Dell S2740L review

The S2740L has a good range of inputs, including a VGA input for older PCs, HDMI, and a DVI-D input that supports HDCP. There’s also a 3.5mm audio output for headphones or external speakers, and two USB ports. These are particularly handy for connecting your mouse and keyboard if you keep your PC on the floor and don’t want to crawl under your desk to attach things.

Unfortunately, the S2740L’s design makes accessing these ports another rather tedious exercise, as they’re concealed under a plastic lip on the back of the monitor and half obscured by its large, fixed stand as well. The stand’s 215mm square base will also take up a sizeable portion of your desk.

The S2740L makes a poor everyday monitor, but use it in a dark room where there’s no risk of reflection and images truly come alive. Sadly, it’s just not enough to outweigh its severe reflection problem, and there other 27in monitors out there like the award winning AOC e2752Vq that are both better and cheaper than the S2740L. The AOC may not have the Dell’s stylish design, but we’d swap it for the S2740L any day.