I came across this great review of the Dell 6k vs Dell 8k. It's very informative for me, because it's done from the perspective of someone whose preferences are similar to mine--he prefers glossy screens, and likes really high pixel density.
In summary, he finds:
1) Even though the anti-reflective coating on the glossy Dell 8k isn't very good (it's not as effective at blocking reflections as the coating on his glossy MBA), he still prefers it over the matte finish on the Dell 6K, which he finds causes a loss of vibrancy.
2) He finds the Dell 8k's 280 ppi (which he runs at 3:1 scaling*) is noticeably sharper than the Dell 6k's 223 ppi (which he runs at 2:1 scaling). [2:1 is also the default for Apple's Mac Retina displays, which vary from 218 ppi for the ASD and XDR, to 254 ppi for the MBP's.]
*While some have reported success running the 8k on AS (
https://github.com/waydabber/BetterDisplay/discussions/199#discussioncomment-4872932), MacOS doesn't offer 3:1 scaling. So if you wanted to retain integer scaling for maximum sharpness, you'd need to go 2:1, which might cause the UI elements to be be uncomfortably small. They'd be 80% of the size they are on the iMac, ASD and XDR.
For the last 10 years, I have been interested in hi-DPI monitors, and recently I read about an interesting new monitor: Dell’s 32-inch 6K monitor (U3224KBA), a productivity monitor that offers plenty of modern connectivity options like DisplayPort 2, HDMI 2 and Thunderbolt 4.
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