Dell 144Hz Gaming Monitor FHD 24 Inch Monitor - 1ms Response Time, LED Edgelight System, AMD FreeSync Premium, VESA, Gray - S2421HGF

This is my first time buying a PC Monitor and Im absolutely in love. The adjustable height and tilt features are outstanding. The picture quality is smooth and it runs quite well! Im super happy with this purchase and Ill be buying a second one as soon as I can.

This monitor is an average gaming monitor but a good bang for your buck. If you turn the response time to “extreme” you will get a ghosting effect. (If you don’t know much about monitors, look up monitor ghosting on YouTube) I had to lower the setting down for my colors to get better in higher FPS games. If I had to redo my purchase, I might’ve saved up my money to get a better quality monitor

To be clear, this is a review of the 24 model, not the 27. Ive only had it for a couple days, so Ill have to wait and see whether my long-term experience matches my initial impressions, but so far it has met all my expectations. Easy to assemble and hook up, with no stuck pixels or other cosmetic issues. It only comes with an HDMI cable so I had to buy a DisplayPort cable separately but thats not a big deal. Also, I was pleased to discover that it does indeed support G-Sync. The store page listings gave me the impression that the 24 and 27 models both support FreeSync but only the bigger one had G-Sync, so when I ordered the smaller one I expected to have to figure out how to make FreeSync work with my PCs Nvidia card. But the actual packaging (and a sticker on the stand base) make it clear that the 24 one absolutely does support G-Sync too, and once I had it connected it was easy to enable it from the Nvidia control panel. Im upgrading from a basic 60 hz office-style monitor, so Ive immediately noticed a big difference when gaming. My PC isnt particularly powerful, so most games cant stay above 100 fps without turning down the graphics settings, but even running at 80-90 fps, everything feel noticeably smoother. The 1 ms response time also makes a big difference there - my old monitor had an input lag of something like 8 ms. And G-Sync seems to be doing its job as far as avoiding tearing or stuttering, and even when I keep the graphics settings high and allow the framerate to fluctuate, it still feels smooth. The overall image also looks brighter, clearer and sharper, with noticeably more vibrant colors. Thats especially true when gaming but it even applies just to web browsing. As gaming monitors go, this one is pretty much the most affordable option without sacrificing quality, so its probably outclassed by most other gaming screens, but if youre upgrading from a generic 60 hz monitor its a substantial improvement. My only complaint is that, for whatever reason, the default gamma setting is way, way too high, so when I first plugged it in the whole thing looked really washed out, with colors that were actually less bright than on my old monitor. At first I thought it was a contrast problem so I tried to fiddle with the monitors own contrast and brightness settings but that didnt work. But then I went into the Nvidia control panel and turned the gamma down by about 30% and voila - instant fix.

Overall this Dell Gaming monitor is a gem for gamers on a budget. I have my Xbox One S connected via hdmi. I am able to get 1080p on 120hz. Graphics are real crisp once you adjust the picture settings under custom. The other presets are horrible. I have my response time on super fast which equals 2ms response. Very crisp with no ghosting or blurred picture. I mostly play Warzone and Fortnite. If this monitor supported HDR it would be a game changer!

Bought this monitor for my husband because of the good reviews but his experience with it was very bad. Heres his review Issues: 1. All the built in presets look washed out. Seriously? This was Dells chance to impress but all settings are horrible. Did some googling and cant find a good custom setting that suits my taste. With all the great reviews saying the picture quality is great... Im left to wonder HOW?? Maybe I got a dud. 2. Pixelating display for some games. There is visible pixelation when you focus on certain objects on the screen, the pixelation goes away once you stop moving. I dont know if this is another form of ghosting, I didnt feel like I wanted to waste my time finding a solution for it. None of these issues appeared in older less expensive monitor that Ive used 3. I know its a TN panel but even the slightest vertical head movement would result in contrast change, pair that with the washed color... its really not acceptable for the price you are paying Returned. Sad, I wanted to like it and Ive been using Dell products for a long time and this one was a big disappointment. Bought an ASUS VG259Q... the difference was night and day for an extra 50$. None of the problems above, not all presets was to my liking but none of them appeared washed. Glad I returned this Dell and went with the other brand.

I have 2 of the 24” versions of these monitors, and I’ve been using them for about 2.5 years now and they’re great. I actually just came back to the page for it to get mounting details because I’m about to mount them on the wall for the first time. 2.5 years later and they’re still my main monitors and still work great like the day I got them.

It really does what it is for its price. It gives off that faster feel of gaming I was needing while having a bright screen. I had to get used to playing a smaller screen through because I was previously on a 32” tv, but ITV didn’t take long to get used to the size when the gaming was so sharp to play on. Was also really easy to install the stand with the monitor and wires, with the hdmi that came with it to give if that 144hz screen. I do reccommend this monitor if anyone is needing one at a good price range.

I dont game, and I put this on an adjustable stand so the pretty stand that came with it is a waste on me. That said, it was a better deal than the business monitors, with all of the connectors I could want and more performance than I need. What more do you want?

This monitor is very good for the price. 1ms response time and 300+ nits brightness is very impressive. My only issue is since it’s a tn panel it’s viewing angles aren’t the best and the picture quality is a bit off. But if you’re just gaming that isn’t going to be a problem.

Monitor works like it should. Good picture and refresh rate. My only gripe is that it was shipped in its original box last at the edge of my front porch. You can clearly see Dell and Gaming Monitor on the box. My neighbors suck and will take a penny if they can. At least put a cover box/bag over it for shipping.