Dell UltraSharp U3224KB 6K IPS Black Display - The face of beauty is just the beginning.

[@MrSLonoed]

Thanks a lot for review. This is the only review that goes through kvm feature and you explained it well.

[@bohansen2960]

In fact I see this as a "negative" as tine 16:52. I have an other DELL 27" 4k monitor that has the buttons on the front but under the display. Like in the display bottom. They are easy to press and I can have them programmed as shortcuts for switching sources and other things. Very easy. But yes with display manager that is even better so It's not a deal breaker with the controls on the back. My even older dell a 24" 1080p has the controls in simular way like the way the Teams call are controlled. They are hard to use for menu and controlling the monitor. This is a VERY nice display. I need it.

[@joneswp]

The color and clarity is unreal!

[@MichaelOHanian]

@joneswp You're not kidding. I hated having to return my test system to Round Rock. This monitor is amazing.

[@kreasu]

I just wish it didn’t have that giant camera, or that it was detachable or something it really feels non-symetrical

[@ctr289]

The clarity is garbage, it has the anti-glare coating that muddies everything.

[@mikeg5372]

I fell upon this video because I'm in the market for a new monitor. This monitor ticks all the right boxes in terms of specs (32", IPS black, Thunderbolt connections, KVM hub, 6K, 223 PPI etc.). But what an eye sore of a design with that monstrosity of a camera and top bezel. If Dell could've designed it like the U3223QE and had an option for a clip on design for a camera, like the Samsung M8 or S9, it would've been a definite winner. Everything else on this video is spot on.

[@ThePorscheGTO]

Please make another version without the camera, the bezels up top are way too big. Everything else is great.

[@techtipsuk]

That’s the sound bar

[@davidseymour6246]

Don’t need one thanks

[@mahavakyas002]

why is Dell not coming out with an 8K OLED monitor? I bought the 8K monitor way back in 2017 but with the new technologies, 8K 120hz OLED should be doable (?) w/ DP 2.1?

[@erik3371]

And why did they put a camera on this one?

[@binzjim]

thank you for the review. how can this monitor connect to external speakers and make them available to all computers connected to the monitor? I'm using a U3223QE which has an aux output. but seems this 6K doesn't have this port. thank you!

[@youp1tralala]

Awesome and one of its kind monitor for sure! I wished Dell had made the webcam optional

[@MichaelOHanian]

It is an amazing monitor. I hear ya on the webcam, at least we put a really good webcam on it.

[@insert1coin436]

so theres no option for it to have no speakers and microphone?

[@MrLutijen]

What is the bandwidth of mini-DP 2.1 port? Is it UHBR10, UHBR13.5 or UHBR20?

[@california_roll5400]

I am interesting in purchasing this monitor. I have a mac studio m1 max and a desktop pc with rtx4090. Would the built in KVM switch work between the two?

[@MichaelOHanian]

@california_roll5400 That should work fine. Make sure you connect the desktop with video and USB connections. You need booth to make it work.

[@Bullittphotography]

could one connect a Dell XPS laptop to the 140W Thunderbolt and leave the power brick in the bag and use the other Thunderbolt port for making this a 2nd display for an iMac????

[@WEVA111]

No you would need a second monitor to do what you explained. It has 2 thunderbolt ports but one is for input the second is for output to daisy chain monitors

[@pixamins5693]

Can I mount a Light bar - BenQ Halo is the one O really light to use.

[@MichaelOHanian]

I just looked at the BenQ Halo. From what I see , it looks like it would work, but is a guess on my side. You might want to ask BenQ.

[@pixamins5693]

@@MichaelOHanian Thanks for your quick reply!! I guess it might work if placing it a bit of center, right? Concerning apple compatibility I find several complains online, what is your opinion on that? I have a new apple M3 laptop. THANKS

[@salvamando1]

Thanks for this review, Micheal, always very thorough and informative! Will you be getting your hands on the newly announced U4025QW?!! Now that I would love to see!

[@MichaelOHanian]

Thank you! Not likely soon. Just published today a video on the U2724DE Thunderbolt 120Hz display. Next on this list is the Alienware M18, then a bunch of Dell accessories. Maybe by spring. I did get to see it at CES this year. I cannot wait to get my hands on it!

