Amazon.com: Customer reviews: Dell Gaming Monitor S2417DG YNY1D 24-Inch Screen LED-Lit TN with G-SYNC, QHD 2560 x 1440, 165Hz Refresh Rate, 1ms Response Time, 16:9 Aspect Ratio

Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2018

EDIT 6/26/2020
Alright. For anyone wondering about durability and reliability, It's been nearly two years that I bought it. Granted I do take almost obsessive care of my things, but the monitor is still in perfect shape. No dead pixels, scratches, or anything that might suggest wear. I was worried about quality due to it being an already old model back in 2016, but it does not cost as much as it does for nothing. It was a high-end monitor during its time, and it shows. I love this monitor. It has been a great pairing with my PC.

New picture attached. For more in-depth review, scroll down to my original review.
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EDIT 9/21/2018 It's been a few months. Monitor is doing great despite it was probably very old stock. It requires a lot of setting up, trial and error, but once you get it going, it is a fantastic gaming monitor. I suggest going to the Nvidia forum as well, to properly set Gsync. It's not as easy as just turning it on.
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Okay... It was a very difficult choice whether or not to get this monitor. At the price point, you will NEVER find a gaming monitor with G-Sync with a 1440p resolution and a 165hz capability. I mainly bought this monitor to experience a resolution higher than 1080p, and finally get a taste of G-Sync. those two things have definitely exceeded my expectations. 1440p isn't really that different from 1080p, but you will notice it. It is crystal-clear and some details stand out when compared to 1080p. As for G-Sync... That is the absolute way to play a game! Breathtaking... ZERO tearing, ZERO stutter and ZERO input lag. You will not game any other way once you experience it.

Now, for the monitor. I mean, it is a nice monitor and it feel well-build. The appearance may not be for many, as it does look like an office monitor. Compared to my ASUS vg248qe, which looks absolutely beautiful. But that, at the end, is superfluous...

Image wise. This monitor is not the best when it comes to colors. It didn't really take me more than two minutes to set it up, compared to other users that report up to two days of tinkering and changing options. Colors feel dull... there is no saturation, and the gamma is a bit weird. ghosting and invert pixels are horribly noticeable when response time is set to "Fast." I had to turn it to "Normal."

Another thing that bothered me as soon as I got the package was how old and worn the box looked. This unit was sold as new, but it was definitely used before. There was dust at the back of the panel, and some scratches where the mount goes. this monitor was at least used as display at some point.

However, I am willing to ignore that, as at least it did have protective plastic still on, which tells me it wasn't really used for too long. But mainly because of the price. All in all, I'm just impressed on the G-Sync feature and the 1440p resolution.

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Nithi Nithikarnphisitha

Great Monito For Gaming.

Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2017

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I'll give it 5 stars for now because I'm loving it, but I have only used it for couple of days so far.

The monitor came in really quick in a day so kudo to Amazon. Items in a box would be a typical Dell's inventory: Monitor, stand, base, CD, and cables. The base and stand are easy to assemble; it has a thumb screw which would require no tool to assemble. Vesa mount for those who want to mount them on with their Vesa mount set up. Upon running few different games, I have noticed in FPS performance improvement. The most improvement that quite noticeable is Rainbow Six Siege. Everything run much smoother with no tears or stuttering. I turned on G-Sync and overclock the monitor to 165Hz which make the game performance much better. The color doesn't pop as much as IPS but that is to be expect, however, I think it's easier on the eyes then gaming on IPS monitor. The color isn't too bright or too crisp where it feels like the screen is stabbing your eyes. This monitor feels mellow and soft.

PROS:
- Easy to assemble; require no tools.
- High refresh rate and response time; FPS improvement with very much noticeable difference for fast pace game like first person shooter.
- User friendly OSD menu. It was easy to overclock to 165Hz.
- Useful USB hub (4 USB ports); This is really great because I'm about to run out of USB port and I didn't really want to use front USB port for aesthetic. I use it to extend my gaming keypad which locate the furthest away from the tower create more slack and better looking cable management. I also use it to charge my wireless headset; if the monitor is on power saving mode, the monitor will turn off the screen but still provide power to USB hub.
- Good cable management stand; I can hide the cable through pass-through hole and down under my desk. It looks nice and neat.
- Subjective pros: I think TN panel is much easier on the eye for long gaming session due to the screen is not as bright or crisp as IPS. For gaming, I can deal with the color accuracy, it's not a big deal for gaming.

