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Alienware AW2521HF IPS 1080p 240hz Freesync Monitor $636.64 Delivered @ Dell

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Trysaeder on 21/05/2020 - 22:57 dell.com (793 clicks)
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Rtings review of this just came out today and it hits all the spots:

  • 1198:1 contrast ratio which is quite impressive for IPS
  • 97.7% sRGB coverage after calibration
  • 2.18 gamma

3.3ms for 80% transition puts it right on the tail of the fastest TN monitors available, and it does this without any overshoot errors. Judging from the 60hz result, overdrive scaling appears to be tuned well throughout the entire refresh range, so it should behave well even if you cannot reach 240fps.

Also 3% shopback: https://www.shopback.com.au/dell-australia

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  • The Value on 21/05/2020 - 22:58
    +2

    Sub-par black uniformity.
    No HDR support.

    • jasswolf on 21/05/2020 - 23:20
      +5

      No strobing feature either. This is a budget implementation with the Alienware tax tacked on.

      At around the same price, the MSI MAG251RX is much more appealing, and then the Acer model is around $480-$550 when in stock.

      Meanwhile on the TN side things, HP is the only stockist of the Omen X 25f in Australia, on special order for the cool cool price $1100, so you can save $450 getting it shipped from the US yourself. If you want the 2019 TN panel from AUO, your only other option is an MSI GSync panel that goes for $800. Absolute joke compared to 240Hz IPS, which is historically more expensive.

      HP are literally the worst PC and peripheral supplier in the country, and have been so for decades. We should have $400 240Hz TN options in AU, but they won't order them…

      • abctoz on 21/05/2020 - 23:28

        ASUS XG258Q seems like the most decent 240hz TN panel available in AU for ~600

        it's all just new adopters/hype tax there is no way manufacturing cost is double over 144hz

        • jasswolf on 21/05/2020 - 23:33
          +5

          It's literally local retailers making ridiculously small orders and then jacking the price, or using the original MSRP (which you never do for monitors). As soon as '240Hz eSports', 'QHD 144Hz IPS' or 'HDR' get slapped onto a monitor, AU retailers seem to jack the price.

          RE: the XG258Q, it uses an Innolux panel which doesn't appear particularly performative, so I'd opt for the Acer 240Hz IPS over that.

      • Trysaeder on 22/05/2020 - 00:01
        +2

        I don't agree with the MAG251RX being better. HWUnboxed shows it has significant overshoot errors leading to inverse ghosting. What's the point in getting rid of regular ghosts only to get inverse ones? 7.3% of its transitions are over 15% error which is disappointing but it depends on the individual's tolerances. For equal overshoot errors, the alienware would be faster, and for equal response time, it has 0 ghosting of any kind.

        The lack of strobing is regrettable though, and if the user requires that feature the MSI is the obvious choice.

        As for black uniformity, that's down to individual luck, and rting's sample placed 16th/48 which isn't really concerning.

        Otherwise the alienware has nearly flawless image quality on a 240hz display which would appeal to someone.

        I do agree on Australia prices being jacked though. This exact monitor is 467aud in Denmark/Sweden. Americans get it for 550aud plus tax which is pretty close.

        • cnut on 22/05/2020 - 09:55

          Strobing looks horrible and dims the display a lot. What’s the use case for it because I can’t stand it on my monitor.

          • Jenny Death on 22/05/2020 - 13:57

            @cnut: What framerate are you strobing at? It's basically only for pro gaming at 240hz. Its a curiosity for video as strobing is like an end goal (vs motion blur and whatnot).

  • Tyler Kwok on 21/05/2020 - 23:15

    might i ask… what's the need of 240hz… didn't 144hz reach/exceed human eye limitation?

    • jasswolf on 21/05/2020 - 23:20
      +9

      No.

      https://www.blurbusters.com/blur-busters-law-amazing-journey…

      People think 144Hz is mostly the 'sweet spot' because prices have been favourable, but also because 240Hz implementation until last year was too sluggish to make a huge difference. Recent 240Hz TN is great, but it's barely stocked in Australia. Recent IPS is solid too, but it still looks a bit blurry. 240Hz VA is terrible though, and you can see the three here:

      https://www.tftcentral.co.uk/images/samsung_c27rg50/pursuit_…

      Note that the TN in the middle is the slowest 1440p 240Hz monitor on the market, and it still beats one of the fastest IPS models.

    • Jenny Death on 21/05/2020 - 23:54
      +1

      The human eye doesn't see in frames the way you might think. We don't process each individual frames past about 24 hz for standard motion, and for most cases 1000 hz is the near upper limit for standard applications. 240hz still looks smoother, just less of a jump from 144 to 240 compared to 60 to 144.

      • jasswolf on 22/05/2020 - 00:48
        +2

        Central vision seems to be capable of discerning an image shown for 1/200th of a second (aka 200Hz), so there might be some value there, but yes it's largely for motion perception, where our peripheral vision is more capable (hence the 1000Hz target).

        Beyond that, there's issues with physiological response to flicker, which apparently might go all the way up to 13kHz, but 1300Hz seems to be a valid sweet spot for electronics to target over the next 20 years.

        • Jenny Death on 22/05/2020 - 01:01

          Genuinely excited about this and curious to see how media will adapt to such high frame rates.

  • valiwa on 21/05/2020 - 23:26

    Don't forget 10 percent shopback which brings this to about 570. I ordered this two days ago and it's already coming tomorrow so very excited :)

    • Trysaeder on 22/05/2020 - 00:14

      Damn I might've picked one up at 10% cashback. Looks expired as it's down to 3% now.

  • Gojkins on 21/05/2020 - 23:28
    +6

    Where are all the 27" 1440p IPS/VA +75hz monitor deals hiding 😢

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