Dell S2340M owners (or people that have experience with them)... Come hither.

[flibberdipper]

I would like to know what it's like in multiple areas.

 

1. Gaming (Battlefield 3 probably being the most action packed one)
2. Screen glare (since it has a glossy screen this is really important to me)
3. Brightness (at 0, 25, 50, 75, and 100%)
4. Input lag (how bad is it)

So... Yeah...

[Wyre]

I find the S2340M to be one hell of a bargain. Brightness, Color, Contrast are all amazing... there is a bit of glare as it is a glossy screen. I feel that Dell did a good job of keeping the glare down as much as possible. If glare is such a big deal to you - photodon.com makes custom anti-glare film. Something like 35 dollars for the basic film all the way up to 50ish for the specialty films.

[Jvagle875]

There is a ton of screen glare if there is anyone light source pointing anywhere near it. Also one thing to note, if you ever need an adapter plugged in (hdmi-dvi) if you're going to have quite the time plugging it in as it won't fit unless you're willing to bend it a bit. 

[rambi36]

I have a Dell S2240M which pretty much the same minus the smaller screen. Gaming on it is pretty good. No noticeable ghosting or high input lag. Yeah the screen glare can be pretty bad if you have the sun blasting at your screen but TBH it makes it a bit sharper than a matte finish. Ther screen is very bright unless like what I said it you have sun blasting at your screen but in the dark MAN is this thing bright! Hope this helps

-Rameses aka CreepersCrawlers

[flibberdipper]

I find the S2340M to be one hell of a bargain. Brightness, Color, Contrast are all amazing... there is a bit of glare as it is a glossy screen. I feel that Dell did a good job of keeping the glare down as much as possible. If glare is such a big deal to you - photodon.com makes custom anti-glare film. Something like 35 dollars for the basic film all the way up to 50ish for the specialty films.

 

There is a ton of screen glare if there is anyone light source pointing anywhere near it. Also one thing to note, if you ever need an adapter plugged in (hdmi-dvi) if you're going to have quite the time plugging it in as it won't fit unless you're willing to bend it a bit. 

 

I have a Dell S2240M which pretty much the same minus the smaller screen. Gaming on it is pretty good. No noticeable ghosting or high input lag. Yeah the screen glare can be pretty bad if you have the sun blasting at your screen but TBH it makes it a bit sharper than a matte finish. Ther screen is very bright unless like what I said it you have sun blasting at your screen but in the dark MAN is this thing bright! Hope this helps

-Rameses aka CreepersCrawlers

I have a window behind me and to my right. Most of the time I have the shade closed, but a decent amount of light still comes through. Do you think that would be too bad?

[rambi36]

I have a window behind me and to my right. Most of the time I have the shade closed, but a decent amount of light still comes through. Do you think that would be too bad?

Nah it should be fine

[Jvagle875]

I have a window behind me and to my right. Most of the time I have the shade closed, but a decent amount of light still comes through. Do you think that would be too bad?

as long as it's not direct it should be ok... If you live near a microcenter, you should be able to pick one of them up and try it out. They usually have some good deals on open box monitors there as well.

[flibberdipper]

as long as it's not direct it should be ok... If you live near a microcenter, you should be able to pick one of them up and try it out. They usually have some good deals on open box monitors there as well.

Nearest one to me is about 4-5 hours away, but there is a Best Buy less than 20 minutes away and I can get it for $145 right now.

[Wyre]

Screens that are glossy tend to look a lot more sharp at the risk of glare. The glare will not be bad unless the light source is directly behind you... such as a lamp or something.

[rambi36]

Yo @tmcclelland455 you got a Microcenter near you? You can get pretty good deals there on monitors I got my S2240M there for only $120

[flibberdipper]

Yo @tmcclelland455 you got a Microcenter near you? You can get pretty good deals there on monitors I got my S2240M there for only $120

4-5 hours away. There's a Best Buy about 20 minutes away, and I can get one for $144 right now (not including the 6% sales tax).

[rambi36]

4-5 hours away. There's a Best Buy about 20 minutes away, and I can get one for $144 right now (not including the 6% sales tax).

cool shizzle

[flibberdipper]

cool shizzle

Hopefully I can keep all of the parts I have so I can get the monitor in the first place.