CON:
- The color is not as bright or sharp compare to IPS panel (this is to be expect of TN panel, I put it down as a con since some people does see it as a negative of TN vs IPS)
- Viewing angle is smaller compare to IPS so you'll have to be in front of the monitor to see best of it. (This is a nature of TN panel so it's to be expected.)
- Lack of manual. This is really just a nit-picking point. It's not really that big of a deal because you can always download user manual from the internet at anytime, but it can be useful to have printed copy manual to look up some initial settings (there's a quick setup guide but that just shows you how to hooks up everything.) Then again, not many people read manuals anyway. It would just waste of resource and money to produce printed user manual.

Conclusion:
This is a great monitor with the quality and price range. It's hard to find 24" monitor with 2560x1440 resolution and 144Hz under 400 dollars. The quality is great so far, I'll update later if there's any deterioration in quality. I would recommend this monitor for gamers rather than content creator. It would benefit most with fast pace games, I don't think you'll see that much improvement playing Leagues of Legend or simulation games.

(In the picture, the monitor is the one on the left and on the right, it's Acer IPS monitor. Both 2560x1440 resolution)

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Daniel H.

Fantastic monitor at a fantastic price

Reviewed in the United States on November 29, 2016

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I will be reviewing this monitor with the price I paid in mind, not the current price, so take this review with a grain of salt.
- First things first, before I judged this monitor, I used a calibration I found online, which you should do as well. The link is
in the comments
Before calibration, the colors were washed out, but still better than my old monitor. With calibration I can't even tell it is a TN panel. The color reproduction is fantastic, and the viewing angles (sides) are on par with many IPS panels. The worst by far is viewing it from a downwards angle, but even that is not very noticeable. I can clearly view the picture from almost anywhere in my dorm without much distortion. I have never seen a TN panel with viewing angles or color reproduction this good, I would easily mistake it for an IPS screen. The color reproduction and viewing angles will never match the BEST IPS panel, but it can match the majority of GOOD IPS panels, without the drawbacks of IPS panels, namely, backlight bleed, higher cost, and generally lower refresh rates. I opted for the 24" model, as I find it to be an ideal size, and also because it was much cheaper. The stand is very clever, you don't even have to remove the mounting screws to install it, it simply clicks into place, and can be easily attached and removed in a matter of seconds. It has all the adjustments I desire, and looks classy at the same time. The monitor has all the features I was looking for, and then some. It looks gorgeous, and it could look good almost anywhere. I appreciate the lack of a "gaming" aesthetic, as it gives the monitor, or any peripheral for that matter, a universality that allows it to work, and look good in any role. It does have a G-Sync sticker, but that can be easily removed. Overall, a fantastic monitor. I would be willing to pay the full list price, but knowing that it does go on sale, I would wait until it goes on sale again.
I purchased this item when it was on sale for 409.99, at that price it was a phenomenal buy. However, four days later, the price dropped to 359.99; $60 cheaper than what I paid. After a few calls, I was able to obtain a 20% discount on the price I paid, to compensate me for the price drop. There is no longer price protection for purchases on Amazon, apart from TV's, which this is not classified as, so YMMV. With the $81.99 refund, the cost I paid was $328. For that price, this monitor is unbeatable. Other monitors in this price range make compromises, either a lower resolution, lower framerate, lower quality panel, a lack of G-Sync, or a lack of creature comforts, such as USB ports, dual ports for input (HDMI and DP). Do your research though, find what features you need/want, and make a decision based on that.

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Alexander Young

Great for Gaming, but nothing more

Reviewed in the United States on July 23, 2019

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NOTE: Summary in final paragraph for those saving time

I've spent a few days with this monitor as my primary driver with my other 1080@60 PLS Samsung Display. Overall the experience is exactly as you'd expect. This display pulls 1440p with a clean pixel density thanks to the 24" size of this display design. If your really looking to get closer to those retina displays that you'd find on Apple's Macbooks. This monitor gets you closer, but if you need more look for 4K displays at this size, they will likely be TN Panels but you get damn close to the same pixel density.
As for the frame rate, this display can maintain 144hz easily as long as you use the DisplayPort, as HDMI has its limitations (HDMI will only pull 60hz). The provided DisplayPort cable is capable of supporting the full 1440p 144hz resolution without any issue that I've noticed which is a plus, saves a lot of people time and money searching for cables. On top of this, this display's OSD has settings for overclocking the refresh rate up to a maximum of 165hz. Once this setting is enabled through a restart, windows will allow you to set the display to 165hz. The experience at 165 is exactly as you would expect. Its fast, its smooth, and there is no artifacting to be seen. Most people I've heard always run the display at 165hz at all times since the display seems to handle it like a piece of cake.
This display also has an integrated audio jack for plugging in your headphones and listening to the HDMI or DisplayPort audio Passthrough, but I haven't had any reason to fully test its functionality, but over DisplayPort windows reports the jack is capable of only 16-bit 48kHz, nothing more or less. This display also has a USB 3.0 cable provided for using the 2 included USB 3.0 Headers on the bottom of the display located right next to the HDMI Port. I don't believe this port serves any further purpose than a 3.0 passthrough.

