Switch between Normal or Fastvia On-Screen Display Menu (OSD) to find the best performance for your application. The Audio-Line Out port can be used to connect to an external soundbar or speaker to the monitor. The operating system does not detect the monitor as an audio device. It’s also great that the Dell U3419W did not only inherit its older variant’s looks but its excellent build quality as well. The device looks like it was made with precision since there are no defects or gaps in the seams. This model lost a bit of weight, but it still feels sturdy and reliable once fully assembled. The USBs can all be used to charge devices. As for the USB-C, it features a power-delivery rating of up to 90 watts, and thus can perform high-speed charging of, say, a laptop (while, as mentioned, also allowing data transfer over the cable). In contrast, the Asus PA34VC has fewer USB 3.0 ports, but it adds a second USB-C port. Featuring easy access connectivity on the side. There are two USB downstream ports with the bottom port also offering power charging.

Wireless USB peripherals responding slowly or only working as the distance between itself and its receiver decreases Use a USB-extender cable to position the wireless USB receiver as far away as possible from the USB 3.0 port. Dell doesn't give a figure for the U3419W's degree of curvature, but it provides an immersive, ultra-wide viewing experience, coupled with the wide viewing angles (178 degrees, both vertical and horizontal) typical of IPS displays. The Dell U3419W isn’t a gaming variant so it does not include FreeSync and the G-Sync compatibility mode that comes with it. You’d have to rely on a powerful GPU and tweaking the graphics settings to attain a sweetspot so tearing and stuttering doesn’t happen. Input lag is slightly higher at 20ms, but we feel that’s reasonable for the titles which are suitable for this model. Thoughts on the Dell U3419W The button farthest to the right is the on/off button, while the button next to it accesses the main menu. The other three let you navigate the menu system to control brightness, contrast, input source, and a host of other settings. You can switch among six preset Picture modes: Standard, Movie, Game, Color Temperature, Custom Color, and ComfortView.A pair of 2-watt speakers is built into the U3419W. They are decent-sounding, if a tad soft. A 3.5mm audio-out port is available should you want to use headphones or connect to powered, external speakers. Ensuring that your Dell monitor is setup properly - assembling the monitor stand and setting up the monitor ergonomically, connecting the cables and organizing them, will only help make the viewing experience the best it possibly can be. Dim/discolored video can be caused by the video cable, so try reseating the cable and swapping with a known good part. x 1440 is just gorgeous to look since it gives you a panoramic view that’s less confined. Detail and sharpness aren’t sacrificed here and there is no immediately apparent image softening in games and test pictures. Reading a wall of text is still comfortable in this form factor since the screen looks close or comparable to a 27-inch QHD variant. Press and hold Button 4 for approximately 10 seconds until the DisplayPort configuration message appears.

The standard monitor stand is detached when the monitor is shipped from the factory. To learn more about attaching the standard monitor stand, refer to the Setting Up the Monitor section in the User's Guide of your Dell U3419W monitor. The monitor comes with a full motion stand that tilts, swivels, and moves up and down with ease. Although, the base is pretty large and not well suited to small skinny desks but there are other stand options available. Organizationally, the keyhole through the center manages cords nicely. Visible on the bottom right corner the monitor also has four navigation buttons to control the display and built in menus and a power button. Some USB devices like external portable HDD require higher electric current; connect the device directly to the computer. The panel has a narrow bezel, about a quarter of an inch wide all around. Including the stand, the U3419W measures 16.4 by 32 by 8.9 inches (HWD), with the height extending to 20.9 inches when the stand is fully raised. Together, the panel and stand weigh 18 pounds. Dell’s factory tuning of the Dell U3419W is once again top-notch, giving us an IPS panel that can cover 98% of the sRGB gamut. Average accuracy is superb as well at Delta E 1.69, meaning there are no visible variances in almost every shade available to the display. The panel’s FRC-augmented 10-bit depth helped a lot in this regarding, making the monitor ideal of photo editing and the like.Dell U3419W supports USB Type-C Alternate Mode with DisplayPort DP 1.2. Verify if the USB Type-C on the PC supports Alternate Mode with DisplayPort 1.2 Make sure that the video cable connecting the monitor to the computer is connected properly and is secure. Some combinations of DP-to-HDMI dongle and video or graphics card (GPU) do not support YCbCr color format. As an in-plane switching (IPS) monitor, the U3419W counts color accuracy as one of its fortes. According to Dell, this panel is factory-calibrated to cover 99 percent of the sRGB color spectrum, and it even outdid this in my testing, covering a full 100 percent. Below is a color-fidelity or chromaticity chart for the U3419W, which was generated in standard mode using a Klein K10-A colorimeter and SpectraCal CalMAN 5 software. The area within the triangle represents the sRGB color spectrum, and my data points (the circles) are evenly spaced to encompass the entire sRGB gamut.

This is normal behaviour of the monitor. Dell consumer monitors are inspected at 150 lux ambient lighting (similar to typical office lighting). Dell UltraSharp & Gaming monitors are inspected with a tighter criteria of 70 lux ambient lighting (dimly lit room but not completely dark). Where you put your monitor is almost as important as what model you buy. The monitor should be directly in front of you, at an arm’s length away (between 20-40 inches from your eyes), with the top edge of the screen at eye level when you’re sitting comfortably. You may need to adjust your chair height or the height of the monitor to achieve this. When using the DP-to-HDMI dongle to connect from the monitor to the computer, the monitor will not support the YCbCr color format This section provides information on troubleshooting steps that can help resolve the most common issues with the Dell U3419W monitor. Alternatively, to learn more about troubleshooting common issues on Dell monitors, refer to the Dell knowledge-base article Troubleshooting Display or Video Issues on a Dell Monitor. Common ProblemThere is also a pair of 9-Watt speakers which definitely sound more powerful and defined that the built-ins we’re used to. This part sounds decent enough even for movies, but you’d still want a separate set or headphones for gaming or audio processing usage. Display and Performance Change the color-setting mode in the Color Settings On-Screen Display Menu (OSD) to Graphics or Video, depending on the application. The biggest upgrade the Dell U3419W received is in its I/O layout which now includes USB-C connectivity. The latter can provide up to 90 Watts of charging power, making this monitor ideal for high-spec variants of USB-C laptops like the MacBook Pro. There is also a DisplayPort 1.2 slot, two HDMI 2.0 connectors, and a five-slot USB 3.0 layout with two located on the side hub. Your Dell U3419W monitor has a built-in diagnostic tool that helps to determine if the screen abnormality you are experiencing is a problem with the monitor or with the video card on your computer. The U3419W's luminance (that is, its brightness per unit area) is rated at 300 candelas per meter squared (nits); I tested it at a healthy 332 nits. I measured the contrast ratio at 1,142:1, slightly better than its 1,000:1 rating.

The heart of the U3419W is its 34-inch (measured diagonally) panel, with a native UWQHD (3,440-by-1,440-pixel) resolution that works out to a 21:9 ultra-wide aspect ratio. Pixel density comes to 110 pixels per inch (ppi), matching that of the Asus PA34VC. That monitor, like this one, is an in-plane-switching (IPS) panel, and it has the same resolution and aspect ratio. This is a lower pixel density than 4K monitors such as the ViewSonic VP2785-4K (that one comes in at 163ppi), but it is more than enough to ensure image sharpness.

The Self-Extracting window is displayed and prompts you to extract to C:\Dell\Drivers\(SWB ID). Write down this path so the executable file can be found later.