{"id":4918,"date":"2026-02-21T09:53:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T09:53:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/21\/dells-new-27-inch-240hz-gaming-monitor-is-a-130-budget-beast\/"},"modified":"2026-02-21T09:53:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T09:53:12","slug":"dells-new-27-inch-240hz-gaming-monitor-is-a-130-budget-beast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/21\/dells-new-27-inch-240hz-gaming-monitor-is-a-130-budget-beast\/","title":{"rendered":"Dell&#8217;s new 27-inch 240Hz gaming monitor is a $130 budget beast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><span>Summary created by Smart Answers AI<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"miso-summary-title\" id=\"in-summary\">In summary:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>PCWorld highlights Dell\u2019s new SE2726HG, a 27-inch 1080p IPS gaming monitor featuring a 240Hz refresh rate currently priced at $130.<\/li>\n<li>This budget-friendly monitor offers excellent value for gamers seeking high refresh rates and superior color accuracy compared to cheaper VA panels.<\/li>\n<li>Key features include HDMI 2.1 and DisplayPort 1.4 connectivity, VESA mounting support, making it ideal for both gaming and photo work.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you\u2019ve been looking at gaming monitors over the last few years, you\u2019ve probably seen a lot of OLEDs and not much else. If you\u2019ve been hunting for a solid non-OLED deal, you might want to check out Dell\u2019s newest offering: a 27-inch 1080p monitor with a color-accurate IPS panel and 240Hz of speed. That\u2019s pretty darn good if you play online multiplayer games\u2026 and right now it\u2019s just $130. Dang!<\/p>\n<p>Notably, this is a <em>Dell<\/em> monitor, not in the company\u2019s more premium Alienware brand. That makes sense as the SE2726HG appears to be very specifically targeted at budget gamers. It uses dull black plastic, it has zero USB inputs, there are no RGB lights on the rear. But it does support multiple devices at once (two HDMI 2.1, one DisplayPort 1.4) and has a headphone jack for easily connecting a headset or speakers. You get a VESA mount, which you should absolutely use to add a monitor arm.<\/p>\n<p>The 1920\u00d71080 resolution is fairly basic for a modern monitor, especially a 27-inch one, during a time when 1440p is the new \u201csweet spot.\u201d But the IPS panel\u2014a definite upgrade over cheaper VA\u2014gets my attention as someone who frequently has to work with photos. And 240Hz is a huge plus! That\u2019s four times the speed of a basic non-gaming monitor, and definitely in the range that competitive gamers want.<\/p>\n<p>All this for $150 retail or $130 with the current discount on Dell\u2019s web store. (These discounts tend to be \u201csticky\u201d for Dell, so you can expect to see this price a lot going forward.) That\u2019s the best price I\u2019ve seen on a new gaming monitor in a long, long time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summary created by Smart Answers AI In summary: PCWorld highlights Dell\u2019s new SE2726HG, a 27-inch 1080p IPS gaming monitor featuring a 240Hz refresh rate currently priced at $130. This budget-friendly monitor offers excellent value for gamers seeking high refresh rates and superior color accuracy compared to cheaper VA panels. Key features include HDMI 2.1 and<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4919,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[4723,4433,4724,4164,4285,1170,2050],"class_list":{"0":"post-4918","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-pc-gaming","8":"tag-240hz","9":"tag-27inch","10":"tag-beast","11":"tag-budget","12":"tag-dells","13":"tag-gaming","14":"tag-monitor"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4918","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4918"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4918\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4919"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4918"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4918"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4918"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}