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Edited June 10, 2021
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I just did a price match vs MicroCenter and after the rep agreeing to match they lowered the list price on the website. Read below for deal instructions (copied from a previous post, with updated pricing)
Dell has 27" Alienware AW2721D 2560x1440 QHD 240Hz 1ms IPS G-Sync Gaming Monitor on sale for $742.49 - Extra 10% Off unique promo code (when you sign up for their email newsletter listing) = $668.24 or when follow the instructions listed below. Shipping is free.
Note, must apply your unique promo code to receive the extra 10% off discount in cart.
Deal Instructions
Click this
link [dell.com] here (please allow up to 30 minutes to 1 hour for your unique code to arrive)
Add in your user info along w/ the designated email you would like to use
Note, you may update your preference at anytime if you no longer want to receive emails
You'll receive a unique 10% Off coupon on your next purchase titled 'Thanks for singing up! [+ get 10% off]'
Click this
link [dell.com] here
Add the item to cart
Apply your unique 10% off coupon code in the 'Coupons' section
Final price should be $668.24 w/ free shipping
Note, some states do charge environmental fee
Specs/Key Features
Resolution: 2560x1440p
Refresh Rate: 24-240Hz (Vertical) or 30-255 kHz (Horitzonal)
Contrast Ratio: 1000:1 (Typical)
Response Time: 1ms (GTG)
Panel Type: IPS
Adaptive Sync: NVIDIA G-Sync Ultimate
Adjustable Stand
Inputs
2x HDMI (v2.0)
1x DP 1.4
1x Audio Line Out
1x Headphone Out Jack
Warranty
Includes a 3-year warranty w/ purchase (you may purchase/upgrade 4 years advance exchange service for an extra $59)
https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/a...ccessories
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This monitor is the same price as a 144 Hz 1440p Acer predator from 3-4 years ago.
Not to mention, you probably don't even want your GPU to run a marathon to display all of those frames you wont notice.
Ripoff.
Save your cash for an ultrawide or a cheaper 1440p display
$736.72 - $11 (CC CB) - $120 (AMEX DELL OFFER) = $605.72.
Really good deal.
Called AMEX also and they said I'll get the 120$ credit in 5 business days or until next statement.
He is really picky and he says this is the best monitor out there.
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The hardware unboxed review overstates the amount of overshoot this monitor has on the "FAST" setting. I have this monitor and I never notice overshoot in game. Absolutely never. Even on the blurbusters UFO ghosting test I can barely, I repeat barely, see any overshoot. An incredibly slight amount. And that is on a torture test, with my eyes up against the screen trying to see overshoot.
So why does their review show high overshoot?
Hardware unboxed recently updated their testing protocols to capture a larger portion of the pixel transition. They went from measuring 10-90% transitions to measuring 3-97% transitions. They also made some other changes that you can read in detail on tech spot or watch the video on youtube. I think this is great, and I love the more detailed analysis they are doing now, including cumulative deviation measurements. However, they still measure overshot as a percentage of the RGB value, which I think is a mistake. The problem with this is that it overstates overshoot for small transitions. If you are going from 0-150, then a 20% overshoot would equal going over by 30 (ie you would hit 180 before correcting down to 150). But going from 120-150, a 20% overshoot would equal going over by 6 (ie you would hit 156 before correcting back down to 150). They report these two instances of overshoot as being the same (20%). But this is not the same! Going over by 30, vs going over by 6 is a massive difference. If you look at their overshoot chart you will see that the transitions with "high" overshoot areas are clustered around the small transitions. If you do the math and calculate the RGB value changes from the percentage data you will see that many red transitions have similar RGB overshoot values as yellow and green transitions.
I can't claim credit for this analysis, btw. TFTcentral recently updated their monitor review procedures and they analyzed the problems with using percentage overshoot and the solution they came up with was using RGB values to measure overshoot. They go through an exercise of determine what amount of overshoot (measured in RGB, not %) is noticeable and what isn't. Check out the article they wrote if you are interested.
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*32 inch or ultrawide are out of the question because of desk space limitations.
This monitor is overpriced for the average gamer. For competitive FPS gaming however, this is one of , if not the best monitor out there. If you enjoy RPG or RTS gaming more then there are better, cheaper options out there.
If you have the desk space for the appropriate viewing distance, 27" 1440p is amazing even for shooters. 24" is the sweet spot for 1080p, but once you go 27" 1440p, you can't go back.
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