Dell Gaming Monitor S2417DG YNY1D 24-Inch Screen LED-Lit TN with G-SYNC, QHD 2560 x 1440, 165Hz Refresh Rate, 1ms Response Time, 16:9 Aspect Ratio

I have very specific, arguably niche reasons for not giving this monitor 5 stars, but I will list all pros and cons to be helpful. Pros: -Indisputably excellent price for a monitor of the resolution and features (165 Hz OC, 1440p, G-Sync). As mentioned by other reviewers, the colors may appear washed out at first, but they can really pop with only a couple minutes of tinkering. -Included cable was fully functional and supported 165 Hz with no issues. Cons: -Tangible issues with the response time and inverse ghosting. Skip to the end if the specific details arent important to you. The monitor has two settings for Response Time (under submenu "Display") accessible via the built-in menu through the bottom right buttons. The settings are Fast and Normal. The specs of the monitor boast 1 ms response time. I have, in no situation, been able to reproduce a 1 ms response time, regardless of game, program, or setting. The lowest response time I have been able to achieve, set at 165 Hz, Fast Response Time, and unlimited in-game rendering rate (which otherwise can render at 240+ Hz stable uncapped), was 3 ms. Now, to be honest, a 2 ms discrepancy isnt bad. However, there are a multitude of other minor issues that cascade from this. First, the "Fast" Response Time setting introduces very noticeable "inverse ghosting", which is essentially color overcompensation on moving objects. Practically, any dark object moving across a light background will streak a very noticeable trail of whatever is the opposite of the objects color. This became very noticeable to me in games with high contrast. The monitor boasts "no ghosting", which is true, but this setting introduces the exact opposite issue: very noticeable "inverse ghosting". To circumvent this issue, I changed the "Fast" Response Time setting to "Normal". This had two effects: it removed the inverse ghosting issue completely. However, it also increased the Response Time to 7 ms from 3 ms. So, I had to choose: either 2 ms slower response than advertised and visual issues, or 6 ms slower response than advertised with clean visuals. To someone who doesnt require absolutely exceptional response times for a monitor, this means absolutely nothing. However, if youre looking for a monitor with a very high OC framerate cap and G-Sync for the purpose of quick-paced games such as FPSs or overkill rhythm games, a 7 ms increase in input lag is just enough to be felt by the hand to be minutely disorienting, even with a powerful system and G-Sync enabled. In summary: the Response Time is slower than advertised, at either 3 ms with noticeable visual issues or 7 ms without. If those 7 ms matter to you (which, to a grand majority of people, rationally will not), I believe other cheaper, ~$300 144 Hz monitors with true 1 ms or less response times (e.g. ASUS VG278HV) would be better suited for your purposes, as the 7 ms response time (at least in my opinion) feels tangibly worse and less responsive than not having G-Sync in the first place, though G-Sync makes the visuals themselves more attractive. On the other hand, if you just want to watch a beautiful monitor run something visually pleasing at 165 Hz stable with no screen tearing, or if you want to play non-millisecond sensitive games with beautiful visuals, I can think of no better alternative at anywhere near this price range.

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Great monitor with G-sync features. One star off that you cant put this monitor to sleep, and that it sucks down energy even in deep sleep mode. Kinda strange that dell cant figure out how to get it right. Maybe newer ones dont have this issue, but I found a work around, youll have to make a batch file, pretty easy to do (google it) and place it on your desktop, and when you want to go to bed or go for a walk or whatever and instead of turning the monitor off, just double click the batch file. Anyway, here is the code I have for windows 10. echo off C:WindowsSystem32powercfg.exe -Change -monitor-timeout-dc 1 C:WindowsSystem32powercfg.exe -Change -monitor-timeout-ac 1 START /MIN /WAIT C:WindowsSystem32scrnsave.scr -s C:WindowsSystem32powercfg.exe -Change -monitor-timeout-dc 15 C:WindowsSystem32powercfg.exe -Change -monitor-timeout-ac 15 Basically what it does, is it puts it to sleep instantly, and when you move the mouse to take it back out of sleep it, I normally want my monitor to go to sleep in 15 mins, it reverts the change, but you can change this to whenever you want your monitor to sleep... So change 15 in the last two lines to whatever 30 mins, 45, 60 etc...etc... This pretty much solves this monitors sleep issues for me. Note to make a batch file, 1 Open a text editor like notepad (NOT word or wordpad) 2 Type or copy the code (6 lines above) paste into notepad 3 Save this as sleep.bat, make sure there is no .txt extension after the .bat. 4 Double-click the file icon. Congrats you just made your first batch file!

