Dell UltraSharp U2412M 24-Inch Screen LED-Lit Monitor, Black

I bought two of the Dell u2412m monitors that Im using on a Mac Mini for software development. Since I look at a lot of code all day long, text clarity is very important to me. I also use the monitors for graphics design and editing, so color performance and contrast is important as well. I also work in an environment where I have a lot of outside light coming in (including a window behind my chair), so an anti-glare coating was critical for me. Based upon the reviews I read here, I was a little concerned about the anti-glare coating on the u2412m and how that would effect my ability to read text. At times my eyes have had a little bit of a problem focusing on the text, but my brain seems to be adjusting to them after a day or so. Its a little hard to describe, but its like my eyes initially focused on the anti-glare coating instead of the image behind the coating. When I have a problem focusing, if I blink my eyes, they seem to refocus. In any case, after a couple of days, the text appears to be easier to read and I seem to have less eyestrain after a long day of coding on these than I did with my old monitors (Acer AL2216W). The color performance and contrast of the u2412m is significantly better than my old monitors, these look very rich compared to the old screens. Out of the box I did notice that one of the monitors had a slightly warmer white color than the other. This appears to be due to how they are calibrated for the Standard setting at the factory. I found that if I switched the color settings on the monitors from Standard to Custom Color and set the R,G,B levels to 100 on both monitors, then the colors appeared to be nearly identical. I am running with the colors at 100, contrast at 75, and brightness at 20 which seems to be about perfect for me. I now have 3 monitors connected (two of the Dells, and one of the old monitors) and I can say that overall I am very pleased with the improvement. The new monitors draw less power too, about 18 watts each with my settings vs 31 watts each for the old monitors. So now I am thinking about buying a third u2412m... This may not be the perfect monitor for my needs, but at this price point it does seem like a good choice and Im happy with the purchase. The stands also have great adjustability and the extra usb ports are very nice with my Mac.

The original ordered arrived and the Amazon shipping box was in great shape but the Dell Monitor box was beat up pretty bad so I returned it without opening it. The replacement came yesterday (11/18/22) and NO Amazon box, it arrived in the Dell box itself and it looked in good condition. I replaced my 19 inch and all is good. I had one install issue with had nothing to do with the monitor or Amaazon. I had to uninstall the Display Adapter in Window 10 to remove the old 19 inch monitor in the device manager. I would have thought Windows would have just recognized the new monitor but it didn’t therefore I couldn’t adjust to highest resolution nor remove the old monitor in the Device Manager. After I removed the Display Adapter the monitor then showed up in the Device Manager as Generic PnP so at that point I was able to install the Dell U2412M Monitor Driver from the Dell website. This monitor is much better for my eyes and is crystal clear. If it holds up I’ll be very happy with the new monitor.

Excellent display as many customers and reviewers said. However if you plan to use this monitor from a VGA connection, I suggest you use a digital connection. If your computer only have a HDMI port rather than a DVI port, I strongly suggest you include a DVI-HDMI cable in your order. Analog signals are more susceptible to electromagnetic interference than digital signals. When the monitor was connected to my laptop via VGA, the monitor suffered from strong ground loop interference. Both the monitor and my laptops power cable have a grounding pin, and they were plugged into the same power supply alone without any other connections. The VGA and power cords Dell supplied are insufficiently shielded, and a pair of 8 year old VGA and power cords were stronger. When the monitor was connected to my laptop and the laptop power is plugged in, the monitor suffered from severe interference which made the monitor flicker with horizontal lines and was impossible to use. The interference stopped when I unplugged the laptops power cord. After experimenting with all the spare VGA cords and power cords I have, the 2nd best solution was using an 8 year old VGA cable that had ferrite beads twice the size as the VGA cable Dell provided. Also, an old power cord was much thicker than the one Dell provided, and when using it the electromagnetic interference was noticeably reduced when using Dells VGA cable (I tested with a weaker VGA cable so it is easier to prove the difference in power cords). Many people probably dont have spare VGA and power cords laying around. So if you dont have a DVI or display port on your computer, the best solution is to add a DVI-HDMI to your order and qualify for free shipping. You can get it afterwards, but non-Amazon Prime members will be disadvantaged because $7 < $25.

