New Dell IPS S2721DGF 165hz gaming monitor

Dirk Diggler · 30 Sep 2020 at 20:48

Transform_IT said:
thought so - what about osd settings?

On Screen Display - that's monitor settings.

Transform_IT · 30 Sep 2020 at 20:48

Dirk Diggler said:
On Screen Display - that's monitor settings.

yeh - is there anything for them? I see Rtings mentions custom colour profile and brightness/contrast levels - but not sure where to find the others.

Dirk Diggler · 30 Sep 2020 at 20:57

Transform_IT said:
yeh - is there anything for them? I see Rtings mentions custom colour profile and brightness/contrast levels - but not sure where to find the others.

chroniclard · 30 Sep 2020 at 21:30

Luminance of 29% is that brightness? Seems too dark for me, have mine on 70!

ED209 · 30 Sep 2020 at 23:58

I ordered mine a few days ago and got an e mail to day it’s going to be here tomorrow! Was not expecting that as the eta was the 15th.

looking forward to this as the first monitor I have bought in years

marcus1954 · 1 Oct 2020 at 00:36

i checked the osd when i got mine last tuesday freesync premium was already selected and most other things as well . Idownloaded the firmware and dell display manager. then calibrated the monitor using my datacolor spider x elite and using the icc profile. the only issue i have so far was the display port problem when i had to restart windows and it could not get a signal supposedly but it went into windows ok . i unplugged the dp cable and pc after turning both off waited about a minute when reattached cables and turned on pc and monitor problem gone. seems on dell site that this is a common problem on dell monitors.

marcus1954 · 1 Oct 2020 at 00:37

btw my brightness and contrast are at 58/59 after calibration

Dirk Diggler · 1 Oct 2020 at 04:01

marcus1954 said:
btw my brightness and contrast are at 58/59 after calibration

What about all the other settings, game mode etc.?

marcus1954 · 1 Oct 2020 at 07:21

fast is best no ghosting and it runs at 165

marcus1954 · 1 Oct 2020 at 07:25

then in g-sync follow the reveiwers ideas just make sure it recognises it as g-sync compatible .there are atm 2 reveiws on you tube that are helpful .

Smiffy-UK · 1 Oct 2020 at 12:40

Hey all, looking to get this to replace my current AOC 1440p 75Hz IPS 31.5" is it a decent upgrade? I can get it for £331.49 at the moment.

ED209 · 1 Oct 2020 at 14:08

Mine has just arrived!

Need to wait till I can take a look at it as I still work full time from home

Not overly happy that the box has a huge split on the side where the screen is facing. Could not see any damage on the screen but not powered on or tested yet

chili · 1 Oct 2020 at 14:14

Ordered yesterday with del date of 16th oct now showing as shipped

ED209 · 1 Oct 2020 at 14:32

chili said:
Ordered yesterday with del date of 16th oct now showing as shipped

Ordered mine a few days ago and was showing as the 15th, delivered today so came super quick

Papso · 1 Oct 2020 at 15:10

So mine had pretty bad glow on the left half of the screen, not just ips glow but a haze that covered like 50% of the left half of the panel. Wasn’t noticeable during the day while I’m working on it but I felt something was off. decided to try out a few games in the evening when no sun was shining through my window and noticed it. Rang up dell and the product service number was registered under someone else’s name! I suspect they sent me someone else’s return. They agreed to send me a brand new panel, hopefully it’s better than the last. Unacceptable that this could happen but to be fair their customer service was very friendly and apologetic.

how can I check what I receive is in fact brand new? The security seal was just a tape on the last one, does dell put their own logo on the seal? Anyway I can verify the next one hasn’t been used before?

chroniclard · 1 Oct 2020 at 15:46

Hmm, someone mention they had black screens?

I added a third monitor so now 2 are connected via DP and 1 connected by DVI. Now and again the centre screen(the dell) goes black for a second then comes back. :confused:

ED209 · 1 Oct 2020 at 15:54

Papso said:
So mine had pretty bad glow on the left half of the screen, not just ips glow but a haze that covered like 50% of the left half of the panel. Wasn’t noticeable during the day while I’m working on it but I felt something was off. decided to try out a few games in the evening when no sun was shining through my window and noticed it. Rang up dell and the product service number was registered under someone else’s name! I suspect they sent me someone else’s return. They agreed to send me a brand new panel, hopefully it’s better than the last. Unacceptable that this could happen but to be fair their customer service was very friendly and apologetic.

how can I check what I receive is in fact brand new? The security seal was just a tape on the last one, does dell put their own logo on the seal? Anyway I can verify the next one hasn’t been used before?

as far as im aware its just tape, my monitor that turned up today was the same.

Just had a large, single line of tape over the tab to stop it from being opened.

Papso · 1 Oct 2020 at 16:07

ED209 said:
as far as im aware its just tape, my monitor that turned up today was the same.

Just had a large, single line of tape over the tab to stop it from being opened.

thanks, I watched some unboxing videos and it seems that’s normal. I just wish there was an option in the OSD to show ‘total power on time’ like on the LG. I was re-assured it will be a brand new monitor so hopefully no more problems with them. Seems like everyone else is loving theirs.

ED209 · 1 Oct 2020 at 16:30

Papso said:
thanks, I watched some unboxing videos and it seems that’s normal. I just wish there was an option in the OSD to show ‘total power on time’ like on the LG. I was re-assured it will be a brand new monitor so hopefully no more problems with them. Seems like everyone else is loving theirs.

I hope they get it sorted for you.

I have just logged a ticket against my monitor due to the damage to the box.

Unable to test for 9 days so just logged and said I will test on the 10th

Katch · 1 Oct 2020 at 17:31

Papso said:
how can I check what I receive is in fact brand new? The security seal was just a tape on the last one, does dell put their own logo on the seal? Anyway I can verify the next one hasn’t been used before?

Mine had some graphics on the tape/security seal.