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Who spends a thousand dollars on a single PC monitor?
There are two answers: gamers and digital artists.
As with the rest of the Ultrasharp series, theDell U3818DWis for the latter.
Others will be better served by a dual monitor setup.
Fitting it into your budget is your own problem.
But it’s still, as the kids say, a chonk.
You’ll need a pretty big area for the included base as well.
fit it into a multiple-monitor array, Dell’s Ultrasharp line is easy to work with.
As big as this monitor is, it isn’t trying to be anything else.
Those looking for a svelte display to fit into a designer office probably won’t be impressed.
The display is also somewhat future-proof, thanks to USB-C in for video, data, and audio.
The port also delivers power, but only at 60 watts.
Anyone spending this much on a monitor should be able to connect three to four machines with ease.
Managing the inputs and anything connected to USB would be more tricky.
Image Quality
The 3840x1600 panel in the Ultrasharp is a beauty.
Dell tries to make a few accommodations here.
It’s…okay.
But as a cheap way to assign windowing zones, it’s fine.
I spent about an hour using the picture-in-picture and picture-by-picture modes (a common tool in ultrawide monitors).
I found it easier to just switch manually between both machines in fullscreen mode.
The on-screen display, aside from the problems with picture-in-picture mode, was serviceable.
It’s also great for watching movies at a theater-style aspect ratio.
