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Dell U3417W FR3PK 34 Inch Screen Led Lit Monitor
Last Updated: November 24, 2018 (Refresh Now)
8.5
SCORE
/10
Total Reviews
721
Old Reviews
426
Unverified
72
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Yes
HDMI
3
NUMBER OF USB PORTS
Yes
USB
4.53 meters
SIZE
Review Analysis - 223 recent, verified reviews
Detailed Mode
Display Clarity
89backlight bleed, curved, bleed, monitor, screen
+80%
-20%
" ... The screen is wonderful. ... "
" ... I might get one or two more so my viewing screen will be extraordinary. ... The resolution is excellent. ... "
" ... This monitor provides just slightly more usable screen space as a pair of 1920x1200 monitors on a beautiful, seamless 3440x1440 display. ... Since I don't do anything that requires calibrated color, I can't speak to that, but I can say that the display is worthy of Dell's UltraSharp name. ... I highly recommend this display. ... "
" ... Text is sharp even at 100% scaling - I use 125% to make things bigger and clearer. ... No dead pixels were found and the fit and finish is good. ... "
" ... Matte display which is great for serious work. ... I also like the back of the screen. ... "
" ... The color accuracy compared to my Macbook Pro 15" (Late 2016) screen have been pretty close, and that's typically the bar that I utilize for work purposes. ... "
" ... As a developer who frequently has several screens open, it's perfect. ... The resolution is fine though not exactly Retina. ... I'm very happy I made the purchase and heartily recommend it if you need more screen real estate. ... "
" ... This monitor is so awesome! ... "
Device Compatibility
62love this monitor, dell, mac, monitors, desktop
+92%
-8%
" ... this monitor works perfect. ... "
" ... Provided a great image to expand my laptop into a desktop . ... "
" ... Works great with my MacBook Pro 13. ... "
" ... I am happy with this monitor. ... "
" ... forget about having multiple monitors, all you need is this one. ... I am using it with my MacBook Pro, and it is performing awesome! ... "
" ... I absolutely love this monitor. ... "
" ... The picture is as expected and subject of many other reports - I'm more than happy with it for my desktop shared between Macbook and Linux/Ubuntu. ... "
" ... I use this with a 2017 macbook pro. ... I couldn't be happier with this monitor. ... "
Color
33ips, color, backlight bleed, glow, dark
+82%
-18%
" ... Image is sharp and colors are good from all angles. ... "
" ... I love the size color and clarity. ... "
" ... The colors are vibrant. ... "
" ... The colors are bright and in my properly lit room, I'm not getting any noticeable bleed of the backlight. ... Since I don't do anything that requires calibrated color, I can't speak to that, but I can say that the display is worthy of Dell's UltraSharp name. ... "
" ... Great color, brightness, price, but the screen wobbles a little when I type. ... "
" ... Leave the monitor's response time set to "normal", as the "fast" setting seems to cause ghosting in scenes with lots of contrast. ... "
" ... Dell has much better text quality, color are right out of the box, it is much better in terms of light reflection (there is a window behind my desk). ... "
" ... Excellent color correctness and an excellent color match to the MBP display (after slightly reducing the MBP display's brightness a bit). ... "
Gaming
28games, fps, productivity, 3440x1440, 21
+96%
-4%
" ... I mostly write manuals and do some graphics. ... "
" ... I use it for gaming and for productivity apps and I have no complaints in either regard. ... "
" ... I spend my computing time writing, answering technical questions through chat and occasionally gaming. ... Works fine with an EVGA 1050Ti 4GB card for me and the lower-end games I play. ... "
" ... Bought this for glorious 21:9 gaming and general desktop use. ... Witcher 3 and Skyrim look absolutely amazing on the 3417. ... "
" ... I'm a software developer and occasional gamer. ... "
" ... Perfect work monitor and great for casual gaming too. ... "
" ... I don’t play games but I can tell you for productivity and web browsing it gets the job done very well. ... "
" ... After playing some video-games on my new desktop computer with a GTX 1080 (meaning maxed out 1080p graphics at solid 60 frames!) ... Imagine playing The Witcher 3 on this thing. ... "
Price
24worth, money, monitor, tag, worth every penny
+92%
-8%
" ... It is well worth the high price. ... "
" ... For the price, these monitors so far have been great. ... This is for the most part a non-issue for me as the price versus quality is very fair. ... "
" ... you really can't have both, at least at this price point. ... "
" ... It is by far the best monitor out there for this price. ... "
" ... Such value for the money! ... "
" ... I am glad that I invested some money to this. ... "
" ... $150 well spent. ... "
" ... Overall I rate the Dell better and about $350 cheaper. ... "
Ports
23displayport, usb, cable, ports, dp
+83%
-17%
