Dell - UltraSharp 40 Curved WUHD Monitor - U4021QW

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.

Oled is not ideal for text clarity. Like someone else commented what you want is a good 5k2k. For productivity Dell Ultrasharp 5k2k is a good bet.

I'm going back from a single ultrawide to a dual monitor setup. By adding another ultrawide. My 40" Dell will move to the top and at the bottom I'll add an LG Ultrasharp 45".

Bad timing, Samsung Australia just finished an EOFY sale including monitors. I have and like the lg 38wnc monitor. Great for productivity with some extra vertical height (1600px) and good for gaming with up to 144hz. Not oled good but still good. I was very tempted by the lg oled 45 with 5k2k res, but it’s expensive and not sure how it would be for productivity. If I didn’t care about gaming the dell 5k2k 40 inch looks great but it has slow response times, so not useful for gaming.

39" (well 40") since I got used to starting with my previous Dell U4021QW, then U4025QW.

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 work during the day and game during the night on a LG 45" 5k2k. Whilst its good for productivity, the curve is honestly annoying for it and if I wasn't gaming, would drop to the Dell 40" 5k2k IPS.

Hi, my experience with the **LG UltraFine 40U990A-W** is that it is a gorgeous monitor for productivity, but I cannot for the life of me get the 120Hz to work with Mac nor with PS5. LG Support have been useless so I am considering returning it back for the Dell 40", and although it uses the same LG Panel, it has TB4 not TB5 so less future proof - however, I did manage to get the 120Hz on the Dell last time I had it...

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.

Hey, I'll chip in since I'm in the same boat, I can also grab U4021QW for $600 in perfect condition and warranty and I've been eyeing U4021QW - these can be had for around $900 if you get lucky. U4021QM is 60Hz, both HDMI outputs can only do 30Hz so you need to use USB-C and/or DP. U4025Q is 120Hz and there was a recent firmware update that addresses some MAC issues. I'm personally rocking AW3821DW and U3818DW. I do enjoy playing games here and there but I see no difference 60Hz vs 144Hz when it comes to productivity. I may grab U4021Qw just to check out since the price is so good. It's up to you how much you want to spend. HTH.

Hey, I'll chip in since I'm in the same boat, I can also grab U4021QW for $600 in perfect condition and warranty and I've been eyeing U4021QW - these can be had for around $900 if you get lucky. U4021QM is 60Hz, both HDMI outputs can only do 30Hz so you need to use USB-C and/or DP. U4025Q is 120Hz and there was a recent firmware update that addresses some MAC issues. I'm personally rocking AW3821DW and U3818DW. I do enjoy playing games here and there but I see no difference 60Hz vs 144Hz when it comes to productivity. I may grab U4021Qw just to check out since the price is so good. It's up to you how much you want to spend. HTH.