Dell S2716DG vs ASUS PG279Q

[KSP]

So I have been wanting to make the switch to an actual 1440p gaming monitor, as currently I game on some crappy monitor I don't even know the name of. I wanted 1440p and High refresh rate, and I have narrowed my choices down to the Dell S2716DG and the ASUS ROG Swift PG279Q (Yes, I know Acer has a monitor that is the same exact specs as the ROG Swift, but I don't like its aesthetics :P). Currently, I can get the Dell monitor at Best Buy or Amazon for $479.99, which looks very appealing, and the ROG Swift goes for $749.99. Both monitors are 1440p, high refresh rate (144Hz for the Dell and 165 for the ROG Swift), both are 27", and both have GSynch. However, the Dell has a TN Panel and the ROG Swift has a IPS panel. So I would go for the ROG Swift for the IPS Colors, even tho its close to $300 more. However, I have read user reviews of the monitor, and its fairly mixed. Some say the monitor came with little to no BLB and no dead pixels (they were usually newer reviews), and some say their experience with the monitor was quite horrifying, horrendous BLB, dead pixels, etc (usually they were older reviews). The reviews are what is making me hesitant to dropping $750 on the ROG Swift, as I would rather not enter enter a lottery system when spending this amount of money. Thats when I stated to look at the Dell SG2716DG monitor. The user reviews for this monitor are great, many 5 stars. However, the Dell does use a TN panel, which with out of the box settings yield worse colors than a IPS panel., and maybe even a worse experience when gaming. But, I have also read that with some tweaking to the settings, the Dell TN Panel can produce nice colors. So I am wondering, should I spend the extra $300 to enter a somewhat lottery system for the ROG Swift? Or should I save the $300 and live with (slightly) worse colors?

*Please note that I am not a "hardcore" gamer, and I do enjoy colors and the overall experience"

Thank you all.

[Thamer]

I was looking for the same thing, I found the Dell monitor for around $500 (Which is highly rare in my country)

[Glenwing]

For that kind of price difference I'd just go with the Dell. The TN panel is uses is about as good as you can get.

[Techicolors]

note that pretty much all 1440p 144hz IPS panels, AFAIK, have this panel lottery problem. that being said, if you're willing to RMA a few times to get the right panel, ASUS will allow you to. i heard a lot of cases of people RMA lots of times to get the quality they want and expect.  

[HKZeroFive]

I have the PG279Q and it's a rock solid monitor. Naturally, there's the matter of dealing with the AU Optronics panel lottery so YMMV.

 

The Dell's TN panel is as good as they come once you mess with the colour settings. Obviously, it's not going to be as good as an IPS one but if the price difference is that large, I'd probably go for that.

[Vigilante505]

I have the PG279Q and love it. The only thing I cant figure out is a single line of pixels on the far left that changes colors randomly when playing game almost like a tearing issue. No idea what it is but it happens so rarely I dont bother with it.

[KSP]

I think I should have added a poll, lol.

@Vigilante505 and @HKZeroFive, how long ago did you pick up your PG279Q? Does your monitor have any BLB, or any other quality issues?

[HKZeroFive]

1 minute ago, KSP said:

I think I should have added a pole, lol.

@Vigilante505 and @HKZeroFive, how long ago did you pick up your PG279Q? Does your monitor have any BLB, or any other quality issues?

Backlight bleed and IPS glow is mostly minimal and not really an issue nor noticeable to be honest. But then again, I might've been lucky so YMMV.

[KSP]

2 minutes ago, HKZeroFive said:

Backlight bleed and IPS glow is mostly minimal and not really an issue nor noticeable to be honest. But then again, I might've been lucky so YMMV.

Ah ok, thank you.

[Vigilante505]

1 hour ago, KSP said:

I think I should have added a poll, lol.

@Vigilante505 and @HKZeroFive, how long ago did you pick up your PG279Q? Does your monitor have any BLB, or any other quality issues?

I did have some stuck pixels when i got my first one. I had it switched out at Best Buy and went over this new one with a fine tooth comb. No issues.

[KSP]

So, I have decided to save the $300 purchase the Dell S2716DG over the ASUS PG279Q. Maybe I'll use that money for a new monitor when the next generation of monitors are released. Thanks all for the feedback and help!

[sazrocks]

If there’s still time you should know that the dell regularily goes on sale for $400 from Best Buy. You can see when the next sale will be by looking at the price graph on PCPP.

[PineyCreek]

Beginning to think that I might do the same.  I was holding out for a IPS panel but I may go the TN panel route since that's what I use now (4 year old 1080 panel).  Primarily gaming...so I could get an IPS panel without G-Sync for anything requiring more accurate color representation.  I dunno.  Thoughts?

[KSP]

Welp. The Dell panel is no longer $479.99, I see it now going for around $500-600, which I am kinda pissed about (I should have grabbed it when it was on sale! Darn!). I might start to reconsider getting the PG279Q. Or I might just wait for the S2716DG to go back on sale.

[D.Donahoe]

On 7/15/2017 at 2:38 PM, Vigilante505 said:

I have the PG279Q and love it. The only thing I cant figure out is a single line of pixels on the far left that changes colors randomly when playing game almost like a tearing issue. No idea what it is but it happens so rarely I dont bother with it.

You will find that single line of pixels belongs in the middle of the screen.  It is some odd refresh bug in the drivers.  I usually change the refresh rate in windows (144/120) and back to fix it.  I haven't worried about it since the issue is rather rare for me (noticed once a month or so).  

[Chuck83]

Dell customer service made me go with them versus Asus.

 

Asus stinks if any issue happens (I'm a fan of Asus....Hero motherboard, Strix GPU in my build)