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Alienware AW2724DM

Fast 1440p gaming screen with better-than-average HDR for the price.

27.0
1440p
180Hz
Fast IPS
$374.99
at Newegg · last refreshed 5d ago
Also at:Best Buy
AI summary

This is Dell's gaming brand doing a straightforward 27-inch gaming monitor without gimmicks. It's 1440p, which means sharper than 1080p but your graphics card doesn't have to work as hard as it would pushing 4K. The screen refreshes 180 times per second, so motion stays smooth in fast games, and pixels switch fast enough that you won't see blurry trails.

What sets this apart from the usual gaming monitor is DisplayHDR 600, which means it can actually get bright enough to make HDR content pop a bit — not OLED-level dramatic, but better than the fake HDR stickers you see on cheaper screens. Games and shows with HDR will show brighter highlights and deeper shadows than a regular monitor.

The ports include two DisplayPort and one HDMI, plus a USB hub so you can plug peripherals into the monitor instead of reaching behind your PC tower.

Spec sheet

Display

Size27.0″
Resolution2560 × 1440
Aspect ratio16:9
PanelFast IPS
CurvatureFlat

Performance

Refresh rate180 Hz
Response time1 ms
HDRDisplayHDR 600

Connectivity

Ports
9 connectors
HDMI
  • 1× HDMI 2.0
DisplayPort
  • 2× DisplayPort 1.4
USB-A
  • 4× USB-A
USB-B
  • 1× USB-B upstream
Audio
  • 1× Audio out (3.5mm)
VESA mount100x100

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