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Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars with 58 reviews

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    Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars

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91%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers are satisfied with the S3225QS monitor's sound quality, smooth 120Hz refresh rate, and its large 31.5-inch screen size. The built-in speakers and multiple ports are also appreciated. However, some customers have expressed concerns about the viewing angles and limited connectivity options.

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  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Monitor!

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This was a really great purchase because it was easy to set up and it has 4K resolution!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Refresh rate

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great screen

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This screen has great color and refresh rate. 32 is the best size.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great affordable monitor

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great Value overall. Two things missing which are advertised, but would have been nice: 1. No USB ports of any kind, 2. Faster refresh rate would have been nice, 120hz doesn't mean much if response time is average.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    kudos to dell

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This baby rocks! Got sound and picture is crystal clear.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Modern Monitor

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great Monitor that is easy to set up. It works and the display is great.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Screen size

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Display

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I like the display resolution and size of the screen. Perfect for work

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Love it

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    4k 120hz perfect screen speakers great quality great

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Big, beautiful display

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    love it. satisfies my needs. i've got a mac studio with a pro xdr display and this pairs beautifully with a display port to hdmi cable for my setup.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Nice monitor

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    it is perfect for my work. it's really safe my eyes

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Monitor

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Over all the monitor has worked great and has delivered above expectations

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Monitor

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This monitor works great for my work at home needs! The size is just right and the picture quality is perfect.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Dell Monitor

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great monitor. Clear picture works great. Swapped out a apple monitor and wanted something with more space

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Monitor that’s great!

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Awesome monitor great for viewing things if you have a computer.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    New Monitor

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great image & sound for the price! Easy no fuss setup

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Decent budget monitor for productivity

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    To me, the coil whine is unbearable; the high pitch noise is similar to the refrigerator's noise. The brightness is decent, and the speaker is good. Given the discount, overall I think it's a good budget monitor for productivity.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    working perfectly

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This monitor is working perfectly for me. I'm glad my son helped me with picking this one out. It looks real good.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality
    Cons mentioned:
    Viewing angle
    Tech Insider Network Member

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    A hard pass from me.

