FWIW, Amazon actually has the U3818DW in stock for about $130 less than Dell http://amzn.to/2eEpljY (URL shortened)
Personally, I will be sticking with my Dell U3415W as it fits my desk nicely and the price was much more reasonable IMHO. I am not sure how popular these larger displays will be as the added size/pixels seems minimal for the price difference: Dell U3818DW 37.5″ 499.26 square inches (34.6″x14.4″) 3840×1600 12:5 110.93 PPI ~$1320
I have the U3415W as well. The only thing I wish it had was G-Sync. It launched at around $1200 IIRC (got mine for just under $900 at the time), so I'd guess the price on this one will drop over the next couple of years.
I have been using the LG version that uses this panel for about 7 months, 45 hours a week and it has been great. It's like a 2560 x 1600 with extra width for another terminal. The DPI is high enough to still look sharp and not need scaling scaling like smaller 4K screens do.
Perfect res for a gaming monitor! But add HDR, 100-144hz, GSYNC, FALD. And another $1000. I would buy one. Want to get rid of my 7680x1440 surround gaming monitors.
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Old_Fogie_Late_Bloomer - Friday, July 21, 2017 - link
Well, I'll be...it's a monitor with Pythagorean triple dimensions. Meaning the diagonal is a whole number, 4160 to be precise (13x320).Well, I should say it's a monitor with Pythagorean triple dimensions that aren't 4:3, obviously.
All that to find out whether it would work with a 27" 1440p monitor without significant scaling issues (it would).
peterfares - Friday, July 21, 2017 - link
What? Can't you just look at the pixel density to see if it would work with a 27" 1440p without scaling issues? Same density.Old_Fogie_Late_Bloomer - Friday, July 21, 2017 - link
Lol, welp, I would have sworn that I looked for the density in the article before doing the calculation myself, but there it is, right under my nose..Then again, if I'd seen it, I might not have noticed the Pythagorean nature of the dimensions, so whatever...
coolhardware - Saturday, July 22, 2017 - link
FWIW, Amazon actually has the U3818DW in stock for about $130 less than Dellhttp://amzn.to/2eEpljY (URL shortened)
Personally, I will be sticking with my Dell U3415W as it fits my desk nicely and the price was much more reasonable IMHO. I am not sure how popular these larger displays will be as the added size/pixels seems minimal for the price difference:
Dell U3818DW
37.5″ 499.26 square inches (34.6″x14.4″) 3840×1600 12:5 110.93 PPI
~$1320
U3415W
34″ 411.76 square inches (31.4″x13.1″) 3440×1440 43:18 109.68 PPI ~$700
Dimensions/PPI source: pixensity.com
Anybody out there going to get one of these?
DigitalFreak - Monday, July 24, 2017 - link
I have the U3415W as well. The only thing I wish it had was G-Sync. It launched at around $1200 IIRC (got mine for just under $900 at the time), so I'd guess the price on this one will drop over the next couple of years.extide - Monday, August 21, 2017 - link
You can simplify it all the way down to 12:5abrowne1993 - Friday, July 21, 2017 - link
I'd rather just have a 40" 3840x2160 monitor.cekim - Friday, July 21, 2017 - link
With 120Hz refresh please... 60Hz is all work and no play.ddriver - Friday, July 21, 2017 - link
Ultra wide has a number of advantages in several usage scenarios.wyewye - Saturday, July 22, 2017 - link
Ultra wide has a number of disadvantages in several usage scenarios.Oscar Castillo - Friday, July 21, 2017 - link
You want the 43" Dell P4317Q then. Last I saw it was at $899.DigitalFreak - Monday, July 24, 2017 - link
We had a couple of the P4317Qs at work. Nice monitors, but as with seemingly all Dell monitors, revision 1 was flaky.omf - Friday, July 21, 2017 - link
I own the LG version and it also has USB-C.sor - Friday, July 21, 2017 - link
I have been using the LG version that uses this panel for about 7 months, 45 hours a week and it has been great. It's like a 2560 x 1600 with extra width for another terminal. The DPI is high enough to still look sharp and not need scaling scaling like smaller 4K screens do.zepi - Saturday, July 22, 2017 - link
Would this charge / power the laptop connected over the usb-c connector?stangflyer - Monday, July 24, 2017 - link
Perfect res for a gaming monitor! But add HDR, 100-144hz, GSYNC, FALD. And another $1000. I would buy one. Want to get rid of my 7680x1440 surround gaming monitors.