Dell Alienware AW2521HFLA 63.5 cm (25") 1920 x 1080 pixels Full HD LCD Silver, White

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I've always said that 1920x1080 stretched across a 27in screen isn't ideal, as while it's fine for games, it's just not quite good enough for everyday desktop tasks such as browsing the web or typing up documents. The subpixel layout and arrangement is normal and we had no subpixel-related concerns related to sharpness or text clarity on this model. We measure luminance and color on gaming monitors using a Klein K-80 colorimeter, a Murideo SIX-G signal generator connected over HDMI, and Portrait Displays' Calman software.

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Besides, refresh rates are only set to increase over the coming years, and Asus have just announced they're releasing their first 360Hz gaming monitor this September. The image below shows a printed reference sheet of 24 ‘sRGB’ shades, included as part of the Datacolor SpyderCHECKR 24 package.If a game ran at 34fps, for example, the refresh rate would be 68Hz to help keep tearing and stuttering at bay. Its color performance (notably, for movies) doesn’t impress, and its G-Sync Compatible adaptive-sync feature didn’t prove quite as silky-smooth as native G-Sync can be.

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It was free from alternation between deeper purple and a very strong pink hue that you’d see on VA and moreover VA models.The Alienware AW2521HFL is the latest version of Dell's 240Hz gaming monitor, taking over from the excellent, if now slightly dated AW2518H. They also come surprisingly close to the reference screen, with just a hint of ‘powdery trailing’ for the dark background (top row) that isn’t there on the reference.

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Even the best VA performers show quite pronounced shifts in saturation for such pastel shades when they’re shown towards peripheral sections of the screen rather than centrally.com is a leading authority on technology, delivering lab-based, independent reviews of the latest products and services. In truth, there isn’t much visual difference between 240Hz and 144Hz for most people and decent 144Hz 1080p monitors at this size can be had for much less than the Alienware AW2521HF. We observed some faint vertical dynamic interlace patterns at ~60Hz and below, but these were not particularly obtrusive in our view. The Alienware AW2521HFL doesn’t have the restrictions of G-Sync monitors, so it has a fully-equipped connectivity layout. Some users prefer to leave VSync enabled but use a frame rate limiter set a few frames below the maximum supported (e.

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We also tested movie content, which was much more limited in frame rate (generally 24fps, 30fps or 60fps). The screen itself is a 1,920-by-1,080-pixel Fast IPS panel with both Nvidia G-Sync Compatible and AMD FreeSync adaptive-sync capability. This is an alternative to VSync which allows the frame rate to rise above the refresh rate (no VSync latency penalty) whilst potentially keeping the experience free from tearing or juddering.The "L" is simply the the HF in the Lunar Light color, while the original HF is the Dark Side of the Moon color. The dark desktop background highlights ‘IPS glow’, which creates an obvious ‘bloom’ as viewing angles become steeper. As such shades appear much as the developers intend, with a bit of extra saturation in places and a bit of extra vibrancy for some shades.