Dell UltraSharp U5226KW Best Settings Guide (Patreon)

Our full review here: https://tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/dell-ultrasharp-u5226kw

SDR setup (with our calibrated ICC profile)

Preset mode = Custom Color

Brightness = set to whatever you find comfortable. If you want to target 120 nits then you can use 41

Contrast = 75

Input color format = RGB (for PC)

RGB gain levels = 95, 95, 100

Sharpness = 50

Calibrated ICC profile linked below, which will clamp the native colour space back to sRGB for colour aware applications

If you want to clamp back to sRGB or DCI-P3 all the time then you can use the well-configured 'Color Space' modes. Details in our review for how each is configured and how each performs

Other settings

Response time setting = Fast for 120Hz and high frame rate VRR situations. Drop to normal mode for 60Hz devices / low frame rate VRR situations

Auto brightness (*ambient light sensor) = turn on if you want to use it. You can also set "auto color temp" to adjust colour temp if you want