Dell UltraSharp 27 Premier Color UltraHD 4K Monitor Review: HDR And Superior Accuracy

Dell has a long history of producing high-quality displays, and the recently released Dell UltraSharp 27 Premier Color UltraHD 4K monitor (model UP2718Q) we will be showing you here -- the company’s first to support HDR10 -- is no exception. Though this display demands a premium price, it is also chock full of sought after features that target graphic designers and content creation professionals.

The 4K resolution (3840 x 2160) IPS panel used in the UP2718Q features UHD Alliance Premium certification and support for 100% of the Adobe color gamut. It can display approximately 1.07 billion colors, includes Dell Premium Color software, and supports 100% sRGB, Adobe RGB, REC 709, and 97.7% DC-P3 and 76.9% of the REC 2020 color spaces. That’s an exceedingly broad spectrum of standards covered by this display. Plus, it can reach a high 1000-nit peak brightness with excellent contrast, all of which can be ideal for color-sensitive, content creation. But it also gives games and 4K movies and videos a rich, vibrant canvas as well.

The Dell UltraSharp 27 Premier Color UltraHD 4K HDR monitor features a large 27" IPS panel with a native 4K resolution (3840 x 2160) and local dimming. As we mentioned above, it supports up to 1.07 billion colors. That's quite a bump from 16.7 millions colors supported on most conventional displays. Though games look amazing on this monitor, the target use case is for content creation professionals. As a result, it has a slower 6ms response time and a static 60Hz refresh rate, which pale in comparison to some gaming monitors. Viewing angles are a wide 178 degrees both vertical and horizontal, however.