Dell UltraSharp 49 Curved Monitor (U4919DW)

Dell's costly UltraSharp 49 Curved Monitor (U4919DW) is a huge, ultra-wide business display ideal for titanic spreadsheets or keeping loads of windows open side by side.

Ultra-Wide Goodness

The Dell U4919DW is an ultra-wide 49-inch monitor with a native resolution of 5,120 by 1,440 pixels. Its screen is humongous, but it doesn't skimp on pixel density.

A Plethora of Ports

A strength of the U4919DW is its full complement of HDMI, DisplayPort, and USB connectors, including USB-C.

A Graceful Curve

The U4919DW's screen is gently curved, with a 3800R curvature, meaning that if you placed enough U4919DWs side by side to form a circle, it would have a radius of 3,800mm, or 3.8 meters.

USB-C Connectivity

You can charge a device, including a laptop, over the U4919DW's USB-C connection, while exchanging data at the same time.

Some Modest Cable Management

The stand has a circular hole in it, which allows you to easily snake cables through to its ports in back.

Many-Windowed Multitasking

The U4919DW's ultra-wide form factor is a godsend for multitaskers. By using the Easy Arrange function in Dell Display Manager software, users can easily manage up to six windows at once.

Going Wide

Be sure you have enough horizontal space to fit this 48-inch-wide monitor. It's also on the heavy side, at 58 pounds.

A Flexible Stand

Thanks to an ergonomically friendly stand, the U4919DW supports height, tilt, and swivel adjustment.

About Our Expert

Tony Hoffman

Senior Writer, Hardware

Since 2004, I have worked on PCMag’s hardware team, covering at various times printers, scanners, projectors, storage, and monitors. I currently focus my efforts on 3D printers, pro and productivity displays, and drives and SSDs of all sorts.

Over the years, I have reviewed smart telescopes, iPad and iPhone science apps, plus the occasional camera, laptop, keyboard, and mouse. I've also written a host of articles about astronomy, space science, travel photography, and astrophotography for PCMag and its past and present sibling publications (among them, Mashable and ExtremeTech), as well as for the former PCMag Digital Edition.

The Technology I Use

I have a Lenovo ThinkPad T14 laptop that's my work daily driver, an HP Pavilion Aero 13 as my primary personal laptop, and an Asus ProArt P16 for detailed photo work. (I also have an older Dell XPS 13, which now stays at home full-time.) For storage testing, I rely on our three custom-built Windows testbeds in PC Labs, as well as a 2024 MacBook Pro.

My primary home monitor is a BenQ EX2780Q, a gaming monitor with a great sound system and excellent image quality. I use that panel for writing, watching videos, and working with photos. I also have an HP 27 Curved Display—one of the first general-purpose curved monitors—which I have paired with an Acer Aspire desktop computer. My multifunction printer is an Epson Expression Premium XP-7100 Small-in-One. I also own an Epson Perfection V39 flatbed scanner, which I use for photos and short documents, and a Canon Selphy CP1300 small-format photo printer for turning out snapshots.

My first cell phone, in 2006, was a Motorola Razr; since then, it’s been all iPhones—I currently have an iPhone 15 Pro. I use my iPhone a lot for casual photography, though I also use a Sony DSC-RX100 VII and a Canon G5 X Mark II for everyday shooting. For much of my travel photography and astrophotography, I use either a Sony A7r II or A7 III, paired with a variety of lenses ranging from a Sony 14mm f/1.8 prime to a Sony FE 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 G OSS zoom lens. I also pair the A7r with a RedCat 51 for deep-sky star shooting. For astrophotography, I also use the Seestar S30 and S50 and the Unistellar Odyssey smart telescopes, which are essentially astronomical cameras controlled through one’s mobile device.

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