There’s nothing wrong with a 4K, 60Hz display. With a 120Hz display, however, your eyes should feel more relaxed at the end of the day. That’s why Dell’s Prime Day sale on a 27-inch 4K, 120Hz display arrives at the right time.
To be fair, I chose a 27-inch LG 4K display as an upgrade for your home office yesterday, but this Dell monitor, which is on sale for $251.72, (officially 28 percent off the suggested price) would work just as well. It’s already one of the cheaper 4K 120Hz displays out there and the discount just makes it even more affordable.
The interesting thing about this display is that it ships with one of two connectivity modes. The traditional “HDMI” (S2725QS) version comes in at $218.49, an all-time low price, save for last holiday season when it hit $199.99. There’s also a USB-C version (S2725QC), priced at $251.72, another all-time low. (That version is linked above.)
The difference is somewhat subtle. The traditional HDMI version includes both an undisclosed HDMI and DisplayPort 1.4 connection. The USB-C version trades the DisplayPort port and adds a 5Gbps USB-C connection instead. It also adds a sort of small USB hub on the underside.
There’s an odd and nerdy distinction between the two. The USB-C version adds more functionality, but with a twist. Since it’s a 5Gbps (rather than a 10Gbps) input, it has limited value as a display connection, which means it probably won’t hit 4K resolution for ordinary work, let alone games. The port uses Display Stream Compression to reduce the bandwidth a bit. I’d recommend just using the display’s HDMI port instead. You’ll be fine. The display should also work wonderfully as a simple USB hub, with a USB-C cable connecting your laptop and display.
The other aspect that I like about this display is its ability to rotate and tilt, an ergonomic benefit. You may have a wide, spacious desk, but the ability to rotate the display into portrait mode maintains the screen area without taking up a lot of desk space.
The display is an IPS, rather than the sexier new OLED or microLED displays, with a matte coating. A ComfortView mode can cut blue-light emissions to under 35 percent. The color gamut is solid, too, with a 1500:1 contrast ratio and 99 percent RGB coverage.
In all, it’s a solid upgrade for your home office for Prime Day.