" ... The height adjustable stand helps with posture and it came with all the wires for each port. ... "
" ... Recommend hooking up all the cables you think you will need in advance of setting it on your desk. ... Worked flawlessly in both Linux Mint and windows 10 using display port. ... "
" ... I previously had a complex setup with 24" dual monitors shared between a few PCs using a KVM. ... "
" ... I'm sharing the monitor with a MacBook 13" using USB-C to DisplayPort connector and a PC using the DisplayPort to Mini DisplayPort connector that came with the monitor. ... You can plug a keyboard and mouse into the monitor and when you switch sources it switches the downstream USB port to the same source ... "
" ... A gorgeous monitor indeed with dual uplink USB that switches with monitor port switch. ... "
" ... Has hdmi and mini-display ports. ... "
" ... I ended up purchasing a cheap DisplayPort cable that worked worlds better. ... "
" ... However, I love the built in USB3 hub that switches the USB inputs to the active Video input device. ... I was able to support more devices than the previous KVM switch I was using. ... "
Product Reliability
22years, monitor, ago, blinking, monitors
+64%
-36%
" ... This has made working from home the best! ... "
" ... Working on Excel is wonderful as well. ... "
" ... It is expensive but has made my working experience SO MUCH BETTER. ... "
" ... I have been using this monitor for 4 months now. ... "
" ... Update: 5 months on and it's still awesome. ... This model has a much more subtle curve and he has had issues with the U3417W from the time he bought it 6 weeks ago. ... "
" ... and changed my mind 4 times. ... "
" ... This is the third one I've bought in the last thirty years or so. ... "
" ... Got a few of these for work a couple years ago and convinced the wife she needed one at work. ... The price was almost half of what they were a couple years ago. ... "
Picture Quality
20monitor, image, resolution, monitors, image quality
+90%
-10%
" ... Image is sharp and colors are good from all angles. ... "
" ... Amazing image and good audio for the price. ... "
" ... The picture is as expected and subject of many other reports - I'm more than happy with it for my desktop shared between Macbook and Linux/Ubuntu. ... "
" ... Zero dead pixel and excellent picture quality. ... "
" ... It has a very sharp and bright picture. ... "
" ... SO glad I got this instead of 2 monitors, it really puts a picture window in front of you and you don't have to keep swapping documents around all day. ... "
" ... The Dell UltraSharp 34 Curved Monitor U3417W uses an ultra-wide, curved-screen In-Plane Switching (IPS) panel to deliver outstanding color, grayscale, and viewing-angle performance. ... "
" ... Beautiful picture, very good monitor. ... "
Sound Quality
14monitor, decent, built in speakers, picture, immersive
+71%
-29%
" ... the sound is pretty decent for a monitor. ... "
" ... 2.monitor sound is beyond my expection. ... "
" ... The sound is a nice quality and surprisingly immersive, though I really and not a sound snob. ... "
" ... Decent built in speakers for general use, which actually sound pretty good for when you take off your headphones and visit YouTube. ... "
" ... I guess if you re replacing some cheap speakers that came with a pre-built PC then they will be better. ... Personally if you use speakers a lot, especially for movies and gaming, upgrade to something like the Klipsch. ... "
" ... The speakers are actually pretty decent! ... "
" ... Great picture and sound quality. ... "
" ... The included speakers are just ok. ... "
Resolution
13resolution, widescreen, watching, videos, movies
+100%
" ... Originally very pleased with the quality of the image and of course the widescreen curved format. ... "
" ... The resolution is excellent. ... "
" ... The resolution is fine though not exactly Retina. ... "
" ... After playing some video-games on my new desktop computer with a GTX 1080 (meaning maxed out 1080p graphics at solid 60 frames!) ... "
" ... I use the Dell display for photo editing along with the Retina display on my MacBook Pro. ... "
" ... The dell comes with pre-sets (standard, multi-media, movie, game, and so forth with different brightness, contrast, etc.) ... Like I said earlier, movies pop and there is a depth to them that I never have seen on my 1080p plasma TV. ... "
" ... Very easy transition and both text and graphics display are excellent (HDMI). ... "
" ... Unfortunately the only 4k video available is Amazing Vidoe so can't take advantage of the 4k feature very often. ... "
Overall performance
13mid, graphics, refresh rate, performance, nvidia
+100%
" ... The refresh rate is fast. ... "
" ... I would advise the GTX 1070 as a minimum. ... "
" ... Works very well. ... "
" ... Strong grayscale performance. ... "
" ... If you need a high rez monitor for CAD or graphics then this is it. ... "
" ... Make sure you have a pretty good graphics card. ... "
" ... All-in-all, I'm quite impressed by this monitors capabilities. ... "
