New Dell IPS S2721DGF 165hz gaming monitor

Absolutely Clueless · 23 Sep 2020 at 09:06

Apone70 said:
Yes mate, I have had it 2 and a half years. It just suddenly started playing up, it doesn't go into sleep mode and flashes RGB colours if there's no input

That’s frustrating given it’s not that old. At least you’re getting an upgrade! Hopefully it arrives shortly.

Apone70 · 23 Sep 2020 at 09:14

Its the burn in tool. It will be the onboard memory that's gone, so it just like its come from the factory every time I turn it on. Can even see the factory service menu.

mazzr · 23 Sep 2020 at 09:42

Absolutely Clueless said:
Yep, same. Not particularly worried, and certainly cba to chase support. I think it did say it may take 3 days after shipping for tracking to work, which seems v odd.

Just got an email from DHL to say it's getting delivered today between 12-1, so a whole 3 hours notice which isn't great but luckily someone's gonna be in, can't moan too much considering the expected date when ordering was the 1st of October

COYS · 23 Sep 2020 at 10:37

Apone70 said:
My Dell S2716DG is being replaced under warranty with this new model as they have no stock. It still works it just factory resets every time its switched off and on.
Cant knock Dell at all with the way they handle warranty

Great result. That's why I'll only ever buy Dell.

Sure it's annoying for something to go wrong but when they have decent warranty then it softens the blow of the inconvenience

Absolutely Clueless · 23 Sep 2020 at 10:46

mazzr said:
Just got an email from DHL to say it's getting delivered today between 12-1, so a whole 3 hours notice which isn't great but luckily someone's gonna be in, can't moan too much considering the expected date when ordering was the 1st of October

I got mine delivered to another address, thinking I won’t be where i am now when it gets delivered. Seems as though they are being super cautious with their estimates.

I also won’t have a freesync or g-sync GPU to test it with for the foreseeable. Hopefully i can use my ****** Mac to test the basics just fine. Wanted to get in there early with the crazy discount. Such a good price for the monitor, I couldn’t resist.

beerglass007 · 23 Sep 2020 at 11:16

Just got my monitor today and noticed the bottom bezel isn't tight against the screen. Is this normal as I have the older TN panel Some S2719DGF and the bezel is tight

Thanks

COYS · 23 Sep 2020 at 12:47

beerglass007 said:
Just got my monitor today and noticed the bottom bezel isn't tight against the screen. Is this normal as I have the older TN panel Some S2719DGF and the bezel is tight

Thanks

do you mean the bottom bezel isn't flush with the glass? If so then that is how it should be.

As long as the gap is uniform then that's fine

beerglass007 · 23 Sep 2020 at 12:48

COYS said:
do you mean the bottom bezel isn't flush with the glass? If so then that is how it should be.

As long as the gap is uniform then that's fine

Yeah that's right. Its not flush, compared to my older TN which was flush

Thanks for confirming

COYS · 23 Sep 2020 at 12:49

beerglass007 said:
Yeah that's right. Its not flush, compared to my older TN which was flush

Thanks for confirming

I'm hoping thats how it should be anway lol. But I think you're fine as mine seems the same.

chroniclard · 23 Sep 2020 at 12:58

My bezel seems pretty flush, unless I am misunderstanding the "issue".

mattyfez · 23 Sep 2020 at 13:57

Mine has a tiny gap between the screen along the bottom, less than 1mm from memory, as it's not in front of me. The plastic bezel isn't up tight/attached to the panel, but it seems it's designed that way rather than it being a fault.

O.D. · 23 Sep 2020 at 14:06

Arrived. Flawless.

oooooooo00000 · 23 Sep 2020 at 14:11

I am surprised at all the positive feedback from this monitor when Rtings review shows a horrible pre-calibration image. Are you guys all just getting lucky or what?

I need mine professionally calibrated I'm pretty sure.

O.D. · 23 Sep 2020 at 14:28

To be fair, I'll probably end up doing some colour changes anyway once my eyes adapt to the faster refresh rate - It's totally usable. Going to be down to preference.

mattyfez · 23 Sep 2020 at 14:46

oooooooo00000 said:
I am surprised at all the positive feedback from this monitor when Rtings review shows a horrible pre-calibration image. Are you guys all just getting lucky or what?

I need mine professionally calibrated I'm pretty sure.

The rtings review seems quite professional, and the monitor gets marked down in a few aspects, I would guess, by it not being perfectly set up for a print/photo professional who has to ensure what they see on the screen is precisely what gets printed on paper or published on a website that will be visited by people using different browsers and using different screens.

This monitor is marketed and specced as a multimedia/gaming monitor, not a professional photo production monitor, I'd guess that would be the dell ultrasharp range, rather than the S-series.

I'm using it as a multimedia/gaming screen, and its a really nice screen for that.

Katch · 23 Sep 2020 at 14:48

Mine just arrived. Not sure if I'll get a chance to set it up today.

Pants · 23 Sep 2020 at 14:54

Mine just arrived.

It is sitting next to another 27" 1440p 60hz IPS screen, which is a screen I was very happy with.

My old screen now feels like a laggy mess, and that's just on the desktop. Incredible.

marcus1954 · 23 Sep 2020 at 14:57

tbh until i calibrated mine i thought it was too bright but now its fine. At first i thought there was no difference to my s2716dg . but after playing games etc saw its faster .aAnd the picture quality is very good . using faster setting after seeing reviewer who said using the 2 others you get overshoot.

beerglass007 · 23 Sep 2020 at 17:06

Is faster the setting to use ?

Absolutely Clueless · 23 Sep 2020 at 18:28

oooooooo00000 said:
I am surprised at all the positive feedback from this monitor when Rtings review shows a horrible pre-calibration image. Are you guys all just getting lucky or what?

I need mine professionally calibrated I'm pretty sure.

My main monitor (4K60) is a VA with pretty grim colour shift. The blacks/greys felt horrible to begin with, so when my Dell monitor turns up, I'll similarly adapt to any flaws I suspect (unless truly dealbreakers). I am not spending hundreds on colour calibrating equipment that I will use once every year or two. It's just not worth it for someone who doesn't do any photo/video work at all.