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

The Dell Ultrasharp series are my favorite monitors. I currently own 4 Dell UltraSharps. Most / all are typically IPS based (in plane switching) and offer the best viewing angles and clarity. The U2412M is currently my primary monitor. I own one that I purchased about 3 years ago directly from Dell. I decided to replace my secondary monitor (which is a Dell U2311H) with another U2412M which I purchased from Amazon. Out of the box the monitor looked great. The antiglare coating on this latest revision is not as aggressive as the older version I currently own. Colors and text look more vibrant and clearer. The one problem I had (which is mentioned quite often in the reviews here) is a slight yellow cast on the whites. I purchased a hardware calibration tool (ColorMunki Display) specifically to calibrate the new monitor. Even after calibration, I could not get rid of the yellow cast. Unfortunately that meant sending it back. I wished it didnt have that problem since I really like the new revision (mainly due to the lighter antiglare coating). I will be on the lookout for a good price on the newer U2415 model.

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 had two 16:10 LG monitors and at 9 months one went south. LG quit making them so they are issuing a refund. LGs customer service to this point is excellent btw. So, I ended up here looking for another comparable monitor for my dual monitor setup. In the price range it boils down to this Dell model and an Asus. If you are looking at these you will know which Asus I am speaking of. I read and researched forever it seemed and came up with two options. One may be yellow and one may flicker. Wonderful choice. If you are in that position then possibly this will help you decide. One site called TFT Central does a good job of reviewing both monitors. Both get reasonable marks with the edge possibly going to the Dell. What caught my eye is the Asus uses PWM or Pulse Width Modulation to dim the monitor and Dell does not. PWM is essentially turning the backlight on and off faster then the eye can detect and to dim the monitor the LED stays off for a longer interval. Thats how I understand it. It is said that this could cause some eyestrain in some people while reading. It reminds me of the old interlaced low frequency monitors that indeed caused me much eye strain so one strike against the Asus because I read a lot. At full brightness the PWM does not engage so it wont matter but you cant look any of these monitors for very long on full brightness so you will most likely be looking at the PWM working. Once again it may not bother many but I did not want to chance that. The Asus has some USB3 ports that may or may not work. Its the may or may not part that makes me wonder why I should use that as a criteria at all. Then there is the Dell where some were getting a distinct yellow tint and that certainly bothered me. You would possibly get the yellow tint with a Dell monitor that has a A00 revision number as reported by some here on Amazon. The numbers seem to go backwards as you read the reviews causing some head scratching. It didnt make much sense. I found a blog talking about this very subject and a fellow named Chris from Dell answered the question at some point. The A0... number starts over at 00 if there is a hardware change. For anything else like the case, stand or software change they add another digit to the revision number. So, what you have to do is compare the revision number to the date of manufacture to be meaningful. The yellow monitors appeared to be manufactured in the later part of 2013 with a revision number of A00. So I took the chance on a yellow monitor and ordered the Dell about 3 weeks ago which would have been the later part of May 2014. I received one with a date of manufacture of March 2014 and a revision number of A01. To my satisfaction there was and is no yellow tint with the unit I received. So it would appear that the one I have has had a software or firmware update based on the revision number. The part that I still find confusing is what if they have another hardware update immediately after a A00 revision? Hmm. The color was really very good out of the box and the only adjustment I have made to date is to turn the brightness level down a little. Much to my surprise it matches the LG color as exact as I can tell. I see virtually no difference. I also have a reference because while I waited for the new Dell I had an older Dell 19 inch running next to the LG and there was a major difference in color that could not be adjusted out. Last but not least I find out that the Dell U2412M and the Asus both use the same panel made by LG so any difference should only be in the electronics, case and stand. The Dell stand is very nice and the case very slim. I find the menu easy to use. The mat coating on the screen is not an issue. It looks just fine on both of my monitors. Some here have complained about the Dell warranty. That may be an issue to consider. I think they all could take a lesson in customer service from LG. Those folks have it down. So this is how I decided. Hopefully it will help if you find yourself with the same dilemma, yellow or flicker.

