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Dell UltraSharp U2412M 24 inch LCD TFT Monitor


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Product Summary

Device type: monitor Clear screen High Quality output

Description

Device type: monitor Clear screen High Quality output

Product Attributes

  • Width: 21.7 Inches,
  • Height: 20.2 Inches,
  • Weight: 8.8 Pounds,
  • Length: 7.1 Inches

Brand

Dell


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Product Review Analysis*

Positives

Neutrals

Negatives

71.6% 11.5% 16.9%

Senti score  [83.1%]

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Pros & Cons

extremely pleased

"i'm only on day 2 of using this piece of kit but going on first impressions i'm extremely pleased"
100.0%

stunning dispaly

"great quality stunning dispaly"
100.0%

excellent product

"great monitor excellent product"
100.0%

very pleased

"well designed monitor top quality from a top brand unbeatable price very pleased"
100.0%

super super

"super super"
100.0%

simply excellent

"this monitor is simply excellent"
100.0%

super sharp

"quick delivery normal dell great quality and picture i always use dell for my 24" and super sharp"
100.0%

super happy

"i had my last monitor for 7 years and it cost nearly £500 if this one lasts nearly that long at 1 2 the price and with better picture detail i'll be super happy"
99.9%

great performance

"i have had three of these over two years now no issues great performance"
99.9%

highly satisfied

"i am highly satisfied and very glad my wife bought it for me!"
99.9%

really excellent

"a really excellent monitor no faulty pixels perfect colours out of the box for me no problems with uneven brightness and an easily adjustable stand which tilts and swivels the latter 90 deg to enable portrait viewing"
99.9%

quite good

"this is not a state of the art monitor and would probably not be the best for multimedia although it would probably be quite good it has no speakers and it has no hdmi input"
99.9%

lovely piece

"if you want a superb monitor at a bargain price from one of the top manufacturers then i would highly recommend this lovely piece of kit"
99.9%

superb colour

"great flexibility easy positiong of controls for personalizing no flicker screen superb colour and it looks great"
99.8%

amazing quality

"this dell monitor is amazing quality and while not brushed aluminium chic like the apple ones it's really well put together and a million times better than the cheap lg and samsung glossy plastic screens"
99.8%

best thing

"she thinks its the best thing since sliced bread"
99.6%

really good

"the image quality is also really good"
99.3%

more detailed

"its making editing of photogtraphs easier via the laptop due to its larger and more detailed images it will be great when my new desktop is finished and i will be back to working on this big screen all the time and the laptop goes back to being a carry round instead of my main work area!"
99.1%

extra couple

"the extra couple of inches and increased resolution make everything less cramped in the ide and reading code even leaning back in the chair is comfortable"
98.9%

great colors

"great screen great colors even though i use it only for office work"
97.6%

both brilliant

"bought alongside a u2312hm note: 1920x1080 they're both brilliant"
97.5%

strongly recommended

"strongly recommended"
95.8%

superb monitor

"if you want a superb monitor at a bargain price from one of the top manufacturers then i would highly recommend this lovely piece of kit"
95.0%

brilliant display 16x10

"this is by far the best monitor i have ever owned it very hard to find monitors with the golden ratio and this has it 16x10 perfect not like the 16x9 standard flat screen always try and get 16x10 for desktops or cctv monitors they just look better and are perfect for working with brilliant display 16x10"
94.9%

well designed

"well designed monitor top quality from a top brand unbeatable price very pleased"
94.6%

good to excellent

"overall very good to excellent"
93.1%

fantastic and great

"text is crisp colours are fantastic and great to watch tv or films on"
93.1%

excellent and sharp

"consistently good workers with an excellent and sharp picture"
93.1%

great lots

"this monitor is great lots of adjustment and swivels into portrait good for staring at code also one of the few monitors that are 16:10"
92.5%

very best designs

"it also looks good on the desk although not quite in the league of the very best designs out there"
92.2%

excellent choice

"the dell ultra sharp u2412m 24 inch monitor is an excellent choice i use it with photoshop to get a fantastic sharp picture view the design is top class with a sturdy surround with a good size stand the overhaul performance is top class"
91.7%