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EDIT 9/21/2018 Its been a few months. Monitor is doing great despite it was probably very old stock. It requires a lot of setting up, trial and error, but once you get it going, it is a fantastic gaming monitor. I suggest going to the Nvidia forum as well, to properly set Gsync. Its not as easy as just turning it on. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Okay... It was a very difficult choice whether or not to get this monitor. At the price point, you will NEVER find a gaming monitor with G-Sync with a 1440p resolution and a 165hz capability. I mainly bought this monitor to experience a resolution higher than 1080p, and finally get a taste of G-Sync. those two things have definitely exceeded my expectations. 1440p isnt really that different from 1080p, but you will notice it. It is crystal-clear and some details stand out when compared to 1080p. As for G-Sync... That is the absolute way to play a game! Breathtaking... ZERO tearing, ZERO stutter and ZERO input lag. You will not game any other way once you experience it. Now, for the monitor. I mean, it is a nice monitor and it feel well-build. The appearance may not be for many, as it does look like an office monitor. Compared to my ASUS vg248qe, which looks absolutely beautiful. But that, at the end, is superfluous... Image wise. This monitor is not the best when it comes to colors. It didnt really take me more than two minutes to set it up, compared to other users that report up to two days of tinkering and changing options. Colors feel dull... there is no saturation, and the gamma is a bit weird. ghosting and invert pixels are horribly noticeable when response time is set to "Fast." I had to turn it to "Normal." Another thing that bothered me as soon as I got the package was how old and worn the box looked. This unit was sold as new, but it was definitely used before. There was dust at the back of the panel, and some scratches where the mount goes. this monitor was at least used as display at some point. However, I am willing to ignore that, as at least it did have protective plastic still on, which tells me it wasnt really used for too long. But mainly because of the price. All in all, Im just impressed on the G-Sync feature and the 1440p resolution.

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For the price and the specs youre getting, this monitor cannot be beat. I really like the design of this monitor as it has that minimalistic look that doesnt scream gamer and has a square base, which I prefer. The build quality is solid and sturdy. The monitor is adjustable with it being able to go up, down, left, right, and the base has a swivel function. Assembling and setting up was also straightforward and simple. As a gaming monitor, I find the specs perfect for my needs, 1440p, 144hz, 1ms, and G-Sync. The only con is that it has a TN panel and the viewing angles arent that great. However, looking at screen directly as anyone should, I think it looks awesome! I actually tried the settings that the top reviewer recommended and to my surprised, I like the stock settings much more to the point that I just use it as is out of the box and still am. Now the reason why I did not give this a 5 star rating is because exactly one week into my usage, I had a stuck pixel on the 7th day. Keep in mind that this monitor was a revision A07 and was manufactured in September of 2017 so it was pretty much the latest updated version and new. I tried to remedy it, but to no avail. Therefore, I had to return the monitor. However, I like this monitor so much that I gave it another shot and ordered another one and also because I couldnt find any other monitors with the same specs, design, and price that this monitor offers. I am currently using the new monitor to type this review and have been using it so far for exactly 13 days with no problems. I hope it stays that way and will update this review down the line if anything. By the way, my new monitor is also an A07 revision and was manufactured in August of 2017. Overall, I think the monitor is great for the price and specs and anyone thinking about purchasing it should just give it a go and see if you like it or not.

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