The Best 2021 Ultrawide? Dell UltraSharp U3421WE // Unboxing & Full Review
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- The Best 2021 Ultrawide? Dell UltraSharp U3421WE // Unboxing & Full Review
Can going Ultrawide really make you more productive at work, video editing or better to play games on? Can it connect to a Macbook Pro / Mac Mini via USB C and power it at the same time? Can it look awesome in your set up?
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Timestamps:
Intro 0:00-0:46
Unboxing 0:47-8:34
Set-Up 8:35-10:13
Full Review 10:14-10:54
Tech Specs 10:55-13:00
4K Vs 21:9 13:01-13:50
Connectivity 13:51-15:50
Build Quality 15:51-18:37
Features 18:38-21:12
Final thoughts 21:13-22:43
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Thank you for the great and relaxing review! Your video convinced me to place the order. You presented exactly what I was interested in - working (coding) and casual Xbox Series S gaming.
NIce review! Everything is explained very well and the video quality is just superb 👌
This Video Earned you a sub, im upgrading from a mbp only setup and while i want to go ultrawide i was concerned about pixel density as im used to retina displays, this was exactly what i needed to know. Thanks!
This is a great and thorough review. Thanks for taking the time to put it together.
After days of researching into curved monitors for my home office, I landed on your video. Great review and answered lots of the questions I had. Although more expensive than some alternatives, I'm paying the bit extra for the brand and peace of mind should I need to return, the ability to charge my laptop off it and the fact it has semi-decent internal speakers (rare for curved monitors I believe). Thanks a lot for this! Keep up the good work!
Having spent a couple of weeks deliberating whether I should buy an ultra wide or not, I came across your review which basically made my decision for me. The monitor arrived a couple of hours ago and it' a fantastic piece of kit! So glad I didn't go with a two monitor setup. Not having a couple of bezels right in the middle of the sweet spot is fantastic.
Wow. What a great review and a great channel. Your channel is a gem that definitely deserves more exposure!
Great review and a very well put together video.
Thanks Chris. Definitely the longest video I’ve done. TH-cam algorithm will probably hate it but it was fun to put together ☺️
Dude! Where have you been! What a video to come back with! Awesome video, just have to sit back and respect the production of this! Can't wait to see your next video!
Thanks Aaron! Always appreciate the comments! Glad you enjoyed the video! More Ultrawide content to come now for sure 😊
I'm definitely getting a little bit of Philip Bloom vibe here! Thx for the high production value.
Thanks for the comprehensive review - I may just take a look at this monitor now
Best monitor review by a long way!! Simple, clear, and concise. Weeks and weeks of trawling through monitors and reviews, this one has confirmed my choice! Thank you 🙏
Thanks Lewis! Means a lot! I'm going to be moving soon and with it, hopefully some new content and reviews! Glad you liked it
@@SLT4K Great.
I remember watching your LG 4k monitor unboxing video. You've come a long way, video quality is definitely better! 👏
Thank you so much! We have a long way to go ☺️ Hoping people enjoy the content more now 🤞🏼
Late to this video, but a great review. Have been debating an ultrawide for such a long time!
Thanks dude!! I saw SOOO many people on Instagram with them and thought there must be something to it! Really want to see if Picture in Picture works with an iPad. That would be insane! 🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼
Since 2013 i have 29" Ultrasharp and still not thinking about changing it. Great review:D
I love this monitor ultrawide. Its really amazing with dci p3 95%. You have a nice setup.. what height is your desk, you look so tall haha
Loved the video man. Awesome job!
Awesome! Glad you enjoyed it 😄😄 Hoping for anyone looking at Ultrawides that it may come in handy 😊
Yes mate! Loving your channel👏🏿 Need more british content of QUALITY🙌🏿 I have the LG and I’m loving it but it was a toss up between the Dell Ultrasharp vs LG Ultrafine! Keep us updated how you get on with this Dell BadBoy!!
What a great review. Very detailed and informative. God bless you. Subscribed.
Nice review cheers! Big help with choosing my next monitor. What office chair have you gone for in your set up and do you have a video on that / can you recommend ?
One of the best reviews. Specially answers the exact problem I have moving from 4K to 2K. Im considering to move form a iMac 5K to a 34 ultirawide + MBP now :-)
Hi - Me too. I traded my iMac 5k with the new M1 Max recently and it is currently plugged into an LG Ultrawide 2K, which I am not at all pleased with. I am planning to return it and probably buy this... How was your transition? Do you think this monitor meets the iMac 5K at least to a certain degree northwards? Thank you!
Seriously underrated content right here! Loved the review! Have been thinking for quite some time about getting this and this might just make me pull the trigger! (p.s Earned yourself a sub mate!)
