Alienware 27 Inch 240Hz Gaming Monitor, 2560 x 1440p QHD (Quad High Definition), Fast IPS , VESA Display, HDR 600, NVIDIA G-SYNC Ultimate Certification, AW2721D, XW3CK - White

i bought this used for a huge discount off the original price and was pleasantly surprised when it came basically looking absolutely brand new and none of the defects that were listed on amazon were present. before this i tried a bunch of monitors and found that all of them have their pros and cons, and this monitor hits the sweet spot of the pros outweighing the cons.i tried the 27GN950 (4K 144HZ) and loved how sharp the monitor was with text and gaming, but what made the monitor so good (4k resolution) also ended up being its biggest downfall, since modern GPU technology just isnt capable of playing most games at a smooth refresh rate at 4K. and refresh rate ties into input lag, so a low refresh rate means high input lag which means a not so pleasant PC gaming experiencei tried the LG CX48 which had the best picture quality ive ever seen (OLED, infinite contrast), but as a monitor it was impracticali tried the 240HZ 1080P XL2546 and realized 1080p has no place in 2021all monitors suffer from poor picture quality in regards to content consumption because of contrast ratio in LCD technology, so if you're looking for a monitor for productivity, gaming and shows/movies you will be disappointed no matter how much money you spend in regards to the 3rd. get a TV + a monitor if you care about picture quality for shows/movies. i remember watching wandavision on my 27GN950 in HDR and couldnt believe it, it looked like someone was shining a flashlight on my screen, you could barely see anything. cheap black friday TV's have better pictures than that.so the AW2721D really shines out of all these options for monitors becausea. 1440p is sharp enough to not impact performance in modern games, and modern GPU's are more than capable of playing games at 1440p at 144FPS especially with DLSSb. g-sync ultimate. 99% of monitors have software level g-sync, which just removes tearing at the cost of a slight hit to input lag. this monitor however has a hardware level g-sync module *built in*, which means you get the smoothest possible picture with 0 inconsistencies in frametimes + no screen tearing, and you actually get input lag so incredibly low you'd find it difficult going back to anything without it.c. this is kind of irrelevant to the monitor itself but dell has a whopping 3 year warranty on their monitors, so you know you're safe if anything ever happens to it. also the packaging is really nice compared to most monitors. the design and aesthetics are minimal and clean.ultimately, this monitor should be the endgame for a lot of people unless you have a preference for ultrawides. now it is expensive, and i think its overpriced but that's not a fault of the monitor but a fault of monitor technology still being years behind TV's. i think for 800+$ you should be able to have a good content consumption experience when it comes to TV shows/movies, which is why i wanted to save as much money as possible and bought a used version. anyone who complains about IPS glow/backlight bleed needs to realize these aren't meant for content consumption, and for the large majority of your usage with a monitor those things aren't noticable unless you spend most of your time staring at a black screen. for what this thing is intended for, like most monitors, which is the smoothest most responsive gaming experience, and a sharp productivity experience, it is the best on the market.

The PROS:Mine arrived in perfect condition, double boxed from Amazon. The Alienware packaging is actually very nice, well packaged to ensure the monitor arrives in perfect condition. I have no dead pixels, no hot or stuck pixels, no back light bleed, with minimal IPS glow that is on all IPS monitors.Amazing colors, great viewing angles, and blazing fast pixel response times. G-Sync works flawlessly as expected, and yes this monitor has REAL G-Sync, not that compatible crap that flickers or has issues like on the Samsung G7. This is the real deal, and worth the extra. I got mine at $733, so definitely buy it on Amazon and not at the $1099 Dell's website is charging.The monitor has a fan, but you can't hear it. I would not know this has a fan if I had not read that in a review, so don't let that deter you. I've held my head to the back of the monitor and cannot hear anything at all. Dead silent.Zero bezels on this display make for an excellent viewing experience, and the monitor is very clean looking from the front with no crazy gamer in your face appearance. I like the minimalistic look that is presented here. Really premium look overall. There is minimal RGB lighting that can be fully disabled in the OSD or software, even the power button light can be turned off. The monitor itself has really good build quality, doesn't feel cheap or feel like it would break easily.I'm not a fan of the Alienware stand, so I opted to mount this via the VESA mounting on my Amazon Basics stand. I wish it had the stand like an older Dell S2716DG that I previously owned. Dell, please take note.The CONS:The monitor doesn't have ULMB or any type of anti motion blur strobing technology. At this price point and with real G-Sync this is not acceptable. This is a HUGE miss and should be included or provided via a firmware update. Even a cheap AOC $180 monitor I had included a backlight strobing feature. Dell needs to provide a firmware update to fix this as I see no reason this monitor can't do it.10-bit color cannot be used at 240Hz, then why advertise the monitor as 10 bit? This is also a huge mess up, and again something that needs to be fixed via a firmware update.I'm not a console gamer, but apparently the monitor cannot output a proper 4K signal over HDMI for next gen consoles which is also a nasty oversight for anyone hoping to use this monitor for that purpose.Hopefully these issues can be addressed with firmware updates soon.Overall:I love the monitor, will be keeping it as it checks most of my boxes and really is a phenomenal monitor even with some of the CONS listed above and I got it for a reasonable price. But I really wish some of the cons I listed could be addressed.

Great monitor, I got this one after returning a Samsung Odyssey G7 I previously purchased in exchange for the alienware AW2721D as it has a Gsync Module installed.It has several Refresh Rates Avaliable and with the higher end Gsync Ultimate Module it can technically support any framerate between 30-240FPs if you use a Framerate Limiter like RivaTuner.The HDR isn't all that great though and seems to just be a dynamic backlight gimmick, but I didn't buy it for HDR and most competitive gamers wouldnt care for it either. It also supports full 12 bit color all the way up to 144HZ, but make sure you install it's driver and set up Dell's screen calibration profile in windows to fully experience the full color support.Like others in the reviews I do notice some Backlight bleed in the bottom left and right corners but as of 2 weeks of using it and it going through many tempature cycles the backlight bleed seems to be going away like its supposed to as the pannel adhesive in those corners starts to relax tension on it, but as of today its only noticeable when the screen is displaying darker scenes like loading screens and boot.