Good review, thank you. Seems to be an exact fit for my use case, and your reaction when applied to intended use (gaming) was quite genuine. I already have good speakers & a gas VESA arm. :)
My man, this review was spectacular. I love how you even talked about the cables. I always wondered if the ones that come with monitors are any good. This is good info. Thanks for the great review. I hope your channel blows up bc your work is quality! I subscribed and cannot wait to see more.
Hi Tyler, thank you very much for your comment, I really appreciate it. Sorry that sometimes takes longer to upload a video, but I do work full time and doing my PhD at the same time. I cannot wait as well to upload my next video!!! Thanks for watching, and I'm glad I can help.
I will comment from Japan. I was worried about buying it because I can get it very cheaply now, but after watching this video, I decided to buy it. Thank you for the very helpful review.
Hey Jorge, great review! What is the best way to color calibrate the Dell 3422DWG monitor manually and/or what is the best color setting to use for the Dell monitor for daily productivity/office use? Looking forward to your response!
Im super grateful for this video, it showed the closest comparison i could find regarding my issue. Maybe you can help me further, im torn between this Dell S3422DWG and the LG 38WN95C-W (which is quite similar to your Dell ips, except it has 144hz) The Dell is a va and i would appreciate the high contrast ratio as im mainly in a dark enviroment. But the LG 38WN95C-W is a 37.5 inch and i would also really like the bigger size. How did the two monitors in this video compare in terms of contrast ratio?
Hi mate. Nice buy ! Could you check please if you have any black smearing / ghosting and if you have any occasional flickering when g-sync is turned on in game menus/loading screens? I am still deciding if I should get this one over IIyama GB3466 WQSU (also VA panel with similar specs). Besides, are you satisfied with its PIP function? Or it works in some awkward way? Thanks! I need it for both productivity and gaming.
Hi Michal, I was playing the whole weekend and I couldn't notice any flickerin when g sync, it was working surprisingly well. Probably the drivers are very well optimized for Dell Monitors because of their nvidia partnership. I think that the pip function is a nice thing to have, it works pretty good, but is not a must for my everyday, just when I am testing more devices. If you need it for productivity and for gaming, I can really recommend it to you. I am more than surprised how even HDR was working ok😂. Thanks for watching and I hope it helps you.
I have this monitor aswell. If you have the contrast a little too high, without hdr turned on i could find some black smearing. With lowering the contrast a bit (from 100 ,to 75) if was much less. Further collors are great and HDR is nice but yeah display hdr 400 not all the best but it works! You can see difference i between turning off and on. I picked it up for 470 which is an okay price compared to other models. I'm not a competitive gamer/e-sporter howell i play some warzone and in those games the monitor did not disappoint
@@Nolessonsdrumcovers HDR at least does not look *worse* when you turn it on? I have only tried HDR on HDR400 IPS monitors, where the low contrast makes HDR so bad that turning it on just makes everything washed out. I'm really curious if that's inherent to ALL HDR400 monitors, or if VA monitors with higher contrast actually make HD400 somewhat useable. Thanks!
@@TheOMGPudding in my experience it does not make things worse but I can't compare to other monitors with this. Good thing is that this monitor had 99%srgb collor gamut but also 90% dci-p3.
Agreed with you concluding synopsis, I just wanted the best monitor but to a price for work to replace the old dual screen setup and surprisingly dell after discounts was the best price compared to the competition which at this time was MSI and Philips.
Hi! Was looking for reviews of this monitor, and came across yours. As I see you are in engineering, can you tell me how you feel about curved monitors for design work? Does it take time do get used? Also, I think you don’t use Autocad, but could you try and check for black smearing in this monitor? I am afraid of this because of the black viewport and thin white lines
Hi Charles, I am still working in the videos length i am still not able to compact all the information in a few scenes. But i am working on it :) . Thanks for watching and thank you very much for the comment :)
Thanks for the video! I saw you activated Gsync. Did you experience any flickering during gaming or elsewhere? I'm interested in this monitor, but need to know about this. Thanks a lot!