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This monitor was quite the conundrum for me. It has a lot of quirks that for me are a deal breaker, mainly the horrific viewing angles and contrast. I tested this on 1 gaming laptop, 2 snapdragon laptops (Plus and Elite variant), and an Apple MacBook Pro M4 Pro. Findings were consistent across them all. With the exception that the MacBook Pro scored the best in my testing. Had a lot better contrast and more accurate colors. As there is more adjustability that MacOS provides over Windows at the stock level. But I shouldn’t have to deep dive settings to get a good picture in 2025. I did NOT try display port. 1. Usually when I use the HDMI port on my laptop I get better picture quality. On this monitor I get much better picture quality with an HDMI to USB-C connection. 2. Viewing angles for VA panels can be poor. But on this monitor is dramatic. Making it so when I’m looking head on the bottom, top, and sides of the screen look washed out and lifeless. Which is wild. This is so severe in fact that I thought this was an IPS monitor with severe IPS bleed until I re-read the spec about it being a VA panel. 3. It has a joystick for changing settings. Which is appreciated. But I found that navigating was not intuitive. The settings you can change are quite limited as well. The dedicated on/off power button is appreciated. The unit turns on and switches inputs in an acceptable amount of time. 4. It’s VESA mountable which is good. But it is indented meaning if you have a stand where you can easily slide in/out the monitor you can’t really do that with this unless if you really force it. CONTRAST 3/10: With it being a VA panel contrast is supposed to be much improved from a TN or IPS panel. But after a lot of scratching my head wondering why everything looks so horrible and if I am losing my eyesight one second to all the sudden something looking like it should I came to the conclusion that due to the horrific viewing angles of this panel, blacks appear gray almost exclusively, and colors often appear washed out unless if you have the perfect angle. It also has a matte finish, which further exacerbates the issue by artificially raising blacks. While that coating does a great job at rejecting reflections it does so at the cost of clarity making everything look like it has a smudge. When comparing it directly to my 10-year-old Asus PG279QE IPS monitor it has worse blacks and contrast. Which should not be the case. When I go through my usual tests it does a good job with black level and white saturation allowing me to see each individual square. Also does well with gradient banding. But that falls apart quickly if I’m not looking through the ideal angle. Normal operation does not adequately reflect the testing score. Looking much worse. Which is very perplexing to me. Overall brightness is fine. Its on the low end in comparison to what is on the market today, but not to the point where I think most people will have problems in most lighting environments. In conclusion, I find myself, like a broken record, hating the contrast ratio and making me think something is setup incorrect but when I go to check it is setup as it should be. A spot on their spec sheet reports a 1500:1 contrast ratio. Which is IPS territory not VA. As VA is usually closer to 3000 – 4000:1 at the lower end. Which would explain my findings as well. Also, supports HDR. But HDR doesn’t look good on it due to the poor contrast and colors. It comes with a matte finish. Which means it handles reflections well. However, it makes it look like you’ve smudged something all of the screen making a 4K screen look 1080p. White point is excellent. Has good white accuracy and gets relatively bright. Also, supports HDR. But HDR doesn’t look good on it due to the poor contrast and colors. COLORS 5/10: They report 100% of the sRGB and 95% of the DCI-P3. I think the viewing angles, poor contrast, and coating, are all contributing to make the colors look washed out and inaccurate. Every once in a while I’m like “oh that actually looks really good and as it should” the rest of the time I think it’s dying. This persists no matter which settings I have it on. Being 0 for 3 in those main categories essentially destroys any meaning in buying this product in my opinion. But there are some other features that it does well that I’ll cover just in case. GAMING 6/10: VA panels tend to be slower, this reports 8 ms of latency, and tend to have some pretty hardcore ghosting. While I do notice mild ghosting here, it isn’t nearly as bad as I would expect based on the performance thus far. Also, latency was good enough that I had fun playing through Escape From Tarkov, Grand Theft Auto 5, and Silent Hill 2. Making gaming one of the few things it does well. But bad colors and contrast also ruins gaming and also movies/TV. As shows and games that usually look brilliant came across mediocre and bland. I also noticed significant banding in most content. I was able to get 120 Hz in both the HDMI to HDMI connection and HDMI to USB-C connection. SIZE 10/10: I think 32 inches is a sweet spot. Excellent size without being too big. The monitor itself is light. Comes with 2 HDMI 2.1 ports and 1 Display Port 1.4. Wish it had a USB-C Port with at least 65 watt charging for laptops. But alas a HDMI to USB-C cable will have to do. OPERATION 6/10: Switching inputs takes a few seconds. There is a dedicated on/off button. Which I like and it turns on/off not quickly but not slowly either. Fast enough to not matter but not quick. There is a joystick for navigating. It doesn’t go straight into setting instead has shortcuts. Which some users may like. I would prefer you go straight into the menu and didn’t see an option for that. No way to turn off DSC. Which is annoying as it doesn’t play super nice with my Snapdragon laptop that prefers that being off for some reason. Tried on other laptops that don’t have that issue. I don’t think the settings are intuitive to navigate through. Often feeling cumbersome. Also, in general settings are limited in what you can see/adjust. Also, no power brick. Which is awesome as that is built in. It also comes with a certified HDMI 2.1 cable which is appreciated. SOUND QUALITY: 7/10: Speakers were surprisingly good. Listening to non-movie/show content I could easily understand voices just fine. But when watching TV shows and Movies I struggled with hearing voices well. It is very treble focused making it sound sharp which can be fatiguing on the ears. But get relatively loud. CONCLUSION: I got this for schoolwork. As my previous display was small and 1080p. This is an upgrade mostly due to size. Contrast is dramatically worse, as are colors, and despite being 4k instead of 1080p not that much sharper. It’s a hard pass for me. I think you can find a lot better of a monitor near the same price. With what other reviewers are saying I’m not 100% I got a lemon. But it seems to work just fine making me think that isn’t the case.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    good monitor to edit pictures

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The good monitor works great for editing my pictures I woulod recomend it

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Nice work

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Nice work, I like that monitor at all. I recommend it

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Everything it needs to be for ps5 monitor

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    5/5 love it already family and friebds allready thinking about getting one aswell

    I would recommend this to a friend
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