Apple will no longer be alone in selling a computer screen at the exorbitant price of $1,600. If the Studio Display relies on 5K and color rendering to justify its price, the Dell model relies on videoconferencing.
Presented for the first time at the beginning of the year, during the CES in Las Vegas, the Dell UltraSharp 32″ U3223QZ monitor integrating a 4K webcam for videoconferencing will finally be marketed in the coming weeks. Dell has made it official by unveiling its price, which is already making some teeth cringe. Indeed, this screen will be sold at the recommended price of $ 1,599, exactly the same price – mocked many times – as the 27 “Studio Display from Apple.
Admittedly, Dell insists on the use of artificial intelligence to ensure that the user will remain in the center of the image during his video calls even if he were to move in the screen, but it is a function in the process of democratization that we find on much less expensive monitors (such as the HP Z24m). The manufacturer is also counting on the integration of a high-end camera to pass the pill. It’s a 12MP 4K HDR Starvis sensor supplied by Sony, mounted in a small swivel barrel integrated into the top edge of the display. The field of view can be changed (between 65 and 90º) depending on the uses and the camera has a shutter that closes automatically when not in use, a way to ensure that the privacy of the user user is preserved. Dell obviously promises excellent recording quality, including in low light conditions.
Obviously, who says video meetings says audio, and this screen includes two speakers with a power of 14 W, as well as two microphones with noise reduction. The panel is a priori quite classic, being a 32″ IPS model with a definition of 3840 x 2160 pixels, with a standard refresh rate of 60 Hz and a response time of only 8 ms (which induces excessive afterglow for gaming.) HDR certification comes with 98% coverage of the DCI-PC color space, but the given maximum brightness of 400 cd/m² will limit the effects. also acts as a USB-C hub, with an additional USB-C port, five USB-A 3.2 Gen 2 ports and a Gigabit Ethernet port, in addition to HDMI 2.0 and DisplayPort 1.4 video inputs.