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The S2718H is relatively easy to remove from its box, unlike some screens.
Aside from the external power adapter and cables for UK and European sockets, there's just an HDMI cable included in the bundle.
This is a reasonably attractive screen, although the styling on the Dell UltraSharp range is more confident and, well, stylish. The panel pops onto the stand easily, no screws required. However, the base doesn't provide much in the way of adjustment. You can rotate the whole base to angle the screen, and there's tilt 5 degrees forward plus 20 degrees backward. But there's no height adjustment or rotation into portrait mode.
One advantage of the InfinityEdge technology is that there will be little distance between two screens side-by-side, so a dual monitor setup can have a less intrusive seam between the two screens in a wider view.
The 12W speaker system comes in a separate module that slots into the base of the stand. There's a proprietary DIN connector that attached to the rear of the screen. The speakers can then receive audio from HDMI or the analog minijack, and there are physical volume controls on the side.
The port allocation isn't particulalry generous. Alongside the power input and connector for the speaker module, there are just single HDMI and VGA ports for display input. The two minijacks provide line in and line out. It would have been useful to have a headphone minijack on the speaker module. There's no USB hub built in either.
There are five buttons on the bottom-right corner of the screen, which can easily be located with your fingertips on the underside edge. The one furthest right operates the power, with the other four controlling the On-Screen Display (OSD).
n ice looking panel for the money
Imho is overpriced for a FHD 60hz even if the panel is a decent ips. You can find similar panels at 1440p or 100(+)hz
waste @ 1080p
What about the sRGB gamut? This one is over %99.
This looks like a decent “compromise monitor” for console users. PS3 games really do not scale well to 4K at all. So, if someone has a PS3 and PS4 Pro in the same room, the PS3 content will look acceptable on a 1080p monitor and even though they can’t use the PS4 Pro in 4K they can at least play games in HDR. Shame about the stand not being vertically adjustable though. Seems to be an issue with lots of Dell monitors these-days.
Just returned this monitor after a few days trying to live with it. The build quality isn’t great and brightness was much less uniform on mine compared to this review model. The so-called HDR is a joke. If it was £75 cheaper it would be easier to more generous but I think most people expect more from a monitor at this price point.