Dell Ultrasharp U4025QW 40" 21:9 Ultrawide 5120x2160 IPS @ 120 Hz

Extremely overpriced. If this was a 4K 16:9 display, nobody would buy it with those specs at that price.

Otherwise I'd love this for work uses, the price is just too much to be worth it. It should be closer to $1000-1300 range.
 
kasakka said:
Extremely overpriced. If this was a 4K 16:9 display, nobody would buy it with those specs at that price.

Otherwise I'd love this for work uses, the price is just too much to be worth it. It should be closer to $1000-1300 range.
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Is this an LG panel? I wonder if LG will make a version but as it is, this is a niche monitor with no competition (the Super-Ultrawides are just ridiculous)
 
DoubleTap said:
Is this an LG panel? I wonder if LG will make a version but as it is, this is a niche monitor with no competition (the Super-Ultrawides are just ridiculous)
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5120x2160 isn't super ultrawide though, wouldn't that be 7680x2160 like the Samsung G9? It's still definitely niche regardless though.
 
MistaSparkul said:
5120x2160 isn't super ultrawide though, wouldn't that be 7680x2160 like the Samsung G9? It's still definitely niche regardless though.
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I'm saying that some might put the Samsung 57" inch in the same category, but I don't because the Super-Ultrawide aspect ratio bothers me.
 
DoubleTap said:
I'm saying that some might put the Samsung 57" inch in the same category, but I don't because the Super-Ultrawide aspect ratio bothers me.
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The 57" is awesome for work. The 40" is good too, but the 57" is better. For gaming, there are better choices than either one of these.
 
Bigmonitorguy said:
The 57" is awesome for work. The 40" is good too, but the 57" is better. For gaming, there are better choices than either one of these.
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I can agree with that. Though I think 40" uw + side monitor can still get around some of the issues with the single superultrawide, but does mean you have some bezels.

The specs for this new Dell are just weak for the price when you compare to the Samsung 57". Similar pricing, yet the Dell has no HDR support worth mentioning, half the refresh rate, no DP 2.1 (even though Thunderbolt 4 supports it).

The 40" 5120x2160 displays have been overpriced the whole time they've been on the market. I really want one, in fact this model would be perfect for work. But I am not paying that kind of money for it. If you want to play in the top tier market, the specs need to be top tier too.
 
To me this is ergonomically a perfect work monitor. It wil fit on a decent sized work desk (unlike 57” monitors) full 2160 height, 120hz! and color grading and viewing angles, proper RGB stripe. Sweet spot for DpI too (by my preferences). Price and HdR capabilities are a little disappointing but I can see this being a good black Friday buy.
Clearly not designed for the average gamer.
 
It’s showing up as 1919 on the US site currently - looks like they dropped the price?

I ordered one - used a 5% coupon I had on top, plus 5% through Chase and a $120 Amex offer (Dell lets you use multiple cards). Should come to around 1780

Forgot to mention also used Rakuten cash back. Sometimes these CB sites are iffy though but if it goes through that brings it down to around 1550 after 12% CB
 
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5120x2160 is the res i'm looking forward to in OLED in the next few years to replace my C2. I want to get back to 21:9 and those will be worth of that spot. Nice to see this res getting attention, lets just hope it doesn't die like 3840x1600 did.
 
criccio said:
5120x2160 is the res i'm looking forward to in OLED in the next few years to replace my C2. I want to get back to 21:9 and those will be worth of that spot. Nice to see this res getting attention, lets just hope it doesn't die like 3840x1600 did.
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Yeah 3840 x 1600 is a great resolution imho, it's such a real shame that it's so unpopular with manufacturers. I'd actually prefer 38" 3840 x 1600 to 40" 5120 x 2160, but this Dell looks like a fantastic productivity screen. Just a shame it's so expensive.
 
The launching price did not made it that attractive, the $2000 invested in a triple monitor setup risk to be a better choice for many type of workload (timeline editor I can imagine loving significantly more the single wide monitor experience than say programmers for multi-monitor make things much simpler).

At the price, you would expect a better arm-base type of setup, we can imagine it will go down with rebate.
 
Does anyone know the story with the SDR brightness of the U4025QW? The specs list 450 cd/m2 (typical), but the reviews are inconsistent.

PCMag:
Dell rates the monitor's luminance at 300 nits (candelas per square meter), and it easily exceeded that, tallying 395 nits in my testing. That's more than bright enough for any business use, including photo and video editing, as well as gaming.

https://www.pcmag.com/reviews/dell-ultrasharp-40-curved-thunderbolt-hub-monitor-u4025qw
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Laptop Mag:
Dell also claims the monitor is rated for HDR 600, and it is possible HDR content will hit that brightness but you won’t see more than 300 nits of SDR brightness according to our lab results. In both Standard and Game mode, the monitor peaked at 298 nits in the center of the screen, while the average was 241 nits on Standard mode and 240 nits on Game mode. Movie mode was the dimmest preset, with an average of 173 nits and a peak of only 217 nits.

https://www.laptopmag.com/gaming/ga...curved-thunderbolt-hub-monitor-u4025qw-review
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Lava Lamp Freak said:
Does anyone know the story with the SDR brightness of the U4025QW? The specs list 450 cd/m2 (typical), but the reviews are inconsistent.
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Right - who knows. Mine is about to arrive, so I'll see. I'm guessing something was wrong with the laptopmag test, but not sure. I don't really care much about SDR brightness, so not a big deal for me one way or the other, but I'm curious. Since the HDR is brighter than on the previous panel (as seen on the LG models), I would expect the SDR to be also brighter than on the previous generation.
 
