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Author: Ryan B
Rating: 5
Review: Just buy it! There are several amazing traits to this monitor, but all you really need to know is that you won't get a better all-rounder for your money in the current market. Virtually every other monitor that outperforms this unit suffers another major drawback; be it price, poor colour accuracy/vibrance, or a slow response time. This monitor competes with the likes of the MSI Optix MAG274QRF-QD and the LG 27GP850 while costing approximately £100+ less, practically all of the time. This monitor is recommended by so many reviewers and after trying it myself, I can only reinforce their claims. Pros: - Picture quality is outstanding with a 2560 x 1440 QHD resolution, squeezed into a 27" screen-space. This amounts to a pixel density of 109ppi (pixels per inch). For context, that's about the same as a 40" 4K display - Phenomenal colour performance which is excellent for gaming and suitable for light colour critical workloads - Gameplay feels blisteringly quick with a 165hz refresh rate and a response time that competes with TN panels, without the muted colours that come with TN displays - No stuttering or screen tearing with BOTH Nvidia G-Sync AND AMD Freesync Premium Pro - Price to performance is outstanding, this monitor should be in the £500 category - Ergonomics and design, design is minimalist making it ideal for any aesthetic. Includes a vibrant blue LED (can be disabled in OSD) on the back that adds a nice premium touch to an otherwise "sleeper" monitor Cons: - Out-of-box colour performance can be a little oversaturated, which can make your whites look slightly yellow and skin tones look slightly red or tanned - this can be fixed through calibration but unless you do colour-sensitive work, I'd recommend just doing a search for DELL S2721DGFA colour settings and playing about with some other user's recommendations. Every panel is different, but the settings shouldn't vary too heavily. - HDR performance is lacklustre but the same is true for the vast majority of displays on the market, it's really just a marketing buzzword to encourage sales and while disappointing that it's not well implemented, this should NOT deter you, because unless you buy a professional display for colour work or video editing, or an extremely expensive OLED display, you won't get good HDR performance anyway. - Some units make experience IPS glow or Backlight bleed, which can cause some areas of the display to glow during dark scenes or moments in games. My unit does have a little backlight bleed in the lower right corner, but I honestly only notice it when I'm actually looking for it. To summarise, although this monitor does have some extremely minor cons, the pros FAR outweigh them. This monitor is an absolute bargain for the price so just buy it, you won't be disappointed!
