It's has 178 degree viewing angles and a widescreen aspect ratio

Dec 2, 2013 09:26 GMT  ·  By

So far, displays with a resolution of 3840 x 2160 pixels, 4K UHD as it were (ultra high definition), have been pretty big mostly, but Dell decided to make one that fitted on any random desk: the up2414q.

Rather than a large, 50-inch or greater TV, or some sort of super high-end, curved OLED panel, the newcomer looks like any ordinary 24-inch monitor.

That's right, Dell managed to cram that 4K resolution into a small package, but gaming and enterprise standard. The density ended up at 185 pixels per inch, the highest the company has to offer.

The 24-inch monitor has an aspect ratio of 16:9 and a refresh rate that depends on the video connectivity interface: of 60 Hz over DisplayPort 1.2, 30 Hz over HDMI.

Since we're on the subject, we may as well get the rest of the technical specifications out of the way.

Let's see, we have a brightness of 350 cd/m2, a response time of 8 ms (pretty weak, but understandable given the volume of data that UHD relies on), wide viewing angles (178° vertical / 178° horizontal, thanks to IPS technology), a contrast ratio of 1000:1 (2,000,000:1 dynamic), LED backlighting and a pixel pitch of 0.137.

The color coverage is of Adobe RGB 99%, sRGB 100% (1.07 Billion colors, 8 Bits +AFRC). There's an anti-glare coating on the screen too.

Dell intends for the up2414q to be used in video editing, application and game development, CGI animation, etc.

Sadly, the 24-inch monitor has not been given a release date or a price. Dell could have it shipping in time for Christmas, but it also might wait until next year.

And since this is, technically, not a consumer-oriented monitor, but a business one, it might not turn up at CES 2013 (Consumer Electronics Show), in early January.

So the Dell up2414q might only start selling in, say, mid-January or early February, unless Dell decides to hold off on it for whatever reason.