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

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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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Alright so after looking around and using some other owners of this monitors settings and mixing it with my own settings, Ive finally found the perfect settings to get the most accurate colors on this monitor. I also am using a Samsung S32D850T which has 100% sRBG for games and movies! I also used this Samsung to help tune the Dells colors to get as close as possible and I believe Ive achieved that, so heres the settings. Nvidia Control Panel Use Nvidia Settings > All channels - Brightness + 45% - Contrast + 55% - Gamma + 0.96 - Digital vibrance + 45% > Red channel - Brightness + 40% - Contrast + 70% - Gamma + 1.00 > Green channel - Brightness + 50% - Contrast + 50% - Gamma + 0.89 > Blue channel - Brightness + 50% - Contrast + 50% - Gamma + 1.00 Monitor settings: - Brightness 75% - Contrast 77% Color > Custom Color - R 97% - G 99% - B 96% Those are my settings, you can use that as base and tune to your liking, but Im very satisfied with the colors. Looks really close to my Samsung which I use to edit photos and videos. Let me know your experience with the settings and with the monitor itself!

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When I first turned this monitor on, not gonna lie, it was very underwhelming. Colors were washed out and it was too bright. You HAVE to calibrate this in order to see its true potential. Here is what I finally landed on. Use this for yours or atleast a starting point. You should be able to play games without adjusting in game brightness. Here we go. Nvidia Control Panel>Adjust desktop color settings: Brightness-50% Contrast-50% Gamma-0.60% Digital vibrance-70% Hue-0 CLICK APPLY DELL Monitor settings: Brightness-30% Contrast-75% Color>Custom Color: R-97% G-99% B-96% Or for a more vibrant look just go with "standard." *Also, download the latest driver for this monitor on Dells website and disable deep sleep in monitor menu. And youre welcome :)

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Awesome monitor! Ive got nothing but compliments on it, and I have no complaints. Just make sure to deactivate the deep sleep feature as others have mentioned. I found a calibration guide on the internet to improve the colors from the factory.

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Ill give it 5 stars for now because Im loving it, but I have only used it for couple of days so far. The monitor came in really quick in a day so kudo to Amazon. Items in a box would be a typical Dells inventory: Monitor, stand, base, CD, and cables. The base and stand are easy to assemble; it has a thumb screw which would require no tool to assemble. Vesa mount for those who want to mount them on with their Vesa mount set up. Upon running few different games, I have noticed in FPS performance improvement. The most improvement that quite noticeable is Rainbow Six Siege. Everything run much smoother with no tears or stuttering. I turned on G-Sync and overclock the monitor to 165Hz which make the game performance much better. The color doesnt pop as much as IPS but that is to be expect, however, I think its easier on the eyes then gaming on IPS monitor. The color isnt too bright or too crisp where it feels like the screen is stabbing your eyes. This monitor feels mellow and soft. PROS: - Easy to assemble; require no tools. - High refresh rate and response time; FPS improvement with very much noticeable difference for fast pace game like first person shooter. - User friendly OSD menu. It was easy to overclock to 165Hz. - Useful USB hub (4 USB ports); This is really great because Im about to run out of USB port and I didnt really want to use front USB port for aesthetic. I use it to extend my gaming keypad which locate the furthest away from the tower create more slack and better looking cable management. I also use it to charge my wireless headset; if the monitor is on power saving mode, the monitor will turn off the screen but still provide power to USB hub. - Good cable management stand; I can hide the cable through pass-through hole and down under my desk. It looks nice and neat. - Subjective pros: I think TN panel is much easier on the eye for long gaming session due to the screen is not as bright or crisp as IPS. For gaming, I can deal with the color accuracy, its not a big deal for gaming. CON: - The color is not as bright or sharp compare to IPS panel (this is to be expect of TN panel, I put it down as a con since some people does see it as a negative of TN vs IPS) - Viewing angle is smaller compare to IPS so youll have to be in front of the monitor to see best of it. (This is a nature of TN panel so its to be expected.) - Lack of manual. This is really just a nit-picking point. Its not really that big of a deal because you can always download user manual from the internet at anytime, but it can be useful to have printed copy manual to look up some initial settings (theres a quick setup guide but that just shows you how to hooks up everything.) Then again, not many people read manuals anyway. It would just waste of resource and money to produce printed user manual. Conclusion: This is a great monitor with the quality and price range. Its hard to find 24" monitor with 2560x1440 resolution and 144Hz under 400 dollars. The quality is great so far, Ill update later if theres any deterioration in quality. I would recommend this monitor for gamers rather than content creator. It would benefit most with fast pace games, I dont think youll see that much improvement playing Leagues of Legend or simulation games. (In the picture, the monitor is the one on the left and on the right, its Acer IPS monitor. Both 2560x1440 resolution)

