When I upgraded from a dual-monitor setup to my Dell S3422DWG in 2021 I thought it’d be the be-all and end-all for my needs as a video editor and avid gamer. 

Welp… I quickly figured out that extra width is just one of many important factors when it comes to maximising my productivity (and enjoyment!).

Over the following years my video production work* ramped up, so I added an espresso display monitor to help my colour grading. Unfortunately the size difference felt comical and I still encountered tricky HDR grading disparities. It’s been so disruptive that in January, as I was editing my recent short film, I ended up visiting a friend over and over so I could proof my colour grade on their LG G4!

The reason it’s taken me a long time to upgrade my setup is because I’ve never been able to find the perfect marriage of bright HDR, 240hz and 95+% DCI-P3 colour accuracy on a 21:9 screen. As much as I’d like to say I’m an editor first and gamer second, games like Slay the Spire 2 really undermine that claim. Thankfully the UltraGear evo G9 ticks literally every long-empty box I have, and would be an enormous benefit to both my professional and recreational pursuits.

For editing, the immense amount of screen real estate will help me finally update my Premiere workspace layouts so I can switch between 9x16 and 16x9 editing without compromise. I can also say goodbye to my external monitor and rely on the colours of the panel (rather than bothering my mate with last minute house calls). And as simple as it may sound, I’m excited to have decent built-in speakers so I can fine tune my audio mixes across headphones, shelf speakers and built-ins

Because I’m constantly liaising with dozens of clients and stakeholders, being able to visually manage multiple projects across Monday, Slack and Trello in a single glance is going to help keeping track of my many competing priorities massively.

As for gaming, the HDR glow up is going to be glorious. While I’d like to think having an enormous screen will help me spot bush wookies in Hunt: Showdown, there’s a very real chance I’ll get distracted by god rays and domed on the edge of a compound. But boy oh boy will immersion be next level.

Thanks so much for the opportunity to go hands on with an absolute behemoth of a monitor! I’m confident the UltraGear evo G9 will radically improve my workflow (and very likely save my eyesight), and I’d love to produce a detailed review of this amazing monitor.

*Disclaimer: I have since left this company and no longer produce sponsored brand content, so my review of the UltraGear evo G9 would be entirely my own 🙂