Dell - UltraSharp 40 Curved WUHD Monitor - U4021QW

Have been using the Dell U4021QW for a couple of years with an M1. Always switched between 5k (too small) and 2560x1080 (too big) until I found BetterDisplay. With 120% scaling, it is perfect. My XBox uses 4K at 60FPS. I think the newer U4025QW supports 120Hz I recently tried out the Samsung S9 Viewfinity with the same resolution as the Mac Studio Display, but noped out immediately. What was I even thinking.

Of all the monitors I've had the chance to look at in person, I liked Dell's 5k2k the most, but I think I'd prefer something even a little bigger

I knew about the scaling issues and I still went for the Dell U4021QW back when I bought my M1 Studio. I love it. I am not doing graphic work so I don't need to absolute best graphics. It definitely isn't retina, but for me it is good enough. However, the size for me is prefect for coding! My normal layout is that have my IDE using 2/3 of the screen with 2 files open with the file I am working on in the middle of the screen. The other 1/3 is used for reference (browser) and junk(slack, music, etc.) Also, the flexibility offered with the large number of ports lets me use my studio and my laptop with the same setup. Keyboard, mouse, webcam, and external speakers are all connected to monitor. Plug in the laptop to usb-c and it is charging and running the monitor. Super sweet. Bonus tip, I use an called Lunar to control the monitor, it lets you setup keyboard shortcuts for changing the input of the monitor.

No ips hdr models currently. The closest is Va miniled. If you want hdr for ips, it has to be miniled and I know no company that makes one. -I would also like one but they all moved to oled unfortunately. If you want just solid IPs without the hdr, you can check out Dell 40” 5k2k. That’s a solid work monitor and it can somewhat game due to 120hz. Lg has something similar but limited to 75hz. The only other options are Va miniled. The best though… they tend to have quality control issues… are the Samsung neo series. Neo is the Samsung miniled Va monitors. The Va for this is much better compared to the lower end. Not sure how much better but I don’t see people complaining about smearing with the monitor, only some with quality issues. The other option is oled. Companies are killing IPs for oled so that’s why it’s so hard to find a solid IPs ultrawide. Though not hdr, they were still good ips 144hz+ monitors for gaming and work. -you can still find them from lg but over priced for what you get and they are going eol… On oled burn in… it still exists but due to updates to hardware and software, it is much better than before. They should last much longer than previous oled but the issue still exists. It’s just the nature of the tech.

Well.. money is no object I assume, 38” tends to be expensive due to 3840x1600. Dell 40” 5k2k or lg version. If you want to half that price, check out innocn 40” 5k2k.

They should be basically the same but… Lg - 75hz Dell - 120hz They are not gaming monitors so if .. if you are thinking about gaming with them, they will work but not as well as the oled(this is way better but it should at least be mentioned) or even gaming IPs monitors. Also…. 40” ultrawide, I’m not sure if a curve is a requirement for this size. It may work fine without curve.

… it’s not the best ultrawide, it’s the best ultrawide for your use case. Dell 40” 5k2k ips - best work ultrawide. You really can’t get better at this time. 34” oled - 165/175hz to 240hz, many solid options here from lg, Samsung, MSi, Dell, asus….currently, I think the 341cqp and 341cqpx are the best of this category. 49” oled - 144hz to 240hz, same as the above. MSi has the 491cqp and 491cqpx which I am interested in. The new lg 45” 5k2k oled … it’s nice but I’m really waiting for a 40” 5k2k oled. I think that size to resolution would be amazing.

I have a U4021QW (which I'm looking to sell at an attractive price in NY I might add) and a U4025QW. Both excellent monitors. Upgraded to 4025 but can't tell the difference between 69 Hz and 120 Hz for productivity tbh.

I just got the Dell 5k2k 40inch but this one has OLED and got me all interested in it. It’s also slightly bigger too. And that button switch for a higher refresh rate is a welcome function.

Sounds like you want to buy a bunch of expensive stuff hoping to do something with it. That’s backwards, figure out what you like to do first, then buy the stuff to help you do it. To answer your question, from my experience, 3 monitors is too many for one PC, two is ok if you need lots of stuff at a time on one PC, an ultrawide is the best. Having said that, I work on Blender and play games, and for fps games I use an ultrawide 1440p, but for Blender I much prefer my 27” 4K monitor, it’s much sharper and just the right size. The only upgrade I would consider for Blender is the Dell 40” 5K ultrawide, but it’s extremely expensive.

I bit the bullet and went with the 40” ultra sharp. Should hopefully have it in a week or so

There were sales going on last week for 1599 at Adorama and B&H so Dell priced matched to that price. There was a 10% Rakuten cash back and 5% chase cash back as well for 100$ max. Total will hopefully be 1456 with tax Downside is Dell takes 10 years to ship

Get one of these 5K2K displays and thank me later. Won't need to deal with Better Display to lower resolution even further LG has two, one 34" and another 40". Dell has two generations of them as well.

Get one of these 5K2K displays and thank me later. Won't need to deal with Better Display to lower resolution even further LG has two, one 34" and another 40". Dell has two generations of them as well.

G9 57 inch or the dell 5k2k IPS black panel, or that new lg 45 inch 5k2k. All options around the 2k mark. Half the price, consider a $1k g9 49 inch but as others said, the va version. Or do as I did, g9 oled G93SC and a 4 year warranty that covers burn in (I got the Allstate plan sold by staples). That 240 Hz can do picture by picture at 120 Hz (without vrr or HDR while in pbp mode) that essentially gives you 2x 27 inch 1440p monitors without the bezel. 1.5 months in, doing 8 hours a day of excel and outlook and a web browser and I love it. I use power toys fancy zones to split my 2 monitors in 3 zones so I have the best of both worlds (I often have to share my screen for presentations and sharing the full 5120x1440 to other people (most of them on 1080p monitors) is too impractical but everyone can see a 1440p monitor just fine. Sharing just one app is also possible... Or a zone... But 2 cables from the laptop to the monitor solved this problem for my work usage, and I use only 1 cable for the gaming PC. I know you don't play, but trying Forza 5, GTA V, FS 2024 is a literal game changer! Even just google earth on that monitor is something else! Hope you find your monitor soon!

I’ve got the Dell 40” 5k2k, I replace two 27” 2560x1440 monitors and love it. Best decision I made.

Dell 40” is the best monitor for productivity.

If deciding between 49 in and 40in, an interesting fact to note is that the 40inch is only 7% smaller in overall area. With the 49inch, you sacrifice some height to gain more width. I personally prefer a 32in monitor height so I’d go with the Dell 40inch. With the 57inch option, you’d need to invest in a doc and have a powerful computer that can power the demands of the super UW. If you’re using it for a Mac, the Dell will be more satisfying imo.

You want a 5k2k, there's only one good one on the market and it's an IPS from dell. There are more coming out and there is a really good OLED from LG coming out in 2025. My advice would be to get a 21: 9 34" 3440x1440 for $350, And then wait until the 5k2ks are more available.

I’ve used different models across Dell, LG, Samsung, Lenovo, and Cepter for 49” IPS. I don’t think 57” is realistically anymore viable than 49”. Might be better to just double up (or more) on 49” if you need the real estate. The Dell Ultrasharp was definitely my favorite, but I recently picked up the Lenovo ThinkVision P49, and so far it’s giving Dell a run for the money. Albeit it is more expensive.