I wanted a relatively large monitor that would mount on the wall and serve for everyday computer use as well as for viewing movies. The primary consideration being that the monitor have at least a 16:10 aspect ratio….. the 16:9 being ludicrous beyond consideration.
Turns out that there is precious little out there to choose from…. like NOTHING larger than this one. So, I went with the 24 inch Dell Ultrasharp U2415 because of the excellent Dell Ultrasharp reviews and the fact of it have an extremely thin bezel.
Upon its arrival I was surprised (not so pleasantly) that I had to purchase a Male-Male DVI to HDMI cable adapter in order to install it to my HP Windows 7.
Over seven plus months extensive use, I absolutely love it!!
To be brief, my U2415 has all the qualities raved about in the highest of reviews……. with no trace the problems referred go in the single star ratings. As a test, I set the wallpaper to a solid black color and even under this extreme constraint there was virtually ZERO backlight bleeding through……
UPDATE: I was so taken with this monitor that I purchased another.... every bit the winner the first one was.... again... simply LOVE it!
I bought two of these 24" monitors recently.
The good:
1. The picture. OMG the picture. Absolutely gorgeous. These monitors replace a single Samsung 24" that's many years old at this point and the improvement is noticeable.
2. VESA 100x100 mounting is compatible with most monitor stands/arms. I'm using these with a dual clamp-on monitor mount to get some desktop real estate back.
3. Lots of USB ports.
4. The HDMI, DisplayPort, and mini-DP connectors make this monitor great for laptop users who want an outboard monitor.
5. One of the USB ports is a high-current USB 3.0 port for devices that need it and can make use of it.
The not-so-good:
1. I have not been able to get daisy-chaining via Displayport to work with either my personal Linux box or my work-issued MacBook Pro running Yosemite. My video card has two DVI outputs so I'm using a pair of DVI -> HDMI cables for hookup. Not sure that this is the monitor's fault though. If you want to use multiple outboard monitors with a laptop that has only a single mini-DP connector, this monitor may not work so well for you.
2. The USB ports are on the back, facing downwards, and are kind of inconvenient to reach. They're located on the same panel with ports for lots of other stuff that doesn't get plugged and unplugged anywhere near as frequently, like the main USB lead to the computer and the video cables. If you need to plug a USB cable in, you're doing it blindly, by feel.
Also be aware that these monitors do not have DVI or D-sub VGA ports. They have only DisplayPort, mini-DisplayPort, and HDMI. If your computer only has DVI or VGA outputs you will need an adapter.
This is an outstanding monitor for Mac users. I have two of these Dell monitors I use with my 2015 MacBook Pro Retina system via the Thunderbolt ports. I didn't have a single problem installing the monitors, and they worked with the MBP without any fuss, and using the cables that came with the monitor. The image quality is outstanding, rich and stable, and the lack of a bezel is welcome in reducing my desk space. The base of the unit is similar to Apple's Space Gray, and it has an Apple-like design, which is welcome. In terms of construction, the monitor is solid and doesn't wobble.
I'm a long-term Apple user and this is one of the first big non-Apple purchases I've made. I admit to a bit of a bias toward Dell's monitors -- simply because they are from Dell -- but I must say that I am very pleasantly surprised and would make the same purchase again without hesitation.
The only complaint that I have is that these monitors don't have built-in speakers. It would have been very easy for Dell to include speakers within the monitor, but they elected to keep the speaker external via the Dell Sound Bar 511, which is a bit of an ugly wart on the bottom of an otherwise attractive monitor. Obviously, it wasn't a show-stopper for me, and I've purchased a small, $25 Anker speaker to hide behind the Dell monitor(s) to provide sound.
In any case, if you are an Apple MacBook owner, don't hesitate to pick up one of these monitors for yourself. I hope that, like me, you'll be pleasantly surprised with your purchase.
So, Asus has a similar offering, the PA248Q, complete with USB 3.0 hub. However, at time of writing, it's roughly $100 more than this.
I have the Asus, and have loved it for video editing. I can trust the colors, and the matte, non glossy display feels more like I'm looking at real paper than a glossy LCD/IPS display.
This Dell also has that effect, which is good. Colors are trustworthy (I can't speak to the scientific precision, but they are good enough for my professional work), and the almost complete lack of bezel is actually a plus over the Asus. This display is truly immersive, weather doing mundane office tasks or video games (yes I sneak in some games at work, fire me).
When I sit 4 inches from the screen, I can see the pixels distinctly. However, I found a good solution to this problem. First, move your head back about 2 feet, then, realize how silly it was to get 4 inches from a screen and criticize the pixel density. hah.
Anyway for the price, this is a fantastic option. For those of us who want a great screen, with good enough color for entry level professional photo/video coloring, this is it guys.
