Dell 240Hz Gaming Monitor 24.5 Inch Full HD Monitor with IPS Technology, Antiglare Screen, Dark Metallic Grey - S2522HG

Was super excited to get this monitor, upon receiving it and plugging it in for the first time a quarter of the screen doesn’t work with lines all over the place.

I almost returned this monitor, as the picture quality was garbage when gaming, with significant blurring and color bleed/smearing with any kind of motion at all. It took me a while to realize that this monitors response time just isnt good and doesnt work well with Freesync. So, I enabled MPRT for the response time, which automatically disabled Freesync (as it should), and all those above problems went away. With my current GPU I get 85-100fps running with the 144Hz refresh rate, and dont experience any screen tearing at all, and with MPRT enabled its a very smooth experience. Id expect with my upgraded GPU (on order) that Ill get near 144fps to match the refresh rate and it will improve all that much more. I dont know if this experience was specific to me and my build, but just sharing my experience for any out there struggling with the advertised quality of this monitor.

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This is my 1st 1440p monitor and I love it! I will never go back to 1080p. This monitor looks amazing especially when playing games like dirt 5 and watching shows like Our Planet. The 350 nits brightness really makes the colors pop and there is a 3000:1 contrast ratio that also looks amazing. The 165 hz refresh rate makes for buttery smooth motion and the ghosting is minimal.

I got this monitor so I can play high quality but intense games on it. I was attracted it its 144hz refresh rate, as well as the 3440x1440 resolutions, which all came at a decent price. However, g-sync, or even free sync doesnt work with this monitor, which defeats my entire purpose. In addition, the monitor is thick and pretty heavy so you will need a pretty sturdy monitor arm if you were to mount it. I also had difficulty mounting it because the vesa mount is recessed in the monitors back. Im not sure why but overall, I would not purchase again. Also, there are no speakers on this monitor despite its price tag...just an FYI.

This is a really great monitor. I picked it up on a Black Friday sale for ~$200. Because it was so cheap, I honestly didnt realize it was going to be so big! (which is not a complaint, the measurements are right in the title). I was replacing a small tv monitor that i had been using for work & gaming. This is a huge upgrade. Pros: - its not a weird widescreen resolution, so websites dont get stretched oddly - the stand allows for a lot of control on height and tilt, right out of the box. - Really good clarity and color balance without much adjustment - a simple cable management hole in the stand made all the difference in keeping my desk neat with a wired keyboard + webcam. Really a nice touch. Cons - It is VERY heavy once set up. It can be difficult to adjust on a desk because of that. If you have noodle arms like me, a second person might be helpful to have around if you need to pick it up and move it off the floor.

I bought this too replace a cheap AOC monitor and it did not disappoint. It did have one dead pixel but I havent found a 1440p monitor that didnt have at least one dead pixel. The bezel is sturdy and well made I only wish it was possible to adjust the height

I was debating 2 side by side monitors vs getting this one. The main reason was to allow me screen space to have multiple programs running and being able to work on 4 spreadsheets at the same time. This screen gives me that function and it feels much cleaner and aesthetically pleasing.

For context, I am coming from a Dell S2721DGF 27 1440p 165Hz IPS Freesync/Gsync monitor to this Dell S3422DWG 34 1440pUW 144Hz VA Freesync monitor. My plan had been to at some point move from 1440p to 4k once I upgraded from my RX6800, but after seeing some stuff on Ultrawides, I decided that even though its not really a step up in resolution from 1440p (except side to side), going Ultrawide would make more of a difference for me in games and on the desktop than just an increase in resolution like 4k. Sure, 4k would look sharper, but Id still be having the same game experience, while with Ultrawide I actually see more on the screen. 1440p Ultrawide is also easier to run than 4k, so thats another benefit, and I dont sit so close to the monitor that I can see any issue with 1440p not being sharp enough. In any case, as far as the monitor goes, I am very happy with it. Im not sure I can comment on the VA panel not being as vibrant as my old IPS panel, while I did have the old IPS one configured and just have the VA set to one of the color modes, I am not seeing anything that makes me think, Man, my old IPS monitor looked better than this... As far as ghosting, I havent noticed any with the monitor set to Super Fast mode, testing in various games (CP2077, Witcher 3, NFS Unbound, SWJ: Survivor, RDR2, Tiny Tinas Wonderlands). I have had to turn down some game settings here and there to try and maintain my FPS, but that is something I knew would happen considering I moved from 2560x1440 to 3440x1440 without making a GPU upgrade. I am also loving the lack of backlight bleed on the VA panel. When the screen goes dark the black levels are just darker than on my old IPS panel, and when the screen goes dark for loading screens or things like that, I no longer have brighter spots in the corners or edges, its all uniform. I love that. (not as dark as OLED obviously, but I also dont have to worry about burn in) I included shots of the black uniformity test between the two Dell monitors from Rtings as an example of what Im talking about. I also dont have any issues with the viewing angles. Even when I stand off to the side I can still see whats on the monitor fine, and when I sit in front of the monitor as I always do when actually using my computer, I have not seen any issues with poor viewing angles during regular use. As a whole, the gaming experience does feel more immersive with the wider natural field of view (in some games like SWJ: Survivor I actually had to reduce the FOV settings because it was getting too stretched on the far edges). I am getting used to the monitors slight curve on the desktop, which I dont see the benefit of for everyday use, but in game I dont notice the curve at all, and for all I know it might actually be helping with the wide view immersion in that situation. Overall Im very happy with my decision to go ultrawide with this VA panel, especially since with at least this specific monitor I am not noticing the drawbacks people at times complain about with VA panels with this monitor, ghosting, poor viewing angles and the colors not being as good as IPS. Im sure if I had a way to measure colors, response times and ghosting and all the other stuff Id see a difference (I know there is some just by looking at the RTings reviews), but to my eye when in use I see no problems.

Easy on the eyes, .. great so far