Dell’s 32-inch, curved S3222DGM is now $199: an all-time low for our highest-ranked gaming monitor

by Pelican Press October 9, 2024

by Pelican Press October 9, 2024 10 views 6 minutes read

Dell’s 32-inch, curved S3222DGM is now $199: an all-time low for our highest-ranked gaming monitor

Holy cow! You can now get our favorite gaming monitor, the Dell S3222DGM, for less than $200 on Dell.com. This 32-inch curved display has an epic, 3,700:1 contrast ratio to make colors pop and a 165 Hz refresh rate to go with its sharp, 2560 x 1440 resolution. It has never been this cheap.

After it was discounted to $249, which was $20 more than it was on sale for a couple of months ago, the Dell S3222DGM gaming monitor has now fallen to $199, its lowest price ever by $30 and way less than its $329 non-sale regular price.

The Dell S3222DGM tops our list of the best gaming monitors, because it offers a unique combination of eye-popping colors, smooth gaming and superior build quality. Sure, you could spend hundreds more to get a higher resolution display or QD-OLED, but if you want to improve the way everything on your screen looks without breaking the bank, this is the best choice for you at its best-ever price.

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.

Dell S3222DGM Contrast Ratio — (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware)

The screen was also highly accurate, with a Grayscale error DeltaE of just 0.54, better than any of its competitors.

Dell S3222DGM Grayscale Error — (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware)

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.