Dell P2414H 24-Inch Screen LED-Lit Monitor (Discontinued by Manufacturer)

As a programmer, Ive been using a combination of a 30 monitor and a 20 monitor for years. This combination works great because the 1600 pixel height of the 30 monitor matches up perfectly with the 1600 pixel width of the 20 monitors. Recently, I decided to setup a similar setup at my shop - and purchased a

Missing back cable cover and did not tell me. Other than that, good buy!

I have owned one of these monitors for about 10 months. When I ordered it, it arrived on time and in good condition as promised. It was also very simple to set up. Simply pop the stand into the back of the monitor, plug it into the wall and computer, and start using it. This monitor comes with a stand that allows you to rotate the monitor and adjust its angle. Generally, this is not possible without buying a special VESA mount. It allows you to rotate the display 90 degrees to portrait position (where landscape position is the default position). This positioning makes editing documents and reading websites easy and enjoyable. It perfectly mimics the dimensions of an A4 piece of paper plus room for toolbars and the computer interface. This makes it perfect for editing documents, reading websites, writing reviews, and the like. This monitor has a 1920*1080 screen resolution. This gives the screen enough real estate to handle multiple applications spread across the screen at once. This means that there would be enough room to put a website on the left half and a word processor on the right half, and still be able to read and work with everything easily. This can come in handy when working on projects for school or documents in the office. The text and images on this display are always sharp. It is easy to read small text and notice fine details because of the quality of the display. The colors are also very vibrant. This makes this monitor great for both productivity and gaming. You can also use multiple quantities of this monitor for gaming. The borders on all sides are very slim, which makes this monitor work well with bezel graphics. This means that you can play a game that spans across multiple monitors. Overall, I would recommend this monitor to anyone who needs a moderately sized monitor for productivity and gaming.

Well packaged, high quality, looks almost new.

Picture quality is great. I bought it because I do not like wide screen and planned to use it in portrait to work on my documents, that was disappointing since it is not wide enough and too tall. Am learning to use wide screen but I prefer the older 4/3 ratio.

The monitor is exactly as described. The contrast is perfect, the colors are vibrant, there are no dead pixels, and I havent noticed any kind of lag. The stand is perfect. It is VESA compliant and can rotate at 90 degree intervals. Of note, the monitor does NOT have HDMI-in, but it isnt advertised as such. It does have a display port, which is what confused me, but thats not worth taking a star off for. HDMI and display port are the same thing anyway, youll just need to get a converter cable (about $4) if you want to use HDMI with this monitor. So far its been a perfect addition to my setup: Zotac GTX650 AMP! Edition, This monitor, 2 Acer G206HL monitors. Everything about this monitor is perfect (as described).

Love this monitor. One of the very few that has a height adjustment (which I dont understand why they all dont have this feature). My wife has the same size display (from another manufacturer) and has to put book under it so its the right height. Performs well for everyday tasks (office apps/ internet/ streaming video). I have the 22 version of this monitor at work and liked it so much that I got this bigger one for home.

Whereas so many of the TV sized screens are bulky, hot and inflexible, this items is just right. The economical price is certainly not indicative of any reduction in quality. The warrantee is solid and the product performs as describe. Stands are sized and balanced such that they do not overwhelm you desktop ... very pleased with this aspect. Stands rotate for reading documents. The design is secure and well balanced and esthetically pleasing from all angles. If looking for a seamless panoramic view, at 0.75 these frames create a 1.5 break in break in picture continuity. These are PERFECT for all split screen business applications. Monitor mounts are VESA compatible and attach with four screws which are 4x4 (square) distance one from one another. The original mount and stand union integrate flush to the center rear of the monitor in a seamless design. The monitor mount receives the 4.75x4.75 stand plate and has two slots at the top corners for receiving two 0.5 metal tabs found on the stand. The bottom is secured with a push button clip.

I am not one of those people who knows all there is to know about ICC profiles and gamma correction, etc. I just know when a monitor is bugging my eyes like crazy, and looks off in about every way. I got this monitor delivered to work and played with the settings all day yesterday. I also looked at what settings others had said were apparently good, and tried those. I started to doubt my eyes. But after I got home and looked at the other 27 monitor I have there (different brand -- you can find my review on that one if youre interested), it was immediately apparently that it was not in my head. This one is maybe half as good, and it was actually $20 more expensive than the other one. The bottom line is this: there are MUCH better monitors out there for the same price (cheaper, in fact). And, if youve ever seen a Dell monitor that looked off and just couldnt be dialed in, this one is exactly like that -- just bigger. I wish it wasnt true, but it is, at least for the one I got. I have returned it (that part went flawlessly -- thank you Amazon), and am going with a slightly different model from the same brand I have at home (different only because I need VESA mounts for work, and that one only has a stand).

This monitor is beautiful. Colors are vibrant and realistic. This monitor needed almost no adjustment from stock. I grabbed an ICC profile from a certain professional review site based in the UK and set custom color of 100/98/98, and everything looks perfect. The contrast ratio is high, around 1,100 native according to that same review site. Blacks are deep for this type of panel, which makes colors look even more strong. Motion is smooth and there is no ghosting. There is a touch of glow in the corners, which is normal for IPS/PLS monitors. It isnt very strong, however, and is only visible when youre watching dark scenes or playing dark games. The first monitor I received does have a slight backlight bleed in the bottom left hand corner that can mess with colors and black depth when the monitor isnt angled right. Ive since figured out how to position it ideally and it doesnt bother me. Its almost impossible to spot unless youre looking for it on a full black screen. The replacement I ordered was much worse, so I returned it and kept the original. Id advise anyone that orders one of these monitors (or any IPS/PLS monitor, given my experience with a few other monitors) to fill an image in Microsoft Paint with black, then full screen it so that the entire screen is fully black. If you see heavy glow anywhere, move your head so that youre viewing the area dead on, not at an angle. If the glow goes away, its just glow. If, however, some of it lingers, theres a backlight bleed there, and you have a decision to make - throw the dice and request a replacement, or give it a shot and see if you can live with it. This will only really be an issue if you use your monitor to play dark games (Dead Space, Metro) or watch movies on your PC. It might be problematic for people doing graphics work, too, but Id imagine theyd know how to work around it. Regardless, if youre a gamer or want to watch movies on your computer, Id check your screen for backlight bleeds first thing before getting too settled into it. IPS/PLS monitors seem to have a real problem with it because even a tiny backlight bleed causes heavy additional glow. That said, if you can get one of these that looks right, its a great monitor. Im fairly happy with mine. Its awesome in games. The only mark against it is the backlight bleed.