18% of 61 verified Dell S2722DGM 27-inch QHDowners don't recommend it, and 1 describe specific problems — based on real owner comments from Reddit, enthusiast forums, and YouTube.
For balance: 80% recommend it. This page collects the complaints so you know what you're signing up for — read the full owner report for both sides. How we score
“As far as affordable 1440p 165 hz VA. I'm using a Dell S2722DGM. SDR only. Only issue I have is that backlight bleed.”— StockDragonfly8589 on Reddit
“I had to return it because the colors are so washed compared to DGFA and curved+flat give a weird angle.”— Rey_ on Reddit
“currently using a VA (dell s2722dgm) , used to have an IPS (dell p2319h). I don't really like VA, the picture is more smeary and ghosty. If I had my time back I would have went IPS.”— Norathand on Reddit
“I recently built a new computer and went with that Dell S2722DGM monitor, because I had read good reviews about it, but it was garbage. I hated the blur.”— scottrick49 on Reddit
“Ironically, I had to return 3 Dell S2722DGM because of dead pixels until I gave up. Maybe it's because it is their "low end" line and QC is worse, but it was terrible. The first one I returned had like 10 dead pixels.”— Elf_7 on Reddit
“man I cannot read text while moving on the VA and any camera movement kinda lowers brightness because it ghosts the whole screen.”— thefpspower on Reddit
“Got similar thing on my Dell S2722DGM. Most noticeable in Stalker 2. I tried every setting but it won't get that much better..”— Bushwick36 on Reddit
“I can assure you the problem I have had with the S2722DGM that I'm sending back is due to this VA specific problem.”— Callity on Reddit
“I had a 1660 super and got a 3060ti, both those GPUs I had very noticeable flicker on my S2722DGM.”— Sorteport on Reddit
“I tend to notice black smearing quite a bit on my Dell S2722DGM”— skye12388 on Reddit
“they appear dimmer and simply not as vivid as the previous monitors I had”— Twisted4000 on Overclockers.com Forums