Ive just ordered one for my 2nd screen
Hopefully its not a bad one!
After using one of these screens for afew weeks I had to upgrade my second monitor so that they matched, the 144Hz refresh rate alone is too good.
Dell S2716DG - Dells first G-sync
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After using one of these screens for afew weeks I had to upgrade my second monitor so that they matched, the 144Hz refresh rate alone is too good.
Put the service tag in on the Dell support site.
Just opened the monitor it looks like it wasn't even hooked up to pc.
Tried entering service tag - for some reason its unrecognizable
Also is not listed in BIOS for some reason.
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Recieved my b-grade yesterday and its great! no physical faults at all.
All i can see that is wrong with it, is it has a slight yellow glow on the right of the monitor on whites, but literally minimal.
These B-Grades can be incredible value!
(Left monitor brand new, right B-Grade)
All i can see that is wrong with it, is it has a slight yellow glow on the right of the monitor on whites, but literally minimal.
These B-Grades can be incredible value!
(Left monitor brand new, right B-Grade)
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Yes, I believe the warranty is low. Totally depends on how old your unit is I believe.
But the saving is significant. I paid £320 for this and brand new currently these are going for £520-£560.
edit: infact they are currently £600 at OCUK
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Did you check yours if there is any warranty left with Dell?I am having problems with mine.What revision do you have?
Not had a look yet, will do tonight - its an AO3
What colour setting do u use? Colours out of the box are terrible.
Just adjust the gamma through the Windows calibration tool. Sorts it in seconds. Way better than messing with ICC profiles.
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I use that tool but i got weird shadows and font colour changes when i scroll down or up text.
I use the TFT central ICC profile.
Yep out of the box settings are dire.
edit: my pic I took the profile wasnt actually loaded on the first monitor, some reason it defaulted back.
Curiosity got the better of me and I went and purchased a Spyder 5.
I got the Express and the software is pretty basic, but does give good results after a 5 min calibration.
Tried DisplayCal software which was much more comprehensive and guided me through adjusting the OSD. Many more settings but the same results as the bundled software at the end of a 1.5hr calibration.
Quite interesting how my perception of correct colours was way off!
Also found that the trusted Lagom Gamma test was a bit out, being 1.9 when calibrated to 2.2. Guess this is down to environmental lighting and distance from monitor etc.
Display Cal had me wind the birghtness back to 25% and the R-100% G-93% B-100% Resulted in 98% sRGB, pretty good for a TN!
I got the Express and the software is pretty basic, but does give good results after a 5 min calibration.
Tried DisplayCal software which was much more comprehensive and guided me through adjusting the OSD. Many more settings but the same results as the bundled software at the end of a 1.5hr calibration.
Quite interesting how my perception of correct colours was way off!
Also found that the trusted Lagom Gamma test was a bit out, being 1.9 when calibrated to 2.2. Guess this is down to environmental lighting and distance from monitor etc.
Display Cal had me wind the birghtness back to 25% and the R-100% G-93% B-100% Resulted in 98% sRGB, pretty good for a TN!
I have mixed feelings on this - obviously there is likely to be variation between examples of a panel - my normal settings look more correct eye balling it along side my properly calibrated IPS but those settings look more colourful/vibrant - though I have to up brightness to 30% and slightly adjust gamma down in the nvcp to get it looking balanced.
I think it really is panel specific. I have downloaded and tried some icc profiles that I thought were terrible.
In regards to banding is this something that all monitors have, or am I right in saying that this panel has it significantly more?
I am playing Resident Evil 7 (very dark game), and am finding the banding somewhat distracting. Raising the gamma does a way with it, but then the game is brighter than recommended in the settings. All other games are fine apart from the odd thing such as in a cave in Witcher 3 or the night sky in GTA5 looking banded.
All in all a great monitor, just a shame about the out of box settings and banding, for me at least.
In regards to banding is this something that all monitors have, or am I right in saying that this panel has it significantly more?
I am playing Resident Evil 7 (very dark game), and am finding the banding somewhat distracting. Raising the gamma does a way with it, but then the game is brighter than recommended in the settings. All other games are fine apart from the odd thing such as in a cave in Witcher 3 or the night sky in GTA5 looking banded.
All in all a great monitor, just a shame about the out of box settings and banding, for me at least.
This panel does have a little more banding than typical though I don't generally notice it except in very specific circumstances and only really because I have a decent quality IPS alongside it.
Sadly its kind of the price to pay for a responsive monitor of this resolution and refresh rate until tech moves on
Sadly its kind of the price to pay for a responsive monitor of this resolution and refresh rate until tech moves on