Curved-screen monitors haven't quite taken the market by storm, however they are starting to trickle in. With the UltraSharp U3415W, Dell joins LG and Samsung in releasing a gargantuan, 34-in ., ultra-wide, curved display made to bring enhanced panoramic viewing to the desktop. This monitor uses In-Plane Switching (IPS) panel technology to provide rich, accurate shades and solid gray-scale overall performance, with wide viewing angles. It really is equipped with many I/O ports and will be offering a USB daisy-chaining and hub capabilities, and it includes a height-changeable stand. The U3415W at Dell doesn't come cheap, but you get yourself a large amount of monitor and great efficiency for your money. It's our top pick for ultra-wide monitors.
Design and Features
Dell's UltraSharp monitors have always maintained a pleasing aesthetic, but the U3415W takes it to another level with a slick, (mostly) bezel-free design that makes the gigantic 34-inch panel appearance even bigger than it already is. The U3415W does sport a thin (3/4-in .), matte-black bottom level bezel that holds a Dell logo design, four touch-sensitive function buttons, and a On / off switch, but the top and part bezels are virtually microscopic.
The slightly curved 34-inch Wide Quad High Definition (WQHD) panel has a maximum resolution of 3,440-by-1,440, a 300-nit brightness level, and a 21:9 aspect ratio. It is housed in an 18.6-pound, matte-black cabinet measuring 32.5 by 14.7 by 3 ins (HWD), and it includes a non-reflective, anti-glare coating. A square supports The cabinet, silver stand with a mounting arm that gives you 4.5 inches of height, 60 degrees of swivel, and 26 levels of tilt maneuverability. By way of comparison, the LG 34UC97-S offers tilt adjustability, but lacks support for elevation and swivel adjustments. A pair is had by The U3415W of 9-watt speakers that are extremely loud and deliver robust, distortion-free audio. You don't get booming bass with these speakers, however they do provide plenty of bottom to avoid sounding tinny.
You get a boatload of ports with this monitor, including two full-size DisplayPort connectors (one in and one out) that enable you to daisy-chain multiple monitors, a mini-DisplayPort input, an HDMI 2.0 input, a separate Mobile HI-DEF (MHL) input allowing you to connect to and charging smartphones and tablets, an sound line-out for external audio speakers, and six USB 3.0 ports, two of which are upstream connectors that allow you to share a mouse and keyboard with two PCs. My just gripe here is that of the USB ports are in the trunk of the cabinet; a few side-mounted ports would make it easier to plug and unplug peripherals like thumb drives and MP3 players.
The U3415W offers lots of basic and advanced picture settings and a user-friendly menu system. In addition to Brightness, Contrast, and Gamma configurations, there are seven picture presets (Standard, Multimedia, Film, Video game, Paper, Color Temp, and Custom). If you choose the Custom made placing, you can tweak Offset and Gain levels for reddish, green, and blue colors, along with Hue and Saturation amounts for reddish, green, blue, cyan, yellow, and magenta colors. Various other modifications include Sharpness, Dynamic Comparison, Picture-in-Picture (PIP), and Picture-by-Picture (PBP) settings, in addition to a calibrated Uniformity Compensation placing that adjust every area of the display to maintain uniform brightness and color with respect to the center of the screen.
The U3415W comes with a 3-year guarantee on parts, labor, and backlight. Contained in the box certainly are a mini-DisplayPort wire, an HDMI cable, and an USB wire upstream. Additionally you get yourself a printed Quick Start Guide and a CD including a User Guide, drivers, and Dell's Display Supervisor software, which allows you to change picture presets using a mouse and keyboard and apply presets to specific applications. It also contains an Easy Arrange utility that lets you use custom made or predefined windowpane layouts.
Performance
The U3415W delivers very accurate colors out from the box. As shown on the chromaticity chart below, crimson, green, and blue colours (represented by the colored dots) are very carefully aligned with their ideal CIE coordinates (represented by the boxes). As is the case with quality IPS panels usually, shades appear saturated and abundant with tone evenly. Gray-scale performance is top-notch also; the panel got no problems reproducing every color of gray on the DisplayMate 64-Step Gray-Scale test and displayed intricate highlight and shadow fine detail on my test images.
As was the case with the LG 34UC97-S, the U3415W's curved display screen brings you a bit closer to the action even though gaming or watching films. Playing Contact of Duty: Dark Ops on the big screen was exhilarating, as was watching Marvel's Captain America: THE WINTERTIME Soldier on Blu-ray. The 34-inch, wide-screen is well suited for users who work with several windows open typically, as well as those that work with large paperwork or spreadsheets.
The panel's 5-millisecond pixel response keeps ghosting to a minimum, but doesn't eliminate it completely. I noticed minor ghosting while playing Burnout Paradise on the Sony PS3 gaming console but only when the backdrop was very dark. Input lag (enough time it takes for the monitor to react to a controller command) is a non-issue, thanks to the U3415W's low 10.5-millisecond lag time.
Despite its size, the U3415W doesn't attract a lot of power. It averaged 55 watts during screening while operating in Film mode, which is pretty much good LG 34UC97-S (56 watts in Cinema mode). In Regular mode, the U3415W used 46 watts, which is much less than the 32-inch Dell UP3214Q's at Amazon 88 watts.
Conclusion
Whether you're seeking to replace your dual-monitor set up with an enormous ultra-wide monitor or want to provide the curved-screen encounter to your desktop, the Dell UltraSharp U3415W is a great choice. Granted, you'll pay out a premium for all of this screen real estate, but the U3415W is in fact less expensive than the LG 34UC97-S and offers better all-around overall performance and a height-adaptable stand, which is why it is our Editor's Choice ultra-wide monitor. If the Dell U3415W's price is too steep, however, check out the 29-in . Acer B296CL it isn't nearly as big as the U3415W, does not have a curved panel, and it's not really a WQHD monitor, but it is a reasonably priced ultra-wide monitor that offers good lots and performance of features.
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