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.

First off, this monitor is great and it really should deserve 5 stars. It is not a true professional monitor in terms of color reproduction and accuracy. But for anyone looking for a more premium monitor that is 16:10 aspect not 16:9 then this is a great choice. I have 3 of them running in Eyefinity mode and it looks great for movies and games. Now the reason why it received a 1 star is because of Amazons service, particularly Amazon Primes service. I ordered this monitor on Dec. 2nd at 1pm PST. During check out, Amazon prompted me to try Amazon Prime for 1 month for free. I thought this would be a good idea since I do purchase items often on amazon, and if it turned out to be good I wouldnt mind paying the fee to continue. I mean hey, 2day shipping sounds pretty awesome. So I went ahead and did the free trial and checked out; I received an email saying confirming transaction and packaging item. Wow that was fast! At night time it said shipped and arrives Dec. 4th i.e 2 day shipping. I get my tracking number soon later which also prompts the same thing arrives Dec. 4th by 8pm. Dec. 4th comes and I wait all day, but nothing. I check the tracking, it says Arrive in Anaheim, CA at 4:21am Dec4th which is roughly 5miles from where I live. I thought weird, but sometimes shipping has problems so I get a little annoyed because its suppose to be 2day shipping but Im not mad. Dec. 5th comes; I wait all day again. This time it says out for delivery at 7:02am Dec. 5th all day on the tracking. I wait until 8pm, nothing. So at 9pm I decide to contact amazon customer service via CHAT. I get to the person (Monique) and explain my situation and frustration. She gives me a bunch of run-around answers about how it got lost in the the tracking system and that the tracking isnt accurate sometimes. So I say it said out on delivery from Anaheim. does that mean its not REALLY out on delivery and its just sitting somewhere at a warehouse?? and her response was your item is our for delivery, it is in transit and then they left the chat. Just like that, no bye , just left my chat. So Im pretty mad and disappoint now and I try to get another customer service chat person. This time Ingrid A. helps me and I explain to her about my item and how the other customer service rep just left me hanging. This time around, Ingrid was actually very polite and tried to help me. She said that after looking at the tracking service it looks that my item will arrive on Dec. 6th. And that she is very sorry for this problem and is willing to offer me an extended month of Amazon Prime. I reply this is my first order with Prime and it already has this complication, why would I want to use Prime again? Then she says I understand your frustration, so what would you like me to do in order to solve this problem? I answer well, what I would like is for my item to arrive on time like it was promised, but I realize that isnt possible now. So if this was a retail store or a department store, then some kind of discount would be fitting, is that right? She says let me see what I can do. After some minutes she comes back and says I can offer you a $15 credit to your account. I said I was not satisfy with that to be honest. I even ask her if she would be satisfy. She said thats the only thing she can do for me or extend the Prime account. Wow, $15 credit or a month of prime after that fiasco? Might as well spit in my face then. I say this, isnt Amazon Prime suppose to be a premier service? $79 a month isnt cheap. Arent they trying to set themselves apart with Prime? And when something like this happens this is how they handle it? How are either of those fitting compensations to ANY costumer that wants to use their Prime service? Is this how Amazon mottos their business and customer service satisfaction? Its disappointing to see how Amazon sees its loyal customers. I end by saying, I have 3 of these monitors, the first 2 I bought directly from Dell and they did not disappoint in service. This 3rd one I bought here, but I wish I would have save myself the hassle and bought from them as well. Thanks but no thanks for $15. Really Amazon?

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.