[@salvamando1]

Thanks, looking forward to it!@@MichaelOHanian

[@vinayak1md]

This is a great monitor as I do have 4K resolution monitor of 31.5 inch but expensive one. iPad 12.9 inch m2 chip can be connected to this monitor through thunderbolt cable for mirroring ? Let me know please

[@Hussain_Rezayi]

Your content is fantastic - keep up the excellent work! I'm looking to buy a budget-friendly monitor for my Mac Mini M2. Could you recommend a good option?

[@shahenohanjanyan3545]

Michael, PC mag reviewed this monitor and I was surprised to stumble upon following sentence: "Dell U3224KB has a rated 2,000:1 contrast ratio, but could only muster 1,521:1 in our testing". Can you comment on that? It's not that I'm wishing to find out something bad about this model, quite the contrary, I wish it to be as good in terms of contrast as my current 4K dell monitor with IPS Black.

[@qw1626]

I don't believe there is a standard way of measuring contrast ratios so it is literally down to the way the manufacturer measured the constrast ratio, it isnt a super scientific metric just manufacturer marketting terminology. for instance some monitors state a 1 million to 1 contrast ratio on their scale but might have worse performance in many circumstances since they would be using techniques such as local dimming to present a darker image while still being under the same overall restrictions of the base technology

[@Tigerex966]

Xdr is under 1000 up to 12000 to 1 actual contrast in sdr non hdr

[@akyhne]

All manufacturer of monitors exaggerate the contrast ratio, of their monitors. Even by a lot. And yes, the contrast ratio of the Dell, is around 1500:1. There are sevetŕal ways to neassure contrast ratio, but they are all about measuring the difference between the white and the black. It's tricky to do though. Some monitors and TVs turn off the backlight, at at certain black level. So, the monitor may show all grays correct from 1-100 nits or 1-600 nits, but when the image on the screen gets lower, than 1 nits, the monitor goes black. This is purely to cheat.

[@akyhne]

​@@qw1626There is absolutely standards, how to measure contrast ratio. You can do a 100% white window, measure the white, and do the same with black. Or do it with a 2%, 5%, 10% 25% window, etc. The smaller windoew, the better contrast ratio, you will get. But the correct way to do it, is to show a checker board of black and white on the screen, then measure on one of the white tiles, and on one of the white tiles. The contrast ratio, is then the difference in luminance, between black and white. So, if you measure 0.2 nits and 600 nits, the contrast ratio would be 3000:1 (1/0,2*600=3000).

[@Tigerex966]

@akyhne especially non OLED ones other list their limited are mini led HDR stat and not their standard stat you actually use the most same with brightness

[@gertwallen]

Hi Michael, this monitor does not have the PremierColor feature, but the 8K monitor does. Does PremierColor make a noticeable difference in image quality? Thanks

[@MichaelOHanian]

It used to be that the UP displays were a more accurate color and it able to self calibrate. The U series displays with IPS Black are getting close to the UP series (in some cases surpassing them). You can calibrate the U series with software. Here is a link to the Dell PremierColor software. www.dell.com/support/contents/en-us/article/product-support/self-support-knowledgebase/software-and-downloads/dell-premiercolor

[@michalwiktorow2188]

I can confirm - after 6 months with 2723QE IPS Black - 27" 4K screen. I am just wondering WHEN dell will make versions with glossy finish (just to reach those 1:2500 contrast?). I would want one. Michael - can I use wallpaper-knife to remove this film in front of panel ... cos, I am willing to do that man! As soon as I bought iMAC with 27" 5K screen and near 400nit brightness, I cannot go back. Sorry, now I am leaning towards super expensive OLED 32" from ASUS.

[@DanielRodriguez-fg5ll]

At this price point I would have expected hardware calibration, a calibration report from factory and 100% aRGB. is this monitor suitable for hardware calibration? does it cover 100% of adobe RGB?