Initially, I was in a confusion which commodities to buy. There were several options for me as an owner of a laptop looking to upgrade for a something better: a large screen dell xps 27 inch all in one. It had several pros for me: Large screen with resolution of (2560 X 1440), powerful speaker, integrated webcam and several of higher end features. Cons were: higher price and pain of owning two computer system. Rather than price, I was more bothered with second cons as I needed a single computer in home as well as in school with all required softwares for my academic work which I might need to access anytime. So, I was inclined towards buying an external monitor to use in my laptop by which I can utilize portability of a laptop while I am at college and feel of desktop while I am at home. There were several types of monitors to choose from. 27 inch, 24 inch and 23 inch and several name brands. I chose 24 inch size as I felt like it is an ideal size to use as a desktop monitor. I had seen the review of this dell ultrasharp u2412M monitor with all glowing review so did not hesitate to buy it. Now I bought it, started using it and I am very happy with my decision. The overall quality of this monitor is quite good. The picture is very sharp, bright and crisp and it is perfectly right size as a monitor. Furthermore, It rotates around full extent as well as easily adjustable up and down position.....so many features!!! Higly recommended!!!

I have been using the monitor for only a week, so I can say nothing about reliability. It is labeled with a manufacture date of November 2012. The colors are very nice, perhaps a bit better than my older LCD monitors, but nothing spectacular like others have reported. The 1920x1200 format is very nice for CAD (computer aided design) work. There is no problem with the antiglare coating, as others have reported. It has a smooth flat appearance just like my two older Samsung monitors. I work mostly with white backgrounds (CAD and word processing) and I see none of the glittery effect reported in earlier posts. I have noticed no stuck pixels or the backlight bleed that others have reported. Perhaps these were initial production problems. I see no blurring, streaking or other artifacts when playing DVD movies or with action games like Flight Simulator X (running with all options maximized, 30 frames per second and 1920x1200 pixels). Other comments about the 8 ms refresh causing blurring are pretty silly, since our nervous system cant distinguish events shorter than about 20-30 ms. It is connected to an Nvidia Quadro 2000 video card through a DisplayPort cable. Pros: Easy setup. Windows 7 found it and automatically installed a U2412M driver. Height, angle and rotation adjustments are easy. Cons: It doesnt include a DisplayPort (DP) cable. It has black buttons on a black bezel (if there are labels, they are black too). They are essentially invisible under normal room lighting. I know this is the current silly fad, but it is just stupid! When I first turned it on it reported that there was no VGA cable connected and that it would shut down in five minutes. This was silly since it was connected with a DisplayPort cable. I pushed on the buttons (not sure which one because it is black on black) and eventually an input selection menu appeared. When I selected the DisplayPort input it switched and has worked correctly ever since. This should have been unnecessary - with only one cable connected it should have auto detected the signal. A minor annoyance is the way the power, video and USB cables attach on the rear of the display panel. When you rotate the display the cables are dragged with it and may hang on nearby objects. It would have been much better to attach the cables to the base and make the connections to the display internally at the rotation point. The display has two USB ports on the left edge. If used these cables stick out several inches making it necessary to have a lot of clearance. These ports cant be used in a multi monitor system with another monitor sitting next to the U2412M (or anything else close by). Also, if the monitor is rotated these cables are dragged to the top of the display high above the desk top. The side of the display isnt a good location for cable connections. Other comments: This is not a problem with the monitor, but when I installed it Microsoft Office had to be activated a second time. Just for changing monitors on the machine! Thats nuts! I dont know if Microsoft does this for all monitors. I knocked off a star because of the black on black buttons without labels and the failure to auto detect the signal. Otherwise it is very nice.

