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

Great monitor, IPS is on point. The LED on the monitor can be a little bright if you keep them in a dark room, but its easy to fix if it bugs you. The colors and quality are one of the best Ive ever seen. Ive been running three of these together for a few years now, and I believe it to be a problem with my AMD graphics card at first but I did have some issues driving three of these in Windows. Being a 1920x1200 monitor, almost everything worked just fine but occasionally you do come across a game that stretches or doesnt look right even when proper display settings are in place. Thats probably because almost everything is built for 1920x1080, youll definitely run into times where you find wallpapers for 1920x1080 wallpaper sizes only but its not so much of a problem now. I would have given these monitors 5 stars but there are just a few quirks that leave me unable to do that. There is a tiny tiny bit of latency being that it is IPS and that cant really be helped being that this an IPS monitor so you should know what youre getting into. If I reviewed this a few months ago I would have considered the 5 stars, but it seems that Dell has really dropped the ball with something regarding these monitors because there is an issue with Windows 10 (possibly just the November 15 update and beyond) regarding EDID support I believe, or something where this monitor gets knocked into 640x480 and the only way to fix it is to unplug the power for a bit and replug it in. It sounds like user error but if you search for this monitors model number followed by Windows 10, youll see people having issues with this specific monitor. I believe the 12 in the model number (U2412M) designates 2012, as in this is a 2012 model - so keep that in mind that it appears that Dell has several successors now. For its time it was a star and must have, but that time has moved on now.

Ive been trying to find a new monitor for some time now. I tried 27 monitors but in every case there was a problem with them - color desaturation, glass chips, LED bleeding, dead pixels, stuck pixels, defective ports, etc. Maybe I have terrible luck but is it so much to ask that a monitor actually fully work out of the box? Apparently so - I gave up on 27 monitors and turned to 24 monitors. Even in that range I had a real issue finding one that I liked (including other Dells) - until I came across this monitor. This is how monitors should be: sharp, clear, colorful, responsive, and with no defects. I liked this monitor so much I ended up getting three of them (and none of them had any problems). The picture is excellent and the colors are perfect. I havent noticed any ghosting when gaming and the viewing angle is great. The ONLY thing bad I have to say about the monitor is its lack of connections. Oh sure, it has DVI, VGA, and DisplayPort but I would have liked to have seen a second DVI port and/or an HDMI port (I hook in a Windows box and a Mac Mini). A very minor complaint, though. PROS: *Great Picture/Color/Response. *Everything worked! No dead pixels, no stuck pixels, no damage, no marks, no LED bleeding, no desaturation, great lighting and color balance - this was true on all three monitors. *Good menu system. *Excellent adjustable stand. *1920x1200 resolution is nice, 16:10 makes a huge difference. CONS: *Connections - would have been nice to have a second DVI port or an HDMI port; minor complaint though. This is easily one of the best monitors Ive ever seen, now if only there was a 27 version. I highly recommend it.

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 review is for people who are trying to decide between the Dell UltraSharp U2412M vs Asus PA248Q. I was really stuck when it came to picking between the two as they are very similar and in the end I ordered both of them and was able to compare them side by side. The following reviews are from my personal experience comparing them side by side, not from any of the specs. Hopefully this helps someone make the right choice for them. The Dell: The picture quality is slightly better than the Asus. Colors are a little bit more rich and the contrast is a bit better on the Dell. Refresh rate seemed to be about equal on both monitors. The monitor I had did not have any back light bleed either although it did have a bit of IPS glow (a little less than the Asus) but thats expected. The anti glare coating was not a problem for me at all. The Dell also is missing several features that are nice to have. It only has DVI and VGA and the USB ports on the side are 2.0. One complaint I had with the Dell is the menu system. Your choices for calibrating the monitor are fairly limited and the menu system is not the easiest to use. The stand feels good and it is spring loaded so the monitor slides up and down very easily. The Asus: This monitor seems to me to be superior is every way except for the picture quality. The picture quality, while very good, is slightly worse than the Dell as mentioned above. A lot of people complain about back light bleed with this monitor but the one I received had no back light bleed. It did have a little bit more IPS glow than the Dell however. One nice part is that the Asus has tons of nice features such as USB 3.0, 1:1 picture scaling, it comes calibrated, has HDMI, has picture in picture and has measurement overlays on the screen. The menu system on the Asus is better than the Dell because it gives you a lot more options for adjusting the image and the buttons on the side include a little joystick that makes operating the menu very easy and nice. The Stand is very sturdy and nice although I think I preferred the Dell simply because of the spring. The anti glare coating on the Asus did not bother me at all and is basically the same as on the Dell. One other thing is that even though the Asus is shown with a red line on the bottom, it doesnt actually have it, its just black. Conclusion: The Dell has slightly better picture quality and the Asus has better everything else.

