I had previously purchased the S2417DG monitor and was planning on setting it up when I saw the S2716DGR went on sale for $349 at Best Buy, I waffled so hard ab out returning the 24 for the 27, and decided I would go see the 27 in store at my local best buy to be sure I was willing to accept the trade-off of slightly lower DPI for more real estate. Unfortunately, when I went to the store, they must've had the first revision of this monitor which had a horrible matte anti-glare screen surface which caused the image to look incredibly grainy regardless of the 1440p resolution. This caused me to decide not to get the monitor and I ended up missing the incredible sale. I then ended up finding an incredibly comprehensive review on pcmonitors.info which noted how the original matte finish had been replaced with a light matte finish in later revisions which completely got rid of the grainy look. After reading this, I saw the S21716DG go on sale again for $379 and decided to pick it up at that price and I couldn't be happier (well I guess I could be slightly happier had I bought the S21716DGR for $349 3-4 weeks earlier). The features and price point, when on sale, can't be beat. I went from a 23" 1080p 60Hz to this 27" 1440p 144Hz GSync monitor and in my first game of PUBG I was already feeling like I was seeing my opponents better and had a better feel for the game. The image quality out of the box wasn't as bad as many say, but I did tweak it a little bit; close to what others list for their settings, but not quite as dark - maybe I'm just used to a brighter screen or maybe I'm just not a fan of IPS panels, but at 25% brightness the screen just looked too dark for me when doing anything other than playing games, and even in games it was still a bit too dark. Dell also has unbelievable customer service (they will replace your monitor for even a single dead/stuck pixel), so you can be comfortable knowing any issue you might have will be taken care of. I strongly feel like any of the negative reviews out there are for the early revision of this monitor when it first came out, so anyone buying this brand new today can buy with confidence.