Can you imagine Do Dell products without the iconic Dell logo flash on your face? Well, change is happening as PC companies continue to travel to make the perfect office monitor. The Ultrasharp 32 4K Thunderbolt Hub Monitor (U3225Q) is another great entry for Dell’s Elite Computer Monitor Line and I’ll be happy to celebrate the subtle brand.
But is this the best monitor you can buy? Well, it doesn’t use OLED, which is the hot trend right now. But with its “enhanced” IPS (in-plane toggle) black panel, top connectivity and elegant look, you won’t find a better flagship office monitor.
An “enhanced” Dell Monitor
If you’ve seen a high-end Dell monitor, you’ve seen it. It’s a 32-inch, 16:9 monitor with a silver back, stand and base. However, I appreciate it a little.
First is its relatively thin black border. Most Dell (even ultra-blue) monitors have a plastic strip as a bottom bezel that accommodates the Dell logo and always stares at your face. This is not present here, making the appearance cleaner. It has all the other useful bits you expect, such as extensive tuning, including tilting it into the vertical direction, direct cable management built into the bracket, and VESA support.
Photo: Luke Larsen
But the image quality makes it unique. Dell has been embracing “IPS Black,” a LG technology that improves contrast in IPS panels, a competitive way to OLED alternatives, which is often more expensive and can cause problems like screen burning. For a while, Dell was alone in its IPS Black implementation, but now other companies such as Benq and HP have also appeared.
However, the U3225Q comes with the next-generation IPS Black, which makes the contrast more tortuous. How many? Well, from 2,000:1 to 3,000:1. This is not the contrast of OLED, but it is certainly a huge improvement to past IPS. You won’t be able to reach that contrast at 100% brightness, but the U3225Q still manages to get some record contrast for the IPS panel. I don’t have last year’s U3223QE model that can be compared side by side, but the numbers are self-evident. At least in terms of increasing contrast, this is just the best IPS panel I’ve ever seen. The benefit of this is black, richer black people, not only looks gray. The colors also look more vivid.
As for brightness, the U3225Q manages to list up to 417 nits. Anything over 300 nits is bright enough to do office work, but even if your desk is flooded with sunlight every afternoon, an extra 150 nits ensures it is bright enough.
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Photo: Luke Larsen