Thanks, man. Cool review 👍
Thank you, getting it next week. Great review
Another great detailed video Ben! I love Dell products and this monitor is really nice. I was afraid when you were removing it from the box that it could have dropped, like the stand didn’t attach all the way for whatever reason, very suspenseful 😅
Thanks Matt! Stock levels of other monitors was also really poor in the UK - I was looking at LG but the good monitors were nowhere to be found. So was able to get this at a reasonable price direct from Dell. I was also a little scared of unboxing but we made it 🎉🎉 Glad to be in the Ultrawide crew 🤟🏼
@@SLT4K Can you please share what was the price that you get it from Dell directly?
After one year and many many considerations and search, I order this monitor. Thank you for your video! Bye
Thank you so much for sharing!! What's your keyboard and mouse? Any recommendations for work and daily use?
thanks for your review. my next monitor might be U3421!
Very comprehensive review, well done Ben
Thank you Ross ☺️ It’s a big purchase for anyone in the market, thought I’d be as in depth as I could without boring people. I hope it worked 👏🏼
Excellent review. You deserve much more subs.
Great and Informative Review! Thank you, Ben!
p.s. looks like, the clock on the wall not working...
Thanks! Both for the comment on the video and the clock. That has now been sorted 🤟🏼
Awesome ,thanks for detailed review , 👍
Great review, thank you! 🙏🏻👍🏻
Great review and great watch!
Well presented and informative review, thanks
Great video. Bought u3821dw thanks to this vid.
Great video, I was going to go for another LG, namely the 35' ultrawide but now I think I will go with this Dell. Thanks man!
Thanks for the comments Matt! Glad you enjoyed the video ☺️☺️
Great review and very tempted, one question: what do you do about video calls (zoom, Teams etc,) and camera? do you have to open up your laptop when you want to jump on a vc?
Awesome review! I’m using a M1 mac mini at the moment but was wondering if you had any issues with the scaling on the screen with mac os. The icons and text fonts are all super small when I’m using max resolution…
The fact that I can get ride of my docking station this is a game changer with the extra ports on the monitor and it can charge my MacBook excellent video!
Great great review !!
great review mate. any backlight bleeding issue from the bottom and corners?
Good review I'm going to buy my monitor next week
Great video! I think this is the one for me!
Great review thank u. Dell monitors look to be well built.
Should I pull trigger on this 34 or wait 2 months for the 38" version. No gaming just want to have 2 windows open at same time. maybe crm and outlook on other side. Tbx for your insight.
Great review! Do you think the IH-IPS panel makes difference over the IPS panel from the Dell P3421W?
Great Review! Though I still have a question - The Ethernetport on the monitor, does this provide a wired internet connection when I connect my Macbook through USB-C?
Great video. What do you think about the curve screen for graphic design. Is it difficult to generate straight lines and great print ads when the monitor is curved? Thanks
Love the work you've done with this review! I'm getting my all new Dell display in a week, and can't wait after I've seen your review.
Thank you. Really appreciate the comment. I hope you enjoy it as much as I’ve enjoyed mine. Its been amazing 👏🏼
@@SLT4K the monitor is simply amazing. What a built quality. The easy management of personal window-builds is great and easy to set up. IPS-panel and non gloss/mirror-effect is a must have when light hits the screen from Windows nearby etc.
@@doggson6 have you had eyestrain because ips and 60hz?
@@guillemartin3669 I simply love this panel and its size. No Eyestrain at all. Have different panels at my other jobs that is much less nice to look at.
Great vid! Hope you’ll be reviewing the new Dell U2722DE!
Thanks dude. Sorry, I did have a video from when I started of my LG 27UL600 - this is actually my first Dell Monitor 😄
Nice review! What is the LED lighting above your monitor please?
Hey, in another review I heard there are hick ups with Macbooks and USB C connection. Did you also experience this?
And could you give us the measurements of the stand foot?
Thank you for this nice review
Hi bro, thanks for your sharing indeed. I am using the same 4K LG 27 monitor and I am so satisfy with 16:9 3840 x 2160. How does it feel when you change to this and sacrificed a significant resolution? Like watching TH-cam 4K or checking news in web??
Very nice video from a fellow small channel. Great job!
Just got two of these for work. Dual monitor setup will be interesting
Wow! 68inches of display! Amazing!!
Hi, thanks for the review. Can you please tell me which monitor lamp you with Dell UltraSharp U3421WE? Thanks in advance!
This is by far the best review video out there... simply amazing.
Super appreciated 🙌🏼🙌🏼
I’m actually considering purchasing this monitor and your review answered many questions I had.
I also wanted to ask you, I’m also thinking to also using to watch movies on Netflix since I don’t have a TV, is it also good for movies? Or black bars will be on the sides?
Hi, thanks for this video! Can you please share a link for the screen lamp and for the LED lights around your table?