bargain at the price

"beautiful monitor and a bargain at the price"
91.7%

upgrade is superb

"the upgrade is superb"
91.6%

best photography

"brilliant monitor best photography i had a le ce monitor and it was good but this one is stunning great buy"
90.9%

superb seller

"superb seller and i couldn't be happier"
90.7%

highly recommend

"highly recommend!"
90.5%

remarkably sharp

"a remarkably sharp low power consumption monitor"
90.1%

amazing for the price

"the image quality is amazing for the price"
89.2%

very well pleased

"very well pleased"
89.1%

monitor is excellent

"this monitor is excellent"
88.8%

good adjustment

"very clear monitor with good adjustment"
88.8%

great for gaming

"great lcd monitor great for gaming"
88.7%

difference is amazing

"difference is amazing"
88.6%

nice and professional

"good build quality looks nice and professional and is a good combination with the macbook pro"
88.5%

thanks for good

"thanks for good job!"
88.2%

look great

"plenty of inputs including display port so it'll look great with a mac mini no hdmi though"
75.0%

works well

"it works well is nice and bright with good colours and no dead pixels"
75.0%

great deal

"a great deal"
75.0%

good price

"superb quality and resolution at a good price"
75.0%

decent monitor

"bought a 2010 apple mac pro to learn video editing and needed a decent monitor to go with it"
75.0%

unbeatable price

"well designed monitor top quality from a top brand unbeatable price very pleased"
75.0%

great price

"really great monitor great price and prompt delivery"
75.0%

decent quality

"these screens are generally of decent quality and have a multitude of inputs"
75.0%

good combination

"good build quality looks nice and professional and is a good combination with the macbook pro"
75.0%

good monitor

"good monitor"
75.0%

looks good

"cannot fault it and looks good too"
75.0%

unique monitor

"the u2412m is a unique monitor for its 1920x1200 resolution which means more screen real estate"
75.0%

very sturdy

"the stand is very sturdy and the height of the monitor is easily adjustable"
75.0%

fairly noticeable

"the extra real estate on the desktop is fairly noticeable and my games feel less stretched than your typical 1080 x 1920"
75.0%

perfect couple

"we're a perfect couple"
75.0%

edge lighting

"edge to edge lighting also very good"
74.9%

great value

"for the price and feature combination it is great value"
74.9%

really well

"this dell monitor is amazing quality and while not brushed aluminium chic like the apple ones it's really well put together and a million times better than the cheap lg and samsung glossy plastic screens"
74.9%

good reviews

"lives up to all the good reviews in the computer magazines"
74.9%

perfect size

"it produces almost accurate color and just the perfect size for my need"
74.9%

crisp monitor

"the usb ports on the side of this beautiful crisp monitor are on the left side as you look at it and on the back towards the left"
74.9%

blooming price

"incidentally the blooming price went down from £191 to £188 since last night!"
74.9%

better balance

"what i was looking for was a better balance between screen height and width"
74.9%

awesome screen

"if you manage to calibrate it it is an awesome screen"
74.9%

looks great

"great flexibility easy positiong of controls for personalizing no flicker screen superb colour and it looks great"
74.8%

quality monitor

"good quality monitor"
74.8%

look forward

"dell have actually outdone themselves here and i look forward to seeing more of their monitors in the future"
74.8%

picture quality

"but dell picture quality is amazingly the same"
74.8%

delivered tomorrow

"i think this monitor is so good i bought one myself and it is being delivered tomorrow!"
74.8%

price range

"this is a quality ips panel for its price range too"
74.8%

perfect monitor

"a perfect monitor"
74.7%

compliments nicely

"i have one of these and it compliments nicely"
74.7%

nice colours

"nice colours sharp picture"
74.7%

sturdy multi

"it is very well made on a sturdy multi adjustable and easily adjusted stand"
74.7%

greater height

"it is just the right size for me the greater height to width ratio being especially useful with software like photoshop and windows that have taskbars and the like"
74.7%

