Dell U-Series 38" 4K UHD 1600p Ultra Wide Screen LED-Lit Monitor (U3818DW), Black

I had a lot of angst in choosing this monitor vs the equivalent LG vs a cheaper 4k 43" monitor. I had concerns about quality and warranty service on the LG, which has official support for Mac. This Dell has no official support for Mac, but does have a good reputation for quality. In the end I decided on the Dell and so far have been happy with it.This is 100% a work monitor for me, so I'll only be commenting from that aspect. Also, work for me is email, programming, powerpoint, etc, nothing to do with video editing or high-end graphics. One of my primary concerns was unscaled ppi since I wanted as much real estate as possible - my previous dual monitors had around 94 ppi. This Dell rings in at 109 PPI which was at the upper bound of what I wanted. A 43" 4k monitor is 102 ppi, which is better but I ultimately decided 43" is just too huge to fully utilize the whole screen, plus current 43" monitors aren't curved.The 109 ppi turns out to be fine. In the attached photo I have a PDF at 100%, and the same PDF slightly zoomed. Ditto for the web browser. I do tend to zoom in by a notch or two, but not always. I've also pulled the monitor forward a bit so I sit closer to it than my previous 94 ppi monitors (24" 1920x1200 resolution).The other major concern I had is screen-sharing on web calls. 4k (or 3840x1600 in this case) is just too high-res for screen sharing. So I've been using the PBP (picture by picture) feature to split the screen. I reduce the resolution of the shared screen to 1080p and it works perfectly. To do this I just add a display port cable to my MBP in addition to the usb-c, and it all works perfectly from my one MBP. The monitor doesn't switch automatically - you have to go into the menu and select PBP so that's a bit of a hassle but overall it works great. I only do this once or twice a week - if I had to do it every day then I'd probably just reduce the resolution of the whole screen instead of splitting it.For the usb hub capability I only use my Logitech mouse's usb receiver plugged in to the Dell, and it works fine. Moving the mouse doesn't wake the Mac, but tapping a key on the magic keyboard does the trick. Note that usb-c doesn't have enough bandwidth to support both the near-4k resolution and high speed usb (usb 3.0 I think?), so if you rely on an external hard drive at usb 3.0 speeds, you'll need to either connect it directly to your MBP or use DisplayPort for the video feed and usb-c for the data feed to drive the Dell's usb hub capability.Other reviewers have noted that you can't control the volume of the Dell speakers from the MBP and that is correct. However the problem is that MacOS doesn't support that functionality, so it's not a fault of the Dell. You can see in one of the attached photos that I use a Jabra bluetooth speakerphone anyway, so I bypass the Dell's speakers entirely on conference calls.If any readers are hesitant about the curve, you absolutely shouldn't be. I was initially hesitant about the curve until I realized that with my dual monitors I had them angled in towards me. So the curved monitors do the same thing you'd do if you had multiple monitors anyway. If anything, I now think I'd like a more aggressive curve for any future monitor!Some final odds and ends. I use a single usb-c to connect to the Dell and it works great (until I need to do PBP as noted). I use my MBP in clamshell mode as you can see in the photo. Turning the Dell off while the MBP is on and in clamshell mode causes issues so I just leave things alone and let the MBP sleep on its own, and then the Dell sleeps on it's own, and everybody is happy until I tap my magic keyboard and everybody wakes up the next morning. Overall I'm very happy with this Dell (except now wishing for an 8k 43" ultra wide curved monitor in the future!). I hope this review helps anybody who's sitting on the fence, especially MBP users.

I did allot of research on widescreen curved monitors before purchasing the Dell U3818DW. I needed a single monitor to replace the multiple monitor setup my for DAW recording studio. I bought a new audio desk and I needed to find the widest monitor possible to fit in between the racks built into the desk. Since the reviews were all consistently positive on this model and the size was right I decided to spend the extra money and purchase this one. So far I have been really happy with it and everything worked out perfect in terms of fitting the workspace, monitor arm, screen resolution and compatibility with Microsoft Windows 10. All of my software (Yamaha Studio Manager and ProTools 2019) also worked beautifully. The sharpness of the image, reduced glare and the wide format are perfectly suited to cram all of these applications onto one large viewing area. So it appears I can finally say goodbye to the multiple monitor configuration that I have been using. The other features that this monitor has is a built in speaker and a USB hub which came in handy to connect my wired keyboard and mouse since I do not use wireless in my studio. The speaker is OK and works as a good output for Windows OS sounds and playing music when my studio monitors are off. Not world beating audio quality but a serviceable alternative to using a separate speaker system. No additional cables or wires were necessary using the HDMI/Display Port cable to the computer. All in all this a well built and engineered piece of monitor technology and for the price point it was a perfect choice for my studio application. As with all things time will tell on the longevity and durability of the product but for now I am really pleased. I have not used the Dell software for using multiple input sources but that is something that I will likely explore down the road. As it is now I have not had to load any additional software or drivers so that is one less thing to contend with.

It was time to retire my old laptop and as part of the upgrade I purchased this amazing monitor. First, the beautiful design with 38 inches of real estate takes less space on my desk than two monitors. You don't need to install cumbersome desk or wall mounts and fiddle around with positioning them on your desk. By not needing extra wall mounts you are already saving yourself up to $200 which is better spent on a high end monitor like this. As far a set up, it's simple and took 5 minutes to assemble and set up. Some say the input ports are hard to find, but I plugged into the Thunderbolt port in under thirty seconds with no issues. Once I was plugged in I was up and running and able to set up as many page views as I wanted in about two minutes and ready to start working. I tell you right now I will save lots of money not having to print different pages to be able to see everything I need to get my work done. Thats another savings from using a State-of-the-art monitor like this beauty. All your work is right in front of you, easy to see, and very easy to cut and paste between different open files on the monitor. The screen resolution is outstanding and I'm still waiting for my Thunderbolt dock to fine tune the set up and get the most of the new monitor. Even though this is a pricey machine, you will save the cost of the monitor and more from less printing, not having to purchase space wasting monitor stands, and increased productivity with having everything you need to work right in front of you with very easy access. And that just for starts. I haven't started to push the limits on the monitor and will update the review if I can think of anything else worth mentioning. Very happy with this purchase. Bravo Dell!