to 100Hz before you enter the game. Is that normal? It's no big deal but I am curious.
In passing, I am also confused about the settings in games. They often give a NITS setting in the game calibration, but this is often way out. Calibrating each game seems a bit hit and miss. I am not sure that everything needs this much calibration!!
Gah! Even the colours in Windows are lovely. I thought the AW38 was good but this is jaw dropping.
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