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Some plasmas had horrid smearing around blacks :s shame as they really could look quite nice.

opethdisciple said:
i cant go wrong with the Dell right?
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My experiences with the S2716DG have been positive and most people in the thread for it here are happy with it - 1-2 aren't but mostly because they absolutely can't deal with anything less than full on IPS image quality.
 
Cool. Thanks for all your help. I'm just going to pull the trigger. Otherwise will be here still discussing this till xmas. :p

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Boom. Ordered the Dell. :D (And a 1080 G1)
 
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opethdisciple said:
i cant go wrong with the Dell right?
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You can go wrong with any monitor. And despite what Rroff has said, Dell monitors give as much trouble as any other monitor. They have a pretty good support desk now though, which helps.

My suggestion is to make a shortlist of monitors that interest you, then go to pcmonitors.info and tftcentral and read up reviews on the monitors you selected. The sites I mentioned are very good and are run by guys that are very active on these forums. That's how I select my monitors and I have always been happy with my purchase, apart from once, when the power failed in an Asus MG279Q, but the replacement has been perfect.

You will read nothing but negative reviews on any monitor you pick because most people only post when it's bad. You end up overthinking everything and as a result run into a paralysis by analysis situation.

EDIT: I see you have just purchased :) I should read the whole thread before replying!! Good luck with it, I am sure it will be brilliant and compared to what you have already, I think it will really impress you.
 
melmac said:
And despite what Rroff has said, Dell monitors give as much trouble as any other monitor
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Not (intentionally) been suggesting otherwise in general - but when it comes to the high refresh G-Sync panels the Dell S series has been less problematic than the main alternatives.

That said over the years I've had better results from Dell than most others - Samsung was good for awhile but more recently not been very impressed.
 
The Dell had my name on it to be fair. It stood out from the crowd as soon as I saw it. I have a Dell at the moment so it's a like for like upgrade.

Also it looks more professional than most.
 
Rroff said:
Not (intentionally) been suggesting otherwise in general - but when it comes to the high refresh G-Sync panels the Dell S series has been less problematic than the main alternatives.

That said over the years I've had better results from Dell than most others - Samsung was good for awhile but more recently not been very impressed.
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Sorry Man, I didn't mean for my post to sound like I was attacking you or that you were giving bad advice. Just letting him know that any monitor can be bad, but, don't judge a monitor purely on negative forum reviews either. :)
 
Didn't think you were just clarifying as my posts could be read as a wider take on monitors but were meant in the context of the OP's parameters (27", 1440p, 144hz, 1ms response time, G-Sync).

While everyone's experience will vary mine and it seems the threads here largely represent similar has not been very positive with the main alternatives to the S2716DG.
 
opethdisciple said:
Right so I've just noticed that the Dell S2716DG is currently the same price as the Acer Predator XB271HU.

The Dell is a TN with 1ms response the Acer an IPS with 4ms response.

What you think I should get?
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I think you'll find the Acer you were looking at is the TN version of that monitor if they both around the same price.
 
Just want to chime in here. I've had the Dell S2716DG since not long after a release. Still loving it and still impressed with the image quality and colours for a TN panel.

I would recommend it for gaming until we see UHD monitors with HDR and 120hz+ at sensible pricing.
 
I have the Dell S2716DG and its the best monitor i'v owned! Have the play around with the gamma and colour a little out the box but worth it!!
 
Baden said:
I have the Dell S2716DG and its the best monitor i'v owned! Have the play around with the gamma and colour a little out the box but worth it!!
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This is good to hear. My monitor hasn't arrived yet so I haven't been able to see for my self, but anything is going to be an upgrade for me.

My current monitor is 1920x1200 @60hz and loves tearing! It's it's biggest feature. :p

It's called tearsync. :D
 
balky12 said:
I've got this https://www.overclockers.co.uk/aoc-...descreen-led-monitor-black-red-mo-045-ao.html.

On the whole I am happy with it. Probably not as good as https://www.overclockers.co.uk/sams...-hdr-widescreen-curved-monitor-mo-235-sa.html - I find the colour a little washed out and blacks not deep enough on the AOC. Also I paid £320 for it a year ago (From OcUK).
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It is probably like the other implementations of the AUO panel - you'll have to slightly tweak the RGB colours in the monitor OSD and then tweak the gamma curve in the driver control panel referencing http://www.lagom.nl/lcd-test/black.php to minimise black crush while doing it (for nVidia a gamma setting of between 0.75-0.92 should do it depending on individual monitor).

On a lot of these monitors RGB of 100, 93, 100 or whatever the equivalent is for your monitor seems to produce good results if you don't want to spend the time or don't have the experience to dial it in for the most precise results.

If you aren't too bothered about accuracy then slightly increasing digital vibrancy by like 5 can really increase the "pop" visually making games look a lot more colourful - personally I avoid it but if all you are doing is gaming and casual desktop stuff then it can make the monitor look superficially very close to an IPS though you still won't get quite the deep saturation of a good IPS.
 
Rroff said:
It is probably like the other implementations of the AUO panel - you'll have to slightly tweak the RGB colours in the monitor OSD and then tweak the gamma curve in the driver control panel referencing http://www.lagom.nl/lcd-test/black.php to minimise black crush while doing it (for nVidia a gamma setting of between 0.75-0.92 should do it depending on individual monitor).

On a lot of these monitors RGB of 100, 93, 100 or whatever the equivalent is for your monitor seems to produce good results if you don't want to spend the time or don't have the experience to dial it in for the most precise results.

If you aren't too bothered about accuracy then slightly increasing digital vibrancy by like 5 can really increase the "pop" visually making games look a lot more colourful - personally I avoid it but if all you are doing is gaming and casual desktop stuff then it can make the monitor look superficially very close to an IPS though you still won't get quite the deep saturation of a good IPS.
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Thanks for this. Will have a play around :)
 
Im in the same boat as you Rocking an 8 Year old Samsung 1680x1050 60hz :/ looking at getting the G-MASTER GB2760QSU-B1 Has everything you could want 2560x1440, 144hz, 1ms and Freesync pair that with a RX VEGA 56 and will be pretty good for years to come imo
 
opethdisciple said:
I don't want to spend silly money. But what in your view is the best?
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The current best is still the EIZO Foris FS2735 IPS freesync. It has gone back up to £1,100inc. now you might be able to find it for £850. The build quality and QA is a step on from anyone else.

I have the Dell TN G-Sync screen also, it is a nice screen but next to the Eizo the two are simply not comparable. If you have the extra money it is a no brainer to go for the Eizo.

I would not touch an Acer screen with a 10 foot barge pole.
 
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