Dell UltraSharp U2717D Review

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In its price range, the Dell U2717D offers adequate overall performance while used in everyday tasks, but the monitors overall picture quality is average. However, it can display reasonably good looking pictures thanks to its fair native contrast ratio, decent peak brightness, and adequate color accuracy. Getting the best viewing angles out of this the U2717D is simple since the monitor supports all the key ergonomic adjustments. As for the I/O, it comes with an integrated USB 3.0 port and a DisplayPort that can be used for daisy-chaining.

SpecsUpdate

Size27

Resolution2560 x 1440

Refresh Rate60

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Pros

Pro
Good for bright rooms

The U2717D works fairly good in bright environments, where it can fight glare thanks to its high sustained peak brightness that measures at almost 300 nits.

Pro
Colorful display

The Dell U2717D can reproduce the entire range of sRGB color gamut which is the default color gamut for both desktop and web applications.

Pro
The newer iteration of the beloved u2515h

InfinityEdge - very small Bezel.

Cons

Con
Not good for gaming

While playing action games, this monitor doesn't feel responsive because of its massive input lag. The measured value of the U2717D's input lag is 33 milliseconds. In this price range, you can get up to six times faster panel.