Dell S2716DG - Dells first G-sync

Midlife Crisis · 2 Feb 2016 at 13:32

anyone had any problems with dead pixels and getting the screen changed?

beetmonger · 2 Feb 2016 at 17:37

Got my monitor today, and I'm really pleased. I was a little worried, coming from an IPS monitor. However, I was even more worried about the variable quality of the g-sync IPS panels and all the QC issues with Acer and Asus. To be honest, the Dell's colors were pretty ugly at first, but they improved after it warmed up a bit. After some calibration with my cheapo Colormunki Smile, it looks fantastic. I don't claim to be an expert, but it's easily the best TN panel I've ever seen.

The panel has no dead/stuck pixels and seems very uniform. Some people complain about the AG coating but you have to be sitting really close and looking at a bright background to notice it at all. I quickly put it through its paces in Star Wars Battlefront and Fallout 4. The image is buttery smooth and I have yet to notice any pixel inversion. Viewing angles and color **** actually seems fairly minimal, and certainly doesn't bother me when sitting in front of it. And in terms of build quality, it's pretty solid and you gotta like the thin bezels.

So yeah, I'm a happy camper.

Phixsator · 2 Feb 2016 at 19:30

Having used the Dell now for 1-2 weeks im overall pleased but i do see a white/black trail but its only noticable to me at desktop when moving windows arounds and not in games. At this point ive gotten so use to it that i dont see it unless i go looking for it but its there for sure and easy to spot if you want to.

Colors actually impressed me cause i was expecting rubish but they are pretty darn good when you take in to consideration that its a TN and if you calibrate it.

The design of the monitor has me soft in my knees. I love the way it looks, so clean and no fluff. Very industrial and to the point.. Love it.

Havent regrettet my purchase of this monitor like i did with the Acer XB270HU. It really does impress even if you come from an IPS panel as long as you dont expect the same level of color accuracy.

Spikey · 3 Feb 2016 at 15:28

Twirlywoos said:
New Profile for lower luminance 100 cd/m^2

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5cNNyJqRoXXLXFBRllNZ3VNQm8

Hi mate,

Thanks for this. What are your settings on the monitor OSD to go along with this?

Rhaos · 3 Feb 2016 at 15:36

@Twirlywoos - Did you ever manage to get help you needed to get's higher contrast ratios and lower black luminance whilst retaining 6500k whitepoint and gamma 2.2 ?

Midlife Crisis · 3 Feb 2016 at 16:46

Right just pulled the trigger on one, got a deal done after a little begging here too

sunlitsix · 3 Feb 2016 at 17:03

Phixsator said:
Having used the Dell now for 1-2 weeks im overall pleased but i do see a white/black trail but its only noticable to me at desktop when moving windows arounds and not in games. At this point ive gotten so use to it that i dont see it unless i go looking for it but its there for sure and easy to spot if you want to.

I noticed this for the first time on one of my panels last night, switching it back to Normal mode from Fast under response time cured it slightly but it is still there. How odd.

Another issue with said panel is light grey's appear to have a green tint to them no matter how many times I re-calibrate it.

Twirlywoos · 3 Feb 2016 at 19:13

Spikey said:
Hi mate,

Thanks for this. What are your settings on the monitor OSD to go along with this?

Should be in the settings file in the Google Drive link

Rhaos said:
@Twirlywoos - Did you ever manage to get help you needed to get's higher contrast ratios and lower black luminance whilst retaining 6500k whitepoint and gamma 2.2 ?

I did ask him what he did and I guess he just has better panel uniformity because we literally have the same workflow but get there differently. I replicated his steps and they were no different to what I do manually.

ludicrousgib · 4 Feb 2016 at 09:08

Limited use, and haven't played with any settings so far, but when I get a few hours without kids climbing all over me I will do.

Early impressions are very good though, I'm really pleased with it so far.

Midlife Crisis · 4 Feb 2016 at 18:28

Got mine rigged up and I am happy so far, I looks dam good, will have a play later

heatonpkmassive · 4 Feb 2016 at 21:38

Had one of these for a couple of weeks now. Have used the profile and settings posted here, thank you Twirlywoos for that.

I like this monitor. Once set up correctly, it's rather nice. Setting the gamma to + 0.70 in Nvidia control panel made a massive difference, as this monitor has way too much gamma out of the box and you can't adjust it on the device itself.

But once adjusted, this is nice hardware.

Jacksonn · 4 Feb 2016 at 21:50

I so want one of these.

Midlife Crisis · 4 Feb 2016 at 22:26

Twirlywoos thanks for the profile, this thing rocks, my FPS in Rise of the Tomb Raider has gone up with the same settings!
Or not the resolution had altered itself to 1080 Doh!

Phixsator · 5 Feb 2016 at 22:18

sunlitsix said:
I noticed this for the first time on one of my panels last night, switching it back to Normal mode from Fast under response time cured it slightly but it is still there. How odd.

Another issue with said panel is light grey's appear to have a green tint to them no matter how many times I re-calibrate it.

The thing about this trail/overdrive issue is that im pretty sure i didnt have that issue before i tried the fast response option.. Now when going back to normal its still there.. I dont even understand why you would run fast considering how bad it looks. Ive tried factory reset the screen but nothing helps. I could ofcourse be remembering wrong.

Midlife Crisis · 5 Feb 2016 at 23:00

Out of interest I tried the fast response option and you are wright it is pointless.
My Dell seems perfect with it turned off, that is the way it will stay.

Telecaster · 8 Feb 2016 at 19:28

Going to pull the trigger on one of these for sure I reckon, Dad can have my 24" Ultrasharp 1200p IPS save me the hassle of trying to sell and ship it.

It will be my only screen, what is it like for things other than gaming? I'm thinking films specifically, but just general use?

Telecaster · 8 Feb 2016 at 19:36

Legend said:
Even if it DID have an EU plug, that's a doddle to change. I've done that before on appliances. How is your monitor hyperseven? All good?

Cutting the moulded plug off something is a sure fire way to void any warranty, regardless of whether chopping it off has caused any issue or not.

Best thing to do is keep the EU lead just in case and just use a UK kettle lead instead.

Midlife Crisis · 8 Feb 2016 at 21:23

Not tried any movies yet, but general internet and word documents look just fine

ciggybumly · 9 Feb 2016 at 21:01

Woohoo just nabbed one of these from the rain forest for £99!!! Obvious price error but it came through

PCM2 · 9 Feb 2016 at 21:03

ciggybumly said:
Woohoo just nabbed one of these from the rain forest for £99!!! Obvious price error but it came through

Yeah, same. Thought I might as well go for it at that price, for a review and to use as a reference display. To add to my collection.