Wait, I almost forgot. The location of the USB 3.0 jacks: bad. They are located at the bottom of the screen, same place as the display inputs. So, if you were planning on plugging and unplugging regularly, forget it. The ASUS has the jacks on the side, much better.
Quite simply the Best...Monitor...for the Money. ( Even if it was grey market from Argentina . I'm in Wyoming USA). No matter. The Dell U2415 is the finest display I have ever sat in front of. it's like there is not even a physical monitor or LCD screen there...you look completely thru it with 100.00% clarity. I am a pro photographer to whom color quality is paramount. When I plugged this monitor into my Mac, it was perfect. No calibration necessary . I SWEAR that this monitor actually calibrated my Mac for optimum ColorSync profile. The moniotor was factory calibrated and the printout included, and it immediately went to work as is , straight out of the box. The proof came when I made my first prints on the Canon Pro-100 Pixma printer , using the standard ICC printer-ink profile for my paper. The prints were and remain perfect. So I will be buying another one of these for my other Mac.
Feature Product
- 24-inch WUXGA Monitor (1920x1200) at 60Hz, 16:10 Aspect Ratio. Compliant Standards-Plug and Play, FCC, DDC/CI, RoHS, NFPA 99, TCO Displays
- 1000:1 Contrast Ratio, 16.78 Million Colors, 6ms Response Time. Enhanced power management with PowerNap enables the Dell Display Manager to either dim the monitor to the minimum brightness level or put it into sleep mode when it is not in use
- Viewing Angle: 178/178, Widescreen Anti-Glare Display, Security Lock Slot
- HDMI, Mini DP, DP, Audio line out, USB 3.0 with USB 3.0 Upstream Port. Temperature Range Operating:0° to 40°C (32° to 104°F)
- Height-Adjustable Stand (115mm) Title, Pivot, and Swivel with Built-in Cable Management
- Note: Please refer to the user manuals below for better use. Compatibility- All Operating System
Description
Revel in the superior screen performance of the Dell Ultra Sharp 24 Monitor, loaded with premium features for an exceptional viewing experience, without the premium price tag. Consistent colors right out of the box- the U2415 comes factory tuned at 99% sRGB coverage at a deltaE less than 3.Enjoy 24" of superb screen clarity on a large 16:10 aspect ratio WUXGA 1920 x 1200 resolution monitor, across an ultra-wide 178° x 178° viewing angle. Help boost your productivity with a dual or multi-monitor setup and take advantage of the ultra-thin (6.9mm) bezel that allows virtually borderless viewing between monitors. Some USB devices like external portable HDD require higher electric current; connect the device directly to the computer system
I have both the 24" and 27" Dell models. Bought the 27" on Prime Now. They both work great. Specifically, I use them for software development and needed something with a high resolution for text, not video. The 24" runs at 1920 x 1200 (native) and the 27" runs at 2048 x 1152. They are both plugged into an older Nvidia GeForce GT 220 graphics card on a windows computer.
I had bought a Samsung 28" UE5010 4K monitor at a big box store and it was considerably cheaper than the 27" Dell. Even though the Samsung had higher resolution and was bigger, I did not think the text quality was as good as it was on the Dell 27", so I took the Samsung back. I need something that is easy to read, and the Samsung side-by-side with the Dell was not that good. In fact, I preferred the Dell 24" over the Samsung 28".
I also have two older Dell monitors that must have cost a grand each 10+ years ago, but the also still work fine. So hoping the new Dells have many years in them.
Simply the best monitor in its class on the market. This had low input lag, beautiful and accurate color reproduction, sharp text, and great thin bezel. If an IPS, 24inch, 2K monitor without costly g-sync is what you want this is THE one to buy. Its great for office use, artist use, and gaming. Good for gaming a long as you are content with 60hz. I am, and given I do digital art and game, this is fine compromise for me.
Its IPS so the viewing angles are amazing. There is absolutely zero color shift when viewing this monitor at any sane angle.
It has a best in class refresh rate and less than 10ms input lag meaning you will have decently responsive gaming. You might not win a CSGo tournament using one of these, but if your idea of fun is slapping on an action RPG or even playing an FPS in anything less than hardcore competition mode you will do fine. Again this monitor does compromise as its an all-around performer rather than a single-focused product. Still I game on this and I'm quite happy. I even play racing sims on this and I'm happy.
Its got DC violate controlled backlight LED's Thus 100% flicker free and NO headaches from s***ty PWM lighting. The backlight its not 100% uniform but from what I've seen scouring reviews nobody's is. These have found to have no more than a 5% variance in luminescence across the panel in the two I own. There is IPS glow, its inherant to the IPS technology. Until we get affordable AMOLED displays this is just the price of getting good color.