How do you get the whole monitor to look normal across the full screen? Everything is totally stretched out and distorted on my screen. I just want it to look clean and crisp like my laptop screen.
Hi Lakedistrictrider, definetely. Maybe not at Ultra high end settings, but it will more than fine. The mobile 3070 is one of the most powerfull mobile GPU at the moment. Thanks for watching!
All nice and good on Display Port. However if you need multiple inputs the HDMI is only 1080P or max 2650X1440 with the Smart HDR turned off. Others reported the same thing on Reddit and on the Dell support forum. I have tested 4 different laptops from Dell 7400 and 7390 to Lenovo X1 Carbon 6th GEN to APPLE 2018 Macbook pro and 4 HDMI cables. Same result. If you want 1 input from your pc with Display port yes it's great value for money. If you need multiple inputs better look somewhere else. Dell is not responding currently to this issue. All it says is to update drivers. I even uninstalled drivers from 4 laptops and a GForce 1060 6Gb and nothing.
Option 1: change display setting on monitor to Smart HDR “Game HDR” then select 3440x1440 at 24hz. This possibly works for hdmi to hdmi connection for laptops. Option 2: USB type-C from laptop to 2.0 4K HDMI cable into monitor (HDMI in port) for s3422dwg Option 3: USB type C from laptop to DP cable into s3422dwg monitor
I have a curved monitor light is specially designed and produced by us for curved screens. We are confident that it will be quite a unique product, and this new design concept will become a new trend, so before launching it, we hope to get the support of strong promoters.
Deal breaker for what? Color accuracy work? If so, AFAIK, if you want to make the move from 8 bit to 10 bit, make sure you're getting a full 10 bit... not an 8 bit + FRC (like the MSI you suggested).
@@martindescoteaux9288 oh ok really? I thought the msi has 8+2 bit and the Dell just 8 bit but the dell has hdr and amd freesync premium pro.. Yeah I'm thinking of getting one too my LG is slowly getting old haha
Hi Slothroch Gaming, this monitor is definitely missing some features, but for the price, at least in germany is arround 400€ i think is a pretty good deal. For 10 Bit, they have the Alienware series. And for USB C and 10 Bits, they have the new U3821dw, which is i think, the best monitor that Dell offer now in their complete series, it lacks only of a high refresh rate... The U3821dw replaced finally my Samsumg Ultrawide 49" as well!! haha Thanks for watching!
@@ManOfAttitudeLP1998 I actually bought this monitor; the input switching on it is fantastic. rtings consider 8bit with dithering to be 10 bit. IE It'll take a 10bit input and munge it down to 8bit to display it. Dell's own page specifies it only supports 16,777,216 colours - that's 8 bit. It's an 8 bit panel. :)
Does this monitor has a built-in resolution downscaler? Some monitors have it where it can signal the ps5 to output 2160p so the monitor would downscale it to 1440p
Hi, yes it works. But i would never recommend it personally. I use PowerToys, is free and it is officially developed by microsoft. In windows 11, powertoys will be already included, i can recommend you to give it a try. :)
@@JorgeMoralesAv aktuell ist der Monitor stark reduziert. In Deinem Video wirkten die Farben im Vergleich zu Deinem anderen Monitor sehr blass. Täuscht das oder sollte ich besser einen IPS Monitor (Gaming / Browsing / Homeoffice) nehmen? Ansonsten gefällt er mir recht gut.
Hi Gerald, wenn du dir den Monitor direkt von vorne anguckst, die Farben sehen richtig gut aus. Leider die VA Panels ab eine bestimmte Sehwinkel, sehen genauso schlimm als in das Video. Wenn du richtig krass gaming machst, ich kann dir von Dell die Alienware Series emphelen, nur bisschen teuer. Ich spiele auch sehr gerne aber kein Pro oder so, deswegen nutze ich als Haupmonitor del 38" U3821dw.