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.

When I first turned this monitor on I was disappointed in its performance. The colors were rather dull. It needs to be adjusted correctly. I first used Liquid Color which made things better. Then I made manual adjustments based on my subjective preferences. These adjustments were made to Game Mode. Here are the settings I like: Brightness 76 Contrast 76 Hue 50 Saturation 70 Sharpness 50 Dynamic cont. On Using these, the display looks beautiful. I liked it so much, I bought another one of these monitors and I now have a dual monitor setup. For this I bought the Planar 997-5253-00 Dual Monitor Stand which works very well and is of high quality. I use dual displays on the Game setting mostly for Flight Simulator X, which looks great. (For routine everyday use I shut one of the monitors off and set the other to Standard.) So I suspect that some of the ho-hum reviews are based on sub-optimal adjustments. Admittedly, adjusting it is somewhat of a hassle, and my settings are subjective, but if one is willing to do some tweaking youll get a nice looking display. You also get 1920 x 1200 resolution which is becoming less common for some reason, but it is what I prefer.

I was hemming and hawing back and forth between the U2412M and the U2410, its older brother. Im an amateur photographer and do a lot of post-production work in Lightroom and my old 2007WFP Dell 20 monitors werent cutting it in terms of display area. The 24s bring so much to the table and I love 16:10... Ill never go 16:9 as long as its an option. In the end, the insane cost difference to step up to the u2410 was just too much... even though it offers a wider gamut (which is really not something most people will notice, except perhaps in cases of professional print work) and some additional ports, it just wasnt worth it for me. (And I had heard rumors of weird pink/green issues on earlier models of the u2410 that scared me a bit). I will warn this: the u2412ms DEFINITELY REQUIRED CALIBRATING, especially if you want to use two side-by-side. I borrowed a friends Eye One Display calibrator to get them VERY close to each other... the available profiles online did nothing but blow out detail and low-end greys. The calibrated monitors are MUCH better and nearly imperceptibly off on whites. (The calibrator was 5+ years old, I think one of the newer ones would fare better.) These displays are also insanely low temperature. The 2007/2009WFPs which I have and use at work put out a fair amount of heat, but the u2412m uses half the power even at full blast and even after several hours, its very difficult to find any place along the back of the panel thats emanating heat in any measurable sense. This is great if you live in Arizona like me and already have plenty of heat to contend with during the summers. Over all, I couldnt be happier with these. (Except, perhaps, if they were pre-calibrated, but thats what the u2410 offers over the 2412.) Theyre a fantastic size, theyre amazing for gaming, photo finishing, video, and everything in between. I havent seen any ghosting or streaking or even any burn in or anything like that and the build quality of these displays is just great.

Very sturdy monitor with well designed stand. In the era of cheap shiny plastics that belong in a discotheque this monitor has a nice, professional matte finish, plastics on this monitor simply have a better look and feel, you immediately understand why you paid more for this monitor. Now I would like to comment on this occasionally mentioned here yellow tint problem. First of all majority of monitors have some tint one way or another - a perfect white may exist only on a printed white paper. My iMacs screen doesnt give me a perfect white either. Second I would not call it yellow, it is more like an ivory. Third the monitor comes with the Standard pre-set mode, if you select some other available mode from the menu say Game or Movie the tint becomes even more white. You can also play directly with the colour temperature setting and make your tint for example blue if this is your fancy. In other words this yellow tint issue is in my opinion a phony problem that stems from ignorance. And playing with settings in this monitor is super easy, no manual needed, I was doing it within few seconds of unpacking, it is so intuitive. Having said all of the above I do allow for a possibility that some of those who reported this yellow tint might have indeed got a defective unit. Thanks for reading and good luck with your purchase.

Ordered a used Dell U2412 monitor from Discount-Computer and Im impressed. The packaging was top notch. The monitor was surrounded by plastic air bags sealed in a box and then within another box. It even arrived a little ahead of schedule. Ordered a grade B monitor. I was a little hesitant at first but figured Id take a chance. Im not disappointed. I was so happy with the purchase that I ordered a second one from the same vendor. No noticable imperfections when the screen is on. I use it for my home office PC. Imho the 16:10 aspect ratio should be the standard for all monitors.

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 :)