Monitor · Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024
Dell 24 240Hz Gaming Monitor SE2426HG, 23.8-Inch FHD IPS
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MSFS Performance Score
- Resolution30% 50
- Panel Type25% 80
- Size20% 0
- Refresh Rate15% 100
- Ultrawide10% 0
Biggest contributor: panel type (25% of the score), rated 80/100. How we score
Verdict for MSFS
The Dell SE2426HG is a 23.8-inch 1080p IPS screen for simmers on a modest graphics card who want smooth, tear-free scenery on a short VFR hop. The trade-off is sharpness: small cockpit text and airliner displays look soft, so you will zoom in more than you would like.
Updated October 2026
Pros & Cons for MSFS
Strengths
- The IPS panel holds its colour evenly right across the 23.8-inch screen, so the sky gradient and terrain haze on a dusk approach look consistent corner to corner instead of washing out at the edges.
- 240 Hz with variable refresh (G-Sync Compatible or FreeSync) keeps the view clean when you swing the camera around the cockpit on final, with no tearing across the runway edge.
- At 1920 × 1080, or 2.1 million pixels, it asks far less of your graphics card than a wider screen, so an RX 9060 XT 16GB or faster with at least 8 GB of graphics memory has headroom left for live weather and AI traffic over a dense city.
Trade-offs
- Sharpness is only fair at 93 pixels per inch, so the small text on an airliner's flight display and the approach plate on your EFB are hard to read from normal desk distance — expect to zoom in every time you set up an arrival.
- The next step up in price gets you 1440p for crisper instrument text, or a 21:9 ultrawide that MSFS 2024 runs natively so the side windows come into view on a VFR circuit; this flat 16:9 panel gives you neither.
Full Specifications
- Size
- 23.8 inches
- Resolution
- 1920 × 1080
- Shape
- Standard 16:9
- Panel
- IPS
- Refresh rate
- 240 Hz
- Curve
- Flat
- Released
- 2025
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this a good Monitor for MSFS?
Yes, for a simmer with a mid-power graphics card who wants smooth motion more than fine detail, and it scores 50.0/100 for MSFS. It shines on low-and-slow VFR flying, where the IPS panel and 240 Hz with variable refresh keep scenery clean as you pan around the cockpit. It shows its limits in an airliner, where 1080p on a 23.8-inch screen makes the flight displays and small switch labels hard to read.
Is it worth the price for MSFS?
For the money it gives you a proper IPS panel and a high refresh rate. If instrument text matters more to you than smooth panning, put the same money toward 1440p instead.
What graphics card does it need for MSFS?
For MSFS at its native 1920 × 1080, plan on at least 8 GB of graphics memory, and an RX 9060 XT 16GB or faster is the sensible floor on our ranking. With a weaker card, drop render scaling below 100% or turn on DLSS or FSR upscaling before you start cutting scenery detail.
Is the Dell 24 240Hz Gaming Monitor SE2426HG, 23.8-Inch FHD IPS compatible with MSFS?
MSFS 2024 runs on a standard 16:9 screen with no setup at all, so there are no black bars and no stretched edges to worry about. Set the sim to 1920 × 1080 to match the panel exactly, turn variable refresh on in your graphics driver, and if you later add a second screen you can pop out the map or an instrument display onto it to free up space here.
How should I configure this in MSFS?
Run the sim at the native 1920 × 1080, set the panel to 240 Hz in Windows, and enable G-Sync Compatible or FreeSync so motion stays tear-free when you pan. If the graphics card is struggling over a big city, lower render scaling or switch DLSS or FSR to a faster quality mode first, before you touch terrain and cloud detail.