Significant differences between the Apple Studio Display and the Dell U2723QE for a coder?

[questionwonder]

If I'm staring at my screen for 16 hours a day and need 2 really nice monitors so my eyes don't fail, will I see any significant differences between the new Apple Display and the Dell U2723QE?

Just about the specs, I know it's 4K vs 5K and higher brightness, but for programming for work, emails, watching Youtube vids online, etc is the price difference worth the extra ~$2,000?

 

[bsolar]

If I'm staring at my screen for 16 hours a day and need 2 really nice monitors so my eyes don't fail, will I see any significant differences between the new Apple Display and the Dell U2723QE?

Just about the specs, I know it's 4K vs 5K and higher brightness, but for programming for work, emails, watching Youtube vids online, etc is the price difference worth the extra ~$2,000?

I was also evaluating them and from the reviews the main drawback they have is some significant backlight bleeding. If you are ok with 4K and the backlight bleeding is not a big deal for the kind of content you are viewing they are IMHO a great option.

 

[Quasselstripper]

I was also evaluating them and from the reviews the main drawback they have is some significant backlight bleeding. If you are ok with 4K and the backlight bleeding is not a big deal for the kind of content you are viewing they are IMHO a great option.

The backlit bleeding should disappear when you disable HDR

 

[5425642]

I have the

U2723QE​

And I love it. I’m calibrating it now. Running it as looks like 1440p and it’s crispy

 

[questionwonder]

I have 2

U2723QE​

How do I calibrate them?
Do I need to calibrate them?

 

[edanuff]

I use the Dell u2720q display which is the older version of it but same panel. I run these in "looks like 1080" mode. The "looks like 1440" mode in MacOS is not acceptable to me but some people like it. You will always get better results (less visual information lost) by doing "looks like 1080" and adjusting your app fonts smaller than you will in choosing "looks like 1440" which does a lossy bitmap rescale from 5K to 4K. Under Windows, 150% scaling looks fine on it. I think the Dell monitors are fine if you're looking for a matte monitor, probably the best of the 27" 4K lineup for productivity work. The Studio Display is a better display though, especially if you're intending to run in "looks like 1440".

 

[rmgbenschop]

I’ve used the Dell U2720Q for a couple of months with great pleasure but since I am using the LG UltraFine 5K, 4K on a 27” display isn’t cutting it for me anymore.

I need the space of the 2560x1440 resolution with the crispness of the 5K resolution.

So I would choose the Studio Display in your scenario.

 

[5425642]

I have 2

U2723QE​

How do I calibrate them?
Do I need to calibrate them?

You need a colormeter try this settings;

Contrast: 75


Custom Color -> Present mode

R 100%

G 95%

B 99%

 

[5425642]

So I have done a profile for it now;
You can download the .icc file here and then use it in your own system on the display.
On the display you need to set it like this:
Contrast: 75%
Custom Color -> Present mode
R: 100%
G: 95%
B: 99%

 

[5425642]

Hi,
I have updated a blogpost with calibration reports and multiple .icc files m.m. Try it out and write back what you think about it.
I have just adjusted the brightness level for every .icc file as the RGB adjustment that you need to do first is good for all of the brightness levels.

Dell U2723QE Calibration information

Wow, this display are so good! I have calibrated it and I have uploaded the .icc profiles here also. Only thing that I have changed during the different profiles are the brightness level. My setup …

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