Hi Manjot, not really, i just checked again. If in my video looks yellowish, is because i have always activated the night mode from Windows, unless i play games or edit videos. Thanks for watching !
@@JorgeMoralesAv Yeah I actually got it today but somehow I feel colors are bit on warmer side by default. Maybe it's because of color accuracy or something as it's very close to the colors of my Asus ProArt display 🤔. Just Vibrancy isn't there
Warte warte, ich weiß, dass du Deutsch sprichst. Also sag mir bitte. Welche Monitore sehe ich denn da im Video? Sorry, mein Englisch ist nicht so. Danke!
@@ChefBUD02 It is not true though cause rtings measured it. They measure a mixture of pixel and input delay. Wait for tft central or for me I have this monitor and a crt and my phone can do 960fps recording and then I will test it
G-SYNC IS NOT WORKING!!! I just got this monitor and not only does it flicker, the image is choppy and stuttering! Stay away NVIDIA GPUS owners!!! Second day return. My GPU is RTX 3070.
I bought this monitor, but when I connect it with my laptop (ASUS ROG GL553VD) via hdmi, my max display resolution is only 1920 x 1080. I don't know how I can solve this problem. My laptop has hdmi 1.4 port as I know. All the drivers up to dates. Could someone help me?
@@KH-fv3vq Thanks for your reply, but somehow I updated all the intel drivers etc. And its finally works as it should be. But not in a high hz rate tho
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Good review, thank you. Seems to be an exact fit for my use case, and your reaction when applied to intended use (gaming) was quite genuine. I already have good speakers & a gas VESA arm. :)
My man, this review was spectacular. I love how you even talked about the cables. I always wondered if the ones that come with monitors are any good. This is good info. Thanks for the great review. I hope your channel blows up bc your work is quality! I subscribed and cannot wait to see more.
Hi Tyler, thank you very much for your comment, I really appreciate it. Sorry that sometimes takes longer to upload a video, but I do work full time and doing my PhD at the same time. I cannot wait as well to upload my next video!!! Thanks for watching, and I'm glad I can help.
@@JorgeMoralesAv is the Dell S3422DWG the best option for the darkroom? Or do you have another recommendation?
I will comment from Japan.
I was worried about buying it because I can get it very cheaply now, but after watching this video, I decided to buy it.
Thank you for the very helpful review.
Great review, thanks for being so thorough! This helped with my decision :)
Hey Jorge, great review! What is the best way to color calibrate the Dell 3422DWG monitor manually and/or what is the best color setting to use for the Dell monitor for daily productivity/office use? Looking forward to your response!
Im super grateful for this video, it showed the closest comparison i could find regarding my issue. Maybe you can help me further, im torn between this Dell S3422DWG and the LG 38WN95C-W (which is quite similar to your Dell ips, except it has 144hz)
The Dell is a va and i would appreciate the high contrast ratio as im mainly in a dark enviroment. But the LG 38WN95C-W is a 37.5 inch and i would also really like the bigger size.
How did the two monitors in this video compare in terms of contrast ratio?
Hi mate. Nice buy ! Could you check please if you have any black smearing / ghosting and if you have any occasional flickering when g-sync is turned on in game menus/loading screens? I am still deciding if I should get this one over IIyama GB3466 WQSU (also VA panel with similar specs). Besides, are you satisfied with its PIP function? Or it works in some awkward way? Thanks! I need it for both productivity and gaming.
Hi Michal, I was playing the whole weekend and I couldn't notice any flickerin when g sync, it was working surprisingly well. Probably the drivers are very well optimized for Dell Monitors because of their nvidia partnership. I think that the pip function is a nice thing to have, it works pretty good, but is not a must for my everyday, just when I am testing more devices. If you need it for productivity and for gaming, I can really recommend it to you. I am more than surprised how even HDR was working ok😂. Thanks for watching and I hope it helps you.
