Dell S3222DGM

Affordable 32-inch, 1440p gaming

- JEREMY LAIRD

AT THE MORE extreme end of the monitor market, things don’t just get a bit pricey. You can also find yourself with a display that’s fine-tuned for some tasks, but not so good for others. Enter the new Dell S3222DGM. At just over $300, it’s an affordable 32-inch monitor and a decent proposition for everything from gaming to web browsing. It’s a true all-rounder.

The S3222DGM is a 1440p model, which means 2,560 x 1,440 pixels. That’s adequate in terms of desktop real estate, but also a good compromise between detail and performance. 4K is sweet, but it seriously hammers your GPU. Given the cost of graphics upgrades right now, that’s a problem.

The issue with that 32-inch 1440p combo involves general productivity duties. The consequent 93dpi pixel density doesn’t exactly make for sharp, clean fonts. Even photos and video streams look less crisp and detailed than we’d like, but let’s park that while we consider the S3222DGM’s wider qualities.