[@MichaelOHanian]

The U3224KB comes calibrated from the factory. The reports will be in box when you open it up. You can calibrate the monitor using Dell Premier Color. Color Gamut: 99% DCI-P3, 100% Rec 709, 100% sRGB www.dell.com/support/contents/en-us/article/product-support/self-support-knowledgebase/software-and-downloads/dell-premiercolor

[@DanielRodriguez-fg5ll]

@@MichaelOHanian thanks. Too bad it goes for P3 and not aRGB.

[@hrdcpy]

If I was interested in buying this specific model, then this video would be perfect for research since you cover everything. As a casual tech nerd, this video is a bit lengthy. Great presentation otherwise, Michael.

[@MichaelOHanian]

Thank you for the feedback.

[@Wobble2007]

When you can pick up a 32" 120hz IPS-Black with a PPI over 300 and built in native BFI or other strobing tech under 500 pounds, then you will have something that is really special and not even OLED can compete with on a pound for pound basis, IPS-Black has the potential to be the main budget alternative to OLED, but it also needs the PPI and motion resolution to give it enough of an edge to compete, as it is, it does have the ability to have a static image on screen for a much longer amount of time, so IPS-Black has the static image advantage over OLED, so better for web browsing, photoshop etcetera, if they could get the PPI over the 300 line, which really helps with a huge amount of things (consistency/uniformity/text-clarity/etcetera), and give it decent motion resolution with 120hz-ULMB/BFI/strobing/etc, then those would sell like hotcakes.

[@serrael-182]

There are 27 4k ips black displays with 60hz. Ive seen one in the store and it really looked better than all the other ips displays next to it. Only the price is an issue right now and maybe its not ready for gamers but i dont know.

[@Wobble2007]

@@serrael-182 Yeah there is also 120hz RGB-IPS-Black monitors now from DELL, their 32" 4K 120hz IPS-Black Ultrasharp monitor can be had for £320 to £360. it has over 3 times the black levels, greyscale and contrast and looks amazing, such a good budget alternative to RGB-OLED.

[@serrael-182]

@@Wobble2007 really that cheap? Whats the name of that modell?

[@kellyrankin8844]

He meant 27 inch

[@michalwiktorow2188]

Sadly nooo, with AG finish, or any coating, this will look bad.

[@vogam]

anyone tried connecting iPad to this display? if so, would you mind sharing if it ran @ 60 Hz? thank you

[@Wobble2007]

Still waiting on a 16:10 aspect ratio 240Hz 6K+ version of this display, 16:9 is great for TV shows and films or game consoles, but really not great for PC games (especially FPS, 3rd Person & RTS games), productivity, web surfing, photo work and so on, 16:10 is the bare minimum ideally for those use cases, 3:2 (aka 8:5) is even better, thanks to the huge upgrade in vertical resolution, also much better and amazing for emulation, thanks to be a much better aspect fit for retro games that lose all their respective vertical POV/resolution in 16:9 (you lose just shy of 50% viewable screen real-estate). Also, canny wait for an OLED with 16:10 or 3:2 panels.

[@MichaelOHanian]

I hear what you are saying. Until all the panel manufactures retool their presses, 16:9 will stay dominate. It is kind of like the old story of red barns. Why were most barns painted red? Because red paint was the cheapest. Why was red paint the cheapest? Because most people paint their barns red. :-) Check out Quantum Dot OLED's. We have the Alienware AW2725QF out right now that is 4K QDOLED with dual resolution 180Hz at 4K or 360Hz at FHD.

[@michalwiktorow2188]

Hi Michael - as you can see this is my second comment - please tell the Dell team, that I want 8K (280PPI) that you've stopped production in 2019. I want this also bright and glossy. A revision 2 with this camera + soundbar too, and last but not least ... 1/2 the previous one price. I am serious, number of people with 2xDisplayPorts in PC is growing, I really am still obsessed with OLED that I own (3840x2400 on 16"=> 280 ppi) and LG C1, and iMacs 27" 5K glossy. Bring back 8K!

[@WEVA111]

Nobody cares what you want bro. For real LOL

[@jeffersonmp4]

Good review and good display. My only complain is those bezels man! I know is probably functional but Dell u can do better. Using a beautiful bezelless xps and then this doesn't match up very well in terms of design.

