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

so far no dead pixels and its good for me at least

First I will say that Im going off of Prime. The shipping is becoming to problematic with drivers taking hours breaks when youre next in delivery. The guy literally drive past my house and Im still waiting on the replacement to be delivered 5 hours later. This is not the first time this has happened, so were ending Prime as we order mostly tech. We can get this shipped to the Best Buy store or ordered for pickup and waste less time waiting for delivery to avoid stolen packages. That way we can just go get them when were ready, instead of sitting around half the day waiting for a delivery time in flux. Im doubting this will even get delivered tonight, so Im probably going to be doing the same thing tomorrow. --- As for the panel itself. Its a fine build quality. The colors are nice. The brightness is nice. However, the marketing is misleading as you will not get great results if you try to run this panel as Extremely Fast. There will be overshoot. It will be noticeable. So, forget about 1ms G-to-G response times. Youre going to be running 2 at best. My panel had multiple bright pixels in the panel. I had to queue up an exchange immediately. One Im sometimes good with, depending on location, but mine had like 3-4, and with any dark picture on the screen, they become VERY noticeable. The USB ports are a nice touch, and the varied placement is great. Works well with FreeSync and GSync. There are drivers at the Dell Website which installs the correct display profile for Windows. The unit ships with both a DP and HDMI cable. Not sure why they didnt put speakers in them. Sometimes I dont feel like wearing a headset (fatigue, etc.). At this price point... thats a curious omission. EDIT: Replacement monitor arrived with no dead or bright pixels. Household agrees we can let Amazon Prime go and just order our tech for Store Delivery with Best Buy. Allows us to get packages without staying up until 9-10PM when we have to be up for 5-6AM.

I moved from a dual (1 IPS 27 2k and 1 IPS 24 4k) panel setup to this panel and the 4k 24in vertically next to it. This panel does have more washed out colors than the IPS panels, but the darks are SOOOOO nice and crisp, it makes up for any color loss, i love it! Also the expected VA smearing is so well handled it does not bother at all in gaming, and I play Star Citizen, which is mostly in dark space areas. I have mine set to very fast per what reviews recommend and what my own testing also showed to be the best setting. People who say once you go wide-screen you cant go back were not lying, it is an awesome experience, especially for immersive games like star citizen. I kept the 24in 4k in a vertical orientation next to the ultra-wide to be a accessory screen for things like discord and obs while Im gaming. I watched a lot of reviews ahead of purchasing this panel and they were all helpful in selecting this over others, im ultra happy with my decision on this ultra-wide :)

The color is great and everything looks good. I saw negative reviews on the stabilization on the desk but I havent found any wobbly issues whatsoever.

nothing bad with the monitor, everything is great, amazing. 240hz are really clear and fluent omg

I had some quality issues at the beginning with my unit, but Dell has been great with dealing with me and supported me more than any other brand I thought wouldve. Those looking for G-sync can enable it in the Nvidia control panel but be warned that with this panel you may experience flickering on games (most notably with Apex legends). I have gotten used to it, but the device isnt certified to work with G-sync, but for most games it is fine. Overall, Dell has done a fine job supporting me with problems on this monitor and the monitor itself can be a great introduction into the ultrawide landscape. I have this hooked up to my 3080 and am lucky enough to experience most games at 144Hz at this resolution; recently Halo Infinite has been a blast and games like Microsoft Flight simulator are a wonderful experience, second only to VR. The monitor is a VA panel, so expect common problems with it - but since it is curved it still does a much better job in viewing angles compared to most TNs on the market. The monitor is light, relatively speaking, for a 34 inch ultrawide with these features as I am able to use my VESA monitor stand at the end of my desk. The included stand is fine with it being height and angled adjustable - but a monitor stand with VESA should be the way to go.

The monitor is good for gaming. However for desktop use the colors are extremely washed out. If you dont care about that then go for it. I dont like dull colors even for normal use. Not when Ive spent $400+ on a monitor. It has 3 HDR settings, Desktop, Game and HDR400. None of those settings made an ounce of difference. It was my first VA panel so I dont know if all VA panels have this issue or is it more pronounced with this model. I for one will NOT be picking up any VA monitor after this. In game presets the MOBA/RTS preset was the only one that made a slight difference, but only just. Apart from colors, I experienced random flickering even during normal desktop use. Final nail in the coffin was when the screen started to turn off every few seconds when I turned any HDR setting ON. Packed it up and returned it.

i’ve had this monitor for about 4 months now. it’s still working fine and i’ve had no issues with it. pros - pretty good image quality for it only being 1080p on a 27 inch. obliviously if you are big into having this crisp clear image you give some of that up for the size so make note if you want to be able to see tiny details to invest in something with a higher quality. but it gets the job done and still looks pretty good. - the size is something to get adjusted to if upgrading from a smaller monitor. the curve adds to your overall gameplay. i found it to be more immersive and give me a different feel to the games i already play. - the color is good and gives you many options. a lot of the monitor can be adjusted in its settings so any issues you find can already be fixed on your own. -you can easily adjust the height of this. sometimes it can be a bit hard if you want to do a small adjustment but that doesn’t bother me. -no dead pixels or any screen ghosting. i’ve had this monitor left on the same image for hours and have seen no burn in. as well as no random dead pixels anywhere. - very smooth. even just scrolling on any random website looks smooth so with games it makes it feel like you got a new pc too. cons -a lot of the darker tones can be washed out. after messing with the color settings for a while i still haven’t found the perfect mix of brightness that doesn’t sacrifice any darker colors. it doesn’t bother me that much but note that if you want a bright screen know you sacrifice a lot of the darker tones for that. -any smaller words such as typing a paper or any reading is sometimes difficult to see. i wouldn’t recommend this for someone looking to do work for long hours. this is alright if you want to do mainly gaming and occasionally maybe homework but if you need to read small text just stick to working on a laptop. -the monitor doesn’t turn off on its own. (this is more of a personal thing but i wish there was a setting where if there was no input that the monitor could automatically turn off. - can’t really angle it up or down. you can slightly put it at an angle but you can only really move it up and down. - i figured this is a given since it’s a monitor but it doesn’t include speakers. you’ll have to buy your own speakers if you want to do anything without headphones on. overall this monitor gives out more than the price point it’s put at. if you’re looking for an affordable monitor that still offers a good/smooth look and size go with this.

ive had this monitor for little over a year now and i have 0 complaints, honestly great buy :D

I needed a new monitor to connect to my home and work laptops now that I am working from home more. This monitor has enough resolution and screen real estate for my needs. I dont do a lot of gaming so I cannot comment on whether it is a good monitor for gaming. With 2 HDMI ports, I can connect both my work laptop and my home laptop to it (both laptops only have HDMI for external video) and program the buttons to be able to switch between them with realtove ease. This is not an ultra wide monitor, but for the price and what I use it for, this has been a really good monitor.