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Dell Alienware AW2521HFLA 63.5 cm (25") 1920 x 1080 pixels Full HD LCD Silver, White

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With a 240Hz refresh rate, however, crisp, virtually blur-free visuals and low input lag, not to mention native support for AMD FreeSync and compatibility with Nvidia G-Sync, the Alienware AW2521HF is a brilliant monitor for gamers. There are a few black printed elements as well – ‘25’ (identifying the screen size, with a bit of rounding) towards the right side and a broad Alienware logo at the left of the stand neck. Many of the presets make further adjustments, such as ‘FPS’, ‘MOBA/RTS’, ‘RPG’ and ‘SPORTS’ adding a sharpness filter which can’t be disabled or counteracted effectively in the OSD aside from by selecting a different preset. The consistency is also very good in most cases, superior to VA models and far superior to TN models (references here).

Dell Alienware AW2521HF Review | PC Monitors

The monitor’s agile pixel response time and FreeSync/G-Sync compatibility make it a compelling choice for competitive gamers. Personally, I'm not particularly opposed to it either way, but it's definitely not as lovely as AOC's slim, black and red C27G2ZU. I re-tested this multiple times to double check it wasn't an anomaly, but the same results kept coming up over and over again.This gives an excellent ‘connected feel’, which describes the precision and fluidity felt when interacting with your character and the game world. There’s also no headset hook but again this is a nice-to-have feature rather than an essential accessory.

AW2521HF vs AW2521HFL | DELL Technologies ‎AW2521HF vs AW2521HFL | DELL Technologies

Besides, refresh rates are only set to increase over the coming years, and Asus have just announced they're releasing their first 360Hz gaming monitor this September. If you fancy connecting your mouse, keyboard and headphones to the AW2521HFL, all of the relevant ports are within easy reach on the bottom of the lower bezel. Usually, Gamer presets actually look a lot worse than a monitor's Standard settings, so I was surprised to see the AW2521HFL actually improved here. This is quite common on LBL settings as reducing the green channel negatively impacts contrast, but in this case it was rather noticeable and you were left with a warmish but very green image. Disabling VRR now has a more pronounced effect on pixel response behaviour, with both the ‘Super Fast’ and ‘Extreme’ settings introducing very obvious bright and colourful overshoot.The ViewSonic Elite XGQ70QG offers a 1440p picture and far wider color reach, which (for most players and most games) will be worthy trade-offs for a 120Hz refresh rate and 2ms input lag.

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