Best between these two monitors?

[bellabichon]

Thanks to everyone who gave me feedback on my previous post. I have now narrowed down my list to two monitors. This one and this one. I consider myself fairly tech-savvy, but when it comes to monitors I'm a total newbie. If someone could give me some advice and explain the main differences between them, that would be really helpful. Thanks a lot!

[dizmo]

What are the model numbers?

Those of us not in the US won't get linked to them properly.

[EunSoo]

It's seems like they are the same but the S2718NX is HDR. I'd get that one

[EunSoo]

Just now, dizmo said:

What are the model numbers?

Those of us not in the US won't get linked to them properly.

Dell U2417H and the Dell S2718NX

[bellabichon]

Just now, dizmo said:

What are the model numbers?

Those of us not in the US won't get linked to them properly.

Sorry! I'm Canadian! Model numbers are S2718NX and U2417H.

[dizmo]

2 minutes ago, bellabichon said:

Sorry! I'm Canadian! Model numbers are S2718NX and U2417H.

Haha, I'm never sure if it's Vancouver Washington or Vancouver BC

It also seems to be that every link I click for Dell is messed up. Luckily I never have to use their site so...*shrug*

 

I like the HDR on the 27", but the fact that it has such a horrible stand and has no VESA mounts is inexcusable (for me).

I vote for the 24". I also can't stand 1080p at 27", I find it too blurry, though if you sit pretty far back or have worse vision it might not be a big factor for you.

 

What's your use case?

[bellabichon]

2 minutes ago, dizmo said:

Haha, I'm never sure if it's Vancouver Washington or Vancouver BC

It also seems to be that every link I click for Dell is messed up. Luckily I never have to use their site so...*shrug*

 

I like the HDR on the 27", but the fact that it has such a horrible stand and has no VESA mounts is inexcusable (for me).

I vote for the 24". I also can't stand 1080p at 27", I find it too blurry, though if you sit pretty far back or have worse vision it might not be a big factor for you.

 

What's your use case?

Some light gaming (rocket league, etc.) and schoolwork. I was actually thinking the same thing. The stand on the 27" looks just horrible. I'll probably be going with the 24" then. Thanks for your help!

[lefudgelover666]

keep in mind that the 27" claims it has DELL HDR, which isnt real HDR, just dells saturation mode, the Ultrasharp is a higher end panel and due to being a bit smaller will have the crisper image

[Howardtruth]

The things that I typically look for in a monitor are:

- Resolution

 

- Refresh rate(how many times a second the monitor displays an image, measured in hertz)

 

- Panel type(TN panels have bad viewing angles but can have very high refresh rates, IPS panels have great color accuracy and large viewing angles but can’t have as high of a refresh rate, and VA panels are in the middle of TN and IPS. They have better colors and viewing angles than TN, can have fairly high refresh rates, and have a higher contrast ratio than TN and IPS.)

 

- Color depth(How many colors a monitor can technically display, commonly measured in bits. Higher color depth means smoother gradients. 8 bit is good while 10 bit is great.)

 

- Brightness(Measured in cd/m². The higher the number the brighter the screen can go. 250-300 is common.)

 

- sRGB/Adobe RGB coverage(99+% is typical sRGB coverage. There was a really helpful As Fast As Possible covering this.)

 

Notes:

- Contrast ratios posted on spec sheets are almost always faked or cheated. You’re better off just not worrying about them or finding a reliable source for this information.

 

- HDR can be nice but it’s currently quite buggy with windows.

 

- Every monitor is different and you can never judge monitors completely on it’s specs. It’s very beneficial to go to a store and compare the monitors yourself.

 

(Disclaimer: I’m not a professional. I can’t guarantee that everything said here is perfectly accurate.)