Dell 144Hz Gaming Monitor FHD 24 Inch Monitor - 1ms Response Time, LED Edgelight System, AMD FreeSync Premium, VESA, Gray - S2421HGF

This is my first time buying a PC Monitor and Im absolutely in love. The adjustable height and tilt features are outstanding. The picture quality is smooth and it runs quite well! Im super happy with this purchase and Ill be buying a second one as soon as I can.

tl;dr: I got two of these because the specs looked good on paper and they were cheaper than others with similar specs. Sadly once I hooked them up and saw a live picture I realized why they were so cheap--the colors are horribly washed out. Having two side-by-side makes the controls for the one on the left really hard to work, too. I wanted a pair of monitors with 1) about 23-24 inches diagonal, 2) 1080p resolution, 3) height and tilt adjustment, 4) DP and HDMI inputs, 5) 120Hz or more refresh and fast response time, 6) FreeSync and/or G-Sync compatibility, 7) narrow side bezels, 8) down-facing ports if possible, and, of course, 9) in my budget. These look great on paper, meeting all my requirements. Plus, these not only have FreeSync, they have FreeSync Premium AND G-Sync compatibility (I know G-Sync Compatible is not the same as G-Sync, but all true G-Sync monitors are too expensive for my budget; also, you might be interested to know these monitors came with a G-Sync decal on the stand bases not pictured in the product listing). These also have 3-year advanced exchange service and premium panel exchange. Opinions differ but I trust Dell, especially their premium/business class products, based on past experience. Finally, the AC/DC converter is built in to the monitor so you dont have to deal with a brick on the power cord. Unfortunately while, as I said, these look good on paper, IRL the picture colors look very muted, dull, and washed out. Yes, there are some adjustments you can make; and no, its not bad enough for me to want to return them, especially given all the other good points about them--but it sure was a big disappointment when I saw my brand new toys light up for the first time. Additionally--and I didnt even think about this before I got them--the control buttons are on the back right side, so if you put two of these right next to each other the controls of the left one are hard to work. Ergonomically speaking, the control placement for a single monitor is actually pretty good (although the five-way joystick is a little touchy...and Im not really sure why additional buttons are even needed with a five-way joystick) but with two side-by-side its good for one and really bad for the other. Also, this monitor has a headphone jack (but not on the front or somewhere easy to reach). I like having a Fire TV Stick connected to an Xbox One connected to one of my two PC monitors, and I thought running a stereo audio cable from the headphone jack of the monitor to the line input of my PC would allow me to hear the Fire TV/Xbox sound through my PC, but it didnt work. Maybe because the output and input levels were unbalanced...maybe because I didnt configure sound settings correctly...who knows. I gave up quickly and didnt actually try connecting wired headphones to the monitor to see if that worked because it isnt a desirable solution for my setup...and I dont want to have to buy a separate converter/extractor. All in all if youre looking for a budget-friendly, entry-level gaming monitor with a good guarantee/warranty and you want some of this ones specific features (like height adjustment, which isnt all that common), this is a good value...just keep in mind it will be hard to work the controls of the left monitor in a side-by-side setup and youre going to have to spend some time adjusting the color, brightness, contrast, etc. both on the monitor and on your PC.

Its advertised as 144Hz but it comes with an HDMI cable which only allows up to 120Hz in HD. I suppose I have to buy a DisplayPort cable or HDMI 1.3 above? Also, the colors look kinda bland, and different presets barely do anything to help. My previous 60Hz $70 monitor had better vivid coloring, and this monitor is more than twice the price (over $150). Its all right.

I’m using this monitor for gaming and it’s been great. The menu is extremely easy to navigate, chords are easily plugged in and organized, and the design of the monitor itself is very sleek. The panel also looks amazing. My one complaint is that I found this monitor from the 27” version, which is curved. This series of monitors aren’t all the same- my 24” one is NOT curved, which was upsetting. They need to fix how they’re advertising their monitors because it was really confusing once I opened it up from its box.

There is no speaker on this monitor even though there is an option for audio. :/

I recently built a new gaming PC and wanted a 144hz monitor to replace my (now secondary) 60hz BenQ. After looking at the competition, I found this to be the best option on price alone. One caveat is that I thought this was an IPS monitor when I bought it. It is not, but you wont even notice! Theres a startling lack of glare, and it looks well at most viewing angles. The biggest difference between this and my BenQ, is that after calibration the colors are beautifully rich. I suspect that is also why the monitor tends to be a little darker, as the gamma and brightness lacks.

Has some good features like analyzing FPS. Meant for gaming more or less. The only thing I have a complaint about is speakers. In my audio settings it says it can play audio but doesnt actually play audio.

currently using it as my main monitor with 2 sides, this monitor is perfect size, can tilt up and down, can slide up and down, would def buy another

This monitor is very good for the price. 1ms response time and 300+ nits brightness is very impressive. My only issue is since it’s a tn panel it’s viewing angles aren’t the best and the picture quality is a bit off. But if you’re just gaming that isn’t going to be a problem.

Was looking for a good birthday present for a family member. I really wanted to get him a nice monitor that didn’t completely break the bank. The frames, colors, and size are all very great on this monitor to the point where I even thought about buying myself one of these bad boys. Needless to say he loved it.