This Dell monitor was purchased for a 13 macbook pro retina late 2013 (latest model as of this date) set-up. The retina screen on macbook pro is sharp, clear and easy to read. I wanted to an external monitor that was visually exciting like the thunderbolt apple display. However, I believe that the thunderbolt apple display is due for updating soon (hopefully thinner, lighter, with thunderbolt 2.0 connectivity and with USB 3.0 integrated) and did not want to purchase the current model at a whopping $999. This Dell U2412M seemed a reasonable compromise albeit smaller screen, but at much more reasonable price point. This Dell monitor was shipped very quickly from Amazon, and packaged sturdily. The set-up of the Dell monitor out of the box was easy. This display connects to the macbook pro with an mini-display port to DVI adapter (purchased separately) and by using the DVI cable supplied from Dell. I decided to just get a mini-display port to display port cable from Amazon instead. This cable cannot be found ANYWHERE in the local stores and only from Amazon. So please be aware to purchase the cable with the Dell monitor. As Im sure everyone knows--this Dell monitor does not have a HDMI connection. This monitor does not have speakers either. So what do I think of the display? I admit my initial reaction was disappointment. Only because I compared it to my macbook pro retina screen or an apple thunderbolt display at the store. In my opinion, the apple displays are superior. There is no comparison. Dont get me wrong--the Dell visual display is beautiful, but I have been spoiled by the apple displays. I am now more sensitive to noticing the pixels on the Dell. I placed the display on its maximum resolution too at 1920 X 1200. The Dell display is matte and not glossy, which is fine. I believe that if one looks at the Dell screen for a long time, it will tire the eyes. The glare can be quite prominent even at brightness down to 27%. I could not find a Dell U2412M at a local store for me to gauge first and I bought this monitor based on reviews. For what it is worth, this monitor is more than decent and will work for me now. The price point is most excellent for the quality. However, I need to read and write constantly for work. Hence, in service of minimizing eye strain, I may take the leap to the new thunderbolt display when apple upgrades that monitor.

First, let me say I really like my Dell U2412m monitor. Ive had it about a month and have thoroughly enjoyed using it everyday, and for the price point, this is a wonderful monitor with an excellent feature set. However, its not perfect. The first one I received had severe clouding in the right top and bottom corners. Of course, these come setup with the brightness at an eye searing 75%, and the clouding diminished a bit when I turned it down to a more reasonable 30%, but it was still quite evident on a dark image, and not acceptable for my main purpose of photo editing, so back it went (thanks Amazon for the easy no hassle exchange!). The second one also has a tiny bit of clouding in the corners, but only when viewed really close-up, and mostly not visible at all except on a completely dark screen. So, not perfect, but acceptable. I really like the 16x10 ratio, its a nice big workspace. The build quality seems up to Dells high standards, and I love the stand, with its easy and yet very secure adjustments. I will say that the color on my second monitor leaned toward the green, cyanish side (yuck). Unfortunately, the color controls in the main menu are not fine enough for the kind of color adjustments that were needed, but luckily for me, I found some sites on the internet that described how to carefully access the service menu, and I was able to tweak the color to perfection using some very good LCD monitor test images I found using Google. So, lets wrap it up: Pros: 1. Good build quality 2. Excellent color and picture (when tweaked correctly) 3. Easy and stable stand adjustments. 4. Works beautifully with both my new Mac Mini AND my 10 year old Mac G4 (using a USB switch) 5. Lots of inputs and USB connections 6. 3 Year warranty Cons: 1. A bit of clouding in the corners, but generally not visible during normal use. 2. Only USB 2.0 3. No HDMI input So, would I recommend this? Yes, but with qualifications. Be sure and check your screen for unacceptable clouding, and be prepared to tweak the brightness, contrast, and color. If you can live without HDMI and USB 3.0 ports, than this monitor should be on your short list. UPDATE (March 4, 2013): I really like this monitor. It has performed flawlessly over the last 5 months. The bit of clouding in the corners doesnt seem to show up in real world use. No color drift and no problems whatsoever. I leave it on 24 hours a day and it automatically goes into power-saving mode whenever I put the computer to sleep. For the price, this is quite a nice monitor. Update (Sept 5, 2013): The thing I like most about this monitor, it just works. I know that sounds simple, but in this complex world of cables, and operating systems, and weird stuff, its nice to have something that I can just plug in and it works perfectly, all day, every day. The color has been SUPER stable, with no drift. The slight clouding in the corners hasnt gotten worse, and doesnt effect my day to day photo work. All-in-all, an excellent and reliable monitor.

