Dell's 32-inch, UltraSharp 8K monitor is incredible but like most things in Vegas, it's...

[Shawn Knight]

Dell at CES has unveiled an absolute drool-worthy monitor in the UltraSharp UP3218K, a 32-inch monitor with an insanely high resolution of 7,680 x 4,320 at 60Hz (and a scary price tag to match).

Labeled as the world’s first 32-inch 8K resolution display with Dell PremierColor, the UP3218K offers 1.07 billion colors and packs in more than 33 million pixels – that’s four times as many as a 4K display and 16 times more than Full HD. That translates to a PPI rating of 280 which is very high for a desktop screen.

The display covers 100 percent of the Adobe RGB and sRGB color gamut, offers a brightness of 400 cd/m2 / and a contrast ratio of 1,300:1. Connectivity options include two DisplayPort 1.3 connections, four USB 3.0 ports (1x BC1.2 charging capability) and an audio line-out connection.

The UltraSharp UP3218K certainly looks the part but that doesn’t necessarily mean it would be a good fit on your desk. Allow me to explain.

I had the unique opportunity to review Dell’s UltraSharp 4K UP3216Q 32-inch monitor a few months back as part of a full-on desktop replacement project. The display, which we gave away to a lucky TechSpot reader along with a Dell XPS 13 notebook, impressed me so much that I found myself in search of something to replace the two baby-sized-by-comparison 22-inch displays and a 24-incher that I’d been using in a triple monitor configuration for years.

As I found in that review, 32 inches is about as small as I’d recommend for a 4K monitor that you intend to run natively without any sort of scaling. Dell’s newest 32-incher is the same size but with four times as many pixels. Even for the most eagle-eyed user, this is simply too small of a display / too many pixels to run natively with your computer.

Scaling more or less defeats the whole purpose of having a high-resolution monitor and it'd be a crime to have to do so with this 8K Dell. You can also hang up the idea of playing AAA games natively unless you have some seriously high-end hardware in your PC case.

There’s also the issue of price as Dell’s new 8K display will set you back a cool $4,999 when it goes on sale on March 23 via Dell.com.

For these reasons, I simply can't see how this monitor makes sense for most of our readers. Then again, CES (and Las Vegas) is all about excess...

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[VitalyT]

Connectivity options include two DisplayPort 1.3 connections

That's a bummer, should be dual DisplayPort 1.4

The display, which we gave away to a lucky TechSpot reader along with a Dell XPS 13 notebook, impressed me so much

I'll take this one, as I'm feeling lucky right now, and I promise to be impressed,...please!

Oh, and that punch bag on the picture is actually your budget, in case you consider buying it

 

[Lionvibez]

32 inches is barely big enough for 4k.

32 inches and 8k?

I hope you have the vision of a kyptonian

 

[Bao Nguyen]

32 inches is barely big enough for 4k.

32 inches and 8k?

I hope you have the vision of a kyptonian

4k @32in ~138ppi
8k @32in ~275ppi

Those numbers are still way way behind smartphones, even the Apple retina magic number 326ppi. I expect that we won't stop there.

 

[Squid Surprise]

32 inches is barely big enough for 4k.

32 inches and 8k?

I hope you have the vision of a kyptonian

4k @32in ~138ppi
8k @32in ~275ppi

Those numbers are still way way behind smartphones, even the Apple retina magic number 326ppi. I expect that we won't stop there.

You are looking at a smartphone from only a few inches away though.... the monitor, hopefully, will be over a foot away from your eyes, thus making this high of a resolution largely unnecessary...

Of course, that doesn't stop me from REALLY REALLY wanting this

 

[waterytowers]

8k and a 32 inch monitor are a match made in heaven, now I need to upgrade to be able to run this beauty

My 15 inch laptop has a UHD screen and I run it natively with very few issues, I wish it supported dual 4k screens, but now I want to skip that and go for a single 8k screen.

So much screen real-estate.... drool...

 

[Amet Monegro]

8k and a 32 inch monitor are a match made in heaven, now I need to upgrade to be able to run this beauty

My 15 inch laptop has a UHD screen and I run it natively with very few issues, I wish it supported dual 4k screens, but now I want to skip that and go for a single 8k screen.

So much screen real-estate.... drool...

then you will need a DP to HDMI2.1 adapter if your laptop has DP

 

[Invizibleyez]

Sure, computers can display at 8k, but I don't even think endless funds is enough to game on this at 8k. But, I guess technology will catch up eventually.

 

[Fabio Turati]

8K means that you can watch 16 Full HD movies at the same time, without downscaling. Completely useless, of course, but still impressive!

 

[NightAngel79]

Someone won that 4k monitor? Wow, what a lucky joe!

*brushes dirt off shoulder, haha

 

[Jad Chaar]

32 inches is barely big enough for 4k.

32 inches and 8k?

I hope you have the vision of a kyptonian

4k @32in ~138ppi
8k @32in ~275ppi

Those numbers are still way way behind smartphones, even the Apple retina magic number 326ppi. I expect that we won't stop there.

That is still insane haha. Should be at least 35" imo.

 

[Lionvibez]

That is still insane haha. Should be at least 35" imo.

I think even 35 inches at 8k is still too small it would have to be 40-42 inches.

I'm very certain that if you place both a 4k and 8k at 32inch side by side you couldn't tell the difference.

 

[ForgottenLegion]

32 inches is barely big enough for 4k.

32 inches and 8k?

I hope you have the vision of a kyptonian

4k @32in ~138ppi
8k @32in ~275ppi

Those numbers are still way way behind smartphones, even the Apple retina magic number 326ppi. I expect that we won't stop there.

You are looking at a smartphone from only a few inches away though.... the monitor, hopefully, will be over a foot away from your eyes, thus making this high of a resolution largely unnecessary...

Of course, that doesn't stop me from REALLY REALLY wanting this

I can spot dead pixels on a 27" 5K monitor from normal sitting distance of around 1.5-2ft.
If 8K solves that problem then I'd buy one for that reason alone. Saying that I don't think I'll buy a Dell monitor again, their quality control in terms of pixel defects/dust/dirt inside the screen is atrocious. I've been through countless replacements and have had success in perhaps 1 in 10 units.

 

[gaming monitor]

Someone won that 4k monitor? Wow, what a lucky joe!

*brushes dirt off shoulder, haha

In my opinion, the screen is so good, I'm also using that kind of thing

 

[NightAngel79]

In my opinion, the screen is so good, I'm also using that kind of thing

The screen is certainly amazing...

 

[Lionvibez]

I can spot dead pixels on a 27" 5K monitor from normal sitting distance of around 1.5-2ft.
If 8K solves that problem then I'd buy one for that reason alone. Saying that I don't think I'll buy a Dell monitor again, their quality control in terms of pixel defects/dust/dirt inside the screen is atrocious. I've been through countless replacements and have had success in perhaps 1 in 10 units.

Then you are either a freak or 14 years old.

The average adult with average vision most likely will not be able to spot any dead pixels on a 27' 5k monitor from 1.5-2 feet away.