[Dell] Dell 27 Gaming Monitor - S2721DGF $369 - Page 2

Aug 28th, 2021 3:29 pm

#21

light2: Member; Sep 25, 2009; 474 posts; 387 upvotes

Aug 28th, 2021 3:29 pm

Amazing deal. I believe this is first time ever 10%+ Rakuten stacked with the base price drop $499. Usually it's one or the other.

Sadly, GPU market is still dead, I don't have anything that can push 1440P at 120FPS anyways. If only PS5 supported 1440P.... this would be a instant buy.

Aug 28th, 2021 3:31 pm

#22

xboxrrr: Deal Addict; Nov 27, 2013; 1010 posts; 1095 upvotes

Aug 28th, 2021 3:31 pm

Pretty ideal for XSX.

+1

Aug 28th, 2021 3:44 pm

#23

dcrazii: Newbie; Jun 7, 2019; 58 posts; 447 upvotes; Canada

Aug 28th, 2021 3:44 pm

Also Rakuten has 15% on Dell for the next 3 days

Aug 28th, 2021 3:55 pm

#24

jacquesstrap: Deal Addict; Nov 9, 2008; 1851 posts; 871 upvotes; Toronto

Aug 28th, 2021 3:55 pm

panckage wrote: ↑ What issues caused you to return the 3 monitors?

1st one had what I can best describe as a smudge/blurry group of pixels in the middle of the screen. Not dead, not stuck - but like the surface of the screen over the area of pixels had been rubbed with a magic eraser or something.

2nd one had horrible backlight bleed in one corner

3rd one had some backlight bleed in another corner and along the top edge

4th one had very minimal bleed and I was prepared to live with it as I didn't want to keep going though the lottery.

And when I say backlight bleed, I am not talking about IPS glow.

+2

Aug 28th, 2021 3:55 pm

#25

boykee: Sr. Member; Mar 11, 2010; 801 posts; 163 upvotes

Aug 28th, 2021 3:55 pm

How is the panel for color sensitive work (image editing)? I guess it wouldn't be as good as the Ultrasharp line for that, but is it somewhat acceptable?

Aug 28th, 2021 4:19 pm

#26

quantman: Sr. Member; Nov 17, 2019; 909 posts; 2448 upvotes

Aug 28th, 2021 4:19 pm

muffinkevin wrote: ↑ Is it a better deal than the 4k?
https://www.dell.com/en-ca/shop/dell-27 ... cs_section

If you play games this monitor is worth the downgrade in resolution and the extra money.

If you don’t, get the 4k. Be aware that people complain about the 4k scaling on Windows making stuff too small.

Aug 28th, 2021 4:22 pm

#27

quantman: Sr. Member; Nov 17, 2019; 909 posts; 2448 upvotes

Aug 28th, 2021 4:22 pm

zordonlx wrote: ↑ You lived up to your name!

A quant is gonna quant!

Aug 28th, 2021 4:25 pm

#28

panckage: Deal Addict; Nov 7, 2014; 1081 posts; 740 upvotes; Vancouver, BC

Aug 28th, 2021 4:25 pm

jacquesstrap wrote: ↑ 1st one had what I can best describe as a smudge/blurry group of pixels in the middle of the screen. Not dead, not stuck - but like the surface of the screen over the area of pixels had been rubbed with a magic eraser or something.

2nd one had horrible backlight bleed in one corner

3rd one had some backlight bleed in another corner and along the top edge

4th one had very minimal bleed and I was prepared to live with it as I didn't want to keep going though the lottery.

And when I say backlight bleed, I am not talking about IPS glow.

OK thanks. I'm not impressed with mine. Motion is very smooth but contrast ratio is much worse my 2011 27“ 1440p budget overclockable Korean monitor (remember those?!)... This gets downvoted whenever I post it so curious if my s2721dgf is bad... Or just normal? It has an annoying white sheen on it (matte filter?)

I still use my Korean monitor for everything but gaming. It is just that much better...

But TBH I think my s2721dgf is probably OK... Looks terrible with brightness all the way up (blacks become white) but I guess it's normal...

+1

Aug 28th, 2021 4:42 pm

#29

genesisturbo: Jr. Member; Apr 5, 2011; 141 posts; 106 upvotes; Toronto

Aug 28th, 2021 4:42 pm

Title price is misleading

+6

Aug 28th, 2021 4:43 pm

#30

kingest_kong: Member; Jan 26, 2011; 262 posts; 234 upvotes; Ajax

Aug 28th, 2021 4:43 pm

xboxrrr wrote: ↑ Pretty ideal for XSX.