I have this monitor aswell. If you have the contrast a little too high, without hdr turned on i could find some black smearing. With lowering the contrast a bit (from 100 ,to 75) if was much less. Further collors are great and HDR is nice but yeah display hdr 400 not all the best but it works! You can see difference i between turning off and on. I picked it up for 470 which is an okay price compared to other models. I'm not a competitive gamer/e-sporter howell i play some warzone and in those games the monitor did not disappoint
@@Nolessonsdrumcovers HDR at least does not look *worse* when you turn it on? I have only tried HDR on HDR400 IPS monitors, where the low contrast makes HDR so bad that turning it on just makes everything washed out. I'm really curious if that's inherent to ALL HDR400 monitors, or if VA monitors with higher contrast actually make HD400 somewhat useable. Thanks!
@@TheOMGPudding in my experience it does not make things worse but I can't compare to other monitors with this. Good thing is that this monitor had 99%srgb collor gamut but also 90% dci-p3.
@@Nolessonsdrumcovers Well that's good to hear, thanks.
Agreed with you concluding synopsis, I just wanted the best monitor but to a price for work to replace the old dual screen setup and surprisingly dell after discounts was the best price compared to the competition which at this time was MSI and Philips.
Gonna go off Tyler's opinion. Subbed at 53 secs! 😊
Hi! Was looking for reviews of this monitor, and came across yours. As I see you are in engineering, can you tell me how you feel about curved monitors for design work? Does it take time do get used? Also, I think you don’t use Autocad, but could you try and check for black smearing in this monitor? I am afraid of this because of the black viewport and thin white lines
is it worth buying this or Xiaomi 34? if price difference is 120euro . 350 xiaomi vs 470 dell
this could be a 8min video mate, but amazing work
Hi Charles, I am still working in the videos length i am still not able to compact all the information in a few scenes. But i am working on it :) . Thanks for watching and thank you very much for the comment :)
Geiles Video! Du sprichst English mit spanischem Aktzent und kleinen typisch deutschen Fehlern😂👌🏼 Ich feier dein Multikulti.
Hi ZazaKage, das hier hat voll mein Tag gemacht! :) Danke für den Kommentar und bis zum nächste Mal!
Lol krass habe das Video noch nicht durch geguckt und es net direkt gemerkt wie bspw bei Joe Linder
Thanks for the video! I saw you activated Gsync. Did you experience any flickering during gaming or elsewhere? I'm interested in this monitor, but need to know about this. Thanks a lot!
I like my Mercedes more than my Honda, but my Honda works great and cost's 1/2 the price.
How do you get the whole monitor to look normal across the full screen? Everything is totally stretched out and distorted on my screen. I just want it to look clean and crisp like my laptop screen.
Me too😩
Just figured it out. You have to do it from your computer setting in display resolution
Hello ✌
Can you please give me a link for that monitor arm ?
Hi, i have this one: www.ebay.de/itm/333564765475. It was bought in eBay Germany.
How is the monitor going - thinking about getting but want to save for 4K ultrawide instead
Until now, great. I have played only mass effect 1 and 2, the legendary edition. And I am really satisfied. I think for the price is a great option.
Nice I will pick this up for my cousin hope it doesn't disappoint irl.
Will my Alienware x17 3070 be powerful enough to run modern games on this ultrawide at 1440p with decent fps?
Hi Lakedistrictrider, definetely. Maybe not at Ultra high end settings, but it will more than fine. The mobile 3070 is one of the most powerfull mobile GPU at the moment. Thanks for watching!
@@JorgeMoralesAv hi Jorge, great, thanks for taking the time to reply 😀
All nice and good on Display Port. However if you need multiple inputs the HDMI is only 1080P or max 2650X1440 with the Smart HDR turned off. Others reported the same thing on Reddit and on the Dell support forum.
I have tested 4 different laptops from Dell 7400 and 7390 to Lenovo X1 Carbon 6th GEN to APPLE 2018 Macbook pro and 4 HDMI cables. Same result.
