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Hi Bennie, We understand your concern, but we’d like to clarify the technical side so there is no misunderstanding. When two monitors have the same resolution 1080p but different sizes, the total number of pixels is identical, just over 2 million pixels in both cases. What changes is how tightly those pixels are packed together.
On a 24 inch monitor, those 2 million pixels are fitted into a smaller space, meaning each pixel is physically smaller and sits closer to the next. This creates a higher pixel density around 93 pixels per inch, which your eyes interpret as a sharper, more detailed image.
On a 27 inch monitor, those same 2 million pixels are spread across a larger surface. Each pixel is slightly bigger, the gaps between them are wider, and the pixel density drops  to about 82 pixels per inch. To the eye, fine details like text and thin lines will not look as crisp compared to the smaller screen, even though the resolution number 1080p has not changed.
This is the difference you are experiencing when you say the clarity is worse. It is not a defect with the Dell S2725H, but the normal outcome of screen size compared to resolution. The monitor is producing the exact picture it is designed to, Full HD at 100Hz. The higher refresh rate improves motion smoothness, how fluid movement looks on screen, but it does not change pixel density or sharpness.
To achieve the clearer visuals you are expecting on a larger monitor, the resolution itself would need to be higher, for example QHD or 4K on a 27-inch display.
Because of this, the Dell S2725H is not defective or of poor quality. It is functioning exactly as designed and advertised. The difference lies in the technical characteristics of resolution compared to screen size.

 For a useful visual explanation of this concept, you may find this video helpful:  https://youtu.be/o6kWpXFDpco

Hi Bennie, 

Thank you for your reply. We want to make sure this is explained as clearly as possible.
There are two separate factors that affect what you see on a monitor

1. Pixel density (PPI) – This is what controls how sharp and crisp text and fine details look. Both your old 24-inch monitor and the new 27-inch Dell S2725H have the same resolution of 1920 × 1080, which means both have about 2 million pixels in total. The difference is that on a 24-inch screen those 2 million pixels are packed into a smaller space, so each pixel is smaller and sits closer to the next. On a 27-inch screen those same 2 million pixels are spread out over a larger surface, so each pixel is physically bigger and the gaps between them are wider. This is why text and characters appear sharper on a 24-inch monitor and softer on a 27-inch monitor, even though the resolution number is the same.
2. Refresh rate (Hz) – This only controls how smoothly the screen refreshes when things are moving, such as scrolling or animations. A higher refresh rate makes movement look smoother, but it does not change the sharpness of still text or images.

To put it simply: a 27-inch Full HD monitor will always look less sharp than a 24-inch Full HD monitor, because the pixels are larger and further apart. The refresh rate cannot compensate for this, it only affects motion smoothness.This means the Dell S2725H is performing exactly as designed and advertised: it is a 27-inch Full HD IPS monitor running at 100Hz. For the clearer text you are looking for on a 27-inch display, the resolution would need to be higher (QHD or 4K).We hope this clears up the technical point. The monitor is not defective or of poor quality; it is working exactly to specification.

On paper “10 pixels per inch” doesn’t sound like much, but in practice it makes a very visible difference, especially for text.Here’s why:

• A 24-inch 1080p monitor has ~93 pixels packed into every inch of screen.
• A 27-inch 1080p monitor has ~82 pixels per inch.

That’s roughly a 12% drop in pixel density.On text and fine details:

• At 93 PPI, each letter is made up of smaller, tighter pixels, so edges look sharper and more defined.
• At 82 PPI, each pixel is larger, so edges look softer, with more visible “stepping” or blur at the boundaries.

Think of it like printing a photo: printing the same image on A4 vs A3 paper without adding extra dots. On the bigger page, the dots are larger and more noticeable, so the picture looks less sharp.Even though it’s “just 10 PPI,” across the whole screen it adds up: a 27-inch 1080p monitor has to stretch the same ~2 million pixels over a larger surface. That stretch what you are seeing described as “worse clarity.”



I want to mention that I am a gamer in my spare time and quite tech savvy, I have used many monitors in my time using computers. The issue you are experiencing will happen no matter what brand when using 1080P resolution on a monitor larger than 24 inch, the text will always seem pixelated. The ideal size monitor for 1080p resolution is 24 inch to keep crisp fonts. There are a couple of settings you can adjust in windows to improve text clarity, search clear type text in the start menu and run the wizard. Also look in advanced system settings under performance settings, look for a selection box called smooth edges of screen fonts.