Not quite as low as it went for back in July (https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/858525).
Grabbed one myself
Yeah kicking myself I didn't jump earlier when it was at ATL, it's been a long wait.
Keen as!
How do you like it as a Mac monitor? Can it run at scaled 6K resolution (3008X1692)? Does text look good?
Debating changing from two basic 27” 4K dells to one of these. Needs to do triple duty - productivity on Windows and macOS and gaming/tv.
Yes, it runs on 3008x1692 (just checked it and liked it), however I'm used to running it at 3840x2160 and text looks ok to me at this resolution too. Wouldn't change it to any other monitor and I had had few top range alienware monitors as well as Studio Display in the past.
How have you connected it to your mac? from what port to port? and what kind of cable?
@nav71: HDMI cable. Can't remember where I bought that HDMI cable from. I had it on my mac mini M2. HDMI to HDMI
@Justuser: And you can get 240Hz? i thought it was a DP connection that allows higher end connections?
@nav71: Connected via HDMI and refresh rate shows 240Hz in display settings. Whether is actually 240Hz or not I can't tell you as I have no idea how to check it. Scrolling is smooth. I don't play games
its a shame it cant run 2 on 240hz
Care to elaborate?
He won’t.
It’s not.
I am generally anti curve, and the slight curve on this badboi doesn't bother me in the slightest. Dont let it hold you up!
The problem is you can't go back to flat screen
its a very slight curve, it's actually great. Source i have one from the slightly better deal.
Ditto.
What monitor settings did you go with?
I just used the Windows HDR Calibration tool to get it to the settings that looked best for me at the time. Can't say what they were exactly off the top of my head cause I'm at work now and monitor is at home.
The curve is not noticeable when using the monitor. But when it's standing there on a blank screen it does make the monitor appear smaller.
No more binocular pls.
Did you mean: The curve is problematic to those to don't like / can't use curved monitors?
I think he means 16:9 monitors don't need a curve. Given 99% of 16:9 monitors are flat, it's not unreasonable to group the 1% with curves into the "problem basket"!
How do I find the best settings for this monitor on windows 11?
I was very skeptical of curved monitors, bought this screen and it's a total non-issue at this low curvature.
Hope they announce new monitors at ces in jan
So tempting, I’m holding out for one of the flat panels to come down to around this price
34' model comes down to $1,132.55 with code
You probably already know this but for the others: the 34" model is 1440p not 4K like the 32" model.
I just got a AW3423DWF and am thinking if this is better for productivity ? Any help would be appreciated!!
unless you are using it for gaming / ps5 you can get by with the AW3423DWF. Check out the reviews on rtings.com, very similar but the QF is better rated overall.
Does the 2” honestly make a massive difference? I am a first time monitor buyer
not size, mostly the extra resolution. aw3423dw is 1440p, this is 2160p.
went from AW3423DWF to this
much more screen real estate (3840x2160 vs. 3440x1440), can comfortably fit 4 programs in a 2x2 grid, whereas aw34 could only do 2 side by side due to minimum window widths.
sharper text, text fringing is no longer noticeable and clarity is on par with 4K IPS.
main issue with this panel is DSC at 240hz, which has a short black screen when alt tabbing from full screen games, which isn't relevant for productivity.
No issue if you use 120hz mode (Hdmi 2.1 offers "console mode" with no DSC.)
Depends what you're using it for. I don't notice text fringing on the AW3423DWF, even when coding, designing, reading & writing. Maybe you sit closer, or perhaps you prefer a bright monitor. I have brightness low and maybe that reduces fringing. I also have a browser plugin that turns headache-inducing black on white text into readable contrast inspired by e-ink displays. For example, your post looks like this on my monitor: https://imgur.com/uhQ9yYR
In the end, it's about 21:9 vs 16:9. I will never go back to 16:9 for my main screen. For gaming, ultrawide destroys 16:9 for visibility, FOV, immersion and fun.
