We edited photos and videos, spent countless hours browsing the web (and even writing this article on the display), and even tossed together a few spreadsheets and it seamlessly fit into the workflow, providing plenty of resolution for our needs. That said, casual gaming is manageable if you’re playing a less framerate-intensive game, such as first person shooters. Overall, the display proved more than adequate for every task we threw its way outside of gaming.

In fact, during our calibration test, we had to turn the monitor down to 40 percent to achieve the desired 120 nit range suggested for standard displays. The screen on the Dell P2715Q proved more than bright enough, even at half power. The difference can further be diminished if you happen to have a calibration device on hand such as the Spyder X tool we used for this review, as it can create a more uniform profile for your specific needs. These numbers mean you won’t want to use this for photography or video purposes if you’re doing it in a more serious capacity, such as printing large-scale or color grading commercial-grade films, but for basic photo editing for images that will appear on the web, it’ll get the job done without issue. The display proved more than adequate for every task we threw its way outside of gaming. Furthermore, it managed to reproduce 78 percent of Adobe RGB, 75 percent of NTSC, and 80 percent of P3 color gamuts. According to our calibration tests, the Dell P2715Q was able to achieve a maximum brightness of 452 cd/m2 (nits) and covered 100 percent of the sRGB color gamut. Using a Datacolor Spyder X monitor calibration tool, we tested these claims were able to verify Dell’s claims. We didn’t notice it much when doing basic productivity test or browsing the web, but anytime we attempted to play games on the monitor, there was a noticeable difference compared to more gaming-oriented displays.Īccording to Dell, the P2715Q offers more than 99 percent of the sRGB color space and a typical brightness of 350 cd/m2 (nits). It offers a refresh rate of 60Hz and has a 9ms response time.įor most tasks, the 60Hz refresh rate and 9ms response time was manageable, but if you’ve used monitors with faster response rates and higher refresh rates, you might notice the relative lag this monitor has compared to those. The Dell P2715Q features a 27-inch IPS LCD display with a resolution of 3840 x 2160 pixels for a total of more than eight million pixels. Lifewire / Gannon Burgett Image Quality: Solid, but nothing special

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