Dell S2719DGF Monitor Review

The S21719DGF has a simple design similar to other Dell monitors. It's mainly black and should fit into any office or gaming environment.

The stand supports the monitor well with only minimal wobble. It's small so you can still place objects in front of it.

The ergonomics are excellent. You can adjust the height, tilt, swivel, and even rotate the monitor with ease. You'll have no problem placing it comfortably on your desk.

The back of the monitor is very plain. All the inputs are in the back and are facing downwards so they won't protrude if you VESA-mount it.

Cable management is serviced through a hole on the stand, just like most other Dell monitors.

The borders are thin and you'll have no problem placing two monitors side-by-side. There's a groove that runs along the outer side of the border that serves as a vent.

The monitor gets much thicker with the stand attached and will take up some space on your desk.

Good build quality. Like most other Dell monitors, it's mostly made of plastic but it's sturdy without gaps or loose ends.

The native contrast ratio of the Dell S2719DGF is disappointing and blacks look gray in a dark room.

The S2719DGF doesn't have a local dimming feature. The video above is provide for reference only.

Impressive SDR peak brightness. The S2719DGF maintains its brightness across different content extremely well and it can get bright enough to combat glare in most rooms.

This monitor doesn't support HDR.

Mediocre horizontal viewing angles. Viewing from the side loses image accuracy, which isn't ideal if you need to share your screen with a coworker or for co-op gaming.

Poor vertical viewing angles. As is the case with most TN panels, the colors appear inverted if you mount the monitor above eye level. However, if you place it slightly below eye level, you won't lose much image accuracy.

Good gray uniformity. The edges are a bit darker, but this isn't noticeable with most content. There's minimal dirty screen effect in the center, which is great for watching sports or during panning shots. The monitor is nearly uniform in dark scenes.

Terrible black uniformity for the S2719DGF. Backlight bleed is visible almost everywhere and unfortunately, this is also noticeable in normal content, especially when displaying a uniform dark color. Note that black uniformity is panel-specific and will differ from unit to unit, but we have seen reports displaying similar uniformity.

Good out-of-box color accuracy. Most colors are somewhat inaccurate and the color temperature is warmer than the target of 6500K, so colors will be closer to red/yellow. The gamma follows the target well, but most scenes will be darker than intended.

After calibration, its color accuracy is excellent. It's almost impossible to spot any inaccuracy with the naked eye. The color temperature is also extremely close to the 6500K target, and the gamma follows the target curve more closely, so most scenes will be at their correct brightness.

You can download our ICC profile calibration here. This is provided for reference only and shouldn't be used, as the calibration values vary per individual unit even for the same model due to manufacturing tolerances.

Great SDR color gamut. The S2719DGF covers nearly all of the sRGB color space used in most content. Photo editors might be a bit disappointed with the somewhat limited coverage of the Adobe RGB space used in photo editing.

Amazing SDR color volume. It can display a wide range of colors, although it can't produce dark saturated colors due to the low contrast ratio. The color volume is still an improvement over the S2716DG.

This monitor doesn't support HDR.

This monitor doesn't support HDR.

There are no signs of temporary image retention, even immediately after showing our high contrast static test for 10 minutes.

Outstanding gradient performance, although some banding is visible in darker shades.

Although there's some vertical color bleed, it shouldn't be noticeable with most content.

Decent reflection handling on the S2719DGF. The matte coating diffuses light across the screen, reducing their reflections. Although this works well in dim rooms, reflections might be distracting in bright rooms. This is very similar to the Dell P2217H.

The text clarity is decent. It can be improved using ClearType (top photo), which makes the diagonal or curved lines on the letters R, N, G, and S clearer.

Outstanding response time, which is normal for TN panels. The best Overdrive setting is 'Normal' since it has the least amount of overshoot and motion looks extremely clear. There's visible ghosting using the 'Fast' and 'Super Fast' settings.

Excellent response time at 60Hz, which is great for people who want to use the S2719DGF for console gaming. When gaming at 60Hz, you might need to change the Overdrive setting compared to playing games at its max refresh rate. We recommend the 'Super Fast' setting, as motion looks the clearest, but the 'Normal' and 'Fast' settings perform similarly.

This monitor's backlight is flicker-free, which helps reduce eye strain.

The S2719DGF doesn't have a black frame insertion feature to help reduce motion blur.

The Dell S2719DGF has a refresh rate of 144Hz but it can be overclocked to 155Hz. It supports FreeSync VRR technology to help reduce tearing in games.

Note: The overclocking feature is unavailable when using an HDMI cable. It's only available when the monitor is connected through a DisplayPort connection.

Incredibly low input lag. The input lag remains low even with VRR enabled, which is great for gamers.

Great resolution and size for the S2719DGF monitor. There's enough screen real estate to allow you to open many windows at once.

There's one upstream USB 3.0 port that allows the monitor to work as a USB hub. Also, one of the 3.5mm analog audio out ports is a headphone port with adjustable volume, while the other is a fixed volume line out port.