If you want 1 input from your pc with Display port yes it's great value for money. If you need multiple inputs better look somewhere else.
Dell is not responding currently to this issue. All it says is to update drivers. I even uninstalled drivers from 4 laptops and a GForce 1060 6Gb and nothing.
Option 1: change display setting on monitor to Smart HDR “Game HDR” then select 3440x1440 at 24hz. This possibly works for hdmi to hdmi connection for laptops.
Option 2:
USB type-C from laptop to 2.0 4K HDMI cable into monitor (HDMI in port) for s3422dwg
Option 3: USB type C from laptop to DP cable into s3422dwg monitor
Nice video, subbed.
I have a curved monitor light is specially designed and produced by us for curved screens. We are confident that it will be quite a unique product, and this new design concept will become a new trend, so before launching it, we hope to get the support of strong promoters.
i like your way of speaking english 👌
Can I connect my MacBook Pro with a USB-C and charge it on this monitor ? Thanks.
Hi! unfortunately no, this monitor has not USB-C port and therefore no USB-C charging capabilities.
Hi! What are the height and width measurements of the screen?!
Thanks!
Good Review mate.
8bit 16 million color is a deal breaker for me. I would go with MSI OPTIXMAG342CQR
Deal breaker for what? Color accuracy work? If so, AFAIK, if you want to make the move from 8 bit to 10 bit, make sure you're getting a full 10 bit... not an 8 bit + FRC (like the MSI you suggested).
@@kazielbonn Thanks for your information! I'm hesitating between this Dell and the MSI Optix MAG342CQR .Wich one should I buy. the dell is $ 100 more.
@@martindescoteaux9288 the msi one if it is 100 dollar difference
@@charlesthelion9028 I ordered the 2 and kept the Dell. much more beautiful colors
@@martindescoteaux9288 oh ok really? I thought the msi has 8+2 bit and the Dell just 8 bit but the dell has hdr and amd freesync premium pro..
Yeah I'm thinking of getting one too my LG is slowly getting old haha
Does this monitor have speakers ?
Looks like a pretty good monitor. If they did one with USB-C or 10 bit (for more money) it'd be enough for me to replace my old Samsung ultrawide.
Hi Slothroch Gaming, this monitor is definitely missing some features, but for the price, at least in germany is arround 400€ i think is a pretty good deal. For 10 Bit, they have the Alienware series. And for USB C and 10 Bits, they have the new U3821dw, which is i think, the best monitor that Dell offer now in their complete series, it lacks only of a high refresh rate... The U3821dw replaced finally my Samsumg Ultrawide 49" as well!! haha Thanks for watching!
@@JorgeMoralesAv Yeah, the U3821 looks great, but I think it's 60Hz only :/
It has 10bit on my rx 6800 it runs 10bit lol even in the rtings test it had 10bit
@@ManOfAttitudeLP1998 I actually bought this monitor; the input switching on it is fantastic. rtings consider 8bit with dithering to be 10 bit. IE It'll take a 10bit input and munge it down to 8bit to display it. Dell's own page specifies it only supports 16,777,216 colours - that's 8 bit. It's an 8 bit panel. :)
@@SlothrockGaming maybe 8bit + 2
Pretty nice thing to have
Does this monitor has a built-in resolution downscaler? Some monitors have it where it can signal the ps5 to output 2160p so the monitor would downscale it to 1440p
on the dell website it doesn't do it on ps5 but will do it on xbx. it also states that the image will be distorted tho
@@Ant-De-Great I think it would downscale from 2160p to 1440p. But yeah, it would be distorted due to different aspect ratio. Thanks
Does the Dell Display Manager software works with this Monitor?
Hi, yes it works. But i would never recommend it personally. I use PowerToys, is free and it is officially developed by microsoft. In windows 11, powertoys will be already included, i can recommend you to give it a try. :)
@@JorgeMoralesAv Nice thanks, but it can't change the display-brightness right?