Finally the only reason I can't hold on to this monitor. The color reproduction of this display is exactly as you would expect with a TN panel. While you can and should change some settings on the OSD and add a color profile. You can only make this display so good with changing settings. This display can give you the framerate and the resolution you are looking for in competitive gaming like CO:GO or overwatch or whatever you fancy at high refresh rates. But when it comes to content consumption and especially creation, I would avoid using this display. While this display is pretty good with bright color reproduction and is surprisingly bright, this display suffers from excessive color banding in the dark color area. I've attached a photo to really show the limitations of this display presenting black contrasting colors and comparing the same image to my 1080 PLS panel. If you're like me and like watching movies and creating all kinds of digital designs that use dark colors, I wouldn't use this display. It makes black gradients a guessing game and barely presentable. Watching low light scenes from movies makes the color-banding effect REALLY show itself and make it difficult to fully enjoy the experience. But if you're willing to take the plunge on the black colors and you just want that refresh rate and resolution for gaming, this display should take you all the way to whatever technology comes after 8K.

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The_D0lph1n

Excellent G-Sync gaming monitor at 1440p!

Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2018

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I bought this monitor as an upgrade from an AOC G2460PQU, a 144-Hz 1080p TN gaming monitor. This monitor is a worthy upgrade.

First, the higher resolution is wonderful. All text is much crisper, and in games, more texture detail can be noticed thanks to the higher resolution. The text on my 24" 1080p secondary screen just looks either blurry or pixelated by comparison. There are few 1440p gaming monitors with the same features at this price point, and the increase in resolution is worth the price.

But there's more; the maximum refresh rate is higher, at 165 Hz compared to 144 Hz on my older monitor. This 165 Hz is an overclocked rate that needs to be activated in the monitor's OSD menu. The higher refresh rate worked out of the box and I had no problems running the monitor at 165 Hz. 165 Hz vs 144 Hz is pretty much academic, since I can't really notice the difference of 21 Hz, but it's good that the monitor is working as advertised.

Third, G-Sync works basically out of the box. The Nvidia driver automatically detects the monitor and enables G-Sync on it. G-Sync is cool tech; basically combining tear-free v-sync but eliminating the input latency that v-sync causes. I've never had any problems with it.

Finally, this monitor is well-built, has a good stand with a hole for cable management, and all of the necessary tilt/swivel options. It's a Dell monitor; these things are built to last.

A few things to consider: The color calibration out of the box is pretty bad, and the default driver's ICC profile makes the colors washed out. I use the ICC profile from tftcentral with the monitor's RGB settings at 93:93:100.
Some people have said that their monitor suffers from light bleeding near the edges and around the power button. I have not noticed any light bleed of that sort on my unit. Perhaps Dell improved their manufacturing process to resolve those issues.
Also, I disabled deep sleep and power-save mode. I had a few instances of the monitor not waking up when I woke up my PC from sleep, but disabling that deep sleep mode resolved that issue.

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Joe M.

All the tech you need with a great TN panel

Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2016

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This monitor has the best TN panel I've ever used, but is marred by some pretty terrible out of the box color configuration. There is still some color-shifting when viewed from off-angles, but when viewed straight on the color reproduction is fantastic (again, once you have messed with some settings). I've tried many of the different configurations I've found recommended online, and I'll share my favorite at the end of the review.

The stand is probably the best I've seen, with height & tilt adjustment, screen rotation, and rotation of the vertical stand against the base. There's even a hole for cable management.

In a world with 1440p smartphone displays, 1080p on a computer monitor just isn't acceptable anymore. This display is just an absolute pleasure to do anything productive on compared to my old one, and games look incredible. The 24" size means everything looks that much crisper than the standard 27" size, and it's perfect for the size of my desk.

