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

I just purchased my 3rd one of these, to round out the display capability of my laptop/docking station. Theres a lot to like about this monitor: 1. IPS display. After having bought a traditional LCD and seeing how the colors skew across the screen, I knew IPS was worth the extra cost. Frankly, I dont have a real need for it, but its just nice to have a display with consistency. 2. LED backlighting. The market is flooded with these now, but when I first bought one of these a year ago, it wasnt the case and the premium for them was steep (except with this one). LED saves energy, which saves both money both from the wall outlet and from the A/C not having to evacuate the heat from the room. It also supposedly has truer whites, but I must admit I cant see the difference. 3. 16:10 resolution. Frankly, I think 4:3 is even better, but those days are sadly gone for good. I had a 1600x1200 21 tube monitor for years and it was great. Since most of what we do on the computer is vertically oriented, losing 120 vertical lines for a 1920x1080 / 16:9 display (the vast majority of displays these day) really stinks. By going 16:10, this is 1920:1200, so I didnt lose pixels in either direction. 4. Dell speaker accessories. I guess a monitor with built-in speakers would be OK too, but often the sound quality is pretty weak. With Dells AS501 (or newer AS510) speakers, they snap right onto the monitor and get their power from the monitor. No wall wart to deal with and the speakers go to sleep when the monitor does. They sounding pretty good to boot. 5. The built-in USB hub is nice too I guess. About the only warning Id give about this monitor, is that its dot-pitch is a bit low. The defacto standard is about 100 pixels per inch and this one is about 90 ppi. One could both consider this a plus (its a large display) and a minus if youre putting it next to other monitors. Originally I had this next to a laptop display which had one on the higher side of the defacto standard (I forget now but Im thinking about 110 ppi). Let me tell you, the difference made things cumbersome. When you dragged windows between screens, they physically change size, the text gets smaller/larger, etc. It was more disconcerting than I expected. It wasnt long before I managed to squeeze another $300 out of the budget to get a second one. So, if youre planning on setting up multiple monitors, be aware of the pixel densities and try to match them as well as possible. If youre buying all new ones, make sure theyre the same... and 2 of these is as good a choice as you can find in this size/resolution range. So I really like this monitor, and now that my new laptop supports 3 displays... Im adding another one. :)

Ive had this monitor for a couple of weeks now and Im very happy with it. My last monitor was a Sylvania 17 LCD that I squeezed well over ten years out of so this was a big upgrade in size and clarity. I dont play many games on the PC so I cant comment on how well it does on games but this monitor is well named as Ultrasharp when it comes to text editing or web surfing. Ive always liked the Dell Ultrasharps, having used them a lot in my occupation, so after doing my research my purchase boiled down to the either the Asus VG248QE or the Dell. The reviews on the Asus were excellent and if I was more into gaming I might have picked that one because of the fast refresh rate, (although a lot of people on youtube are happy using the Utrasharp for gaming ). So far Ive found no bad pixels, no yellow tint or any other flaws, calibration was perfect out of the box. The stand is excellent, very sturdy and adjustable in all directions. The 90 degree flip is nice for connecting cables to the bottom of the monitor. I purchased the Dell AX510 sound bar that mounts on the bottom of the monitor so I could use the on board headphone connector. The sound is good for youtube videos but falls short for music. Fortuneatly, I also have a stereo sound system hooked up so its no big deal. For anybody on the fence about this monitor check out youtube, lots of good info.

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.

I have two of these. One I bought from Dell. The other from Amazon 3 years after buying the first one. The first one is revision A03 and the new one is revision A01. It has the yellowish tint that people are complaining about in various places online. They are sitting side by side and its fairly noticeable. The thing is I dont know if I like the blueish tint of the A03 or the yellowish tint of the new A01... Im not too sure what to do. But know that it seems fairly consistent that all the current crop of Dell U2412M monitors have a slight yellow tint to things that are supposed to appear white. Its hard to fix this with any of the settings Ive tried so far. UPDATE: Ive decided to keep the second one with the yellowish tint because Ive found some pretty easy settings to make the color pretty closely match my the older A01 version I have. Go into the color part of the monitors menu system and set it up to have custom color, and then adjust the Red and Green settings each to 93, leave Blue at 100. Then set Brightness to 95 and Contrast to 70. This has done it for me. The two versions I have of this monitor are now close enough in color that Im going to keep the new one from Amazon. The yellowish tint is enough of a tint that its visible even if you dont have two of these monitors like I do. Ah, if all my problems were this bad I would be living a truly divine life.

