The Dell S2740L is a beautifully crafted 27-inch IPS monitor with a reasonable price tag. It's a solid performer that doesn't use much power, but its glossy screen can be mirror-like.
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Conclusion: We like it
Dell's 2740L is an affordable 27-inch display that balances some trade-offs to keep its price low. Its 1920x1080 resolution doesn't match the 2560x1440 available on Dell's U2713HM -- but that monitor sells for twice as much as this one. As PC Mag says, the 2740L is " a beautifully crafted 27-inch IPS monitor with a reasonable price tag." TFT Central, while critical of the display's overly reflective screen, found it to be a "good option" if you're in the market for a "large glossy screen with a pretty decent set of features and some nice overall performance." However, not all of the critics were impressed. MacWorld found that Dell made too many compromises to keep the price down, and concluded that "the fairly low resolution might be desirable for some people, but it makes screen elements too large for me to want to use the S2740L as a desktop-computing screen."
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The Dell S2740L has some good things going for it. Its IPS panel gives it a wide viewing angle, its glossy screen helps to give photographic images depth, and its LED backlighting conserves some energy and space.
Read the full review →The Dell S2740L is an attractive, stylish and well-built 27-inch monitor which offers a quality, glass-fronted IPS panel at a reasonable price.
Read the full review →If you're looking to move up to a big screen monitor and have an eye for style, the Dell S2740L is a compelling choice. Its IPS panel technology delivers excellent colour quality and bright, sharp HD imagery, and the picture looks great from any angle.
Read the full review →The S2740L makes a poor everyday monitor, but use it in a dark room where there’s no risk of reflection and images truly come alive. Sadly, it’s just not enough to outweigh its severe reflection problem...
Read the full review →The Dell S2740L is a very good monitor for a number of reasons, but we’d honestly liked to have a slightly higher resolution on a monitor this size—something like 2560 x 1440. Still, a 27-inch HD display offers a very good experience for gaming, movies and even photo editing.
Read the full review →If you want a large glossy screen with a pretty decent set of features and some nice overall performance then this is a good option.
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