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February 12th, 2026 16:14
E2425HSM, please give the ability to turn off overdrive
I bought my first Dell monitor E2425HSM and to be honest I'm a little disappointed. I understand that it's a budget office monitor, but that doesn't mean a cheap monitor should suffer from this problem, which, I think, could easily be fixed by the engineers who adjusted the pixel voltage and didn't provide the end user with proper control.
I don't think this is a problem with my particular monitor; it's most likely a problem across the entire model line. The monitor settings have a response time option and only two modes to choose from: normal and fast. Normal mode has noticeable ghosting (inverted ghosting/overshoot), and fast mode is completely unusable, purely for marketing purposes. The most frustrating thing is that this monitor is generally very good for its price; the picture is pleasant and the color reproduction is good. But please DELL talk to the engineers and let them check how these monitors are performing. Maybe they can release firmware that would allow to disable overdrive in the monitor settings.
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February 12th, 2026 17:01
* What computer model?
* What video card?
* What ports are on the video card to test on the E2425HSM VGA/DP/HDMI?
* What operating system?
* Explain in detail the overdrive issue. Perhaps post a video
* Pixel Clock and Phase can be adjusted from the Menu OSD if connected to the E2425HSM VGA
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February 12th, 2026 18:12
@DELL-ChrisM2
Intel i7-10700 / EVGA RTX 3070 / ASUS Z490-P / Seasonic 750W Platinum.
I tested my DisplayPort 1.4 cable (Kabeldirekt brand) VESA Certified and HDMI cable which came with the monitor.
I tested the monitor on Windows 11 / 10 and Linux OpenSUSE.
About inverse ghosting / overshoot effect, when quickly dragging windows, a ghosting effect is visible, sometimes with a yellow or blue tint at the edges. Smooth scrolling also results in blurring and a slight yellowish ghosting. In games, smooth movements can cause a noticeable glowing effect and unpleasant blurring, especially if there's a light source in the game, such as candles, lanterns, or lamps, white snow also creates a ghosting effect when moving the mouse. The effect is the same on 60Hz and 100Hz. I ran tests on testufo.com/ghosting, and the inverse ghosting is very strong in Normal mode, but it gets much worse in Fast mode. Ideally need to reduce the response time, not increase it but It's impossible to go below Normal. I don't have this problem on the other two cheap office monitors I bought four years ago.
I'll try to take some screenshots or videos later.
junglbob
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February 12th, 2026 19:14
A typical user who uses PC for simple everyday tasks like watching news, YouTube videos, or using a calculator might not notice this problem. But those who use a PC more seriously or are simply more attentive, these issues are noticeable and difficult to ignore.
junglbob
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February 14th, 2026 13:54
@DELL-ChrisM2 here's the video.