Dell G2725D Gaming Monitor - 27-inch QHD (2560x1440) up to 180 Hz, 2ms Response time, 99% RGB Display, DisplayPort/HDMI Connectivity, AMD FreeSync, Comfortview, Tilt Adjustable - Black

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Possibly the best overall monitor available right now
As the headline states, it really might be. I've had it a little over a month now and honestly couldn't be happier. At a price point of 500-600, this is totally worth it. Recently upgraded from a 1440p BenQ gaming monitor and it's a huge difference.

Was looking for a monitor that I could use for color accurate work with my Macbook, but also something that I could use to get the most out of my Series X. It's a bit tricky to find something to do both well, but this is the best I have come across. Color gamut is great and very accurate out of the box with a calibration report. Using a monitor calibrator isn't necessary, but fine tunes it even more if you need to.

The selection of ports is really nice, OSD is simple enough, brightness is more than enough (especially compared to other LED gaming monitors), HDR is better than other monitors within this category (HDR 600). Overall the panel is nice and crisp with excellent picture quality no matter what you're doing. The matte coating isn't TOO strong and doesn't degrade the picture quality nearly as much as others.

I tried the BenQ EX3210u and one of the LG monitors that's comparable and this came out a clear winner for a lot of different reasons (despite the BenQ advertising wider P3 gamut coverage).

Yes, OLED monitors are going to be superior to this - but that jumps you into a different category all together (including price, which is literally double the cost of this). This also looks the sleekest out of the gaming monitors - no dragons or unicorn vomit on the back of unit which makes it suitable for professional settings as well.

Overall - get it. Especially if you need it to do more than just game on it and need color accuracy. No risk of burn in compared to OLED, color accurate, great gaming experience for consoles, sleek design and a 3 year replacement warranty from Dell. At this price point, certainly the best value on the market.

Adequate for my working needs
Why buying such a large display? I am no longer a gamer (and, besides, true hard core gamer prefer 24 inch displays as they do not need to move their heads and delay reaction time), but I make a heavy use of laptops with a range of applications. I have an 18 inch laptop, but when at home it becomes a desktop and until recently I had 2 25-inch monitors. That solution was feasible, but took way too much space on my (not so small desk) and it was a "jungle" of cables, wires, etc. It looked messy and cumbersome. So that is why I got this monitor.

Is it easy to mount and set up? It comes in a big box and it is relatively heavy. The toughest part was to carry it from the mail room in my building to my apartment, but I could have used a dolly, perhaps. Mounting it was actually easier than I expected. Setting it up was actually as easy as with other displays.

How does it work? It works well. The quality is high, all my windows are open and well visible and I never need to go looking for them. Letʻs say that there is plenty or "real estate" for even people who make a heavy use of computing. The only thing that I did not pay attention to is that this display does not have built in speaker. However, my computer was telling me that it does and I could not hear a thing when I selected the monitorʻs as my speakers. Not a surprise: cannot use speakers that are not there! Other than that the new display checks all my required boxes and after about 2 months of using it, I think it was a good purchase.

Any negative surprise?
- Perhaps one: as the monitor has a higher resolution of HD and my laptop is HD if I use the display as a second screen, getting with the mouse from laptop display to 34 inch display is easy, coming back.... not so much. Eventually I learned the point of the big display from which to go back to the computer display, but it is not a smooth operation.

Something else one should know? Yes, some are likely expecting that they can watch a movie full screen on a 34 inch like this. The format of the display is different from that of movies and so it can only be used in like 27 inch sort of size with the sides being black. Considering that I watch movies on it from 2-3 feet away, that is aplenty of size, but I am just telling. Is there a way around this problem to take advantage of the big display? Perhaps.... one should make sure that the aspect ratio of his or her ultrawide monitor is set to the correct value, which is typically 21:9. You can access the aspect ratio settings through the monitor’s menu or display settings on your computer.

Final comment. The curved thing is not making a big difference for me, frankly, But I love the "real estate" that comes with a 34 inch display. There are definitely better large screen monitors out there, but as a novice to this area I did not want to pay over $1,000 for something I was not even sure that I would have liked. So, after two months I am very satisfied with this purchase for less than $400. It does what I needed it to do. So, as far as I am concerned: thumbs up!

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