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

You *need* IPS for large-format LCD monitors. I found this out the hard way, by first purchasing and returning a highly reviewed Viewsonic TN monitor after finding the graphic quality to be severity lacking, even to my non-professional eyes. I decided to shell out an extra $50 to try out this low-end IPS monitor and am amazed by what I am getting. Out of the box, hi-res digital photos practically jump out of the screen, showing deep shadows and bright colors. 1080p videos plays almost as good as they do on my high-end LCD TV. I also find the 1920x1200 resolution to be better for computer use - the extra 120 vertical lines (compared to the typical 1080p resolution) cant hurt. The on-board USB 3.0 hub is a nice convenience. This allows me to use the monitor as a mini-docking station for my laptop and a charging station for the mobile phone. I have several peripherals plugged into the monitor, and only need to make one USB connection when my laptop is on my desk to make use of all of them. The only minor annoyance is that the monitor doesnt come with HDMI port (Dell opts for DisplayPort instead). I would think a HDMI + DisplayPort set up would make more sense than DVI + DisplayPort, since nearly all newer computers come with either HDMI or DP, and DVI is becoming obsolete. But since HDMI-DVI adapters cost almost nothing I wouldnt call this an issue.

After 8 years of use, Ive tried to replace it three times, and keep putting it back on my desk. The main feature that I find indispensible is that its a 16:10 ratio monitor. With most of the design experts at my favorite multibillion dollar transnational corporations insisting on shoving controls into the top and bottom of their windows that would be otherwise buried in dialog boxes three deep, the horizontal space it provides is essential. Aside from its endurance, the other feature Ive found most useful is the port selection. I use mine as a mechanical KVM between Linux/Mac/FreeBSD/Windows all week- the USB hub and selection of video ports really come in handy. VGA is still a thing on servers, and the DVI port is easily converted to HDMI with a dongle.

Bought this monitor to replace my 6 year old 24 inch TN dell. Unlike some other brands, Dell never let me down. Its not a coincidence that most IT companies use Dell. So when I saw this 2012 model still best selling and having rave reviews, I knew it must be a good buy. And indeed, the user feedback is justified. This is a huge improvement over my old TN screen. I didnt even realize how off the colors of the TN display were till I put two monitors side by side. No more blurry dark mess on top of the screen and no more an overly bright bottom. The backlight is even, no noticeable leaking, viewing angles are awesome. On my old monitor, I had to readjust the screen constantly (which wasnt really helping much). Other less major, but very nice features are: - The brightness can be set extremely low. On my old display, I kept it at 0, which is equal to only about 22 on this one, which means Ill be able to lower it even further if I decide to work at night without lights on. - The height adjustment can be set exceptionally high, and the stands base isnt very thick or large, which allows the keyboard to be put over it, if desired. Together this eliminates a need in a Vesa mount. Though I might still mount it because I like to push and pull my monitors a lot. - It has a blue led, which is the new green.

Beautiful image set in a good, unobtrusive matte bezel. I replaced a deceased TN panel with this, its wonderful no longer having viewing angle or a photos location on-screen affecting brightness and contrast when I process things. The stand seems sturdy and has nice tilt, rotation and height adjustments. Out-of-the-box default settings had the panel WAY too bright and it seemed to have a bit of a cold cast; if like me you dont have calibration equipment TFT Central makes available a color profile you can try. That plus the brightness brought down to 35 worked well enough for me and images are beautiful, without their ICC Im not sure I couldve tuned it well by eye (its amazing how quickly our eyes adjust to compensate for color casts). Im glad they kept the 16:10 Aspect ratio instead of 16:9, 1920x1200 has lots of real estate, and the only reason Im not giving this 5 stars is that Dell is a pain to deal with if you havent purchased directly from them. I had to call them three times (and ignore a thread in their forum where their liason misinformed me) before getting an employee who would deign to entertain my questions without an order number or service tag, finally a tech rep acknowledged for me that yes, the manufacturers 3-year warranty (from time of manufacture at rear) remains valid despite my inability to obtain an order number.

I initially was in the market for a 27 IPS but couldnt seem to find one for a price I felt comfortable paying. I decided to go with this UltraSharp as it had good reviews from other photographers. I am very happy I did. The 24 is plenty of room for editing large images especially with a smaller monitor working in unison that I use for menus and tools leaving almost the whole 24 area available for the image. I know it may sound strange, as it did for me in some other reviews, but it really is nice having those extra pixels. 1200 vs 1080. I havent tried watching widescreen movies or anything on it so I cant speak to that formatting but for photo editing, web browsing or just any other general use its really great to have that real estate. The colors on the monitor were awesome right out of the box and I havent needed to do any adjustments or calibrations. The viewing angle on the IPS is awesome. I catch myself still moving my head around (to adjust for various brightness levels from different viewing angles on my old macbook pro) while editing only to find that I dont need to anymore. The flexibility of the monitor is great and easy to change and adjust. The USB port on the side is convenient. Editing on this display is so much more pleasurable than my old MacBook Pro 17. I can tell this is going to be a productive relationship.

