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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 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

    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 12:5
  • abrowne1993 - 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.

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