Dell P2414H 24-Inch Screen LED-Lit Monitor (Discontinued by Manufacturer)

I got this because I got sick of looking at my 13 laptop monitor. It works great and has good colors. Since I have a mac, I had to get the adapter to plug any type of monitor into my laptop.. One thing I like about this monitor is that it adjusts up/down, tilt left/right/forward/back and even rotates if you are working on soemthing very tall vertically. I recommend it, no black pixels at all.

I love the ability to view web pages and spread sheets in portrait view. Email is also much quicker to navigate when you can see much more in one view. I use it as a second monitor for a mac book air at work. I didnt have any of the problems others have reported with viewing in portrait mode. I also found a great apple script to use with a hot key via an app named shortcuts to rotate the monitor with lightening speed. With out that it would be quite cumbersome to switch it back in forth.

Ive had this monitor for a few months now and I really recommend it. Short review: If youre looking for a good monitor that is fully adjustable, this is the one for you. I spent quite a bit of time researching all different monitors trying to figure out which would be best suited for me. I am going to school for graphic design and computer science so I wanted a monitor that had accurate color reproduction but could also pivot for when I am coding. As far as being adjustable, this monitor is a beast. It can pivot, swivel, be height adjusted, etc. The only design flaw that bothers me is that there is a cut out in the neck of the monitor for cords (to clean up any cable mess that may ensue) and when you go to pivot the monitor into portrait mode the cords can restrict that if there isnt enough slack. Not a huge deal but definitely something to take note of if youre going to be constantly changing the orientation of the monitor. The unit has a plethora of I/O, but one thing that is missing is an HDMI port. Surely I knew this when I bought it, but I must have forgotten cause I was pretty bummed a few weeks ago when I went to plug in something via HDMI and I couldnt. Build quality is pretty good, though I did notice some give in the bezel of the monitor in a couple places. Upon further inspection there were some small gaps between the bezel and the actual screen panel. Nothing noticeable when youre sitting down and using the monitor, but still worth mentioning. There is a little bit of backlight show through in the lower left corner on my unit, but thats to be expected with this type of screen technology. The viewing angles are outstanding, as is the overall screen panel. Great refresh rate, great colors after you tweak them (well get to that in a moment), and doesnt take up a whole lot of room on your desk. Out of the box the colors on this unit were slightly yellow... I had received the dreaded A00 rev. Most people recommend returning the unit because they can never get the yellow to completely go away, but with some tweaking I was able to get it fairly close to my 15 Retina Macbook Pro screen colors. If you end up getting an A00 unit, Id say the decision is up to you: you can return it and hopefully get a different version that doesnt have this yellow tint problem, or spend an hour or so tweaking the color profile until it works for you. All in all I would recommend this monitor in a heartbeat. For the price youre getting a seriously good monitor. It doesnt have the best build quality or the thinnest bezels, and you may have to tweak your color profile out of the box, but its worth it for the high quality panel plus all of the adjustable features that it provides. Pros: - Pivot screen - Great viewing angles - Overall high quality panel Cons: - May get a unit with a yellow tint - No HDMI - Build quality is only good, not great

This monitor is beautiful. Colors are vibrant and realistic. This monitor needed almost no adjustment from stock. I grabbed an ICC profile from a certain professional review site based in the UK and set custom color of 100/98/98, and everything looks perfect. The contrast ratio is high, around 1,100 native according to that same review site. Blacks are deep for this type of panel, which makes colors look even more strong. Motion is smooth and there is no ghosting. There is a touch of glow in the corners, which is normal for IPS/PLS monitors. It isnt very strong, however, and is only visible when youre watching dark scenes or playing dark games. The first monitor I received does have a slight backlight bleed in the bottom left hand corner that can mess with colors and black depth when the monitor isnt angled right. Ive since figured out how to position it ideally and it doesnt bother me. Its almost impossible to spot unless youre looking for it on a full black screen. The replacement I ordered was much worse, so I returned it and kept the original. Id advise anyone that orders one of these monitors (or any IPS/PLS monitor, given my experience with a few other monitors) to fill an image in Microsoft Paint with black, then full screen it so that the entire screen is fully black. If you see heavy glow anywhere, move your head so that youre viewing the area dead on, not at an angle. If the glow goes away, its just glow. If, however, some of it lingers, theres a backlight bleed there, and you have a decision to make - throw the dice and request a replacement, or give it a shot and see if you can live with it. This will only really be an issue if you use your monitor to play dark games (Dead Space, Metro) or watch movies on your PC. It might be problematic for people doing graphics work, too, but Id imagine theyd know how to work around it. Regardless, if youre a gamer or want to watch movies on your computer, Id check your screen for backlight bleeds first thing before getting too settled into it. IPS/PLS monitors seem to have a real problem with it because even a tiny backlight bleed causes heavy additional glow. That said, if you can get one of these that looks right, its a great monitor. Im fairly happy with mine. Its awesome in games. The only mark against it is the backlight bleed.

Monitor has AMAZING color & vibrance with very little light bleeding. MONITOR CAN BE OVERCLOCKED ABOUT 20HZ OVER THE STANDARD. This may not be so for every monitor, but with an Nvidia video card I overclocked it to about 72Hz. Very Happy with all Dell monitors, great value for the price. Buttons are nice, not clunky and power button has a nice LED so you can turn on monitor in with no lights on. Turned it on and off about 20 times a day for years so it is VERY DURABLE.

This is probably the best 1080p monitor we have tried. Note that it doesnt come with a speaker bar, and the holes for the correct speaker are covered with stickers! If you need one, youre looking for the AC511. I have a Dell rep at hand for better pricing, but if you dont, these speaker bars will be overpriced. Bright image, crisp, light, thin, all the cables you need. Great panel. Cant speak to its longevity, as we have only had them for a few weeks. Button array easy to use, unlike other offerings with sensor buttons which some people dont like. Packaging (besides the tape and a little plastic around some cables) is also fully biodegradeable--no styrofoam!

I personally bought this monitor because I already had owned a 22 Dell monitor with the same rotating structure and I found it really useful for programming. I am currently using the Display Port output which is connected to my GTX 970. This monitor doesnt have HDMI, which I didnt care since Display Port is better, but may matter for someone else. It is definitely not the best option out there as far as monitors. Need an IPS 4K monitor? Look somewhere else. Need a rugged 1080p monitor that you can rotate the screen? Then get this.

I am usually a Samsung TV/monitor guy, but since I trust Dell for my laptop and desktop purchases, I said why not ? Companies I have worked for, have purchased 100s of similar monitors from Dell. Also, since I was given a Dell sound bar (clips on the bottom of the monitor), it was a nice plus. It was well worth the price versus two 22 (or the like) monitors. The video quality is great !

Just as good as new. Needed an additional monitor for work and this is perfect. Much less strain on my eyes.