" ... I use it with MacBook Pro Mid 2015 Intel Iris Pro. ... "
Build Quality
13solid, height, adjustable stand, well built, snaps
+85%
-15%
" ... but, incredly durable. ... "
" ... The height adjustable stand helps with posture and it came with all the wires for each port. ... It sounds like "pops", "cracks" or "snaps". ... "
" ... The dell stand is pretty robust and well designed. ... "
" ... The stand is very solid, no wiggle, feels like its bolted to my desk. ... "
" ... I replaced the stock stand with an adjustable arm and that solved my problem very well. ... it's very sturdy, I think. ... "
" ... The stand is 2 pieces and screws together by hand. ... "
" ... Build quality and longevity have been excellent on all the previous ones and I see no reason to expect otherwise from this one. ... "
" ... I finally pulled the trigger when the price dropped. ... This is how it should feel. ... The whole thing feels solid, yet refined. ... "
Setup
12said, easy to set, easy, dual, assemble
+92%
-8%
" ... 1.really easy to assemble. ... "
" ... Easy to set up. ... "
" ... Very easy to set the monitor up and install the software. ... "
" ... Setup was fairly straight forward since I had purchased the required cables ahead of time. ... "
" ... It was very easy to assemble. ... "
" ... Much better than having 2 monitors and easy to set up. ... "
" ... Works flawlessly - as a replacement for a dual screen setup. ... "
" ... It replaced a dual-20" setup. ... "
Apps
12real estate, open, adobe, windows, side by side
+100%
" ... I use it for gaming and for productivity apps and I have no complaints in either regard. ... "
" ... This has been great experience, I am using it for a week and being a technical developer for enterprise applications it helps with that much Real estate and focus. ... "
" ... Then you have the Dell Display Manager that allows you to divide the screen to any format you want, apps then open and size themselves to those formats, awesome. ... "
" ... for popular software based on type of application. ... It is so great to be able to open up three browser tabs and line them all up side by side, or have three business applications or windows open at once and be able to read them all very clearly. ... So for business apps, A+, movies, A+, games B+ ... "
" ... There plenty of software to help you manage the extra real estate. ... "
" ... Had to do a task using many columns in an Excel spreadsheet recently. ... "
" ... I upload to YouTube and it is great to have Windows Explorer open to work with the files, chrome open to upload and manage, and a 2nd chrome open to surf while the video process. ... "
" ... I use this for video and graphic editing on Adobe suite (even though it is just rgb). ... "
Software Platform
11windows, real estate, open, dell, windows 10
+91%
-9%
" ... This has been great experience, I am using it for a week and being a technical developer for enterprise applications it helps with that much Real estate and focus. ... "
" ... for popular software based on type of application. ... "
" ... I can easily have 4-5 windows open, using all at the same time. ... "
" ... I upload to YouTube and it is great to have Windows Explorer open to work with the files, chrome open to upload and manage, and a 2nd chrome open to surf while the video process. ... "
" ... Coupled with Dell's Display Manager software, this is the best monitor I have ever used. ... "
" ... I use it with Windows 10, and scaled to 125%. ... "
" ... But when I fired up Adobe Premiere, it was, well, a revelation. ... "
" ... You can fit 3 windows in a single screen with enough information to still make it usable. ... "
Design
11solid, design, curve, color calibration, box
+100%
" ... The rest of it works great and the size of it is just lovely. ... "
" ... The color calibration out of the box looks superb. ... "
" ... It works great and looks beautiful. ... "
" ... This is how it should feel. ... The whole thing feels solid, yet refined. ... "
" ... Curved (doesnt really affect anything TOO much especially since it is not that aggressive of a curve, but looks really nice.) ... "
" ... I keep it at three to make it look good. ... "
" ... One diappointment is the bezel design. ... "
" ... Looks like I got lucky. ... "
Ease of Use
10easy to set, menu, assemble, set, monitors
+100%
" ... 1.really easy to assemble. ... "
" ... Hookups are easy, but in the rear and once the monitor is in place, not easy to get to. ... "
" ... Just makes working so much easier. ... "
" ... Easy to set up. ... "
" ... Very easy to set the monitor up and install the software. ... "
" ... It was very easy to assemble. ... "
" ... Much better than having 2 monitors and easy to set up. ... "
" ... The curve is gentle enough that lines were easy enough to trace. ... "
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Specifications
Body
Size: 4.53 meters
Connectivity
HDMI: Yes
Number of USB ports: 3
USB: Yes
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