Thank you 🙏
Nice review.. How does MacBook behave.. Does it ramp up the fans? On my 27" 1440, when I connect my MBP 16", it ramps the fans.. That's well known issue with latest Macs..
How did the lost vertical space coming from an 4k monitor affect your productivity?
My favorite feature of this monitor was highlighted in this video - the "automatic, integrated, cable management system"
Great helpful vide. Thank you. Alsowhich keyboard and mouse you are using?
Hey dude. Thanks for the comment. So it’s a Logitech set up. If you check out my desk set up tour, this has a part and links ☺️
Hows the color for video and photo editing? Accurate? Does it display 4k videos?
Very nice review. I can underline everything said. I have a Dell U4021QW coming from a Dell U2713HM. I love Dell Monitors as I use also at work various different Monitors of Dell. I love the space the monitor gives me. There are two buts! 1. Even the U4021QW has a resolution of 5kx2k (two 27" Monitor side by side) I run the Monitor with the resolution of 4608x1944, because the higher resolution was too small to see or my eyes too old. 2. The issue of organising the possible amount of windows, which will be helped with by the Dell Monitor Manager, is extra work load.Which should not be underestimated. It is principally not an issue with the monitor. It more an issue of self-organization.The extra space needs extra work which might ruin your gains you get from the fact that you have more apps in parallel visible. There are some smaller issue: In Teams you share either a specific window or the screen. If you have such a large screen the content will be very small to your team members. You can share only a application window, but then when you want to show another application you have to switch the window that is still okay but you end up sharing your full screen so you don't have to switch so much. Manageable but an extra skill you have to pickup.
At last a question: Why do all the Monitor TH-camr reviewers have a screen lamp on their monitors ? You even have a lamp on the side of your monitor.
I would never do this because a light on the the screen will of course create glare and reduce the brightness of the monitor which is with 300 cd/mm2 not very bright.Good enough for rooms also bright rooms. But a light on the monitor is like having a the sun shining at the screen. Can't see that this helps. Look forward to a new review of yours !
What a great intro
Thanks dude!!
Great bro for this video, I will purchase this monitor but I am at Cambodia maybe difficult to seek.
Thanks for the review.
I believe that "cable integrator" hole should have been out of sight of the user. Like eg behind the monitor. Don't ya ?
Hello, i am interested in this monitor for productive office work (mainly programming, web browsing and reading/writing office docs). How good is text resolution? On a similar LG monitor i read issues about blurry text that is bad for productivity as you need to scale up, so you lose productivity advantage. Does the same happen on this Dell monitor too?
Nice review! Really interested in this one now. Regarding your comment about photo editing and the lines, did you have any issues with that?
I've not so far - I use this to edit my instagram photos and personal ones too, never had any issues so far, seems to be accurate :)
@@SLT4K Thanks, I had to get the P3421w instead of the u3421we because they were sold out. They seem to have the same panel though and loving it so far!
Hi, very nice review!, but what about the macOS system fonts?Are they displayed sharper enough as on your previous LG 4K monitor (very similar to what you can see on the Retina display), or are they as blurry as on full HD monitors (1980x1080)??
Hey! Thank you for the comment. So MacOS has done a good job. Now I’ve had the monitor for almost a month, I honestly can’t tell the difference now. The LG just because it had more pixels was that tiny bit sharper but now I’d absolutely take the extra space from the form factor.
The Ultrasharp line up has been designed to be as good as it can from 1440p and it’s very impressive 🤟🏼
have you noticed performance boost using it at native resolution compared to your 27 inch 4K display? I heard that 27 4k monitors if scaled harms Mac performance because it uses GPU real time scaling
Loved the video bud... QQ: heard this monitor has issues with Mac compatibility... have you noticed any till now? I’m planning to get one which I wanna use for mac as well as windows so wanna know
Hey! So, I now only use Mac, both for work and home. I have a Mac running Catalina and Big Sur and had no issues at all. I’ve ran it on both DisplayPort and USB C and the USB C connection is like magic. Basically becomes a hub through one cable. No issues so far in any way with this. Loved it 😄
@@SLT4K I've just got one, and trying to get my set up like yours with two macbooks. I can't get the keyboard and mouse to switch, whereas the display is fine. I have one connected via usb-c and the other from the display port to usb-c. Am I missing something with the configuration? Thanks.
I've also plugged my ethernet in, but still trying to work out how that could be possibly shared.
Hello, thank you for review first. I have two "off-topic" questions if you don't mind. Just because I like all your workstation. 1) Could you tell me type of office chair you have there or at least the brand? This chair is looking good to me. 2) About the light which is at the back of your desk - is this some "home made" light? This is loooking like good idea to have some light shining up at the back of screen. Actually I have Yama G-Master GB3461 which is flat and after one year of using I think about to switch to some curve one. Thank you in advance, regards, P*
I’m looking for a new monitor like this one and I’m also edited photos and videos like you. Do you still think that this is worth it in the end of 2022? Or should I look for another monitor in the same price range?
