28-Inch '4K' Display from Dell Priced at $699, Launches January 23

Well, that's.... cheap.

Come on Apple, with this monitor I don't think I'll be able to wait long for an updated Cinema Display

Now Apple needs to re-release a 30" ACD with 4K resolution. $999 is the magic price point.

A lot of people are wondering whether their current Mac will support this monitor or not.

If your Mac has Thunderbolt 1/mDP: Yes, but only at 30 Hz, which is fine for videos but a little choppy for computer use or gaming. I don't recommend dropping that amount of money on a monitor you'll only use at 30 Hz, unless you plan to upgrade your Mac in the not-so-distant future.

If your Mac has Thunderbolt 2: Yes, up to 60 Hz as long as OS X "whitelists" this monitor for use with Multi-Stream Transport (MST). Anandtech found the 24" version of this monitor does not work with MST under OS X (limiting the refresh rate to 30 Hz), but it's just a matter of time before Apple updates OS X with better 4K support and an updated MST whitelist. Meanwhile, it should work fine at 60 Hz under Windows 8.1.

If you own another device with DisplayPort: Make sure it has DisplayPort 1.2 in order to use this monitor's MST feature and reach 60 Hz, otherwise you're stuck at 30 Hz. DisplayPort 1.2 could theoretically do 4K at 60Hz without MST, but the current batch of 4K monitors don't support it. DisplayPort 1.3 should allow 4K at 60 Hz without the need for MST, thus making software support less complicated than it is right now. It's expected to come out in Q2 2014.

If you own another device with HDMI: If you have HDMI 1.3 or earlier, 4K won't work at all. If you have HDMI 1.4, it'll work, but you're stuck at 30Hz. Only HDMI 2.0 will allow 60 Hz UHD 4K and this monitor doesn't appear to include it (other Dell UHD 4K monitors in the same series don't). HDMI 2.0 is technically already released and has been available for license for a while, but computer monitors are only expected to include it starting in Q2 2014.

My advice is to get this if you need a new monitor and your device(s) already support 4K at 60 Hz using MST (if you have a Thunderbolt 2 Mac for instance). If you don't really need a new monitor right now and/or won't have a device that supports 4K at 60 Hz for a little while, I suggest waiting a few months for other UHD 4K monitors to come out with DisplayPort 1.3 (or DP 1.2 w/o MST requirement) and HDMI 2.0, which will allow greater compatibility at 60 Hz.

Update: Dell has apparently confirmed to Forbes (http://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2014/01/07/dell-wasnt-joking-about-that-28-inch-sub-1000-4k-monitor-its-only-699/) that the monitor will only do 4K at 30 Hz, no matter the connector. You can dismiss all my previous post. Major deal breaker!

Looks like 3 of these will be on their way to my door!

A trio of these costs less than the Dell 32"! OMG!

"Dude you're getting a Dell!"

Dude I just dated myself with that quote.

My angry girlfriend pull my 7yrs old 24" Dell to the ground with cable connected and it is still working. I have total confident on Dell man...

Keep the Dell. Ditch the Chick.

Yes please!

Apple on the other hand have never in recent times brought out a sub-par monitor, ignoring the issue many people take with the glossy screen. The colour gamut, delta and contrast ratio are always class leading: to beat them you have to put down some serious money on professional, colour calibrated monitors.

Except for the issues with proprietary connectors that get abandoned in 2 years for a new proprietary connector, power bricks that fail that aren't supported anymore, leaving the monitor useless....

But to be fair, most of the problems Apple has in monitors are the ones in the iMacs.. :rolleyes:

Apple is my last choice now for buying stand-alone monitors.