Dell S2721HGF monitor review: Great for gaming and working from home
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AFTER two weeks of testing the Dell S2721HGF, we reckon it’s great value for money.
Read our full review below to find out why.
- Dell S2721HGF monitor, £199 on Amazon -
Pros
- Bright colours
- Easy installation
- Large screen size
- High refresh rate and solid response time are great for fast-paced, online games
Cons
- Can't be rotated, only tilted
- Relatively low resolution for 27 inches (full-HD instead of quad-HD or 4K)
Quick Summary
The Dell S2721HGF is a solid budget option for players looking for a monitor with all the necessary specs for gaming, and a little more.
If you play quick-paced, online games like Call of Duty Warzone, the S2721HGF will be perfect for you, as its high refresh rate and fast response time allow for blazing fast reactions.
If your main goal is to enjoy story-driven games with an extremely high level of detail and exquisite graphics, however, you may want to look for a bigger monitor (or TV), with a higher resolution.
The S2721HGF resolution is more than enough to use the monitor for work, however, so unless you're editing high-resolution videos, you'll be able to make good use of it in your work-from-home setup.
And if you intend to watch movies on it, the S2721HGF offers a variety of colour settings to make the most out of your clips, and its gaming specs particularly shine with action movies.
Of course, full-HD is not 4K, and if you are spoiled for ultra HD resolution, you may want to look for something with more advanced features like the or the .
And if you think these are a little expensive, you could look at some cheaper gaming monitors like the or the
Design and Ergonomics
The Dell S2721HGF is a 27-inch curved monitor with a 16:9 ratio and dimensions of 60.84 x 9.63 x 36.41 cm.
At 4.06 kg, this is a fairly heavy screen, but it goes to show its build quality.
In fact, the S2721HGF feels sturdy. We have been moving it quite a bit to test it with both PS4 and PC, and it never felt like it was about to fall apart.
That being said, the S2721HGF's minimalistic design is mostly matte black plastic. The monitor clip-on base is hexagonal in shape, and measures only 9-inches, leaving plenty of space on your desk for other elements of your gaming setup.
It is also very easy to assemble, and it took us only a couple of minutes to snap the two parts together.
On the back, the monitor has a handy cutout in the stand for cable management.
In terms of ergonomics, the S2721HGF allows for a height adjustment of up to 5 inches (12.8,8).
It cannot switch between portrait and landscape and has no swivel function, but it does offer a tilt range feature allowing the screen to be tilted upward by 21 degrees and downward by -5 degrees.
We found this to be enough to satisfy our personal gaming needs, but we can see how some players may want to have more flexibility in this regard.
Connectivity
As far as connectivity is concerned, the Dell S2721HGF offers two HDMI 1.4 ports, one DisplayPort 1.2, and an audio line-out jack for your headphones.
Unfortunately, the ports are located underneath the vent, on the monitor's right side, making them a little tricky to access.
As in most monitors in this category, there are no USB ports in Dell's S2721HGF, but this goes to show how Dell cut several potential features to keep the price of this monitor under £200.
The S2721HGF comes with an HMDI cable in the box, so you won't have to worry about buying one separately.
Performance and Settings
All in all, the Dell S2721HGF offers a good compromise between price and performance, and for most gamers that will be enough.
This minimalistic monitor packs in a lot of tech, and shines particularly for its multitude of settings, high refresh rate, and sturdy built.
It is perfect for online competitive gaming, but also for single-player, story-driven ones, if you don't mind the full-HD resolution (as opposed to quad-HD or 4K).
If you do, however, and have the budget for a more ergonomic monitor, or one with a better resolution, you should definitely check out the and the .
And if you are on a tighter budget, you may want to have a look at cheaper options like the and the
Still, all in all, the Dell S2721HGF represents one of the best gaming screens currently available on the market under the £200 mark.
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