Review on 🖥️ Dell UltraSharp 34" LED Monitor with QHD Wide 3440x1440P, Curved Screen, and Swivel, Tilt, and Height Adjustment - PXF79, HD, 60Hz by Joe Gray

This review is based on a 34 inch monitor. The monitor comes with a stand, HDMI cable, cable cover, power cord, DP cable (mini DP-DP), USB 3.0 upstream cable, driver CD and a quick setup guide. There are no detailed printed instructions as you either have to resort to the online advertisement or look at the manual on the CD. I also find that the power cord is a bit short and I wish it was a little longer than it actually is. My work recently upgraded our laptops to a lighter, smaller 13-inch model that's great for travel and for office use in a docking station, but since I work a lot with spreadsheets, various documents, and power point presentations, the screen is small annoying when working in the home office. Having both a work laptop and a personal one, instead of buying a second monitor for a dual monitor setup (purchased direct from Revain ). Ability to switch between different input sources. So in my case my setup uses two laptops per monitor both in PIP mode and separately as one source. The monitor connects easily to the stand, but the quick start guide and the instructions on the CD could be better written and sometimes a bit confusing, especially when it comes to setting up two PCs and setting up a USB keyboard and mouse use on both computers. The monitor has plenty of inputs, especially with USB ports, but unfortunately the monitor only has one HDMI port, making setting up two computers a bit more difficult than it needs to be. In this case, my new work PC has a mini-DP port, so I used that port for it. My personal laptop didn't have an optional mini connector, so I used an HDMI connector for it. Both laptops are running Windows 10. The monitor was recognized immediately by the computers without using the drivers that came with it, but I installed the Dell drivers and setup software anyway, just in case it had any special setup features had that I would need for my recruitment. I really couldn't tell any difference between Windows and Dell drivers. The initial setup of the video ports is a little quirky, especially with the miniport. Sometimes the screen went blank during the initial setup and I had to restart my computer and experiment with the settings on the monitor and Windows display to get it back up. The monitor has four touch buttons at the bottom of the screen. Screen to access the menu along with the power button. The buttons only light up when you touch them, making it a little harder to tell which button to press and use than it should be. The button functions are displayed on the monitor screen itself and change depending on which menu you are in. The setup menus are okay in terms of their organization, but I think accessing some features is a bit cluttered and awkward. . For example, the way I switch between video sources, like when I want to switch between my two laptops, requires multiple button presses instead of one, and unfortunately the monitor doesn't automatically switch video sources when the device (like my laptop) turns on. A monitor in this price range should have an automatic detection function. The picture-in-picture setup is also a bit of a hassle to toggle the feature on and off. Accessing this feature also requires a few button presses and scrolling through the menu to toggle it on and off. I also had some initial issues getting this feature to work properly, especially with a mini DP source, as I kept losing videos. The side-by-side picture-in-picture feature has three options for how each page should look. For my purposes, I'm using a full side-by-side, but this makes each side look a little stretchy. The monitor doesn't seem to automatically adjust the screen resolution as well and smoothly as it should. Since I use two laptops, I wanted to save space on my desk by connecting a wireless keyboard and mouse to them. The monitor does exactly that, but it requires a USB 3.0 AB cable plugged into each PC and only one cable is included, so I had to get a second cable. Unfortunately, the single-source USB function was also a bit idiosyncratic. The manual on the CD doesn't document the setup of this feature very well, and the instructions jump around a bit when setting up this feature, making the setup a bit more complicated than it needs to be. This feature doesn't work well with my old Microsoft wireless keyboard and mouse. I was able to get any laptop to recognize the wireless keyboard/mouse and they would work on everyone, but as soon as I used the toggle feature, which also requires more key presses on the monitor setup screen than it should, the device didn't work more. The Logitech wireless mouse, as old as the Microsoft set, worked flawlessly with the switch-through-monitor feature on both laptops. In this case, after connecting the USB 3 cables to each laptop, I just plugged the wireless USB dongle into the monitor and hit the toggle button in the menu and it toggled. Maybe the Microsoft keyboard and mouse are too old and just don't work with them, or there's some other problem, I'm not sure, but I'm planning on getting a newer wireless set to see if it works or not if it works only works with a wired USB keyboard/mouse. I will update my review once I try the new wireless USB keyboard/mouse. Regardless, I wish there were a dedicated toggle button or slimmer menu controls for these toggles (e.g. video source, pip, and a USB source) so it's less cumbersome and time-consuming to navigate through the menus to turn on the device switch which you want to use . This feature is nice, but it doesn't work as smoothly as it should, and the cluttered menus make it more complicated than it needs to be. I think a small remote control with a big OSD that makes it easy to switch PIP, video source and USB switch would be a possible solution to the menu clutter, especially for these functions. Set up the monitor and let the source switching and PIP work as intended. The screen resolution is decent, especially with a maximum resolution source. I changed the screen size for this monitor to 200 percent normal. The image on the screen is sharp and crisp at full resolution, with great colours, and although the screen has a slight curvature it's not noticeable when I'm sitting in front of it, but it definitely makes the edges of the screen easier to see. I hardly notice any backlight bleeding. There are quite a few, but they're no worse than any other monitor I've owned, from Asus to Samsung. In this case, I don't use laptops or a monitor for gaming, and I use it primarily for work or networking, but with the right graphics card, it should display most games just fine. With my laptops and graphics cards built in, they don't use the full capabilities of this monitor in any way. With a high-performance graphics card, this monitor will outperform most but the latest 4K models. I'm actually quite surprised that the monitor has built in speakers which most modern monitors don't have. The speakers are good considering the size. They won't blow your mind by any means, but they're not bad speakers considering they're built-in. Although for better bass and sound, if that matters, I'd opt for separate speakers. The volume control is also a bit hidden in the monitor's menu and requires a few key presses to access. I wish the few ports on the back of the monitor were better positioned as they face down instead of out. and it can be a little awkward to insert cables, unlike the rear-facing ports. There is a USB port that is separate from the other ports and easily accessible, but unfortunately there are no USB ports on the side of the monitor. The stand has hue, height and angle adjustments and is strong, stable and holds the monitor well, but the monitor can also be wall mounted if you prefer a different stand. I love the fact that there's a good three-year warranty and Dell will replace the monitor even if a pixel fails. I haven't had any bad pixel issues so far. At the current price of $700, I find this a bit pricey, but a few months ago this monitor cost a lot more. While I think it's a little pricey, it's a little more affordable than before and it's a nice screen coupled with plenty of useful features, although some features are a little quirkier than others and some menu items are in awkward places. , and accessing and using them takes a little longer than they should. At the price, a second HDMI should have been included in the monitor. This works great for the home/office, especially if you're dealing with a lot of spreadsheets and things like that that strain your eyes. This allows me to set up two monitors with split screen (PIP function) without the desktop cluttering up the two monitors. Despite the clunky settings and menu functions, this is a good quality monitor that does its job well and I'm happy with it so far. 4 stars.