Best Ultrawide Monitor in 2024? Dell Ultrasharp U3423WE IPS Black Review

My quick review of the Dell Ultrasharp 34' Ultrawide U3423WE USB-C Hub Monitor.

As of early 2023, this Ultrawide Monitor is retailing for $1260USD. Plenty of value in this for what you get.

Big thanks to Dell for providing this beast for me to review.

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[neanda]

nice review, and I love the "it's time for you to go and get outta here" :)
i'm gonna buy this monitor, second hand for €400, together with an aeron chair. i think i'm buying the leftovers of a failed startup, to create another one. never give up guys

[jeroenmansier]

Great review. Just ordered one and can't wait to put it in place. Greetings from the Netherlands.

[DctrGizmo]

Man this looks perfect with the ports hub except for the 60hz refresh rate. I've been using a dual monitor set for a few years now and I want to downscale to a single ultrawide for my WFH and gaming setup.

[matt_v]

Nice considered review Ben. Had a look through your equipment list but couldn't see which monitor arm you are using? Also, to switch between devices, is it just changing the input source to the other device? I have that setup on my U3417W monitor which works well, so wondering if this U3423WE is the natural successor. Would greatly appreciate your feedback on these 2 questions. 🙂

[johnheath]

Great review I have been looking for a new monitor, seems ideal.

[shilomagen]

Appreciate the video!
I'm on the hunt for the identical monitor arm, but couldn't find it on omnidesk/amazon.
Can you please share a link or the model's name?

[nlspoh]

I’m really interested in this monitor for work. I tried the Dell 27” 4K IPS Black version, but it had horrible backlight bleed so I ended up returning it. But I was impressed with the color, picture quality and contrast. I also tried the much cheaper LG 27” Ips black monitor, but the quality control was terrible. Too much backlight bleed and distracting IPS glow.

I currently use the older Dell S3423DWC. It has a 34” curved VA panel, 100hz refresh rate, AMD Freesync. VA has 3000:1 contrast ratio compared to IPS black 2000:1. Of course it has worse color and viewing angles, but it’s just fine for my use case. It also doesn’t have as good a port selection as this monitor. But then again, it’s less than half the price! I think I’ll stick to that monitor for now, and pick this one up when it goes on sale! Thanks for the review

[shanesmane]

Great video man! What monitor arm are you using?

[davidhidalgo]

How are the viewing angles? I have one with the same specs from LG but the sides get quite darker, thinking to switch for this one

[deborahcalvert]

CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT MONITOR ARM YOU ARE USING? I JUST RECEIVED MY DELL ULTRASHARP 34" CURVED MONITOR BUT I AM NOT SURE WHAT ARM TO GO WITH. I LIKE THE STREAMLINE / CLEAN LOOK OF YOURS. WHICH ONE DO YOU HAVE?
THANK YOU

[mljeckica]

Can you put the link of your lamp on the right side ?

[moodymichael]

Hi Ben, do you happen to know the details of the monitor arm you use with this? Many thanks

[chrisbullock]

Yeah for graphic design and my wife making asmr crochet videos we were between this one and the View Sonic Ultrawide Color Calibrated monitor that has freesync at 100hz and usb-c at 90 watts

[ExSkyCyclePilot]

60 Hz is fine for productivity work, but if you work with text very much, the 109 PPI of this monitor means text isn't as sharp as text on a 2160p monitor.

[patrickcarrillo]

I work for the US immigration services for the OIT department and recently we've been going through a refresh and that includes monitors we got refreshed with two types Philips 346B1C/27 which is the vast majority of what we have and these Dell u3423we The Dells blow the Philips out of the water and is what I personally use on my desk at work though it's not clutter free for me this monitor is excellent for productivity the colors are on point and the integrated docking station is awesome Even though myself im a Die hard high refresh rate guy for work and casual use this monitor is awesome especially when it comes to the connectivity. Though I'm not the biggest fan Windows 11 is also a really good choice when it comes to pairing with ultra wides as it has the split screen functionality baked right into the minimize and maximize button what's the options

[whatthefitt]

How is it with watching movies and casual gaming with this monitor?

[amitosbombibi]

Hey there, which desk shelf are you using? It's difference from the original video you've posted.

[Weiterhimmel]

can you overclock the Monitor from 60Hz to 70/75/80 or even more hz?

[Untilitpases]

Issue is the constant tweaking and hardware cost to run. (F/S penality) When you hooked the PS4, you were getting black bars too. Furthermore, if you are even remotely interested in good audio, monitor speakers just won't cut it.

So, there's plenty of caveats.

[OneAndOnlyMe]

Really liking the monitor shelf, could you please share where to find that, thanks.