Dell Ultrasharp U3415W (2024)

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• Quad HD (1440p)
• Quad HD (1440p)
• Quad HD (1440p)
• Quad HD (1440p)
• 4K (UHD)

• IPS panel
• VA panel
• VA panel
• IPS panel
• IPS panel

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• Yes
• Yes
• Yes
• Yes

• 3440x1440
• 5120x1440
• 5120x1440
• 2560x1440
• 3840x2160

Screen size

34 inches

Sharpness

Quad HD (1440p)

Refresh rate

60 Hz

Pixel density

110 ppi

Color quality

Good

• Manual
• HDMI cable
• DisplayPort to mini DisplayPort cable
• Power cord
• Quick start guide
• Calibration report

Included by default

Screen size

34 inches

Sharpness

Quad HD (1440p)

Refresh rate

60 Hz

Pixel density

110 ppi

Color quality

Good

10/10

• Finish
• Adjustable
• IPS
• Price but that is really a Dutch comment

Owned the Dell U3415W since 16-03 (if I can believe Coolbleu as one of the first in the Netherlands)

I've been looking for a new setup for my screen for some time, initially I looked at a setup of two screens that was also applicable before purchasing the U3415W. I preferred to look at the following screens with as small a list as possible:

- Dell U2414H
- Eizo EV2450-BK
- Dell UltraSharp U2913WM

The Dell UltraSharp U2913WM appealed to me from the beginning, a screen that was nicely organized, until I accidentally came across the Dell U3415W, this was a new and therefore reasonable IPS screen from Dell, also with a curve and a bit larger. The range of reviews on the internet (Youtube) is limited, there are a number of them and I have looked at all of them.

The IPS panel is used by different brands because of the good experiences with the Dell brand chosen for Dell.

After the monitor was delivered, it was unpacked, Dell packed the monitor neatly (more and more manufacturers are doing this). It is very easy to remove the monitor from the box and place it on the adjustable foot. Connecting the (extra ordered) DP cable gave some “problems” you have to press the cable firmly before it is recognized by the monitor.

When turning on the monitor for the first time, I immediately noticed the black lightning in the corners that I had already read about on the internet, but after the panel is fully operational, this completely disappears and since I've been working with it, this has happened to me. no longer noticed. Not even when watching movies or dark documents.

The included software from Dell is fine, the display manager is nice and actually works fine. I haven't tested the sound yet, I use external speakers and don't think it's necessary to use the built-in ones.

The screen can be adjusted in height with a finger, Dell uses a counterweight in the leg and this works amazingly well.
The software will have to be updated here and there, so new films cannot be viewed completely on the screen and there will be a black border around the film. I expect this will be fixed by Dell in a future software update.

Gaming is fine on the screen, I'm not a hardcore gamer but the games I play flash across the screen and make you feel even more in the game.

I myself use a fairly new PC (core i7 GTX970 and 16gb) I can imagine that older systems have a hard time with this screen, something to take into account in advance.

Despite the fact that I have had the screen for less than a week, I am very positive and I would recommend the screen to everyone despite its price.

8,0/10

• Sturdy adjustable foot
• USB 3.0 upstream, DP & HDMI cable included
• you can connect up to 4 PCs to it
• no remote control instead of OSD mebu

Specifically not for a 4K but for a 34 inch 21:9 monitor chosen:
- because I didn't want to stare at fine print on the screen.
- because the scaling under Windows is currently far from perfect and
that mainly for the programs not provided by the
operating system. It will be a while before most
scale programs as it should.
- to be able to run multiple programs side by side due to
lots of screen space - without having to click away screens.

Why for the Dell and not for one of the other brands with 34"
chosen with 21:9 ?
- because I don't have a Mac and I don't need Thunderbolt connections
have got,
- because of the practical foot that hides the cables nicely, lifts,
rotates and is adjustable in height (90° pivoting not possible)
- because it is currently one of the few screens that already
is equipped with HDMI 2.0 (can you play 4k content at 60Hz,
HDMI 1.4b only goes up to 30 Hz), i.e. future-oriented
- because of the 2 USB 3.0 upstream (one USB 3.0 upstream cable is
in the box), 4 USB 3.0 downstream connections.

Have 2 PCs connected to the screen continuously. From every PC there goes
an upstream cable to the screen (if there are more than 2 PCs, you can set which upstream USB cable is connected to which PC in the menu).
Every device that you connect to one of the 4 downstream USB 3.0 ports is shared by the PCs that are connected with an upstream USB 3.0. The keyboard and wireless mouse are in two of the USB 3.0 ports and are used by both PCs (simultaneously).
In this case, the monitor USB hub works as a KVM switch.
You can also connect external hard drives to the USB 3.0 ports (not tested yet)

My previous monitor was a 23" and is now about the same distance from the screen about 60 to 70 cm. The print is only slightly smaller than my 23", but much brighter.

The monitor's natural colors only really come into its own when you play an 8K (youtube) movie. However, via displayport, otherwise you have a chance of a black screen.

Fortunately, the screen is matte, because a curved screen gives even more
chance of reflection from sun, lamps, etc.
Plug in as many cables as possible during installation, even if you don't use that cable every day. Afterwards you don't pick up the screen (due to weight and 84 cm wide) to plug in a cable.
Tried multiple Displayport cables (presumably all of them
version 1.1), but these all gave errors (flickering) on the screen. You can of course change the settings of the menu via the menu
roll back from version 1.2 to 1.1 but then you don't have to use 8K
play videos.
The mini to full displayport cable supplied by Dell works well.

With the OSD (On Screen Display) menu you'll be pressing ON the screen instead of the buttons below it before you know it.
When switching between 2 PCs and a laptop connected to the screen, the OSD menu is insufficient. A remote control would make operation much smoother.

If you are playing PBP (Picture By Picture) on two PCs, i.e. one PC on the left and the other PC on one screen on the right, you will need to temporarily adjust the screen ratio of 21:9 to get a decent ratio.

I only notice the dreaded Black lightning in the top left and right corners during the BIOS startup (pitch black screen with only white letters). Once Windows is running, you won't notice it much.

When you play 21:9 movies, the bars are no longer above and below the movie, they are now to the left and right of it.

On VLC use option F (Full), with Arcsoft TotalMedia Theater 6
you have 3 options to fill the image.

Connected my 3 year old Egreat Mediaplayer to the HDMI,
the colors were fantastic, but the hardware media player does not have 21:9 , but only full HD, i.e. black bars.

Use the screen with the following graphics cards (tested with displayport and HDMI (1.4):
- Core i7-4770R chip, with Iris Pro 5200 graphics
- AMD Radeon HD7800 (tested with DisplayPort only)
- Core I7-4770 processor with Intel HD Graphics 4600
- Laptop with full HDMI output Core i7-4510U Intel HD graphics 4400
(no display port)

8,0/10

• Extra workspace
• Lots of connections
• Finish
• Backlight bleeding