crisp picture

"crisp picture"
74.6%

lovely picture

"great monitor plenty of connectors lovely picture buying another one asap :"
74.5%

excellent deal

"it's not the best on the market in terms of perfect colour balance but considering the very reasonable price and the vertical resolution of 1200 rather than the far more common 1080 it is an excellent deal"
74.5%

beautiful colours

"great monitor from dell beautiful colours and crisp clear images everything i expected from dell"
74.5%

best value

"the dell ultrasharp looked like it was the best value for 16:10 with 1900x1200 and that turned out to be a good decision"
74.5%

just perfect

"just perfect"
74.5%

fantastic monitor

"simply a fantastic monitor for my need"
74.5%

true to life colours

"picture is excellent with true to life colours"
74.5%

good enough

"having moved from a laptop to a deskside pc the 19" tv i was using as a monitor really wasn't good enough"
74.5%

volume buttons

"i also have the clip on sound bar which is not hi fi but acceptable for what i want and looks neat it also has a proper rotary volume control on the rh end and not the horrible volume buttons you get on most things these days"
74.4%

worked perfectly

"worked perfectly out of the box"
74.4%

very convenient

"very clear and sharp display easy to set up and the integral usb hub is very convenient"
74.4%

just great

"just great!"
74.4%

good feedback

"i decided to upgrade to a 24 inch monitor and first chose an acer because of the price and good feedback"
74.4%

pretty well

"so i got this one cause the price tag and all the specs were balanced pretty well"
74.4%

very easily

"you can spin the screen round into portrait mode and it tilts and swivels very easily"
74.4%

amazing monitor

"overall this is an amazing monitor but look out for the newer model"
74.3%

sharp picture

"the dell ultra sharp u2412m 24 inch monitor is an excellent choice i use it with photoshop to get a fantastic sharp picture view the design is top class with a sturdy surround with a good size stand the overhaul performance is top class"
74.3%

beautiful monitor

"beautiful monitor and a bargain at the price"
74.3%

very useful

"i find the additional image size very useful"
74.3%

very versatile

"amazing screen and very versatile!"
74.3%

very nice addition

"a very nice addition is the stand which has good ranges for all the usual adjustments and best of all lets you use the monitor rotated on its side giving a resolution of 1200x1920"
74.3%

working well

"picture quality is excellent with auto setting working well"
74.3%

excellent screen

"excellent screen at bargain price"
74.3%

great monitor

"a great monitor for the price"
74.3%

good value

"very good for a second monitor which is good value for money and a decent size without being too large"
74.3%

image quality

"the image quality is amazing for the price"
74.3%

perfect colours

"a really excellent monitor no faulty pixels perfect colours out of the box for me no problems with uneven brightness and an easily adjustable stand which tilts and swivels the latter 90 deg to enable portrait viewing"
74.3%

amazing colours

"amazing colours with good gui for optimising to personal taste"
74.2%

solid and easy

"the stand is solid and easy to position the screen and surprisingly it can be raised a good 15cm off the base making you realise just how low the cheaper fixed height monitors are that you have your office chair much lower to compensate"
74.2%

quality product

"overall a very good quality product"
74.2%

really nice

"really nice monitor"
74.2%

useful and appreciated

"the extra 10% of vertical pixels the 1200 vs 1080 pixels provide is so useful and appreciated by most users in our office"
74.2%

perfectly well

"there is a newer version available now but this one still works perfectly well"
74.2%

amazing screen

"amazing screen and very versatile!"
74.2%

superb display

"in any event the result is a superb display which will almost show two a4 sheets in word side by side and is excellent for photo editing the primary use"
74.1%

accuracy peak

"90% improved colour accuracy peak deltae 3"
74.1%

very intuitive

"colour reproduction is excellent straight out of the box and on screen menu system very intuitive"
74.1%

