Dell Gaming S2716DG G-SYNC 27.0" LED-Lit Monitor Bundle with AmazonBasics Single Mounting Arm

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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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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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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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I bought this Dell S2716DGR 27.0" monitor in Dec 2017 from Monty World Global via Amazon. It was dead on arrival (DOA) with en entire back-lit portion of the screen not functioning at all. The box was relatively heavy and bulky for handling even with two hands Dell Gaming S2716DGR 27.0" Screen LED-Lit Monitor with G-SYNC . Amazon paid return shipping and fully refunded the price. I was worried about buying another "brick" mail order and having to return it. Today, 27 March 2018, I purchased the equivalent model without the final "R" in the model number from a brick-n-mortar store and it was so light and the box was so much smaller that I could easily carry it with one hand. The new Dell S2716DG 27.0" monitor feels much lighter and easier to handle. Its a beautiful monitor. I suspect that the S2716DGR 27.0" is not the same monitor (Dell S2716DG 27.0") currently sold at local shops and the differences are greater than the minor internal feature that is mentioned in some other online reviews.

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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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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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I originally ordered this monitor and received a revision of A04 (indicated on the side of the box) Set up and calibrated and produced significant color banding. In the areas of the screen where light shades fades to black you can easily notice this effect. I ordered another monitor directly from Dell with a Revision of A07 and it is literally night and day, even before calibration. Be diligent and ensure you receive the newest revision, if at all possible. Im not that picky when it comes to displays, but for the kind of money I spent on this monitor, terrible color bleeding/banding should NOT be an issue at this tier and price point of monitor.

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