The 144Hz refresh rate is honestly the best part of the monitor though (The monitor has onboard overclocking that can push it up to 165Hz, but my particular monitor refuses to overclock that high so I leave it at 144Hz). As someone who had never experienced a display running above 60Hz before, the difference was mind-blowing. In games that will run that fast, animations look ridiculously smooth. G-Sync helps round out the package, completely eliminating screen tearing and keeping your frame rates consistent. Playing games with jerky, inconsistent frame rates stresses me out, so I love G-Sync. To take advantage of the high refresh rates at this resolution, you NEED to buy a DisplayPort 1.2 or higher cable. HDMI will not work.

The ONLY downside to this monitor that is that its not an IPS panel, but like I said before, it's just about the best example of a TN panel that I've seen. My color calibration is as follows:

In monitor settings:
- Brightness: 50%
- Contrast: 72%

- Red: 95%
- Green: 95%
- Blue: 100%

Nvidia Control Panel settings (or AMD's equivalent):
- Go to "Adjust Desktop Color Settings"
- Click "Use NVIDIA settings"
- Brightness: 50%
- Contrast: 50%
- Gamma: 0.86
- Digital Vibrance: 60%

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ML

Great monitors for surround gaming.

Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2018

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I've owned several different monitors from over the past few years, IPS, TN, VA, ultrawides, and out of all of them, these are by far my favorite. I run 3 of them with Nvidia Surround off a single GTX 1080 Ti. With bezel correction that comes to 7800x1440. Being only 24" diagonally, these have great pixel density, and they're not too big for a multi-monitor setup especially if you want to use a single stand for all of them.

I haven't had any issues with backlight bleed or dead/stuck pixels. Being a TN panel, it does have some of the inherent flaws(despite popular belief, all panel types have their own flaws, yes, including the beloved IPS). Colors will look a bit less vibrant than other panel types, that's the nature of TN panels. There are also mild issues with color banding in very dark scenes. The biggest flaw these monitors have I would say is the lack of gamma settings in the monitor itself, it has to be done via software. I'm using Nvidia Control Panel and have the gamma set to .8 with digital vibrance set to 55%. Each monitor seems to be perfectly in tune with one another, so across all three I have brightness set to 35% and contrast set to 70%. My color settings won't be relevant as I wear prescription glasses with a coating that blocks blue light.

Feature wise, this monitor has everything that most people could ever want. Fast response time, minimal input lag, high refresh rate, G-Sync, ULMB. Seeing that 7780x1440 is around 35% more pixels than 4K, I can't run any new games anywhere near the monitors max refresh rate, but G-Sync insures that I get no stuttering or tearing.

All in all, I would say these are some of the best monitors you can buy for surround gaming, the bezels are also very thin so you don't have massive black lines in between each monitor. For the price and the amount of features, I would say that getting anything else isn't really worth the extra money.

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Sebastian

Great Monitor for gaming, poor quality from personal experience of 2+ years.

Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2019

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I bought this monitor mid-2017 for everyday use and playing games on. The image quality is sharp being a 2560x1440 resolution, but being a TN panel, I didn't expect the greatest color gamut and was okay with that. For gaming, it is a very nice monitor and enjoy using the 165hz option of overclocking (has to be enabled within the monitor menus). The monitor worked exceptionally well until last month of this review (March 2019) when the monitor self-enabled the factory burn-in option and won't revert back. Also, the monitor will not work at 165hz when overclocked via monitor menus and had to manually revert back to 144hz since no picture would project. I got in contact with Dell for a warranty replacement and were glad to offer a replacement. That's where it went down hill, it took 3 painful weeks of emails with a support advisor, customer support live chats and calling their service number (took almost 2 hours) just to receive miscommunications on the shipment of a new replacement. I was warned that passed 30 days of initial purchase I would receive a refurbished replacement which I was perfectly okay with, but upon receiving it, it came with a damaged screen. I attempted to use the 165hz option only to work once and had terrible ghosting, then stopped working again after 1 attempted. I hate to say this since I really enjoyed Dell products, but I'll recommended looking at other monitors, it's not worth it.

EDIT: I called once more and they insured me my replacement monitor is in good condition and my refresh rate works and I'm not properly using my monitor correctly when I have knowledgeable experience in computer repair. Dell treats you like a clown and they don't care about the damages. Please save your time and look for another monitor from a reputable brand.

EDIT 2 (Update): Dell has sent a new monitor after an additional week and a half of headaches. I hate being THAT person to complain to the customer support team, they did a good job helping and trying to resolve this problem. Originally gave a 1 star review, but having to call 3 times complaining and waiting 6 weeks for a proper replacement is not acceptable.

