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

Disclaimer: I am a very knowledgeable about LCD technology and can spot almost any flaw, no matter how small. The reasons I took off a star will be unnoticeable/non-issues to the vast majority of people. I bought the P2214H for someone else, and they are completely happy with it. However, in my reviews I factor in both value-for-the-dollar as well as my personal desires irrespective of price considerations. For the $180 I paid? Impressive. I didnt think I could get an IPS with an adjustable stand at this price. And I was glad to see that the extreme graininess of older IPS monitors has been greatly reduced. Good: Not hideously grainy-looking like older IPS monitors. Good, adjustable stand. Low input lag (important for gaming). Easy-to-use menus thanks to physical buttons that sit adjacent to their respective OSD functions. Bad: Though the custom color modes default settings are spot-on (according to Lagom), photos do not look as natural as they do on my ASUS TN (TN is just a different type of LCD) from 2009, which was surprising since TN is an older, cheaper LCD technology, and is supposed to have inferior color quality relative to IPS. But this is not due to any kind of defect with the Dell. I looked into it and found out why my old ASUS has better color: the backlight. The ASUS uses a CCFL (long, thin glass tube) backlight with a wider color gamut than the LED backlight found in the Dell. This is actually typical of LED backlights versus CCFL backlights (found almost exclusively in older monitors). Still, it was a real disappointment, as Id been hoping for better color, not worse. My one big negative. Not bad for gaming, partly due to the rock-bottom input lag, but not as good as gaming-oriented TN monitors. I noticed more motion blur on this than my ASUS. But that was expected as IPS is designed for greater overall image quality, and not specifically gaming. Higher refresh rates would be appreciated. This is actually a shortcoming of every monitor out there not marked 120hz or 144hz. I was able to overclock the Dell to 70hz but that was it, and it completely broke video playback on some websites due to incompatibility with content protection standards. I cant fault Dell for this however because its an industry-wide problem. Most people just dont care about having higher refresh rates.

The display (mines an A00 rev) has pretty uniform brightness and respectable color reproduction for the price range ($200 plus or minus $20) especially with calibration. I dont have the yellow tint issues others are reporting; that sounds to me like a warranty-replaceable defect. There is IPS glow but its unobtrusive. The backlight is non-PWM, that is to say the brightness is controlled via direct current, so people sensitive to backlight flicker will notice none on this monitor. Input lag is unnoticeable to me (under 6 ms) and theres minimal ghosting. About the only improvement gaming-wise would be faster refresh rate, but thats still largely the domain of TN panels. I do notice more fluidity in the 144 Hz Asus VG248QE when playing twitchy shooters (e.g. CS:GO) but unless youre really into your shooters, 60 Hz panels like the P2414H are fine. For other genres this display is excellent. The OSD and physical buttons are utilitarian and straightforward; they do their job well. I appreciate the ability to turn off the powered on indicator LED. The stand is not the most robust ever created but its entirely serviceable; it looks nice, its sturdy, and its easily attached to and removed from the monitor. Adjustments are all straightforward and easy to manipulate (theres tilt, swivel, rotate, and height adjustment). It looks nice in portrait or landscape. A 100 mm VESA mount is present, too. For about $100 more one can get the U2414H (Ultrasharp) which is very similar to this monitor in terms of the display characteristics and stand but has thinner bezels on the top and sides, 4x USB 3.0 ports and HDMI inputs (among other differences). I didnt need any of those things so Im content with the P2414H.

