Dell 43" 4K Multi-Window Monitor

Product Description

Increase your productivity at the office by swapping out your old monitor for this Dell 43" 4K multi-window monitor. This massive screen comes with features like a wide-angle view up to 178?, while giving you the option of using it as 4 independent 1

Top Reviews

Quite happy with this huge 4K display
by John Rowe (5 out of 5 stars)
March 13, 2017

Great price point on a large-size, 4K display. I received this monitor today and am quite pleased with it. It has a built-in USB3 hub with 4 ports. If you have a relatively-new Mac, you can have a 4K screen at 60 Hz using the included DisplayPort cable. Four inconspicuous buttons in the lower right allow you to adjust screen settings (see image). And I never realized how much I missed a power button--an easy way to make sure your monitor is not sucking unnecessary power when you're not connected. One of the attached pictures shows how much more screen real estate you get over a 34" wide-screen--it is significant. I was impressed by all the included cables: power, DisplayPort to DisplayPort, DisplayPort to miniDisplayPort, HDMI, and USB3 A-to-B. The "shadows" along the edges of the screen others have talked about do exist. I believe I will quickly adjust to it. If you move your head toward the edge where the shadow is, it disappears. It's an issue of the display angle. Overall, quite happy with this huge monitor!
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Size is great, design not so much
by JP (3 out of 5 stars)
October 31, 2016

I bought this one to replace a 24 inch and a 34 inch I had. I had a lot of real estate before between those 2 but this thing is on another level of size. The screen is very bright and colors seem to be reproduced very well -- no complaints with any of that. However, there are a number of negatives. As another reviewer mentioned if you sit close to the monitor the edges of the screen have kind of a weird shadow almost as if there is a frame between the bezel and the screen (see picture). If you sit in such a way where you look at the screen straight on you cant see it -- but I would guess most people that buy it for use as a monitor will have it at around the same distance and angle I have mine. I got used to it, but its kind of irritating. My taskbar and even my clock are somewhat 'masked' by this shadow. I don't know if that's a design thing or just a function of it being so large -- I have never seen something like this on other monitors though. Another negative is the fact that the audio in jack is useless unless you are using the VGA port -- you can not use that port for audio with *any* other port. Unless that port has an active signal the entire port is disabled. So if you plan to use any other port but run audio over that you are going to have a bad time. Want to run an external audio source into it like an ipod or something? Nope. Again, why would anyone design it that way? This was especially annoying as I run linux and support for audio over HDMI/DP can be troublesome. Once I futzed around with a different kernel I did get the audio working over DP and the speaker is better than most monitors I have heard. Still, its a failure in design if you ask me. Also note that the HDMI ports do not support 2.0 so the refresh rate is lower than it otherwise should be for a monitor at this price -- your better off using the DP or miniDP ports. Unless you are planning using DP or miniDP and your ok running your audio over those ports frankly I would look for another monitor. After using it for a week I have come to the realization that this is bordering too large to actually use as a monitor unless you have a very deep desk or mount it in such a way where its at least 4 feet away from your face. I dont really use the PIP stuff much, but when I tested it seemed to work well -- it is kind of cool to have 1080p res for 4 inputs at the same time, but I personally dont ahve a use for that. I dont use windows so I didnt test this montior mgmt software that comes with it.

With all that, I honestly cant say I would buy this monitor again due to it lacking HDMI 2.0 support, the audio port only supporting VGA and this bizarro shadow effect on all the edges -- a lot better monitors can be found for less money.
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Very good, large 4k monitor. Minor edge shadows. No major flaws.
by Gcat (4 out of 5 stars)
January 27, 2017

This is one of the only 43" 4K monitors available. The other is a Philips which has many reports of burn-in. After a few days of use, I am happy with this Dell. I use it as a single-input computer monitor and it works great for that purpose.
-In order to get PPI low enough to not require text scaling, a 43" monitor or greater is preferred. I previously used a 40" 4k which has a PPI of 110 which is too high for me. At 43", the PPI is about 102 which is still a little high but acceptable. I like my PPI in the 90's (somebody please make a 45-47" 4k monitor - I will buy it). For comparison, a 32" monitor with 2560x1440 has a PPI of 92.
-Contrast and sharpness are excellent. As good as any smaller monitor out there.
-As others have reported, there is a shadow effect of the last 2-3 mm's of the edge of the screen which can cause obscurity. I notice it on the upper left where I have my medium-size desktop icons - a single letter on the edge of the screen will be obscured. Changing to large icons resolves the issue. I do not notice the shadow on the bottom edge where the angle to my eyes is less acute. Personally, the shadow effect has minimal to no impact on my routine computer use. Unless you are reading text on the last 3mm of your screen which most people are not, you should be fine.
-Upon further examination of other monitors, I have found that the shadow effect is not unique to this Dell. My ViewSonic VG2453
,

ASUS PB238Q
, and BenQ BL3200PT 32-Inch VA Panel
 monitors all have edge shadows. It is just more noticeable on the 43" Dell at least partially because the screen size is big enough to create more acute angles to your eyes.
-I have not noticed any burn-in after all-day use over multiple days.
-Brightness is very high. I have to turn it down so it doesn't give me a tan.
-Controls utilize hard buttons which is great. I hate the touch sensitive buttons which allow for false positive and negative presses.
-Stand is very good. It is solidly built and very compact for a monitor this size. The base is nice and flat so you can put stuff on it. Tilt adjustment only though (no swivel, no height).
-I have not found any dead pixels on gross examination.
-It's nice to have integrated speakers for convenience. Sound quality is functional - you probably won't want to listen to music with it.

OVERALL

I am happy with my purchase and have found no major flaws so far. There is a minor flaw with the edge shadow effect but it doesn't affect me much at all. I debated this purchase for a while because I was concerned that a 43" would be too big but in reality, it looks smaller on my desk than expected. It's nice to be able to get a 4k monitor at a PPI that isn't too high.

UPDATE AFTER 1 YEAR: Still very happy with this monitor. No burn-in. No pixel deaths. No malfunctions. The edge shadow is not a practical issue at all.

If you are looking for a desk mount arm, I would recommend the Humanscale M8 M8BW1S Polished Aluminum with White Trim
 which works very well for me. It has enough tension to easily hold this monitor in place. The polished aluminum finish looks good.

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