Just a reminder that this doesn't have Alt mode DP. Kinda wild for a $1000+ monitor not to have it.
Picked one up, thanks!
Im running the Dell alienware 38inch ultrawide…. So tempting haha. But im in love with the form factor on my 38 UW!
This has Pixel Shift with no setting right?
Can anyone say how noticeable it is?
These are still $1219 on the Dell Refurb website. Same 3 Year Basic Advanced Exchange Warranty.
Got one of these two months ago and I've been enjoying it immensely. Would recommend.
any cashback
New Mac Mini owners, 4K monitors will not work well natively. I mean it will work but compromised. Apple OS works at 1080P, 1440P, 5K, 6K natively. Any other resolution, you are sapping some horsepower from the CPU and GPU to render at a scaled down resolution not natively supported by Apple a mentioned above. You need to pay Apple tax to go 5K and 6K for true 1:1 scaling. Why don't Apple support industry standards like proper support for 4K monitors? Well then how will they sell you $3000 - $5000 Apple Studio Displays. Eg. Apple Storage. Storage is cheap and they can put 2TB on base iPhones but they won't because then no one will sign up to their monthly iCloud storage service.
New Mac Mini owners, 4K monitors will not work well natively. I mean it will work but compromised.
Non-integer scaling is really not as big of an issue as people say. I say this as someone who uses a true 5K monitor (Apple Studio Display) at work and one at home (Dell UP2715K 27" 5120x2880), with both of them next to a 4K monitor (27" 3840x2160) at 150% scaling.
The performance deficit was definitely noticeable about 8–10 years ago on some systems that were using Intel's integrated graphics and on some systems with a weak dGPU, but I haven't seen any noticeable performance impact at rendering 5K on desktop for years, and none since Apple Silicon.
Why don't Apple support industry standards like proper support for 4K monitors?
MacOS doesn't support system-wide interface and font scaling, so Apple chose to go down the easier path of rendering the interface at higher res and then downscaling to meet the monitor resolution. The popular GNOME desktop environment on Linux uses this method as well, although not sure how KDE does it.
Since Windows already had system-wide interface scaling, Microsoft decided to use that as the means to implement scaling, but for years Windows was plagued with complaints about bad scaling because developers weren't designing applications with this in mind. Although it's not perfect now, it's in a much better state than it was before.
It's worse on Apple, for true pixel scale a 4K monitor will only have the display size of a 1080P monitor with hi DPI, it will look super sharp and amazing but very little screen realestate. To get equal scaling to have 1440P size screen realestate, you will need a 5K monitor (very expensive). Or you can run 1440P monitor at native res or a 1080P monitor at native res. Or run a 4K monitor at native res and have to squint as everything will be tiny. Yes even at 32", all the menu's will be tiny an unreadable at native res. It's the Apple way, pay for their studio display or stay with a compromised solution. I am just shocked that 3'rd party manufacturers have not released more affordable 5K monitors in the last 10 years to compete with Apple Studio Displays, it's not like it's a special technology, it's been around for over a decade.
Don’t forget 3x dell rewards at the moment!
Got $108 in points
Do they only apply/show up once the product ships?
Dell says the credit will appear in ur account within 30 days of shipment. From my experience, it normally shows up within one week.
This or the new 27inch 360hz QDOled?
console or rig and what screen resolution are you running at 2k (27") or 4k (32")?
much sharper image on this and better image, but harder to run. would not to for 27in 360hz qdoled, already last gen and behind a bit in perf.
for compFPS etc pg27aqdp, 27inch 480hz OLED is already out.
else lg32gs95ue is a decent compromise, dual mode 4k240/1080p480 but matte coating and more expensive than this.
Anyone using this for Productivity and Work only?
Thanks OP, been waiting for sub $1,300. Used your link.
Thanks OP, just ordered one. Not the ATL price but close enough to it. Cheers.
This is an excellent monitor, works well with Mac mini M4 at 240 Hz