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Dell S2722QC vs MSI MPG 271QRX: what real owners say

Real owners rate these about evenly: 75% of 118 Dell S2722QC owners recommend it, vs 74% of 161 for the MSI MPG 271QRX.

Verdicts aggregated from Reddit, enthusiast forums, and YouTube owner comments — affiliate reviews excluded. Sample sizes differ; judge accordingly. How we score

Dell S2722QC

75%of 118 owners recommend
75% recommend · 9% neutral · 16% don't
Owners praise
  • Single USB-C cable handles video, data, and laptop charging (up to 65W power delivery)
  • Excellent value and affordable for a 4K monitor
  • Sharp, clear 4K image and crisp text
Owners complain about
  • Poor color accuracy out of the box, oversaturated and no sRGB mode
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MSI MPG 271QRX

74%of 161 owners recommend
74% recommend · 7% neutral · 19% don't
Owners praise
  • Stunning OLED picture with vibrant colors
  • Buttery-smooth 360Hz for fast FPS gaming
  • Excellent value versus competing OLEDs
Owners complain about
  • VRR/G-Sync flicker in menus and some games
  • Mediocre text clarity and fringing
  • Dim brightness, especially in HDR
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What Dell S2722QC owners say

“It eliminated the flickering and now I'm happy.”
— @UltraKryptonian on YouTube
“I use this monitor with my Mac and it's been great.”
— @TheEverythingTechChannel on YouTube
“ali izbjegni DELL S2722QC. U kombinaciji sa M1 ima problem sa povremenim screen-flickeringom kada otvoriš nešto sa tamnom pozadinom.”
— Choice-Homework-3254 on Reddit

What MSI MPG 271QRX owners say

“I cannot describe how beautiful the colors are”
— @tristonjensen6895 on YouTube
“my gaming experience has been amazing since”
— @francescosorci5595 on YouTube
“The only gripe I have with this monitor, is how dark (and I don't just mean the blacks) looks”
— @ShmarveyXD on YouTube