Bought this monitor for this exact reason. Could not be happier with it…

Aug 28th, 2021 5:12 pm

#31

ShocWave: Sr. Member; Dec 9, 2001; 701 posts; 459 upvotes; Vancouver

Aug 28th, 2021 5:12 pm

FYI, I've had to exchange this monitor 4 times due to multiple dead pixels. Still waiting for my 5th to arrive...
I bought it over a month ago, and I still don't have a decent unit without defects.

It could be a bad batch or something, but I thought I'd let you guys know.
Manufacturer date was May 2021 on all the bad units.

+4

Aug 28th, 2021 7:00 pm

#32

djzapz: Sr. Member; Dec 27, 2008; 558 posts; 515 upvotes

Aug 28th, 2021 7:00 pm

cjfnba wrote: ↑ good price but will wait .....

At this price, it's not the right time to wait honestly :p

+1

Aug 28th, 2021 8:09 pm

#33

jadoogar: Sr. Member; Oct 13, 2008; 987 posts; 670 upvotes; Mississauga

Aug 28th, 2021 8:09 pm

muffinkevin wrote: ↑ Is it a better deal than the 4k?
https://www.dell.com/en-ca/shop/dell-27 ... cs_section

I read on a review site (rtings.com/monitor/reviews/dell/s2721qs) that it has a mediocre contrast ratio, doesn't get bright enough in HDR and no local dimming. I was planning to buy it but backed off after reading the review.

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Aug 28th, 2021 10:45 pm

#34

crimsonsolarwaves: Newbie; May 30, 2020; 28 posts; 9 upvotes

Aug 28th, 2021 10:45 pm

[quote=jadoogar post_id=34918195 time=1630195785 user_id=187099]
I read on a review site (rtings.com/monitor/reviews/dell/s2721qs) that it has a mediocre contrast ratio, doesn't get bright enough in HDR and no local dimming. I was planning to buy it but backed off after reading the review.
[/quote]

The other drawbacks you mentioned are definitely valid, but I wouldn't hold bad HDR against any monitor because none of them do the HDR spec well. It's unfortunately really only implemented well in high end phones and mid-to-high end TVs.

+2

Aug 28th, 2021 10:57 pm

#35

aquaman123: Sr. Member; Sep 23, 2010; 734 posts; 2678 upvotes; T Dot

Aug 28th, 2021 10:57 pm

quantman wrote: ↑ If you play games this monitor is worth the downgrade in resolution and the extra money.

If you don’t, get the 4k. Be aware that people complain about the 4k scaling on Windows making stuff too small.

Agreed about 27 being too small for 4k

I had three different 27 monitors from Dell simultaneous at one point: 4k/60hz, 2721dgf and 1080/240hz all side by side. I have to say the 2721dgf at 1440 was the sweet spot. With the 4k, everything was just too tiny so I had so set Windows to scale everything up 150 or 200%, I can't remember which, but it defeats the purpose of having 4k (for me anyways). The 1080 resolution was way too low and I didn't need 240hz since I have the reaction time of a sloth.

I ended up with dual 2721dgf and couldn't be happier. Great for gaming and and dealing with spreadsheets with wfh now.

I'm tempted to get a third but it's just too wide for me. When I had all three, I was turning my head way too much and it was pretty annoying. If you're thinking about triple 27, keep in mind each one of 60 cm/2' wide. That makes it 6' of monitor to scan and I sit about three feet back. I know I could go vertical with the third but that'd defeat the purpose of having a gaming monitor.

+1

Aug 29th, 2021 12:27 pm

#36

SideFFect26: Member; Dec 21, 2019; 209 posts; 429 upvotes

Aug 29th, 2021 12:27 pm

I just noticed this monitor is on sale too, for $110 less and with a much better contrast ratio

https://www.dell.com/en-ca/shop/dell-27 ... ccessories

Any thoughts?

Aug 29th, 2021 12:44 pm

#37

cjfnba: Member; Sep 16, 2017; 241 posts; 314 upvotes; Toronto

Aug 29th, 2021 12:44 pm

SideFFect26 wrote: ↑ I just noticed this monitor is on sale too, for $110 less and with a much better contrast ratio

https://www.dell.com/en-ca/shop/dell-27 ... ccessories

Any thoughts?

It’s VA and curve. Really depends if you want that