Lets start out by describing what I do with this thing: I use CAD software and play games from the same machine. Im not a pro video or photo editor; please understand that Im not. I do not/have not owned dozens of expensive monitors, although I have worked with a few! This things got everything that counts: 1920x1200 resolution at a true 60hz, not 59.754hz. Its got a decent response time; actually, its slower than my last monitor, but I cant tell the difference, even when gaming online. My mouse and internet connection are by far more damaging to my gaming experience, which is to say not much. Games and pictures look very nice on this, and the resolution is a nice break from my laptops cheap 1366x768 gloss screen. The screen itself is good - not incredible, but very nice. The anti-glare coating produces a funny effect that I notice when staring blankly at my screen... In other words, I dont notice it too much. Despite the coating, I find myself turning the brightness all the way up when faced with computers mortal enemy: sunlight. Still, it does a much better job (and is WAY brighter) than my old monitor. The colors are true - by true, I mean I dont have to tweak my nvidia driver settings as much. The blacks and whites will impress anyone whos used to a normal monitor, and probably wont disappoint anyone whos used to a good IPS. Stand quality is good, much better than a cheap monitor. The vertical riser is nice - it travels about eight inches up and down. I really like the stands ability to turn the monitor without moving the base! Very nice if you want to turn the screen and show someone what youre looking at, range is about 120 degrees. The up-down screen tilt is very good, with a powerful spring to keep it from drooping. The good: + Good picture, very nice in this price range. + Well built stand. + Functional, still looks good. + 16:10 aspect ratio (mostly a personal thing). The not good: - Might be too expensive to justify versus a regular monitor. - Not 2560x1600 resolution. Asking too much? Probably. - No HDMI input. Conclusion (TL;DR): If youre looking at this monitor from the average persons point of view: Im happy with this monitor, though I think it cost a bit too much for what I got. Im cautiously going to say that Id buy it again, just because of the 16:10 aspect ratio and the good colors and contrast. If you are actually in the market for a professional IPS panel, please consider reading more reviews first, but do consider this panel.

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.

Pros: + Nice 1920x1200 resolution. I dislike the recent trend of making computer monitors 16:9 instead of 16:10. + Extremely bright on full blast + Great and sturdy adjustable stand with a 90 degree swivel (great for coding or web use) + Anti-glare coating isnt as noticeable as other reviewers claim + Matte screen. I hate glossy screens with a passion. + Convenient USB ports on the side and back + Have yet to see a single dead pixel. + Decent response times. Ive done some gaming on it and havent noticed much (if any) ghosting. Cons: - Backlight bleed. Mine isnt as bad as others Ive seen, but its still there. Lowering the brightness seems to help; you can turn it down to zero even and still have a bright picture. Its really only noticeable if the entire affected area is black. Im not too upset with it, and I dont feel like playing the RMA lottery to see if I get a better one and then end up with a worse one instead. The bleed is my only real complaint. If youre looking for a quality monitor in an affordable price range, I would definitely encourage getting this. Dells monitors have always impressed me with their quality, and a cheaper off-brand monitor wont look as good (even if its the same actual panel).

It is unfortunate for those of us who use a computer for business purposes (I program) that the industry has decided that 1080 lines is enough. It is not. Finding a 1920x1280 monitor is getting hard these days. I finally had to retire my 6 year old Acer 1920x1280 monitor as the back-light finally kicked the bucket. I was skeptical about buying a Dell as they do make some low-end monitors that are really poor. I was pleasantly surprised by this monitor. It is crisp and clear and the colors are fine (for my non-photographer eyes). I do find that the monitor is rather bright and with a digital interface the whole experience a bit harsh. However when you start with extra crispness it is easy to dial back the sharpness setting, adjust the blues down 3-4% using the custom color setting, re-adjust your clear-type on Windows and tweak the contrast/brightness to get a pretty pleasing look. For me all monitors seem to look like crap out of of the box and need to be messed with. I am very picky about clarity of text since that is what I look at day in and day out and this monitor delivers. The ability to raise and lower and tilt is just so much better than my previous monitor and makes a big difference. Look this monitor is big and you want to have it pointed at the optimum angle towards your eyes. In my case I use it as the main monitor and my laptop screen is my secondary monitor so being able to adjust it lower on my desk and then angling it up made using the two screens together a bit smoother. I have not found the anti-glare coating to be too bad though it definitely adds a touch of graininess to the look. Probably a reasonable trade-off. The shiny laptop screen sitting next to this monitor that clearly reflects the trees out the window behind me reminds me that this coating is really effective. There is just no reflection at all in this monitor which is good.