Its not a perfect monitor, but in terms of an all around great 2k display this one wins. This monitor also quite acceptably down-scales/interpolates to deliver a 1080p source. Their is only a minor blur effect, and most of the fuzziness is inherent to having a 1080p source on such a large display. So this will be able to drive Blue-ray or console content with a quite an acceptable experience.
I could go into great detail about this montor's color reproduction but its easier just to say I'm a digital artist with far better than average-joe's color sensitivity. Not only do I not have color blindness but I've carefully trained my perception to pick out very subtle changes in color. Trust me when I say this is an *accurate* colored monitor. Mind you accurate is less saturated than most people think. Most display (like your samgsung phone that every gushes over, are over-saturated. But these can easily be tuned with a colorimeter or spectrometer to produce print-accurate color. With these I can produce paintings and order a finished print that is exactly what I expected. I use a colormunki colorimeter and use displayCAL to tune my color profiles.
The slightly matte screen prevents glare and doesn't produce any graininess that I can see.
Display port in and out lets you daisy chain in case your graphics card (like mine) only has 1 DP and you want dual monitors. Its a modern monitor that only supports modern ports, which thank god. VGA needs to just die already. That being said it doesn't have VGA or DVI connectors so plan accordingly.
And hooray for VESA mounts. It uses 100mm mounts. I'm able to mound them monitor arms and free up desk space for more junk and clutter!
As a final thought. IMO, eventually the VESA standard Adaptive sync will end up winning the format war between AMD and NVidias absurdly priced, proprietary G-sync. But I think we are several product generations away from a GPU-montior synchronization technology becoming standard on all mid-range and up monitors. Thus its a safe choice to buy one these today if you cannot afford an Acer predator. For anybody who doesn't game at all, this is a no-brainer. This is the 2k monitor you have been looking for.
Blank Screen - Works perfect now. I am adding to my hp-2408h and it is just as good if not better. Great graphics and text.
Just wanted to give others like me that dont read directions a heads up. If you connect the computer hdmi cable to monitor and get a blank screen you have to change the input. It is set to display port input originally.
Dont be like me, I was ready to put it back in the box but decided to read the manual as a last resort..hahahah.
In case you still dont want to read the manual here is a screen shot of the insturctions.
I bought two of these bad-boys when I bought a new rig. Easy to assemble, stand is pretty great. The height and rotation adjustments are sweet.
But when I first plugged them in it seemed I could do nothing right in order to get signal via displayport. I tried different cables, called my PC manufacturer (thinking it was my motherboard or gpu), and then it worked
Since then regular pc start-ups have received signal as normal. But I did do a restart and the signal was lost....... which is NOT cool. It forces a Powerpuff without a logg-off, something that should always be avoided.
As to monitor performance, it does great. I will be using for graphic desugn/animation, video editing, and a bit of gaming. This monitor seems to be a good fit for me.
I'm a UX Designer and Software Engineer by trade, so text clarity and color accuracy are critical to my workflow. Fortunately, the U2715H delivers.
I've been through several of the 24-inch Ultrasharps for the past 5 years or so, but their color performance has always been middling. The U2715H came almost perfectly calibrated with a color depth that makes my now-secondary 24-inch Ultrasharps look depressingly washed out no matter how much I fiddle with them. There's also the pixel density difference. For all those 1080P folks out there–it's time to upgrade. Your eyes will thank you for it. Scaling isn't the headache it is for Windows with 4K monitors (trust me–I have the ASUS 28-inch 4K monitor and had to abandon hope of getting it to be useful for Windows 8.1 at 4K. Maybe they'll get it fixed in 10. Mac OSX works almost perfectly with 4K, however.)
The bezel reduction in this year's model is also a godsend.
I don't game much these days, but the display has been perfect for gaming as well.
Pros:
Color accuracy
Response time
Looks
Non-reflective, smooth (unnoticeable film) matte covering
Power efficient
OSD performance greatly improved over previous years
Small bezels
No real scaling issues
Viewing angles are top-notch
VESA compatible (standard for Ultrasharps, but still nice to know)
Cons:
Still pricey–getting a proper three-monitor setup at home will eventually set me back a bonus or two
Bezel in product images appears to be slightly smaller than what you really get (not that it's a huge deal–marketers gonna market)
Port selection is reduced over some previous models
Theoretically loses to TN panels for gaming responsiveness and refresh rate (but you already knew that)
OSD buttons are soft touch, which will always be worse than physical buttons
Regardless of the cons, the U2715H is one of the finest monitors in its range. The only other considerations for professionals are either twice the price with mostly negligible improvements for the normal professional (10 bits versus 8 for color, etc), or are those funky, curvaceous extra-wide monitors, which are not bad, but are slightly mismatched with the normal monitor setup and are essentially just two 24-inch monitors smooshed together. Prices still need to come down a bit more before they really challenge the U2715H, however. You could get two U2715Hs for just over the price of one of those! Madness, I say!
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