Its been only 4 days of using it but boy am I happy. So happy sitting here using it that even work that I have been neglecting and procrastinating over is getting done. I love the display quality and though i didnt realise I was getting a matte finish and not glossy I have nooooooo regrets matter of fact I think its the better of the two. The ability to rotate the monitor to portrait was THE selling point. It works beautifully though it takes some getting used to. Its also easy to do. With none of the adjustments do you have to press a button or release anything just pull up and down, or twist the base or rotate the display. Calibrating for your preference is great in that you have presets that you can choose from depending on movie, text, standard, etc etc. OR which is soooo cool you can predetermine in what preset you want to use for which ever software you are using so you dont have to manual change. So once I am using a movie player it switches, if I am using my graphic software it switches. Love that!! The only thing I think others might mind but i dont is that it takes up more space that than most monitors today. The face/display itself is thin enough but the way in which it is connected to the stand has such a gap that it takes up space. But its a none issue for me. If any probs turn up will be sure to come back and letcha know but so far......GREAT PRICE AND VALUE FOR MONEY

When I first plugged the monitor in with VGA I was disappointed that there was substantial ghosting (i.e., text would appear to have a shadow). I had the same problem with another VGA cable, so I bought an inexpensive HDMI to DVI cable (this monitor doesnt have an HDMI input) which solved the problem. The monitor looks great, is really easy to adjust, and I love the portrait mode for when I have to read through long documents. If youre in the market for a 24inch monitor for primarily work related tasks (no idea how it would perform for gaming), this is a great buy.

Just as good as new. Needed an additional monitor for work and this is perfect. Much less strain on my eyes.

This is a great monitor. It has a sturdy stand. Images are bright, clear and sharp, although overly bright with the out of box settings. Currently set brightness 10 and contrast 78. i am using the DVI input although that is the one cable not included. I would have given this a 5 out of 5 except for one thing. I cannot figure out how to register this for the warranty! Dell website requires a 7 digit service tag number and then goes on to say that most monitors do not have a service tag number and this is one that does not! I have an account with Dell but it only wants to access products already purchased.

There is a strip at the top that doesnt illuminate in the screen

I needed a monitor to connect to my MacBook Air for graphic design purposes, and this display really is perfect for the job. After calibrating the monitor using settings from tftcentrals review, the overall quality is pretty amazing. Its solidly built with a classy aesthetic that could easily be mistaken for an Apple brand Thunderbolt display with its aluminum-like finish, plenty of ports for a variety of devices (I use a mini-displayport to displayport adapter to connect the display to my MacBook), and the built in USB hub is pretty convenient. My only gripes are that I cannot daisy chain this display with another P2414H and that when I received my monitor, it had the remnants of a displayport cable connector still in the actual displayport. I suppose some overzealous quality control employee tried to remove a displayport cable without pushing down on the connectors release mechanism first and ended up yanking the cable out, leaving behind the displayport connector sleeve that locks in. The actual connector on the monitor is fine, but I hope Dells QC personnel are trained to properly remove cables from a monitor in the future, haha.

Not the cheapest 24 you can buy. I did some research and came across a few nice reviews which were quite thorough. One in particular from the UK. Quite a thorough review. Well reviewed. What I like about this unit is the matte finish on the screen so reduced glare and the aluminum base styling. Needs to have a HDMI input but this is easily gotten around. Not sure why they provided every input but a HDMI. Now I hope it lasts a long time for the money I paid for it.

Its a really nice monitor. I like it because it has the DVI connections that are used by my video card (some years old now). Some of the other Dell monitors didnt have this connector. UPDATE: This monitor has now failed completely. The monitor was flickering and buzzing while *no video input was attached*. It is less than a year old. I cant even see the onscreen menus (accessed via buttons on front of monitor) Warranty replacement is through DELL. If you need to return this for warranty replacement, be prepared to spend hours on the phone. I was asked all sorts of stupid questions from a customer service rep @ DELL. I explained this 3 times to the dell rep who continually then asked me to try switching video inputs from my computer. She was just reading scripts like a talking parrot. Asking me this stupid troubleshooting script again and again. And she was very difficult to understand (English). UPDATE: DELL finally came through and sent a replacement. Im not happy with the monitor failing, but Im even more unsatisfied with the stupid DELL rep who wont listen; wantonly wasting my time. I had to explain to her several times that the blurred lines and flickering were happening *without any video input*. After sending a proof of purchase, now the replacement will take 7-10 business days, so Im told. will see what happens.