Ultra High Definition Television (UHDTV)

The Dell UP3214Q is a pricey 4K monitors that offers extremely high resolution backed up with superb image quality.

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After being teased in December with a retail price of under $1,000, Dell announced this week that the 28-inch P2815Q model will retail for a mere $699.

Launching around the world on January 23, the budget-priced model will deliver a whopping 3840 x 2160 screen resolution.

We previously tested the 32-inch Sharp PN-K321H, which uses Sharps IGZO technology and was the first 4K monitor we tested.

Now Dell comes with three new 4K monitors, a 32-inch model, a 28-inch model and the 24-inch UP2414Q, subject of this review.

The recommended retails price of the UP2414Q is around 1,450 euro including VAT (about £1,225). While a lot of money, it's a steal compared to the 32-inch Sharp priced around £3,195 when it came out.

Not only that, the new Dell monitors are also supposed to have better colour-rendering than the Sharp PN-K321H.

We may be seeing the first glimpses of Ultra HD/4K gaming becoming an affordable possibility for mainstream consumers.

Earlier this week the company released a new pair of UltraSharp Ultra HD panels geared toward graphics professionals, but also teased a future 3840 x 2160 display clocking in at less than $1000.

UltraHD, also commonly known as 4K, packs four times the resolution of Full HD (1080p), but until now has been a luxurious display option reserved for design professionals and wealthy A/V enthusiasts.

Dell recently pulled the wraps off their latest Ultrasharp 32″ display.

This gargantuan display is expected to be Dell’s flagship professional series monitor featuring an Ultra HD resolution of 3840×2160 (140ppi) based off of Sharp’s IGZO (Indium Gallium Zinc Oxide) display technology.

As expected of a Dell Ultrasharp display, the monitor will feature a wide color gamut of 1.07 billion colors, a whopping 64 times more colors than a standard TN panel based monitor.

No official word on pricing at this time although I’d expect the display to be priced somewhere in line with ASUS’s 31.5″ Ultra HD display, which currently runs for around $3,500.

Dell expects the monitor to be available in Q4 of this year.

With the new Mac Pro capable of powering three 4k displays, new MacBook Pros with Thunderbolt 2 and 4K HDMI 1.4 in many hands and Apple taking its sweet time to release its own monitor, an affordable 4k display is something many people are searching out right now.

How this screen fares in practice has a two-fold answer. On the one hand text and images look incredibly sharp and detailed. Viewing high-quality photographs on this screen is a real pleasure.

Gaming on 4K resolution is truly a joy.

The incredible sharpness and outstanding colours definitely have added value, it's really something that needs to be experienced in person.

Current high-end graphics cards are not quite on the level of being able to provide smooth framerates on high quality settings, but fps-capped games can definitely be enjoyed in this resolution.

The future of PC gaming looks even more rosy on these types of displays.

Spark your creativity with an amazing view:

• Ultra HD 3840 x 2160:1 Get four times the resolution of Full HD and see the finest details with ultra-high pixel density.

• Vivid, accurate and consistent color: With PremierColor, your monitor provides superb color accuracy and 99% AdobeRGB and 100% sRGB coverage.
• Expansive display: Multitask with plenty of space to see all of your applications across an expansive 31.5" display.