Dell S3221QS 32 Inch Curved 4K UHD (3840 x 2160), VA Ultra-Thin Bezel Monitor, 60Hz, 4MS Response Time, 90% DCI-P3, 99% sRGB, AMD FreeSync, HDMI, DisplayPort, Built in Speakers, VESA Certified, Silver

I needed a new external monitor since I work from home. I'm not a gamer nor creative professional. My work mostly involves Microsoft Office products, like word, excel, outlook. I also in a lot of virtual meetings. My two biggest requirements were a large screen and high resolution. I often have multiple windows open & wanted to easily fit 3 or 4 windows to work on simultaneously on the monitor. Crisp picture quality was also important. Fuzzy text is so distracting. And since I'm on the computer all day, looking at low resolution text is just an eye sore. I'm very pleased with the 32" 4K monitor I bought. The picture quality is excellent enough that I've also doubled the monitor to stream movies. The built in speakers are also decent. I like that it's versatile to use for office work & streaming movies. The build of the monitor is solid. The base is very sturdy. It's pretty heavy, but I like that. I'd rather it be solid & heavy than need to worry about it tipping over. It does not pivot to portrait, but that's fine for me because I only want to use it in landscape position anyway. It can't securely packaged. And was very easy to set up, practically plug & play. This is my first curved monitor, & I took a chance on it after reading that curved monitors are more ergonomic. And I can attest that it is. Nothing looks weird or warped or distorted due to the curve. Everything on the screen looks clear & easily viewable when sitting in the center of the screen; I hardly have to move my head. But that doesn't mean you have to sit in the center. Everything on the screen is just as easy to view/read when you're at an angle from the center of the monitor. I've been using it for almost a month. No problems. Came with all the necessary cables. I've also attached it to my MacAir & my Dell laptop. The external monitor works equally well with both. That was the true test; if this monitor wasn't compatible with my MacAir, I would've returned it. This monitor is a great value for the price. I did alot of research. For the size of the screen & picture quality, this monitor is excellent! You'll find way more expensive ones that aren't as good. This is a great buy.

Best monitor I've ever owned. Great color, sharp detail and starts up in seconds. Just the right size and the curved is easy on the eyes

My previous setup was 3 Dell monitors that my workplace provided all landscape (24", 24", 21"). My work is mostly building and proofing Excel models, Powerpoint, and research, and I was looking for a big central monitor to have a wider view in models as well as having a model and a presentation up on my central screen. My setup now is a 24" monitor in landscape (wide, normal, whatever you want to call it) orientation, this monitor in the middle, and a 24" monitor in portrait (tall, sideways) orientation on the other side for email, document scrolling, etc. Monitor had everything I needed right out of the box: monitor, stand (very easy to attach), HDMI, USB downstream, and power cables. Initial setup was straightforward as well. Initially the colors were very muted, but I was able to find a good preset for my liking. I connected to my work computer docking station via HDMI and connected my personal computer to the second HDMI input. Pairing a monitor that easily switches between devices along with multi-device inputs makes transitioning between them incredibly quick and easy. I remapped the Easy Access button (the right-most button on the bottom left) to be an input switch so I can hit one button to flip between the two inputs. I have an MX Master 3 mouse and Keys Advanced keyboard from Logitech, so it's almost seamless to entirely switch between the two laptops. Colors are bright and clear, connectivity is great, and setup was super easy. The curve is noticeable but not dramatic which is what I was going for. The only aspect that I wish were different is the ability to raise the monitor up higher on the included stand. The highest possible level the monitor will raise is just a few inches from my desk, but I could always put a riser of some sort under if needed. Overall, would definitely recommend this upgrade if looking for a work/play monitor with a slight curve. Bought on Prime Day so I snagged it at a good discount, but it's probably worth the list price based on my experience so far.

The Dell S3221QS delivers a sharp and immersive viewing experience with its 32-inch 4K UHD curved VA panel. The high resolution combined with good color coverage (90% DCI-P3 and 99% sRGB) means text looks crisp and visuals pop — great for productivity, movies, and general creative work. The gentle 1800R curve enhances immersion, especially for watching films or multitasking across wide windows. Downsides include a 60 Hz refresh rate and modest brightness that limit competitive gaming and HDR performance, and the speakers are only average if you care about sound quality. There’s also no USB-C port, so setups rely on HDMI or DisplayPort. Overall, it’s a solid choice for work, entertainment — offering excellent clarity and an engaging curve at a reasonable price point.