I'm also into buying 34 inch monitor.
I'm not sure about the curve. Does it good for productivity?
Did you have any problems with the curve compared to flat monitor?
Thank you.
Hey thanks a lot for the video! Thinking about going for one of those. Do you know if it has VESA support?
Hi 👋🏼 It does, I now have it mounted on a VESA mount monitor arm. Check out my instagram to see what that looks like
You're a wizard Ben lol 🪄
I had super unlucky accident and broke my LG ultrawide monitor. Looking for new one now and this looks pretty interesting.
WOW! That Rafa shirt!!!!!
Thanks! Great eyes to pick that out! I was lucky enough to get it at the Madrid Open one year - Vamos Rafa :D
Thank you for this video! Is installing the Dell Display Manager utility on both devices the only way to use the KVM function of the U3421WE monitor? I may not have admin permissions on my work laptop to install software. What happens if the software is installed on only 1 of the 2 devices?
I am considering the 34 inch Ultrawide or the 32 U3223QE monitor, the only concern i have is 4k vs the WQHD. My current setup is actually 1080p, would you say that the QHD 1440p is a good bump from the 1080p? I just don't want to buy the ultrawide and feel the screen is the same as the 1080p.
Hey, could I trouble you to confirm the depth (cm) your desk is in the video? I’m wondering if that monitor will realistically fit on my 30cm depth desk! Thanks
Hi, nice review. Do you still have that Wallpapper?
Thanks. This or c3422we (integrated webcam) - is there a difference in terms of display or they are same panel, any idea?
Hi SLT, I bought the very same monitor couple weeks ago but I had to return it because the monitor was hanging in a crooked way, tending to the right (the circular head on the inner side that connects monitor and the stand was also not straightly assembled). I was wondering have you had the same issue with your monitor, if yes how did you fix it? (The customer service told me to apply force onto it on the other side of the monitor to correct it, but the monitor and stand was strictly assembled). Thanks in advance, Merve
what desk are you using
can I ask about making a video with this monitor dislpying only black desktop, and olny white desktop. (75 % brightness and 50 contrast)
Without light in the room, or with only low light level.
Without lamp abowe the monitor..
In order to see to backlight uniformity.
What is that horizontal light do you have connected at to your monitor? Is that a desk light?
Thinking of ordering. How can I connect this to Bose/Sonos soundbar for good sound quality and use it as a hub. It doesn’t have optical audio out or hdmi-arc. Just the 2.5mm Jack. What am I missing?
Hi, what is the best monitor for video editing that has real colors and sharpe pictures like Mac does ?
I'm in the market for a new display as well, for use with both an older Intel Macbook Pro and a new M1 Pro. Everybody I know tells me to stay away from 1440p displays as they (supposedly) look awful when connected to a Mac. What about scaling issues, are you using this Dell monitor at native resolution ? What about sharpness ? I come from a 2017 27 inch iMac with 5K retina display but need to sell it for practical reasons ; an external 5K display is way too expensive so looking at 4K or 1440p displays...
My wife has a MacBook Pro and I'm trying to find the right ultrawide curved monitor for her.
As a PC user I baffled (and have failed find a concise explanation anywhere) about the correct/best/potential limitations of MacBook output - monitor input setup.
Does using a USB C dongle to HDMI restrict data transfer to below 1440p?
Is buying a monitor with a USB C input better?
You're using USB C to display port, why?
I'm driving myself nuts trying to make sure I'm getting/doing the right thing.
Any ideas for the best connection setup? I have the Dell xps 15 as my main driver and then would like to also have my macbook air as an easy plug in every so often. When i try to connect one with DP and the other with usb-c, the usb-c display doesn't fill out.
Any help much appreciated as this is my first ultrawide :)
If you connect it to your MacBook with USB C, do you still need to connect the MacBook to the upstream USB A port to get the two USB A and second USB C port on monitor to work?
Heyyyyy we've got the same keyboard. I'm actually looking at buying this monitor, too.
How can you do the pip with your xbox and computer source? Is this something you can do with all built it KVM monitors?
Can u please post a link of your glasses. They are absolutely beautiful!
Thanks!! They’re a pair from Tommy Hilfiger. Hope you’re able to find them :D
Hi would love to know what you think about U3421WE VS U3821DW???
im a touch confused, when you have this connected to your mackbook is it over USB C to USB C or USB C to DP via an adaptor? is there any difference in those methods?
I really liked your wallpaper, where did you get this wallpaper?
What wallpaper dude? Most of them are the stock wallpapers in OS X ☺️