Difference in Monitors and Looking for recommendations.

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I am one of those nuts that constantly tosses his hard earned money into all things electronics. Sometimes it backfires which has led me to open this discussion. I am always rebuilding my PC's to take advantage of the latest hardware benefits. I recently have moved to the an entire new platform for my PC and I have to say overall am happy. But..... I think I made a mistake when it comes to a new monitor for my PC.  had the Dell 2340M which despite a glossy screen had one of the BEST looking screens I have ever used. Not really an avid gamer any longer (I was) my concern is clarity and appearance more so than frames per second per se. Anyway, as I have aged, like many, my vision had begun to create struggles for me. Yes I have reading specs but this is what led me to my issue. Last year I decided to move to a 4K Television. Of course watching TV is not the same as running a PC. But I made the mistake of assuming a 4K monitor would be as impressive as a 4K TV. Due to this mistaken assumption I ordered a new S2715Q 4K monitor for my home. I say I made a mistake not because it was not a crazy clear picture but rather the native resolution was 'too' good and blowing it up made things act somewhat fishy. Yes even the smallest text is clear but no matter how much I mess with the settings, I can't get it to look like I want it to. What I really want is a larger version of what I had that can keep the same basic settings but be a large screen. The S2715 H appears to be a non UHD monitor and appears to scale to the same settings as  I had on the 2340. It says it has the same reflective screen etc. So my question is this: In fact, is the S2715H the same monitor qualities as the 2340M? Would I have been better off with the 27 inch HD monitor verses the S2715Q UHD monitor? Perhaps that seems to be my issue. I like the glossy look of the screen on the S2715H but Not if others ask me why. LOL Jeff

DELL-Chris M · Answer

There are six 2715 models. But the only Q is P2715Q. I think that is what you meant.

So you went from =
S2340M, LG IPS panel, Active Matrix TFT LCD, 1920x1080 60Hz

To =
P2715Q ? LG AH-IPS panel, Active Matrix TFT LCD, 3840x2160 60Hz (Two 1920x1080 60Hz tiles)

The P2715Q can do the lower resolutions: 2560x1440 60Hz, 1920x1080 60Hz. Did you test them?

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