Colors a little off and brightness too high out of the box, but monitors color balance and brightness is near perfect after calibration. Make use of suggested brightness and color settings online to get you much of the calibration benefit. The most striking difference with other TN-panel monitors Ive used is the considerably higher contrast level after calibration. HDR rendering effects are *striking* on this screen. Ive gone back to replay the original FEAR and Black Mesa on this, and the excellent contrast image enhances the games atmospheres greatly. The anti-glare coatings color shimmering effect some describe is only somewhat noticeable when close to the screen, and only when looking at a full or mostly-white background. At normal use distance while browsing, watching or editing video, or playing games, most people will be unable to spot the effect. I looked interesting on paper, but I did not fully realize how useful the portrait display mode would be to me until I used it. When rotated to portrait, the following become possible: 1. Full vertically extended view of many news and information websites. 2. Zoomed view of a single legal-size page in Acrobat or Word. Those concerned by the lack of HDMI input, I would suggest you should not be. The video signals of HDMI and DVI-D are the same; HDMI adds a digital sound transport that this monitor cant take advantage of. Get an HDMI to DVI adapter and youll be fine. Finally, do not underestimate the benefit of a 1920x1200 resolution when editing HD video. The extra vertical resolution makes it easy to work on the video at full 1080P resolution while preserving 120 vertival pixels of room for palettes above or below.

This is a review based on my experiences between the Asus PA248Q and the Dell 2412M monitors. I am focusing on the aspects that no specs webpage will tell you. Introduction: I started out with two Asus PA248Q monitors. One fell victim of the known flickering issue, so I returned it and paired it with a Dell U2412M with the intention of using both. However, I am now returning the Asus PA248Q mainly because I discovered that it has more input lag than the Dell. Input lag: I cloned both displays and started a timer which tests input lag and took a photo with a DSLR camera of both screens, and the Dell was clearly faster. I even hooked up my old Dell ST2010F TN monitor and compared it to the U2412M and they were equal with input lag. Apparently input lag is not a statistic that is advertised. At any rate, while the Dell U2412M may have a higher response time than the Asus (as a negligible difference), the Asus has more input lag. When dragging a window up and down, split between the bezels of the Asus and Dell, the Asus lags behind causing a kind of catapillar effect between the two. The adjustable stands: Both Dell U2412M and Asus PA248Q have adjustible stands, but the PA248Q is built far more solid. The base is larger and heavier and does not wobble. Both monitor stands, however, function normally on a stable desk with no difference after the designated adjustment. Color quality: The Asus PA248Q looks better out of the box. It is apparently pre-calibrated from the factory, even comes with a calibration certificate, and it shows; both Asus PA248Q monitors I had looked 100% the same. The U2412m allegedly has a possible yellow-tint problem, and while I feel I may have received such a monitor, I was able to adjust the yellow tint away (when comparing it to the PA248Q). Both monitors have color quality that I could consider completely equal, after adjustment. IPS glow: Both the Asus PA248Q and the Dell U2412M have equal amount of IPS glow, but the Dell has warmer glow on the left and cooler on the right. The Asus seems to be fairly equal on both left and right sides, but regardless, the glow is the same amount. There is a lot of glow, but that is to be expected from an IPS monitor of this price range. Anti-Glare Coating: both the Asus PA248Q and the Dell U2412M have negligible difference in terms of AG coating. Popular opinion claims the Dell has more but I cannot see that whatsoever. Physical Body: The Asus is far more rigid with sharp edges and is fully black while the Dell is smoother with more rounded edges, including the corners of the bezels, and has a gray accent color. The Asus looks more industrial overall. The Asus has some measurement indicators etched into the face of the monitor which I would consider useless considering you would be utilizing a programs on-screen measurements for measurements. This seems like a gimmick that exists solely for the ProArt name that the Asus wields. OSD Menu: The Asus PA248Q has a little joystick to use in the menu, and while that seems brilliant for navigation, it seems to be a needlessly complicated piece for such a simple menu. The Dell has unlabed buttons that are labeled once the OSD menu is open and on-screen and is extremely simple to navigate with no possibility of pressing the wrong button. For this reason I see the Dell having a much cleaner menu and physical set of buttons. Aspect ratio control: the Asus PA248Q has an ability to display 1:1 aspect ratio while the Dell U2412M does not. BUT THE QUALITY IN THIS SETTING WHEN ACTIVELY DISPLAYING A NON-NATIVE 1:1 RESOLUTION IS HEAVILY REDUCED ON THE ASUS PA248Q. When 1:1 is activated and the PA248Q is displaying as such, say 1920x1080, the monitor automatically loses the sRGB setting and defaults to Standard (and must be manually set back to sRGB when finished). In addition to this, the quality of the screen becomes blurrier and a little unstable. It is a complete joke of a 1:1 setting and is only useful if youre either sitting very far away from the monitor or simply dont care. I have had 1:1 aspect control on other monitors that did not have this loss of quality. For this reason, the fact that the U2412M does not have 1:1 aspect control is not a factor since the PA248Qs might as well not exist. Power-indicator. The Asus PA248Q has the option in the OSD menu to completely shut off the power-indicator light on the bottom-right corner of the monitor. The Dell does not have this option, but the light is not intrusive. I would still prefer the option, however. Conclusion: out of the better-packaged box, the Asus PA248Q offers a higher quality display in terms of colors and a more uniform IPS glow, at the expense of more input lag than the Dell U2412M. The Dell is better for gaming simply because of the lesser input lag and the Asus is better for accurate photography editing because of its pre-calibration from the factory, although you can calibrate the Dell as well if you have the hardware. The Asus PA248Q may have a flickering problem (search for this problem and youll see) which is a big defect while the Dell U2412M may have a yellow-tint problem which I seem to have yet to discover. Purchasing monitors is full of risks left and right, with advantages and disadvantages on various models and the possibility of stuck pixels on any of them. Good luck out there. UPDATE: I have purchased a second Dell U2412M; still no yellow tint but the monitors colors definitely do not match and require tweaking settings to get them similar. The Asus PA248Q monitors are pre-calibrated and matched absolutely perfectly out of the box.

