When comparing Dell P2415Q vs LG 34UC79G-B, the Slant community recommends Dell P2415Q for most people. In the question“What are the best monitors?” Dell P2415Q is ranked 1st while LG 34UC79G-B is ranked 198th. The most important reason people chose Dell P2415Q is:
Complete input lag time (signal delay and pixel response time) is 11.85ms or ¾ of a frame.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Reasonably small input lag
Complete input lag time (signal delay and pixel response time) is 11.85ms or ¾ of a frame.
Pro Comes excellently calibrated
Pro Good color temperature uniformity
According to Spyder4Elite tests performed by PC Monitor, P2415Q has good color temperature uniformity. A DeltaE deviation of over 3 can be easily noticed by most people and the highest deviation recorded is 2.5. It's worth noting that the monitor has an uniformity compensation setting that in the same test proved to make things worse with a maximum deviation of 2.9.
Pro Impressive contrast
According to tests performed by PC Monitors, P2415Q set to factory defaults (75% brightness, Standard preset) produces luminance in the range of 0.21 - 237 cd/m² with a contrast ratio of 1129. It provides good brightness and dark blacks. It is also capable of going up to 0.30 - 331 cd/m² with a contrast ratio of 1182 at 100% brightness.
Pro Good for gaming
The LG 34UC79G-B is an excellent option for action gamers thanks to its high responsiveness and excellent motion handling. In terms of responsiveness, this monitor performs on par with the best gaming monitors in its price range because of it's high 144Hz native refresh rate and low input lag. The motion is kept under control since the monitor's pixels can switch their colors fast enough.
Cons
Con A maximum refresh rate of 60Hz can be a concern for some
A 60Hz monitor, while sufficient for most people in most cases, can still cause issues with fast-moving objects on screen. It's especially important with things like gaming where the ability to react to events happening on the screen quickly is important.
Con IPS glow
IPS glow is the light on the sides or corners of the screen that can reduce some of the peripheral detail.
Con Somewhat too grainy texture surface
Con Doesn't work well in certain games
The monitor's aspect ratio of 21:9 doesn't work that well in certain games because those games don't scale their user interface to match the aspect ratio of 21:9.
Con Doesn't work well in certain games
The monitor's aspect ratio of 21:9 doesn't work that well in certain games because those games don't scale their user interface to match the aspect ratio of 21:9.