[@soeyken]

Thank you for this nice review again! I was wondering if 100% scaling would be workable on this beast. Did you try during your test period? ;o) I'm currently on 1 U4320Q and 2 U2412M (in portrait on the left and right side of the big 4K) and really like to make use of every pixel with only "Office app usage" (yes of course... 100% for the legacy apps) The monitors I use do not really spec compare with this U3224KB. but just want to have as much "real pixel usage".

[@MichaelOHanian]

@soeyken Thank you! I did play around with 100% scaling, but I have to say it was extremely hard to find the mouse curse on the screen. A fix for that is to increase the size of your curser.

[@DDHDTV]

good review, great presentation, but the sound is so bad. otherwhise very well done. a cheap lavelier mic for 10 bucks could help a lot, record to a phone and sync up sound and video afterwards (e.g. by clapping in the beginning) Very excited about IPS black, hoping for some more FLAT(!) ultrawide monitors, where they make use of that even better viewing angle.

[@DenhefDigital]

2000:1 contrast ratio. Is that high even? XDR display got 1 000 000:1

[@michalwiktorow2188]

Both are 'marketing measures' - XDR does not measure 1:MLN ... it has its ups due to miniled backlighting, but that's it.

[@ooppww1923]

If they remove that camera I am going to buy it

[@BobRijnbeek]

Don’t need all hub and usb ports. But do me a 6k touchscreen, so i can replace our surface studio’s

[@saiprasad8078]

Dell Ultrasharp monitors are always top end.

[@MichaelOHanian]

I agree!

[@WEVA111]

Not saying this should be a gaming monitor but 120 refresh rate should be standard by now. For christ sakes mid tier phones/tablets have them no reason a monitor of this price point should lack this feature

[@akyhne]

Yeah, well, no port supports 120 Hz on a 21 million pixel monitor. I think it's Dell, who makes a 8K, but it's only 60Hz and you need to use two Display Port cables, to run it.

[@SFBenjaminK]

this is wayyy out of my Price range for computer Monitor, BUT of course is top of the line in price I'm getting by end of this month XPS G13/i9/64g/2TB and so on Dell desktop, I'm looking for REALLY good solid built & also pic quality pops in colors & blks for 32 4K/ Monitor under $1200 , THE BEST i can get , not a gamer ...do u any or coming soon , u know is blk Friday coming alots on sales going on , just dont know which, i know U3223QE is the BEST on Dell, but to me is abit overpriced what u think is another or not

[@MichaelOHanian]

@SFBenjaminK I don't have any inside knowledge of our sales but it is safe to sale we will have Black Friday deals. Couple of tips. Look for Dell E Coupons. Also, check out the Dell Outlet...you can find some amazing deals there.

[@insert1coin436]

Can i get some monitors you don't wanna use anymore haha

[@Gosu9765]

I want it, but who's idea was to put this ugly camera on it. I don't want it, it increases BOM and thus price for me and it looks SO UGLY. Bigger bezel below the display is fine, but above? Worst monitor design I've ever seen :( I understand this is a more of a business product - not strictly a consumer market one, but c'mon.

[@Gosu9765]

I just realized I would be able to flip it upside down on VESA mount and rotate the screen in OS by 180 degree :D I'm buying it. I'm too poor to get pro display xdr, but I want those crisp AF fonts :D Cables might stick out tho... still thinking.

[@serrael-182]

Do your viewers a favour and buy a better mic or put it closer to your mouth. Thanks!

[@MichaelOHanian]

I hear ya. I don't have the best recording equipment. I do these video's in my spare time. Sound and lighting are always a challenge for me, I am truly and armature at his. Always working to improve.

[@serrael-182]

@@MichaelOHanian There some mics like the rode go 2 that you can stick somewhere. I dont think it will be that hard for some like you to figuere it out. You seem pretty professional on the other dimensions so i think it really make sence to work on the sound if you want to continue making videos. Just saying, i dont want to be rude. I know you giving these impressions for free and so i cannot really complain.

[@EmileModesitt]

How did they botch the design that badly 😂 would have been a killer monitor if it wasn’t too ugly to look at every day