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Hi folks - just post here to say I ordered an AW2721d with work discount for £550 as well so was so pleased.
Monitor arrived yesterday and here are my initial thoughts:
Pros
- Build quality is insane - so impressed with it! Built like a tank - outstanding design and stand
- The g-sync ultimate module's fan is incredibly quiet - silent for all intents and purposes. I have a very quiet rig and super sensitive to noise changes - the fan can only be just heard by putting your ear right up to the back of the stand.
- Out-of-the-box calibration is amazing - very impressive. You don't get away from the fact that this is a wide gamut monitor and things can look a bit over-saturated, however, it is well controlled and miles better than, for example, the LG 27GL850's ' Gamer 1' mode
- Greyscale is excellent - no banding so far. Display looks excellent in all the Lagom tests.
- Input lag is insanely good. With a 960fps super slow-mo Galaxy S10, I calculated 3 frames of input lag at 240hz/native resolution:
https://linksharing.samsungcloud.com/kiEJ3UH3YOrS
My compassion, the LG 27GL850 has 7 frames of lag in Gamer 1 and 10 frames of lag in sRGB mode.
Doesn't sound like much but having proper g-sync makes a world of difference that is tangible to the discerning gamer
- Response times are really good - you have to use the default 'Fast' mode to avoid overshoot (it is noticeable, just, in 'Faster' mode). Definitely similar (if not better) than the default overdrive on LG 27GL850
- Constrast is massively better than the 700:1 on the LG27GL850. I haven't got any figures here but I can confirm they are a lot stronger than the nano IPS LG panel (the 1200:1 on some reviews seems to be correct here)
- White balance is excellent across the screen - much better than the LG27GL850 in this regard
- Awesome brightness - I love really bright monitors and this ticks the right boxes for me. Currently got mine set to 75
Cons
- HDR is disappointing - too dark to be useful (locks brightness out in OCD!!). Saw banding issues in games - turned of right away
- My monitor came with a bright pixel in the centre, 2/3'rds of the way down the screen
- Backlight bleed wasn't great - definitely worse than the LG 27GL850 I had. Feels like the old 144hz original AU optronics panels (like PG279Q) in this regard. Here's a photo after fiddling with the exposure settings to get it as close to I could get to real life:
- 240hz is a bit of a marketing con. Yeah it looks smooth but really the difference over 144hz is minute. Buy this onnthe safe knowledge you know the panel can handle it is you need it but can display your usual 144 fps really fast compared to an older 4ms ips 144hz panel.
Too early to make a decision yet but my gut instinct is to keep it but initiate the premium panel guarantee from Dell to re-roll on the panel lottery.
No monitor is perfect but the screen's response time, colours and input lag are so good that it's hard to ignore this package.
Although I love the sRGB clamp on the LG 27HL850, once I had discovered that it was at the cost of increased input lag this was a non-starter for me. I assume the same penalty will apply to any freesync LG nano screen with a similar feature.
I'll post back with more updates as I spend more time with the screen.
Hope this helps!
Monitor arrived yesterday and here are my initial thoughts:
Pros
- Build quality is insane - so impressed with it! Built like a tank - outstanding design and stand
- The g-sync ultimate module's fan is incredibly quiet - silent for all intents and purposes. I have a very quiet rig and super sensitive to noise changes - the fan can only be just heard by putting your ear right up to the back of the stand.
- Out-of-the-box calibration is amazing - very impressive. You don't get away from the fact that this is a wide gamut monitor and things can look a bit over-saturated, however, it is well controlled and miles better than, for example, the LG 27GL850's ' Gamer 1' mode
- Greyscale is excellent - no banding so far. Display looks excellent in all the Lagom tests.
- Input lag is insanely good. With a 960fps super slow-mo Galaxy S10, I calculated 3 frames of input lag at 240hz/native resolution:
https://linksharing.samsungcloud.com/kiEJ3UH3YOrS
My compassion, the LG 27GL850 has 7 frames of lag in Gamer 1 and 10 frames of lag in sRGB mode.
Doesn't sound like much but having proper g-sync makes a world of difference that is tangible to the discerning gamer
- Response times are really good - you have to use the default 'Fast' mode to avoid overshoot (it is noticeable, just, in 'Faster' mode). Definitely similar (if not better) than the default overdrive on LG 27GL850
- Constrast is massively better than the 700:1 on the LG27GL850. I haven't got any figures here but I can confirm they are a lot stronger than the nano IPS LG panel (the 1200:1 on some reviews seems to be correct here)
- White balance is excellent across the screen - much better than the LG27GL850 in this regard
- Awesome brightness - I love really bright monitors and this ticks the right boxes for me. Currently got mine set to 75
Cons
- HDR is disappointing - too dark to be useful (locks brightness out in OCD!!). Saw banding issues in games - turned of right away
- My monitor came with a bright pixel in the centre, 2/3'rds of the way down the screen
- Backlight bleed wasn't great - definitely worse than the LG 27GL850 I had. Feels like the old 144hz original AU optronics panels (like PG279Q) in this regard. Here's a photo after fiddling with the exposure settings to get it as close to I could get to real life:
- 240hz is a bit of a marketing con. Yeah it looks smooth but really the difference over 144hz is minute. Buy this onnthe safe knowledge you know the panel can handle it is you need it but can display your usual 144 fps really fast compared to an older 4ms ips 144hz panel.
Too early to make a decision yet but my gut instinct is to keep it but initiate the premium panel guarantee from Dell to re-roll on the panel lottery.
No monitor is perfect but the screen's response time, colours and input lag are so good that it's hard to ignore this package.
Although I love the sRGB clamp on the LG 27HL850, once I had discovered that it was at the cost of increased input lag this was a non-starter for me. I assume the same penalty will apply to any freesync LG nano screen with a similar feature.
I'll post back with more updates as I spend more time with the screen.
Hope this helps!
). I owe the same card you do, just wanted to be 100% sure it does work before spending the money on buying said monitor. There is no official information that freesync is supported, hence wanted to make sure, especially with games, as in no tearing etc when playing. Thanks for your reply, much appreciated ! 