Our Verdict
The Dell U3219Q is a good monitor for mixed usage. It has a large screen size and excellent resolution that makes it a very good choice for office use, multimedia or gaming. It has a low input lag that makes it very responsive and a fast pixel response time that allows it to display fast moving content with very little blur trail. The wide viewing angles allow you to share your work with someone next to you with ease. And the excellent ergonomics help you place the monitor to a comfortable position easily.
- Excellent resolution and size
- Excellent ergonomics
- Poor dark scene perfomance
- Not flicker-free
The Dell U3219Q is a good monitor for office use. You can easily do many things at the same time on this monitor due to its large size and excellent resolution. It makes it easy to work side-by-side with a colleague due to its excellent ergonomics and wide viewing angles that ensure the image is accurate for both. The Dell can get bright enough to fight glare in most bright rooms and has a decent handling of reflections so that the presence of many small light sources will not distract you from your tasks.
The Dell U3219Q is a decent monitor for gaming. It has a very low input lag and fast pixel response time which makes fast motion look good with only a little blur. It is a large monitor with a 4k resolution that displays more details of your game giving you an advantage when gaming against other players. Unfortunately, the monitor does not support any variable refresh rate technology to prevent tearing. It has wide viewing angles so if a friend sits next to you while you play, they will enjoy the same accurate image as you. Finally, the excellent ergonomics can help you place the monitor to your liking without much effort.
The Dell U3219Q is a good monitor for consuming multimedia since it has a large size and an excellent 4k resolution. It has a very low input lag that makes it very responsive and decent reflection handling so that the presence of small light sources will not be too distracting when you watch online movies or Youtube. It has good gray uniformity, so the web pages are free from clouding or shadows. Unfortunately, blacks look gray in a dark room, and thus the monitor will deliver its best picture quality in brighter rooms where it can easily fight glare.
The Dell U3219Q performs well when it comes to media creation. This is mainly because of its large size and 4k resolution that allow you to see more of your work on the screen. At the same time, you can easily position the monitor according to your preferences due to the excellent ergonomics. The low input lag makes it very responsive, and the wide viewing angles allow you to show your work without worrying about the accuracy of the image for those who will be watching from the side. Unfortunately, if you are a professional in the print or publishing media, you might find that the coverage of the Adobe RGB color space is not adequate for you.
This is an okay monitor for playing HDR games. Unfortunately, the contrast ratio is not very high so blacks look gray in a dark room, where most HDR gaming happens, and this hurts the picture quality. Local dimming is bad and cannot help improve this, so you are better off placing the monitor in a brighter room. The large size and excellent resolution along with the excellent low input lag in HDR mode can enhance your gaming experience.
Changelog
- Updated Aug 17, 2020: Retested HDR peak brightness.
- Updated Jul 02, 2020: Converted to Test Bench 1.1.
- Updated Jun 11, 2020: We reconfirmed the backlight flicker, as it's unusual.
- Updated Dec 10, 2018: Review published.
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
We tested the Dell U3219Q monitor which is part of the Ultrasharp series.
If someone comes across a different type of panel or if their Dell U3219Q doesn't correspond to our review, let us know and we will update the review. Note that some tests such as the gray uniformity may vary between individual units.
| Model | Size | Resolution | Refresh Rate |
| U2518D | 25'' | 2560x1440 | 60Hz |
| U2718Q | 27'' | 3840x2160 | 60Hz |
| U3219Q | 32'' | 3840x2160 | 60Hz |
The Dell U3219Q we reviewed was manufactured in August 2018.
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The Dell U3219Q is overall a very good monitor that will keep you happy in any usage. See our recommendations for the best 32-inch monitors, the best monitors for MacBook Pro, the best 4k gaming monitors, and the best 34-49 inch monitors.
The Dell U3223QE is a newer version of the Dell U3219Q with similar overall performance. There isn't too much difference in terms of picture quality, except the U3223QE displays a wider range of colors in HDR and has better out-of-the-box accuracy. The U3223QE also has an extra USB port compared to the U3219Q, and it has a KVM switch that allows you to control two devices with the same keyboard and mouse.
The Dell U3219Q is better than the Dell U3417W. The Dell U3219Q has lower input lag which is great for gaming and if you want you can rotate it to portrait. The Dell U3219Q also supports HDR content and has a better resolution so it can display more on its screen. The Dell U3417W, on the other hand, is flicker-free, has a wide aspect ratio, and has a curved screen.
The Dell U3219Q is better than the BenQ EW3270U for most people. If you care more about dark scene performance, then the BenQ EW3270U is a better choice as it has better contrast and better black uniformity. The BenQ EW3270U is also flicker-free. On the other hand, the Dell U3219Q has much better ergonomics, so you can place it comfortably and much better viewing angles so that the image remains accurate when you view it from the side.
The LG 32UD99-W is somewhat better than the Dell U3219Q. The LG 32UD99-W is flicker-free and has better black uniformity, which is great for dark scenes. Also, the LG 32UD99-W supports FreeSync, which is great if you're a gamer. The Dell U3219Q, on the other hand, has much better ergonomics that allow you to place it comfortably with ease.
We buy and test more than 30 monitors each year, all of which we purchase ourselves, without cherry-picked units or samples. We put a lot into each unbiased, straight-to-the-point review, and there's a whole process from purchasing to publishing, involving multiple teams and people. We do more than just use the monitor for a week; we use specialized, custom tools to measure various aspects and deliver objective, data-driven results. We also consider multiple factors before making any recommendations, including the monitor's cost, its performance compared to the competition, and whether it's easy to find.
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