Where I got this monitor: Amazon Is this my first U2412m: Yes Date of manufacture: June 2014 Revision code: A01 Yellow Tint: I guess? has a yellowish color compare to my primary screen (which is a 13 MacBook Pro non-retina version) I tried varying the color temperature and it is still yellower than my Apple screen. That said, its on an acceptable level. As a side: When I first bought this macbook, I actually experienced the same problem with the new laptop and my Apple monitor, and I got a replacement from Apple but they said it wasnt a fault, its a difference between what manufacturer produces the monitor (I think its LG VS Samsung). So I am happy with my whiter laptop and this monitor is great for me. UPDATE: I just figured the yellow tint was due to the software f.lux I have on my laptop that changes the color temperature according to the time in a day. After I quit the program, yellowish screen is gone. I guess all I can say about that is the Dell monitor displays more reaction to the color temperature than my Apple laptop. I saw a lot of reviews on Amazon discussing the revision and so on. I was extremely stressed out about that, and decided to give Amazon a try since I really needed another monitor that can be in a pivot position. When it got here, on the side of the Dell box, it stated the revision code and the manufacturer data, I guess I was happy with what I got. The stand that came with it is amazing, it can do all kinds of rotation angle and it makes my work station more ergonomic than other monitors (+ normal stand) could have. Just order it and voila, no need to get a separate stand, nor measuring the eye level and pile books underneath it. It just magically works. Seriously, I love it. I searched for some high resolution wallpaper that could fit with this 1200 X 1980, and it makes the monitor ever prettier. The only down side is: I wish they could implement some kind of software that you can adjust the brightness from the keyboard and some sort of shortcut to rotate my screen.

We have been exceedingly impressed with the U2412M monitor thus far. Without rehashing (too much) what other reviews have said, heres what we like: 1) Aspect ratio: the screen size is perfect for working with documents, excel files, email and presentations. Yes a smaller screen will do the job but the extra vertical resolution is nice to have. 2) Highly adjustable: Dell UltraSharp panels have always been great in this regard, and this monitor is no exception. We love that the swivel (both left to right and horizontal to vertical) is effortless, and that its easy to adjust the vertical height and pitch of the monitor to help you achieve the best ergonomic viewing angle. This has really helped to reduce neck strain for both of us who use this monitor. 3) Great colors and image clarity: Im sure there are professional photographers and others who need nothing but the highest levels of color accuracy, but for normal office/web/photo use this monitor produces crisp, clear, pleasing images which are more than good enough for us. 4) USB side ports: USB ports on the bottom and side of the monitor have been a feature on various Dell monitors over the years. While this feature is easy to overlook, the convenience of being able to quickly access USB ports to pop in and out a flash drive has become a luxury that I dont want to live without. No more having to reach behind the PC, or twisting to reach strangely angled ports that manufactures put on their computers for some reason. Its also great if you keep your CPU on the floor and dont want to have to get down on your knees just to plug in a USB device. As always, Amazon customer service is great. The first display we received had a dead (dark) pixel. Amazon quickly shipped out a replacement and the new one was perfect. I highly recommend thoroughly checking out the pixels right after you receive it. There are helpful test patterns that you can play on YouTube and similar sites that make dead and stuck pixels easier to spot.

I had a 24 LCD Dell monitor for a while that treated me well. From everything Ive read and experienced, Im a believer in Dell monitors. This new LED monitor is no exception. The image is bright and vividly clear. Its such high quality, in fact, that it makes the age of my older monitor (now owned for 6 years) very apparent. The old monitor has that sepia effect creeping in, and the new monitor has made that so clear that its really starting to get under my skin.. Dells evil plot to get me to order another one? Maybe.. Needless to say, this is an excellent product. Dell monitors are long-lasting and reliable, and this one provides the sharpest image Ive ever had with a computer. I think that LED technology makes a big difference with text, so websites really pop on this monitor. Considering my old 24 LCD Dell Monitor cost me $650 at the time, Im quite happy with my investment in the new Dell UltraSharp LED. Im also really happy to finally be on the dual monitor train. As a guy working behind a computer screen for eleven years, its astonishing that I havent yet. Already its making a significant difference in my productivity. At this price, this level of image quality and Dells reputation of building stellar displays, I dont see how you could go wrong. Order it now!