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Benjamin

Everything looks Okay.

Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2017

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UPDATED: 4 Stars for overall product:

Stand and base are extremely sturdy. They took their time when making it. It's got tilt and spin, meaning i can make it vertical using the stock stand, no separate fixture required. Cord management option built into the stand. Nice.
Construction was extremely easy.

Color's are great, I guess. I'm not an expert at this but my laptop feels like it has more color depth. Could it be the TN panel? I don't know but Asus is selling their version of this monitor at a higher pricepoint and it's not an IPS either.

Games played on my PC look perfect.

Mass Effect Andromeda on Ultra at 2k with G-Sync turned on is an experience like NO OTHER. I Highly recommend it

While browsing web pages or, really, doing ANYTHING on my pc feels extremely smooth. More like the very definition of smooth was invented for how nicely this screen displays images.

Notes: Make sure to set the response time to fast, and change some of the color settings around to what you like. Additionally install and update all of your drivers; videocard/OS/displays. For the best visual experience it WILL change. Changed 3 times for me as i updated the monitor's drivers, Videocard drivers, and OS system. I was skeptical on buying a dell at first as this is my first personal Dell purchased, but I am happy and relieved to say this was way worth it.
The HDMI only supports up to 60hz
The Display port supports up to 165hz
Go into Nvidia control panel > Manage 3D Settings > Global Settings - I chose to set the Power Management mode to "Prefer maximum performance" and Triple buffering to "on"
Inside Nvidia Control Panel > Manage 3D Settings > Program Settings - Find the games you're playing and make sure that Monitor Technology is set to "G-SYNC" if you want G-Sync Enabled.

CONS: Colors could be a bit better "I think" seems to be leaning towards the yellow end of the spectrum but that could be alot of different things including low blue eyecare? I just didn't see low blue eyecare listed anywhere as a feature.
Having an issue when switching between HDMI input and DP input; DP display does not read the signal. Everything is connected properly. In order to see the DP signal I HAVE to unplug the DP port and plug it back in. Power on and off does not work.
The box is disappointing. When it arrives it will come in a grey, boring box with details on its features and a stock picture of the product. Not flashy but I can't dock points because it saves ink which saves the environment and every little bit counts.

I will update this review if I need to.

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Skulldrool

Great monitor if you can catch it on sale

Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2017

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Dell Gaming S2417DG YNY1D 24-Inch Screen LED-Lit Monitor with G-SYNC

Straight out of the box this monitor needs to be tweaked a little bit via its onboard settings and then in the Nvidia control panel to actually enjoy it. After that the colors for me were really vibrant and vivid (I personally kept Digital Vibrance at 50). The monitor itself has a very nice design and in my opinion looks a million times better than what's out for 144hz monitors right now and is one of the main reasons I purchased it. I love the small and sleek sides giving it an almost larger look. Very easy to put together and the adjustable slider is a nice bonus. The G-sync is very nice and keeps everything from tearing and what not. It doesn't affect inputs at all from what I can tell when playing games like Overwatch and CSGO. That said If you're running an Nvidia GPU in your rig you need to make sure to enable V-Sync -On with G-Sync - On as well in the Nvidia Control Panel to actually get any use of it. And make sure to turn off V-Sync when you are in your games Display settings or graphic settings.

Now for the bad. Unfortunately the color banding on this is... bearable. I'm not sure I won the "luck of the draw" on this monitor as I've seen reviews of other people with perfectly fine monitors. But for the rest of us its either dead pixels, terrible back-light bleed, and (or) color banding. The color banding becomes more noticeable on extremely dark pictures/areas of a map. On games like the Bioshock series or Deadspace that use a slew of dark tones in their games it becomes incredibly noticeable, but like I said "bearable". I have also been playing Raise of the Tomb Raider at max settings and it looks amazing and I honestly cant even tell if there is color banding. So take that as you will.

At this point in time it seems that all 144hz TN monitors seem to suffer from some type of Quality Control problem. Unfortunately this monitor falls in line with rest of them. So if you really want a 144hz monitor right now, it is important to keep in mind that you are essentially gambling on whether or not you get a good pick from the lottery and feel like playing the 'return to sender' game till' you get a good one. But for the price of $389.99 and the fact that it has G-Sync, I'm quite enjoying my purchase.

TL;DR: Great 144hz G-Sync monitor with a likable design that beats the pricing of many in its field. Be aware of its quality control problems before committing to purchase.

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