I own two of these. Bought one in March 2023 and liked it so much that I bought another in August 2023. A UHD screen size of 32 inches is perfect as a monitor because it's basically 4x 16 inch FHD screens put together, which means the pixel density of this monitor will perfectly match a lot of laptops out there. Also, there's no better way to experience this screen size and pixel density than a curved screen like this. The VA panel is not the best technology in terms of color, but as someone who doesn't need super-accurate color, I am unbothered by this. Also, the built-in speakers that are quite good! I prefer these speakers over the speakers in my M3 MacBook laptops, which are considered to have some of the best speakers out there. In the 2+ years I've owned these, the DisplayPort on one has become weak and touching the cable near the DisplayPort will cause intermittent flicker/blinking, but it works fine as long as I don't touch it. Overall am very happy with this monitor. What's disappointing is Dell no longer sells these! In 2025, there are no curved 32 inch UHD screens available from mainstream brands for this price range $300-400. Everything that combines this size, resolution, and curve are using fancier IPS panels, higher refresh rates, and sell for double to triple what this sold for.

I have never experienced such an infuriating and disappointing ordeal with a company as I have with Dell. I purchased a product in June, and after just six months, it completely stopped working. That was frustrating enough, but what followed has been an absolute nightmare. When I reached out to Dell for support, they agreed to replace the defective product. Sounds good, right? Wrong. Every single replacement they have sent me (FOUR in total) has arrived defective—cracked screens, non-functional devices, and multiple issues. Each time, I had to go through the hassle of reporting the problems, waiting for another replacement, only to receive yet another faulty unit. Now, after months of this ridiculous cycle, I told Dell that I am done making the effort to return their broken products myself. I requested that they arrange for pickup from my house, as they should. Instead of resolving this, Dell’s system continues to bombard me with reminders that I need to return the unit or face charges. Well, Dell, maybe have your pickup service actually show up as scheduled instead of rescheduling endlessly! At this point, I have had enough. I am keeping the last replacement I received, even though it STILL has a minor defect, simply because I refuse to go through this exhausting, broken process again. Dell’s customer service is atrocious, their replacement process is a joke, and their products clearly have major quality control issues. Save yourself the frustration and avoid Dell at all costs. I know I will never purchase from them again.

Have had these for a few years now and it is awesome!

Edit (5/7/2023): Okay so after owning this monitor for a week or so, I've found that the flickering issue is still intermittent. Changing the color profile to RTS did not mitigate it, nor is changing it to any other profile (both on the monitor or in the Mac System Settings) . This appears to be a common issue with Apple's M1 chips and 4K external monitors (there are plenty of threads about this). I did not know about this prior to buying this monitor and I could not find a definite solution for this. I did not have this issue when I had a 2K monitor with my M1 Macbook, both Dell U and S series 27 inch 2k monitor, and a Viotek Ultrawide 2K monitor also. I'm still debating if I should return this or not and downgrade back to a 2K monitor. I'm leaving it to 5 stars since it's not the monitor's fault, it's the M1 chip. Just a few notes/tips: - I downloaded the BetterDisplay App for the Mac. The license is only $15 and I've applied the license to two separate M1 macbooks with no problem. This allows you to enable native resolution scaling, which helps with the scaled resolution clarity somewhat, along with additional fine tuning configs. If you don't know, Apple has scaling issues with 4k Monitors, refer to YouTube videos for more info. - Setting the color profile to Generic RGB Profile really makes the color pop and the darks darker. So making it closer to the Macbook's native color vibrancy. This is set in the System Settings > Displays > Select the Dell S3221QS > Set color Profile to Generic RGB Profile (of course you can try out the other profiles too). - Setting the response time to 'Extreme' should reduce ghosting (Just found this in some YouTube video) ------ Previous Review --------------------------------------------------------------------- Sharp display for coding. I’m a software engineer. I initially made a mistake of purchasing a 2K 32 inch monitor. The text was somewhat pixelated, I knew it would cause eventual eye fatigue. Then, I picked this one up and the texts are very sharp even at 3008x1692 resolution (higher than 2k, less than 4K) which offers more screen real estate than 1440p. I’m happy with it. All I care about is the text sharpness, I don’t play video games nor do I do any kind of video/photo editing, so I can’t comment about the vibrancy and/or color accuracy. Only con I found is that with the standard preset mode, I saw that the backlight flickers when scrolling rapidly through some webpages. But once I changed it to RTS, it went away. Idk, maybe it’s a specific issue with my monitor (I purchased it used). Anyways, no regrets. And to think I was considering picking up the Apple Studio display. Definitely saved me some funds 👌🏽