I waited a couple months to allow me to make an honest evaluation of this unit. I can honestly say that after a great deal of research on competitive monitors, I am very satisfied with my DELL U2412M. My unit was a refurbished unit that arrived well-packaged and exactly as described (Excellent condition). I could find no external or cosmetic problems on the unit. The one minor disappointment I had was that it did not come with a DVI cable. The U2412M was very easy to set up and easy to operate. Once installed, I typically leave it on and simply let it go into sleep mode when my computer is off. One of the most important features of the monitor was the way graphics and text looked and on this one, both are excellent. (I tried a less expensive Dell unit before the U2412M and the color was all wrong even to my untrained eyes.) I have not attempted to perform a full calibration of the monitor yet as for now it looks fine for my daily use (mostly office work and video games), but I may look into calibrating the unit later. One thing prospective buyers should be aware of is that this monitor is very bright! As others have noted in the reviews, you should expect to turn this monitors brightness way down if you expect to use it for any amount of time. I think I have mine cranked down to about 40% at the moment and that still seems bright at times. The controls on the U2412M are a little tricky to get used to as they are on the lower right corner of the screen. This means they are out of the way (which is both a plus and a minus on my setup). It is sometimes awkward to manipulate the buttons on the bezel edge and I find myself tempted to push the screen based arrows (but as this screen is not touch-sensitive, that doesnt do anything). Other than that minor thing to get used to, I could not be more satisfied with the monitor, so far. My last monitor (an Acer X214W) lasted nearly 4 years and I am hoping this Dell U2412M will last me at least that long. If I had it to do over, I would still buy one of these again and recommend the U2412M to others looking for a reasonably priced monitor with great performance.

Excited to get the new monitor I had it plugged in within the hour. Nicely stylish, and very sturdy I was sure I had made a good choice. I am a photographer and while on a budget I DO need something that is accurate that I can count on. This is my third IPS monitor and is replacing an excellent (expensive) 8 year old 16 X 10 24 HP that gave out. Here is how it fared. Turning it on I LOVED the extra real estate that a 16 X 10 monitor gives the viewer. I couldnt imagine editing photos with anything less. Viewing angles are great. When sitting at a dual monitor setup you are never really lined up to be square with either monitor. The wide viewing angles offered by IPS are fantastic. Plenty of ports on the back and side for anything you are doing. I just use the DVI so I didnt test anything else. Convenient control placement. But, I noticed (side by side) that the colors did not match my other smaller IPS monitor (LG). Not even close. The LG took a little tweaking to get it right so I began to set it up. The LG was close out of the box, in fact, all I had to do was turn down the brightness. Not so the Dell. The colors were all slightly off out of the box. First of all it comes too bright... this is common and a simple test to achieve the proper brightness is to peer at a gradient and adjust till it you see the differences between black blacks and white whites. You can accomplish this by visiting any number of sites or by using the Windows excellent Advanced Color Management tool in control panel. Once that was done I still had colors that were off and dull compared to what I was used to. Plugging in a Spyder 3 finally did the trick. It took the Spyder about 5 minutes and the screen colors matched (very close at least). Colors are bright and seem to be accurate. When something is printed at the lab I use it is right on so.... Here is the conclusion. While much better than any tn monitor it still falls short of the full IPS experience that I had from my previous IPS monitor (I assume that much of this is caused by the 6 bit panel instead of 8 bit). It will have to do for now as I cannot afford the $1000 replacement cost of the previous monitor. It is sturdy and built well. Controls are well thought out and easy to navigate. Lots of connectivity. All things that add to its value. Is it worth its price, absolutely. Does it it rate 5 stars unfortunately not. PROS 16 X 10 Native format (lots of extra real estate from a 16 X 9) Lots of ports- 1 DVI-D with HDCP, 1 DisplayPort 1 VGA,1 USB upstream port 4 USB downstream ports, Dell Sound bar Budget priced for an IPS Great wide viewing angles Accurate colors once calibrated CONS Factory Settings without hardware calibration are going to be disappointing. 6 bit color not 8 bit so to achieve 8 bit color it needs to dither. (I knew this before I ordered but if you didnt...) only standard RGB gamut not wide gamut. Even then falls a little short of the full RGB spectrum

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.