Dell S2716DG - Dells first G-sync

Superlevure · 9 Jan 2017 at 11:47

D3K said:
You can remap the first two buttons. Personalise > Shortcut Key > Brightness/Contrast

I've just done that, it works great, thanks.

My former monitor (AOC) worked very differently, through a software with presets. I wonder if there's something like this for Dell.

Superlevure · 9 Jan 2017 at 11:50

I've just ordered this dust cover and I hope it will be the right fit:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lavolta-Dust-Cover-Apple-27-inch/dp/B01GQDBPRQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1483962512&sr=8-1&keywords=Lavolta+Dust+Cover+for+Apple+iMac+27-inch

This was surprisingly difficult to find. I couldn't find anything like that with Overclockers or Dell. It's weird: am I the only one caring for my stuff??

southernorth · 9 Jan 2017 at 14:34

Currently on sale for £466.00, is that a good price all things considered?

fozza_99 · 9 Jan 2017 at 15:40

southernorth said:
Currently on sale for £466.00, is that a good price all things considered?

Give us a clue the cheapest i found is £489.97

skipper847 · 9 Jan 2017 at 16:25

southernorth said:
Currently on sale for £466.00, is that a good price all things considered?

I just bought one for £499 and happy about the price. Not received yet though.

southernorth · 9 Jan 2017 at 18:29

fozza_99 said:
Give us a clue the cheapest i found is £489.97

If we're thinking of the same place, then you can reduce that by £20 at checkout to £469

skipper847 · 9 Jan 2017 at 18:40

Well just been to website where I ordered my monitor from. The other day non in stock so went to store and ordered from the store. They said earliest would be Thursday Friday worst case Monday. Looked on site today to see if price changed or anything and now there in stock for free next day delivery. So could have got it sooner if waited. greeee. hehe. Wanted it for tomorrow as it my birthday tomorrow too.

fozza_99 · 9 Jan 2017 at 21:11

southernorth said:
If we're thinking of the same place, then you can reduce that by £20 at checkout to £469

Yep same site cheers

. Downside not in stock till 31st jan.

BIIG T · 9 Jan 2017 at 21:31

If we're thinking the same site (initials LTD?) They have a purposefully awkward returns service. Good luck if you experience any dead pixels as I believe their policy is for you to contact the manufacturer direct and arrange an engineer to inspect the product before accepting that it might have to be returned. This is despite your statutory rights which clearly state it is the sellers issue within the first 30 days minimum.

I'd rather pay the extra £30 and get the no hassle return to Amazon.

fozza_99 · 9 Jan 2017 at 22:10

BIIG T said:
If we're thinking the same site (initials LTD?) They have a purposefully awkward returns service. Good luck if you experience any dead pixels as I believe their policy is for you to contact the manufacturer direct and arrange an engineer to inspect the product before accepting that it might have to be returned. This is despite your statutory rights which clearly state it is the sellers issue within the first 30 days minimum.

I'd rather pay the extra £30 and get the no hassle return to Amazon.

Cheers for the heads up

matty114 · 10 Jan 2017 at 02:01

fozza_99 said:
Yep same site cheers . Downside not in stock till 31st jan.

I ordered from there and only just noticed that

I told them to cancel it and ordered from Amazon.

Edit:

Got a phone call off them saying they do have them in stock now but i told them to still cancel it after reading what BIIG T said.

EvilGrin · 10 Jan 2017 at 13:49

I really want this monitor, I need to wait for it to come down to £400-450 to be within my budget though (and that's at a stretch).

skipper847 · 10 Jan 2017 at 14:00

EvilGrin said:
I really want this monitor, I need to wait for it to come down to £400-450 to be within my budget though (and that's at a stretch).

Just wait a couple of week until you get the extra 50-100 think it be worth it. Also by that time there might be sales. I took the plunge at £499 think that a decent price every where else is more then 500+

tintin82 · 10 Jan 2017 at 14:10

Does anyone with the monitor have the response times set to fast? I changed it but noticed zero difference. According to some forums it creates ghosting but didn't notice that either?

Why is there even a fast mode? What benefit is there to having this on 'normal'?

southernorth · 10 Jan 2017 at 14:56

tintin82 said:
Does anyone with the monitor have the response times set to fast? I changed it but noticed zero difference. According to some forums it creates ghosting but didn't notice that either?

Why is there even a fast mode? What benefit is there to having this on 'normal'?

http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/dell_s2716dg.htm

"In practice the Dell S2716DG performed best with the response time setting at normal. There were low levels of blurring evident, the image looked sharp and there were only low levels of overshoot detected. "

Make sure ULMB is on aswell, as that's what gets rids of motion blur best.

tintin82 · 10 Jan 2017 at 15:23

Very informative, thanks. I just ran ULMB for the first time. I cant see any difference apart from my screen going a bit darker!

Rroff · 10 Jan 2017 at 15:27

I notice more overshoot with response times on fast - once you know what to look for you can't unsee it

I've never really gelled with ULMB - it almost always degrades colour reproduction even with brightness, etc. pushed up to compensate and the difference in motion clarity is minor to my eyes at best - I might as a very edge case enable it if I was playing something like CS competitively but even then I think I'd rather have G-Sync.

Superlevure · 10 Jan 2017 at 15:28

southernorth said:
http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/dell_s2716dg.htm

"In practice the Dell S2716DG performed best with the response time setting at normal. There were low levels of blurring evident, the image looked sharp and there were only low levels of overshoot detected. "

Make sure ULMB is on aswell, as that's what gets rids of motion blur best.

Isn't the ULMB deactivating Gsync? I thought it was one or the other.

tintin82 said:
Does anyone with the monitor have the response times set to fast? I changed it but noticed zero difference. According to some forums it creates ghosting but didn't notice that either?

Why is there even a fast mode? What benefit is there to having this on 'normal'?

Mine was set to 'normal' and I had obvious black trails when it was on 'fast' so I removed immediately.

southernorth · 10 Jan 2017 at 15:45

Superlevure said:
Isn't the ULMB deactivating Gsync? I thought it was one or the other.

I think so yes. But I think that ULBM makes more sense for games where it's needed (very fast paced FPS, such as CSGO) than g-sync. G-sync is then ofcourse more useful for anything but very fast paced games. Of course having both would be ideal, but I think it's an acceptable compromise. Unless you get screen tearing in fast FPS, then you're a a bit screwed. I wouldn't be using ULBM for something like Skyrim, for example.

Superlevure · 10 Jan 2017 at 18:21

southernorth said:
I think so yes. But I think that ULBM makes more sense for games where it's needed (very fast paced FPS, such as CSGO) than g-sync. G-sync is then ofcourse more useful for anything but very fast paced games. Of course having both would be ideal, but I think it's an acceptable compromise. Unless you get screen tearing in fast FPS, then you're a a bit screwed. I wouldn't be using ULBM for something like Skyrim, for example.

I've never tried, but I thought screen tearing could only get worse with high frame rate. In fact, I'm not convinced at all by the idea that Gsync is for making 40 fps bearable. To me, Gsync is supposed to improve the experience of games that keep moving from 55 to 100 fps, therefore causing endless tearing, plus stuttering for the 50-60fps bracket.

I might reinstall Bioshock Infinite to see that for myself.