Dell UltraSharp U4320Q
A monster monitor that packs a surprising amount of image quality for the size
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PRICE £705 (£845 inc VAT) from dell.co.uk
Why buy the 43in U4320Q? Dell has financial firms in one of its sights, with the option of four different computer inputs and the ability to view them side by side. A 103ppi density helps, as it’s sharp at the viewing distances this monitor will be looked at.
But you are hitting the usability of a screen on a desk. Shifting your gaze from the left to the right of the panel is reminiscent of spectators transfixed by a rally on Centre Court, and no curvature gives the illusion of the screen bending away at the edges. There’s also a discernible drop-off in contrast at this panel’s extremes.
It covers 96.5% of the sRGB gamut but only 69.5% of Adobe RGB space and 72.5% of DCI-P3. A Delta E of 0.88 me an s yo u’re bu ying a colo ur accurate monitor, but contrast is a weakness, dropping to 889:1 when we shifted to the 6500K colour space (it produced the most accurate colours here).
Dell’s OSD provides a sprinkling of options when it comes to colour presets, including a selection of colour temperatures. You can also create your own setting. It’s one of the more intuitive onscreen displays, but odd that Dell wastes one of the four buttons as a shortcut for volume rather than brightness.
Perhaps it wanted to emphasise how powerful the pair of 8W speakers are. They’re pleasant for listening to music on too, with enough bass to usurp a set of Bluetooth speakers.
You can also sweep away wires thanks to a USB-C input that delivers up to 90W of power to connected laptops, with three USB-A ports; one sits to the left of the monitor, alongside a downstream USB-C port, but the remaining two USB-A ports snuggle next to the video inputs at the rear.
Getting to these is a real hassle even with the stand’s 60mm of height adjustment. Bearing in mind its size and 17.6kg weight, try and get as many of your cables organised (there’s a neat cable tidy built into the stand) from the start. Once settled, there isn’t much flexibility, with a minimal amount of tilt and a total swivel of 40°.
Still, considering the U4320Q’s size, it’s impressive that Dell offers any such movement. Perhaps what’s most impressive, though, is that Dell keeps the price to under £1,000.