[AndrewK]

PCM2, are there any other monitors you would suggest for my use. I’m still not sure if QHD or UHD would suite my needs better and if a 27″ or 32″ would be better. I think if I might use two monitors 27″ might be better because 2x 32″ would be quite a lot of head movement but then I’m not sitting that close to the monitor (80-90cm) either so maybe a single 32″ UHD might be the best.

[PCM2]

Given what you’ve said about your eyes, preferences and viewing distance I really don’t see much point in chasing a high pixel density display. A pair of Dell U2719Ds may work well for you. But even a lower pixel density model like the ~32″ QHD models – but I agree that this might create such a large physical area that it would necessitate head movement. Up to you really, but I don’t really see much utility for you in a UHD screen that’s anything less than ~40″.

[AndrewK]

True, I think 27″ would be way too small at 4k for me. 32″ is minimum and even this might be too small and I don’t want any bigger display then 32″. I tried 37″ and 43″ they are all too big imo. Multiple displays are a better option for me because of the way I operate with my music DAW.

I think I will go for 2x Dell U2719D, maybe even 3x in the future.

Btw I nearly forgot about this two new interesting Samsung monitors, Samsung S27R750Q and Samsung S32R750U. It’s s shame it’s VA panel otherwise I would probably go for it because of the awesome adjustability. 32″ UHD at 460€ is a great price. I used to have Samsung VA monitors in the past when monitors were 4:3 and smaller but nowdays with bigger displays VA is kind of useless because you get loss of colour and contrast with just moving your head and if sitting to colose to the display nothing is uniform at all. VA is great if you sit a bit further back and mostly for movies or for TV’s, there is no IPS TV that can compete with a VA TV especially if it has FALD.

Anyway I went a bit off topic there, thank you very much for all your help.

[JensJ]

I just bought the Dell U2719DC, and I like the monitor very much.

I use the monitor with my MacBook Pro and my gamer PC.

I like the present mode “standard”, but should I use “Game” when I’am gaming?

Should I use normal response time when I use the MacBook, and fast for gaming?

[PCM2]

Hi JensJ,

As covered in the review they’re just presets which affect the colour setup and options available. They don’t affect the pixel responsiveness or anything else. So you should use whichever settings look best to your eyes, make your own adjustments in ‘Custom Color’ or simply trust the full factory calibration of the ‘Standard’ mode which is very good on this model. You should refer to the review for an explanation of why you should not use the ‘Fast’ response time setting. But frankly, if you can’t see the issues with your own eyes then feel free to use it anyway. All it does it give heavy and to many users obvious overshoot, ‘Standard’ is better balanced.

[AgentPooky]

Having used both the U2719D and the S2719DM, how does the screen surface matte coating differ?

The S2719DM looks quite nice, but I’m worried about the grainy coating. I’m used to whatever is on the U2412M.

[PCM2]

It doesn’t. They both have a very similar screen surface and they’re both a large improvement over the U2412M which has what I’d describe as a ‘heavy’ or ‘smeary’ graininess. A long time since I used that model, though.

[MSE]

Hi, I’m looking for a home office monitor and wondering about the difference between the U2719D and the P2720D. The specs look very similar, the newer “P” is about 70€ cheaper. Thanks in advance.

[PCM2]

The main difference is that the U2719D offers a tighter factory calibration, so colour accuracy ‘out of the box’ is better. According to user feedback the P2720D is not badly calibrated by any means and will be just fine for general-purpose use really. You’d get more out of either model by fully calibrating and profiling it with a colorimeter, if strong colour accuracy is important to you. But if your budget is restricted and you do any colour-critical work the UltraSharp model is a better choice. The U2719D also also offers a wide range of colour temperature presets, which from my testing were pretty close to the stated target, although only a minority of users would find those useful anyway.

And last but not least, the ‘U’ model offers a significantly thinner bottom bezel. Some people prefer that aesthetically and it lends itself better to portrait multi-monitor setups, but you might not mind the thicker bottom bezel of the P2720D. So the ‘P’ model is essentially a cheaper alternative that’s a bit cut down in some respects. Newer in no way means better – just different.

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