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This monitor is pretty much exactly as advertised, a good 1440p 144hz GSYNC monitor at a very reasonable price. It is a TN panel, so the color reproduction is not flawless, but unless you work as a real paid professional artist, the colors are good enough that no one will notice a difference. Another concern with the TN panel type is the viewing angles, but it doesnt seem to actually suffer from severe color shift at extreme viewing angles, unless viewed from the bottom up. The actual screen performance is great, I also have a 1440p 144hz IPS monitor from Acer that costs several hundred more dollars, but this monitor is equivalent to it in almost every regard. This is good screen compared to its competitors, and it has a very good price. For those who havent used a 1440p screen, a 144hz screen, or a GSYNC screen before, each of these features completely justifies their added cost. After using 1440p screens for a while, going back to 1080p feels awful. The added screen space is wonderful, and games look much more crisp. These screens are immensely difficult to drive for games, the jump from 1080p to 1440p cuts your frame rate in half, and getting up to 144FPS is hard for both the CPU and GPU. I use mine with a i5 8600k @4.8GHz, and a GTX 1080Ti, and hover between 120 and 144 FPS in most new games. It is crucial to turn off or turn down anti aliasing as larger resolutions diminish the value of anti-aliasing, but larger resolutions also make anti-aliasing much much more expensive for the GPU. The good news is that even without the pricey hardware needed to run stuff at max settings, the screen will still do well. GSYNC makes it so that even if your frame rate bounces around between 40 and 90FPS, it still looks smooth as the monitor doesnt jitter as some frames are delivered late and some are delivered early. GSYNC only works with NVIDIA cards, look for FreeSync if you have an AMD graphics card. The monitor itself is well built and doesnt have obnoxious red highlights everywhere so that is nice. It uses steel in the base and sintered aluminum in the arm, both of which are extremely strong. There is zero wobble in the stand, and I never worry about it falling over. Assembly took 30 seconds, and the monitor can be turned every which way, as advertised. To turn on 144hz in Windows with an NVIDIA card, right click the desktop, click "Nvidia Control Panel," go to "Change resolution," and select the Dell Monitor and set the refresh rate to 144hz. The monitor comes with a good quality DisplayPort cable, which is the preferred way to connect it as some cards do not support the newer revisions of HDMI that are needed to run it at high resolutions and refresh rates. When mine arrived, the box was practically destroyed, there was giant hole in the side with the screen, and even the dust cover over the screen was torn, but the monitor itself was totally fine. The box itself is single layer corrugated cardboard with a huge void between the edge of the box and the screen, so not totally ideal, but good enough. Overall Id recommend this screen to anyone who plays games even somewhat competitively, it is wonderful for Rainbow Six and League of Legends.

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Will probably write a better review after more time and analysis. For now I can say that coming from a 23" 1080p 60Hz IPS Dell U2312HM with no adaptive sync, the cumulative effect of switching to this display is incredible. I am also amazed that my GTX 970 is running the same games at similar graphical settings in 1440p with similar performance.