Bigmonitorguy said:
Right - who knows. Mine is about to arrive, so I'll see. I'm guessing something was wrong with the laptopmag test, but not sure. I don't really care much about SDR brightness, so not a big deal for me one way or the other, but I'm curious. Since the HDR is brighter than on the previous panel (as seen on the LG models), I would expect the SDR to be also brighter than on the previous generation.
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Interesting to see you opinion on this vs the g9 57
 
Just received mine today and have it up and running on my work machine. Dell Precision 5560 w/ WD22TB4 dock.

I have the U4025QW plugged into a TB4 port on the dock and get the full 5k2k @120hz. My secondary monitor is plugged into the second TB4 port on the dock and i get the full 4k 144hz on that (so both machines plugged into TB4 ports on the dock).

I have tried almost every combination I can think of to get my third monitor to work and cannot (1920x1200 @ 120hz). I've tried reducing refresh rates, plugging into the laptop directly, mix of DP ports, HDMI ports, usb-c ports, not using the dock at all, etc. and cannot get my third monitor to enable. That's a bit off topic and I think a limitation of bandwidth in the laptop. The U4025QW looks great so far and just plugged in and worked at full refresh rate no issues.
 
Just got mine today also - so far very happy with the monitor. The built-in KVM works fantastic - I have my M1 Mac Pro connected via TB4 and Windows machine with RTX 4090 connected via HDMI.

On the Mac M1 Pro, you cannot get over >60Hz by default - even via TB4 connection - but I managed to create a custom EDID that lets you force 100 Hz at least. I heard the M2 Pro and above have no issues hitting 120Hz.

Has the least amount of BLB/IPS glow I have ever seen for an IPS panel. Obviously not going to come close to an FALD or OLED but for an edge lit IPS it looks very good. Also I have to say the monitor was extremely well packaged, props to Dell for that.
 
I've been using mine for a few days for work and I'm very happy with it so far. The out of the box settings look great to me (i'm no expert but was comparing several monitors side by side). I almost think it could have a little bit more of a curve, but the advantage of it being relatively flat is it makes it easier to pair with another monitor on the side (the second monitor can still be further back vs to your side if that makes any sense). I've actually been using it at 100% scaling and while text is a little small everything seems way too big at 125% now. I have it paired with a 32" 4K monitor so the matching DPI and size is great.

Has anyone seen any testing on the overdrive mode? It comes defaulted to "normal" but I'd be interested in using "fast" if there isn't too much overshoot as I will use it to game on occasion.
 
I just set up mine, and started using it. I also have the LG 40WP95C. The U4025QW is a nice upgrade.

The contrast improvement with IPS Black is somewhat minor, but still noticeable. It's nice to get 120Hz instead of 72Hz. The brightness is higher in both SDR and HDR. HDR quality is pretty acceptable. Not close to my PG32UQX, of course, but not bad. Motion clarity isn't great in "Normal" response time mode, and a bit better in "Fast" mode. However, there's some degradation in Fast mode (when compared to Normal) which is noticeable when smooth scrolling web pages, for example.

Even though this monitor supports HDMI 2.1 FRL6, DSC appears to be enabled at 5120x2160 120Hz when using HDMI. I have an RTX 4090. Theoretically, DSC shouldn't be necessary.

I also have the 57" Samsung G9. That monitor is significantly better is many ways - more real estate for productivity, better HDR, better motion clarity. Its main weakness is the somewhat poor viewing angles. Also, I prefer the 40" 21:9 size for most uses. 57" 32:9 is a bit too much, although it's great when I really want to have a lot on the screen.
 
Bigmonitorguy said:
I just set up mine, and started using it. I also have the LG 40WP95C. The U4025QW is a nice upgrade.

The contrast improvement with IPS Black is somewhat minor, but still noticeable. It's nice to get 120Hz instead of 72Hz. The brightness is higher in both SDR and HDR. HDR quality is pretty acceptable. Not close to my PG32UQX, of course, but not bad. Motion clarity isn't great in "Normal" response time mode, and a bit better in "Fast" mode. However, there's some degradation in Fast mode (when compared to Normal) which is noticeable when smooth scrolling web pages, for example.

Even though this monitor supports HDMI 2.1 FRL6, DSC appears to be enabled at 5120x2160 120Hz when using HDMI. I have an RTX 4090. Theoretically, DSC shouldn't be necessary.

I also have the 57" Samsung G9. That monitor is significantly better is many ways - more real estate for productivity, better HDR, better motion clarity. Its main weakness is the somewhat poor viewing angles. Also, I prefer the 40" 21:9 size for most uses. 57" 32:9 is a bit too much, although it's great when I really want to have a lot on the screen.
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Seems to match what I expected - good productivity monitor, at a price that doesn't really match the specs you get, just like the 60-75 Hz models have been overpriced for a "niche" form factor/res. I feel like we'll probably get something better next year already and Dell is banking on being first to the 5120x2160 @ 120+ Hz game.

It's really annoying how glacial the pace is for improvement to this form factor because the 40" 5120x2160 is pretty perfect for a lot of desktop users. I wish Samsung would jump into this game with something similar to the G95NC specs.
 
Blade-Runner said:
How is it at gaming?
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Great, other than for very fast-moving games where you want a monitor with the best motion clarity, or if you want the best HDR quality. If you don't require top motion clarity or HDR quality, this monitor is a great choice - the right size and resolution.
 
My 3821dw from the 2021 screams an upgrade. Can't believe it has been 3 years already.
 
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