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Dell 6K U3224KB Monitor
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Thank you for confirming. I'm trying to find out why my launch day order has been delayed. I ordered by chat on Wednesday before it could be ordered through the website, and both people I've talked at Dell have told me it's delayed by one week due to a part shortage. That doesn't make sense because it still lists Wednesday delivery on the product page.
I talked to someone else today and explained that other people who placed an order after me have already received it, but I still got the same response. "We reviewed your order, and it's yet to go into the production due to part shortage. The production on your order should start as soon as the part is available, and we are making every effort to procure the parts." 
Relax man, its a screen. You can take few more days to wait. No biggie
I talked to someone else today and explained that other people who placed an order after me have already received it, but I still got the same response. "We reviewed your order, and it's yet to go into the production due to part shortage. The production on your order should start as soon as the part is available, and we are making every effort to procure the parts."
One other curiosity. On the M1 Macbook Pro where I can get the full 6k60Hz resolutions working, the OS seems to think (according to BetterDisplay) that it's outputting 10bit per channel or 30-bit color. The display itself is saying 8bit per channel or 24-bit color. It's hard to know which one is right.
Flicker is a bit worrying, is the monitor connected directly to the MacBook or are you using a dock?
Not too worried about bezels personally, anything is a massive upgrade over a 27" iMac and Thunderbolt Display in that department 😛
Not too worried about bezels personally, anything is a massive upgrade over a 27" iMac and Thunderbolt Display in that department 😛
What GPU does your 2019 16" Macbook Pro have? Which macOS version? I would try Catalina since newer versions might not enable DSC by default.
With SwitchResX, you should be able to create a custom timing. According to #4 , 49Hz from HBR3 8bpc without DSC may be possible.
Can you post output from AllRez so we can see what modes macOS accepts for your GPU? We can use it to verify the connection and to see if DSC exists for any modes.
AllRez > AllRez_MacBookPro2019_10.15.txt or something like that.macOS does not report output resolution or output pixel depth / color mode. It reports framebuffer resolution and framebuffer depth. Use SwitchResX or AllRez to get timing info. In SwitchResX, double click the current resolution to show timing info which includes pixel clock and active pixels.
Yeah, I meant the reported resolutions for any display don't seem correct in System Information.
Unfortunately, I can't post any caps from the Intel mac as it's a work computer. It's running 13.3.1, and rolling back is not an option.
Interesting that it reports the correct model number, but the resolution (native and HiDPI) are what one would get with the Dell UP3218K 32" 8K display.
Directly with monitor. I noticed it stops once I restart computer and monitor. Then it comes back temporarily. Maybe something funky with only my unit.
Not interesting at all, since it only shows the info for the currently selected mode. There's at least 16 modes in the menu. More when you click Show All Resolutions.
macOS doesn't show the important stuff in System Information.app.
Is that directly via Thunderbolt or HDMI?
Anyone else having these sort of issues? Close to placing the order but such posts are a bit worrying.
Windows Central posted a review.
www.windowscentral.com
Dell Ultrasharp 32 6K Monitor (U3224KB) review: All the pixels and a fantastic 4K UHD webcam make this one AMAZING display
Dell sets the bar, again, with its innovative U3224KB display with 6K resolution and some nifty tricks.
www.windowscentral.com
Lets hope Rtings will get their hands on it also.
Dell, can you please release this monitor without the webcam etc. so us who are waiting for just a screen can get that too?
Dell, can you please release this monitor without the webcam etc. so us who are waiting for just a screen can get that too?
Windows Central posted a review.
Dell Ultrasharp 32 6K Monitor (U3224KB) review: All the pixels and a fantastic 4K UHD webcam make this one AMAZING display
Dell sets the bar, again, with its innovative U3224KB display with 6K resolution and some nifty tricks.
I can understand you very well. I currently have 2x 5k Dells (UP2715K) and 1x Apple Studio Display and I love the glossy display on all 3 monitors, there is nothing better!
Of course I'm also thinking about buying the Dell 6K monitor, but I don't know if I'll like the matte display surface. I hope that someone here on the forum will buy the Dell 6K and compare them.
I'm curious--how does the glossy coating on the UP2715K compare to that on the ASD? I have a 27" iMac, whose glossy coating should be similar to the ASD's, and I think it's great. But I've not seen the glossy finish on the Dell. Some complain it doesn't reject reflections as well.
Since you're running both, I'd be interested to hear your opinion on how they compare for reflections and for text sharpness.
We should hear soon about the 6k Dell—at least one person on this thread bought one with an expected delivery date of Mon May 15 (yesterday)!
Yeah, I'm wondering if there's some special-casing in Apple's driver somewhere. It's not what I'd expect to see. It does work at the right resolutions with the M1 Max at 60Hz though, just not with the 2019 16" Intel unless you're okay with 30Hz.
Anyone on here that can confirm it works okay, with no issues, when used with an M2 Mini Pro using Thunderbolt 4?
Still nervous at spending that much money on the monitor……
Still nervous at spending that much money on the monitor……
Tell me, how many times are you going to ask that? Every 2 days?