The screen itself is of course the main feature from the front and this has a light matte anti-glare finish, as explored later. The stand base has a curved rear edge, straight front edge and sloped sides with a small overall footprint. This includes the diagonal slope backwards at the bottom and not just the front-facing area. Including both components, the bezels are ~6.5mm (0.26 inches) at the top and sides and ~22mm (0.87 inches) at the bottom. This comprises a slim panel border that blends in well when the monitor is switched off and a thin hard outer component. The bezels are matte black plastic with a dual-stage or ‘3-side borderless’ design. The ‘flashiest’ element is probably the shiny metallic-effect blue Dell logo, although this is quite subdued unless light strikes it from the right angle. The stand is a dark blue-grey colour Dell refer to as ‘Recon blue’. The monitor features the smart and understated look Dell monitors are known for, without the sort of flashy design elements that some users dislike about many gaming monitors. Key talking points of the specifications are highlighted in blue below. Some of the key ‘talking points’ for this monitor have been highlighted in blue below. A 1ms grey to grey response time is specified, quite usual for monitors of this panel type and refresh rate. The monitor employs a 27” AU Optronics TN (Twisted Nematic) panel with support for a 155Hz refresh rate and true 8-bit colour (without dithering). We put this monitor through its paces to see how it stacks up against its original G-SYNC cousin, using our usual gauntlet of ‘real world’ tests. The S2719DGF is an evolution of this model, offering support for FreeSync (via Adaptive-Sync) and offering slight bump up in refresh rate to 155Hz. Out of the box colour performance left a lot to be desired, though, and even after calibration some issues remain. Indeed its 23.8” brother has been used as a responsiveness reference in many of our reviews. The Dell S2716DG set the bar for responsiveness.

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