The monitor itself is awesome when you consider how little it costs. But setting it up was a real hassle for me. Granted I am running a 5 year old system, but it is a Dell computer, running a Dell monitor, replacing a Dell monitor... how hard should that be? Anyway, to resolve this, I needed to address two problems (at least on my machine). First, when I bought my PC, it came with a graphics card that only has DMS-59 pin as a digital connector. These things are outdated. So I needed to buy a DVI-D to DMS-59 connector. Mind you, the stupid DVI-D connector is also outdated, but the regular DVI-I that is popular today also works with it. I just wish the Dell tech knew this and told me so. Second, I needed to unravel the driver puzzle. Basically my graphics card does not have a driver that supports Windows 8.1 (which I am running). I looked into buying a new graphics card, but then would also have had to update the power supply... which basically costs as much as a new computer when you add all this stuff together. So I finally learned that you can use the old Vista legacy driver... and now it works perfectly. I hope I never have to go through that again, but at least I can say the monitor works great. Now I just have to get used to the idea of moving my mouse from one side alllllll the way to the other :)

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.

This is an excellent monitor with a sharp, clear picture. I like the 10:16 aspect ratio which gives a taller screen for the same nominal size. It is great for business applications. I worked in an office where we had at least 30 of this exact model and everyone really liked them. As far a I know, none had any issues with dead pixels or other failure and they were used every day. A super great feature is the very adjustable ergonomic stand. it is very solid and has very good range of height, tilt and swivel. I love the thin matt (non-shiny) edge boarder and the non-glare screen. A couple of reviewers have complained about the non-glare screen being grainy, but I have no idea what they are talking about. The picture and color are excellent. This has DVI and VGA inputs, but no HDMI which may be an issue to some. But the DVI will give you the same picture quality and if you want decent audio sound with any monitor you will need separate speakers and hook up any way. Very few monitors have built in speakers that could use the HDMI sound, and those that do are usually poor quality. I got the Dell AX510 sound bar to go with this and it fits great, looks good, took 5 minutes to easily install, and sounds good, (better than typical built in speakers). But if you want rich, high quality stereo sound youll need stand alone speakers.

I must have purchased six or seven of these exact same monitors over the past couple of years. I cant remember when I bought the first one, but I remember thinking that it was SO much better than regular 1080 HD. The extra pixels really make a difference (this monitor is 1920x1200 versus a standard HD monitors 1920x1080 pixels). In my last job, I had two of these monitors side by side along with my laptop screen. When I quit, I purchased one of these to go in my new office, and will be buying a second soon. I have bought these for employees, too, and they all love them. The monitor has several inputs, such as HDMI, VGA and DVI. It has a USB hub, and comes with the USB cable to connect to your computer. This is pretty convenient - I have my wireless keyboard and mouse plugged into the monitor, along with an external hard drive and other accessories. When I get to the office I just have to plug in one USB cable and Im done. Ive even thought about getting a USB audio adapter so I dont have to plug and unplug my speakers -- I know, Im lazy. The image quality on the monitor is good too. Not that Id really be able to tell, Im practically blind. But blacks look black, and it gets pretty bright too. I just use it for email, programming, web browsing and taking the occasional phone order from a customer, so it does what I need. It will also pivot to 90 degrees too, my old boss used that a lot for editing spreadsheets and documents. I tried it with both one and two of these monitors, and I didnt really care for it. But its a great option to have if you want it. Bottom line, these monitors are awesome. And since they keep coming down in price year after year, they become more and more of a value. Ive paid almost $400 for these and they go for as little as $230 now. Keep your eye out for a deal, they go on sale all the time! Highly recommended.

Purchased this to pair with a Late 2013 15 MacBook Pro Retina. I chose this monitor, as opposed to the U2414H, because it has a DVI connector and I didnt want to deal with the Mac thinking it was a TV, which has been reported with other monitors that only support HDMI or DisplayPort. I was able to plug this Dell into my MiniDisplayPort to DVI Apple adapter without issue and the Mac recognized the full resolution right away. The model number is U2412M rev. A01 manufactured in June 1014. Many have reported problems with a yellow tint to this monitor and they found it to be unacceptable. I was afraid that I might also be one of those people. When compared with the MacBook Retina screen (which is much higher quality) the Dell did seem to have a yellow tint. I tried to use the Apple color calibration tools and the settings on the display to correct it, but I could never find the right adjustments to get it to look right. I thought I might have to return it and try my luck with a different panel, but I was able to find a color profile on http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/articles/icc_profiles.htm that worked very well. I am not sure that it completely eliminated the yellow tint, but it did pull the display colors more in line with the Retina panel and that was really all I was looking for. It looks great now and I dont notice a yellow tint anymore. I am not a photo or graphic artist so I am not hung up on calibration per say, but I dont want to be distracted by stark color differences when starring at both screens. The ICC profile did the trick for me. So far... I am a happy owner.

So I got the package, Excitedly I unwrapped it, plugged it in and pow, blue screen of... just kidding. Purpose for Purchase: Video Games, 3d Modeling, LED, Its a Dell Monitor (We have a bunch at work, and they are awesome) My Previous Monitor (which I am lending to my Girlfriend) is