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This is a phenomenal monitor and after extensive research I am very happy that this is the one I purchased. I am not a tech expert, but a fairly knowledgeable amateur (as most of us looking at this monitor probably are). At the end of the day I simply want a monitor that I dont have to think about, a monitor that does its job so well that Im not ever required to worry about it. This monitor absolutely does that. First, the actual physical presence of the monitor; the screen extends almost all the way to the edges, leaving only a narrow black frame around the edges. This is a very appealing minimalist look and helps you focus on whatever is on the screen, not whats around it. The size of this thing is just right--27 inches really is the ideal monitor size for most people; it dominates your field of vision but not so much that your eyes have to search all over the place. The buttons on the underside of the monitor are small but simple to use, and the options easy to click through. The monitor also has all of the ports youd want in a modern monitor (several USB 3.0, an HDMI, and a DisplayPort [DP]). The final physical feature I like about this monitor is that it is one of those rare monitors that is fully adjustable--it can tilt, swivel, pivot, and adjust its height. I dont know why more monitors dont have this, because the ability to perfectly position your monitor the way you want it is awesome. While all of those are outstanding features and definitely contribute to the monitor, ultimately a monitor is all about the screen and its picture quality. This monitor delivers. For serious computer people (like you, because your looking at a $500 monitor), one of the biggest questions is what type of panel to buy, an IPS or a TN (or possibly a VA). Without wanting to get into that whole debate, let me just say that this TN panel look vibrant, has rich colors, seamless response times, and good viewing angles (though everyone just looks at a monitor from straight on anyways). With a native resolution of 2560x1440 (WQHD), the image is as big and sharp as you could want (its not 4K, but most of our eyes cannot even perceive the difference because science). With a potential refresh rate at 144 Hz, this monitor is at the cutting edge (quite frankly, a lot of graphics cards, and almost all games, arent yet able to fully utilize such ability, I actually set my monitor down to 120 Hz for most things). The built-in Nvidia G-Sync only makes this all work even better. Out of the box this monitor was already calibrated pretty well--I was blown away by how good images looked. But as with any high-end monitor or TV, you really need to sit down and calibrate the display settings at least once. A previous reviewer did a very nice job offering people a list of settings, my slightly different version is below. I dont think mine is inherently superior, rather I think each monitor is slightly different and each person has slightly different preferences. The following, especially compared to his, will give you a range to play around with. I hope it helps. On the monitor itself (using the buttons on the underside of the screen): Brightness - 35% Contrast - 75% Custom Color (R) - 98% Custom Color (G) - 98% Custom Color (B) - 95% Response Time - Normal Monitor Deep Sleep - Disable On the computer (likely through the Nvidia Control Panel if you have an Nvidia graphics card) All Channels (so you dont need to individually adjust the Red, Green, and Blue channels) Brightness - 55% Contrast - 40% Gamma - 0.66 Vibrance - 55% Hue - 0 This calibration worked well on most visual tests for seeing all whites and blacks in various pictures, and seems to deliver highly accurate colors and that wow factor that just makes a screen grab your attention. If you are considering a high-end (i.e. expensive!) monitor, this is the one to get. There are others out there with more features (you wont need), different panel types (like IPS, which I dont miss with this monitor), and with a higher price tag (who wants that?), but this monitor really does hit all the right notes and for two years I have been supremely pleased with it. Go ahead and get this monitor.

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After using this for one week, I will say I am happy with it. I am by no means a monitor connoisseur though. I bought this for 2K and gsync, and I am not disappointed. From my experience going from 1080p to 2k cost me about 20fps on The Witcher 3 all settings on ultra except the hairworks . I am running an older rig with a GTX1070. (I5 3570K 16GB of DDR3)

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This was my first "gaming" monitor purchase and I am very satisfied with it. Dell makes really nice monitors and this one doesnt disappoint. It has QHD resolution which is a higher than 1080 HD but lower than 4K. To me that is the perfect sweet spot for resolution. To get games at 4K 60 fps you would need a pretty beefy computer rig to run it. But at QHD a GTX1070 works great for even the most demanding games. The 144hz is also a good thing about this monitor. It can be overclocked to 165 if need but honestly I cant tell the difference after 144hz. I also like the looks of this monitor. I prefer my setup to look clean and nice and this monitor is perfect. Some people might like the flashy alien look of other gaming monitors. At the price point its at now, I think this monitor is great value! Until they make 4K monitors more affordable, stick with QHD you wont be disappointed.

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