Dell’s New Curved 40-inch Ultra-Wide Monitor Might be the Perfect Home Office Display

To kick off 2021 , Dell just announced what it claims is the earthly concern ’s first 40 - inch curve 5K2 KB display , and pass judgment by its spec , it might be the idealistic high - remnant display for work from home ( possibly make your function give for it though ) .

Starting at $ 2,100 , the new Dell UltraSharp U4021QW ai n’t tacky , but when compared to more expensive monitoring machine ’s like $ 5,000 Apple ’s Pro Display XDR , Dell ’s 40 - column inch curved display seems to offer a slap-up residuum between size of it , solution , and features .

With a resolution of 5,120 x 2160 , the U4021QW ’s 21:9 aspect ratio leave lot of room for side - by - side multitasking , while its 2500R curve helps ensure anything on screen is easily within view without surplus distortion . And with a color gamut that enshroud 100 % of the sRGB spectrum and 98 % of DCI - P3 spectrum , while it might not be quite as colored as an Apple Pro Display XDR , it ’s not that far off .

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That sound out , with a rated distinctive brightness of just 300 nits , the U4021QW ’s brightness is just OK . That level of cleverness should n’t be a big number for anyone doing general productiveness oeuvre , but it is less than ideal for any digital artists or mass looking for HDR keep .

However , what the U4021QW lacks in luminance , it makes up for in connectivity and features with the monitor including reinforcement for Thunderbolt 3 tying up ( up to 10Gbps of datum and 90 watts of power ) , the power to connect the video display to multiple microcomputer thanks to a build - in KVM feature , and handy incentive like an onboard Ethernet jack and dual 9 - watt speaker system . And to make certain your work ( or toy ) does n’t impact your quiescence habits , the U4021QW also comes with ComfortView Plus to help prevent blue light from upset your circadian rhythm .

porthole selection on the U4021QW is also quite good with Dell including a Brobdingnagian array of options including one DisplayPort 1.4 port , two HDMI 2.0 ports , one USB - blow larboard with Thunderbolt 3 , one USB character - B upstream interface , one USB 3.2 Type - C port wine , four USB 3.2 Type - A ports that support 15 - watt charging , another USB 3.2 character - A larboard , a headphone old salt , and the said RJ45 jack . And as you ’d expect from a monitor like this , the U4021QW is height adjustable and can be tilted and swiveled , just not all the way into full portrayal mode .

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Elsewhere , for those looking for a more portable work from home option , Dell has also announced its revamp occupation of commercial Latitude 9000 - series laptop , whose most notable new feature is a “ SafeShutter ” webcam with a shutter that mechanically open and closes when it detects you are using a video conferencing app . The estimate is that by automatically blocking the webcam when you ’re not on a video call , you do n’t have to worry about always opening and closing the manual shutter base on some other laptops . And to make certain your audio frequency only gets sent out when you want it , the new Latitude 9000 laptops also have “ strong ” mic and unspoken keys .

The Latitude 9000 laptop are useable in two size , the 14 - column inch Latitude 9420 and the larger 15 - column inch Latitude 9520 , which will come in both standard clamshell and 2 - in-1 configuration .

The new UltraSharp U4021QW monitor lizard is slated to go on sale on Jan , 28 for $ 2,100 , while the Modern Latitude 9000 laptop becoming available sometime by and by this bounce starting at $ 1,950 for the smaller Latitude 9420 .