Every holiday deals season, we see dozens of gaming monitor deals that could work for all kinda of people. Maybe you have a high budget and can afford a 4K gaming monitor or maybe you're into eSports and need a super-high refresh rate. But for most people, the no-doubter choice is to buy the Dell S3222DGM, which is just $239 at Dell.com and Best Buy for the same price.
That's the lowest price we've ever seen it sold for by a wide margin. Usually it sells for $349 and then occasionally goes on sale for $299. We've also seen it drop to $289 and a bit lower than that, but $239 is a new low! It's been this low since last week, but the good news is that, if you're still looking for a monitor to buy as a gift for yourself, this deal can't be beaten.
This deal is so good that it took me all of 3 seconds of thought to recommend this to my sister-in-law who asked me what gaming monitor buy for my nephew for Christmas. I told her that there's no better Black Friday / Cyber Monday/ holiday monitor deal this year. Last year, I also recommended this same monitor to my mom for her to buy her grandson.
The Dell S3222DGM sits on the top of our list of the best gaming monitors and for good reason. This 32-inch, 165 Hz curved display has a sharp 2560 x 1440 resolution and some of the best color and contrast we've seen, along with great build quality and smooth motion.
There are fancier and much more expensive monitors on the market and these generally have one of three advantages: higher resolution, a faster refresh rate or a larger panel. But the reality is that 2560 x 1440 is a great resolution for gaming, because most people can't run games at 4K with decent frame rates. And 165 Hz is more than adequate for anyone who isn't an esports pro. Finally, 32-inches is quite large and about as large as you'd want to fit on most desks.
When we reviewed the Dell S3222DGM in 2022, we were really impressed with its combination of vibrant images and tear-free gaming. "There is nothing better than a high-contrast VA panel, and the Dell S3222DGM is one of the best I’ve seen," Contributing Editor Christian Eberle wrote. "It strikes a rare balance between gaming performance and image quality."
In our tests, the monitor showed a contrast ratio of 3,718:1, which even beats other VA monitors we tested and it absolutely destroys IPS monitors, which usually can't even hit 1000:1.
The screen was also highly accurate, with a Grayscale error DeltaE of just 0.54, better than any of its competitors.
According to our colorimeter, the Dell S3222DGM can reproduce a strong 122.6 percent of the sRGB gamut and 85.9 percent of the DCI-P3 gamut. The color quality also stands out because of the high contrast ratio. Those bright colors will look extra bright when the dark pixels next to them look really dark.
The Dell S3222DGM also has excellent screen uniformity, lacking noticeable glow and bleed.
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