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[YoungMan]

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[moocow]

G2724D is showing $320 now and mark as sold out on Dell. I'm rocking a Dell S3422DWG 34 inch curved gaming monitor and it's on sale for $400 at the moment. So far no problem after using it for 2 years but haven't play FPS games with it tho.

 

[Marzipan]

I have only had Dell UltraSharp monitors for the last 10 years. first was thee U24xx back in 2013 and then in 2016 I switched over to a U3415w. my current situation doesn't allow me to use it right now, but I miss it. I am, however, considering a 43" - 50" 4K display...should I find myself able to work from a home office rather than dinner table.

 

[Lysrin]

Ultrasharps have always been hard to beat for work.

Just a comment on Gigabyte as a brand, I have a 43" one and it's a VA panel so not in the same visual quality as the Ultrasharps, but it is very nice and I haven't had any issues with this monitor or Gigabyte's build quality. Full disclosure, this is the second one The first one had a panel issue out of the box, but exchanged and I've had zero issues with the current one since 2021.

Mine has a built in KVM, and again full disclosure, it works but it is a little flaky by times. I ended up buying a standalone KVM instead.

Personally I think you'd be happier with a 32" at 1440p coming from the 1200p. I have 32" 2560x1440 monitors at work and if find them nearly perfect for work, coding, etc. I run my 43" 4K at 125%. I didn't want to, I loved the native 4K screen real estate, but for long reading and working sessions the 125% is just better on my eyes.

 

[Bond007]

I will leave the monitor choices to others with experience with them. But I have always had good luck with Dell monitors, and would probably go that route over the Gigabyte. I MUCH prefer 27" @ 1440p.

You didn't mention what size your current monitor is, but just as a reference (if you aren't already tracking), 1080p 24" has around the same pixels per inch (PPI) as 1440p 32" (I think around 92 PPI). IMO the 1440p sweet spot is 27", as you get a higher PPI that I think notably increases clarity (I believe 109PPI). I have never had any issues with not being able to read something on that size monitor (pretty much everything can be scaled to your liking if required).

So at the end of the day for 27 vs 32', you need to decide between a physically larger display, or one that increases the pixel density/clarity of the picture. As I said, for me it is an easy call, but I understand others may not value the visual detail as much physical size.

 

[Lysrin]

I will leave the monitor choices to others with experience with them. But I have always had good luck with Dell monitors, and would probably go that route over the Gigabyte. I MUCH prefer 27" @ 1440p.

You didn't mention what size your current monitor is, but just as a reference (if you aren't already tracking), 1080p 24" has around the same pixels per inch (PPI) as 1440p 32" (I think around 92 PPI). IMO the 1440p sweet spot is 27", as you get a higher PPI that I think notably increases clarity (I believe 109PPI). I have never had any issues with not being able to read something on that size monitor (pretty much everything can be scaled to your liking if required).

So at the end of the day for 27 vs 32', you need to decide between a physically larger display, or one that increases the pixel density/clarity of the picture. As I said, for me it is an easy call, but I understand others may not value the visual detail as much physical size.

It's not that we don't "value" the visual detail... it's just as the eyes age the compromises start to come in Balance, all about balance lol

 

[Bond007]

It's not that we don't "value" the visual detail... it's just as the eyes age the compromises start to come in Balance, all about balance lol

haha. Don't value "as much"...doesn't mean at all! Does increased scaling for bigger fonts have issues for you? Works fine whenever I have tried it.

 

[Lysrin]

haha. Don't value "as much"...doesn't mean at all! Does increased scaling for bigger fonts have issues for you? Works fine whenever I have tried it.

Yup scaling works. Use it on my 4K as much as I’d rather not but not required on the 32” 1440p screens at work.

 

[YoungMan]

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[Lysrin]

Aight, thanks guys, I'm gonna stick with the Dells. Will try both and return the gaming one if the visuals aren't as good as rtings says they are. Though it's tempting to keep as it's nearly half the price.

@Lysrin I don't like that you spent over $1k on a monitor and there's no QC. Even the cheapest Ultrasharps get calibrated and therefor checked in the process.
And so for that reason, I'm out. -Barbara

I can testify to Ultrasharp's overall quality as I still have a 2209WA running as a bench monitor.

Well I wouldn't say "no QC", but I hear you. Good luck with the Dells! My daughter is still running my 27" Ultrasharp (U2711) on her PC. Been working great for years.