@@WasserFlaschenFan unfortunately, it can´t. For that, the Dell Display manager i think is the only one that can do it.
Dankeschön, sehr hilfreich!
Bitte sehr! Ich glaube hier in Deutschland für den Preis, lohnt sich auf jeden Fall. Danke für anschauen :)
@@JorgeMoralesAv aktuell ist der Monitor stark reduziert. In Deinem Video wirkten die Farben im Vergleich zu Deinem anderen Monitor sehr blass. Täuscht das oder sollte ich besser einen IPS Monitor (Gaming / Browsing / Homeoffice) nehmen? Ansonsten gefällt er mir recht gut.
Hi Gerald, wenn du dir den Monitor direkt von vorne anguckst, die Farben sehen richtig gut aus. Leider die VA Panels ab eine bestimmte Sehwinkel, sehen genauso schlimm als in das Video. Wenn du richtig krass gaming machst, ich kann dir von Dell die Alienware Series emphelen, nur bisschen teuer. Ich spiele auch sehr gerne aber kein Pro oder so, deswegen nutze ich als Haupmonitor del 38" U3821dw.
is 2k or 4k?
Hi, does it has a VESA 100x100 option for a WALLMOUNT?
Hi, yes it has :) thanks for watching
is your monitor also on bit yellowish side?
Hi Manjot, not really, i just checked again. If in my video looks yellowish, is because i have always activated the night mode from Windows, unless i play games or edit videos. Thanks for watching !
@@JorgeMoralesAv Yeah I actually got it today but somehow I feel colors are bit on warmer side by default. Maybe it's because of color accuracy or something as it's very close to the colors of my Asus ProArt display 🤔. Just Vibrancy isn't there
I guess the video itself is on the yellowish side
Sorry, maybe my orange walls reflect a lot of yellow tones on the whole room 😂
just to confirm, this S3422DWG monitor works with G sync so you get the full G sync features? tia
Hi Alex, yes, it works with g-sync. If you have an nvidia graphics card the G sync option will shown in the nvidia control panel.
Hit or Miss according to people in Reddit. General consensus is that the latest driver fixes many G-Sync issues and usable thereafter.
Its pretty good to be honest. To be honest its pretty good to be honest.
I actually really enjoyed that he did this video which is clearly not in his native language.
Shame not gsync certified, a lot of issues with nvidia cards
Warte warte, ich weiß, dass du Deutsch sprichst. Also sag mir bitte. Welche Monitore sehe ich denn da im Video? Sorry, mein Englisch ist nicht so. Danke!
Da siehst du als Haupt Schauspieler der Dell S3422dwg. Danach, als ich in Arbeitszimmer aufnehme, siehst du auch der Dell U3821DW.
Der schwarze, ist der 34". Ich hoffe hilft dir! 😀
What's the input lag on the 34 inch variant
Asking this too signal input delay so after you press a button
@@ManOfAttitudeLP1998 its 5.4 ms
@@ChefBUD02 It is not true though cause rtings measured it.
They measure a mixture of pixel and input delay.
Wait for tft central or for me I have this monitor and a crt and my phone can do 960fps recording and then I will test it
G-SYNC IS NOT WORKING!!! I just got this monitor and not only does it flicker, the image is choppy and stuttering! Stay away NVIDIA GPUS owners!!! Second day return.
My GPU is RTX 3070.
the best
I bought this monitor, but when I connect it with my laptop (ASUS ROG GL553VD) via hdmi, my max display resolution is only 1920 x 1080. I don't know how I can solve this problem. My laptop has hdmi 1.4 port as I know. All the drivers up to dates. Could someone help me?
I think it's due to the limitation of hdmi 1.4. You need at least hdmi 2.0
@@KH-fv3vq Thanks for your reply, but somehow I updated all the intel drivers etc. And its finally works as it should be. But not in a high hz rate tho
@@akosfelber1775 Because of 1.4 limited to 60 or 30hz