1920x1200 spec

"superb monitor very clear great colour balance and this is one of those monitors that doesn't make it look like you're viewing a web page through a letter box in other words the 1920x1200 spec means that far more of each web page is displayed before having to scroll when compaired to standard resolutions"
74.1%

fantastic colours

"no dead pixels on arrival and fantastic colours"
74.1%

well worth

"brilliant screen well worth every penny & what a bargain at £200"
74.1%

1080p screen

"highly recommend definitely better that a 1080p screen not much more real estate but noticeable when you go back to 1080p"
74.1%

quick and easy

"setup takes not time and configuring it to work with my mac was quick and easy"
74.0%

very reasonable

"it's not the best on the market in terms of perfect colour balance but considering the very reasonable price and the vertical resolution of 1200 rather than the far more common 1080 it is an excellent deal"
74.0%

crystal clear

"the monitor works seamlessly with both pc and mac and the display is crystal clear"
74.0%

very happy

"all in all very happy"
74.0%

pretty cool

"the viewing angle is superb connectivity options are great including usb and it looks pretty cool too"
74.0%

excellent monitor

"excellent monitor"
73.9%

razor sharp

"text is razor sharp"
73.9%

more noticeable

"but then it may be more noticeable simply because the black levels are so much better"
73.9%

reasonably thin

"reasonably thin bezels too useful if desired"
73.9%

fixed height monitors

"the stand is solid and easy to position the screen and surprisingly it can be raised a good 15cm off the base making you realise just how low the cheaper fixed height monitors are that you have your office chair much lower to compensate"
73.9%

clear and sharp

"very clear and sharp display easy to set up and the integral usb hub is very convenient"
73.9%

consumption monitor

"a remarkably sharp low power consumption monitor"
73.8%

very solid

"the stand is also excellent very solid with an alloy frame and extremely adjustable"
73.8%

well enough

"it's attached to the dvi port and running off the in built graphics of an i7 chip and works well enough that i would consider replacing all the office monitors with these"
73.7%

lowest position

"being able to take the dell down to its lowest position with the stand adjustment means in physical height the two are almost an exact match and the mouse moves smoothly between the two with screen resolution for both set the same"
73.7%

fantastic investment

"so all in all a fantastic investment and if there was a 1440p version i would be purchasing it without hesitation"
73.7%

good product

"a good product"
73.7%

purpose monitor

"if you are in the market for general purpose monitor just get it"
73.6%

good colours

"it works well is nice and bright with good colours and no dead pixels"
73.6%

recommend definitely

"highly recommend definitely better that a 1080p screen not much more real estate but noticeable when you go back to 1080p"
73.6%

sharp reliable

"bright sharp reliable"
73.6%

best monitors

"delivered super quick i looked at reviews for the best monitors for a mac mini and this came out best and has proved to be just that"
73.5%

rotation features

"first class monitor with a good selection of connectivity ports and screen height rotation features"
73.5%

excellent condition

"came in excellent condition even though the outer box was wet and broken in one corner"
73.5%

crisp colours

"text is crisp colours are fantastic and great to watch tv or films on"
73.5%

good screen

"good screen but after read all reviews i expected something better"
73.4%

fantastic product

"fantastic product"
73.4%

desk space

"it has also freed up a lot of desk space i previously had a crt monitor "
73.3%

real bonus

"the extra vertical height is a real bonus"
73.3%

great display

"a great display"
73.3%

arrived well

"screen arrived well packaged and looks great"
73.2%

good selection

"first class monitor with a good selection of connectivity ports and screen height rotation features"
73.2%

sturdy stand

"easy to set up great sturdy stand installed without a hiccup great quality images"
73.2%

very sharp

"this is a monitor which i would be comfortable to use for long periods of time the picture is very sharp"
73.2%

well recommended

"well recommended"
73.1%

good workers

"consistently good workers with an excellent and sharp picture"
72.9%

content and recommend

"this monitor has completely met expectations and requirements so i'm totally content and recommend it"
72.9%

quality picture

"good quality picture: colours good dark screens look fine"
72.9%

16x10 perfect

"this is by far the best monitor i have ever owned it very hard to find monitors with the golden ratio and this has it 16x10 perfect not like the 16x9 standard flat screen always try and get 16x10 for desktops or cctv monitors they just look better and are perfect for working with brilliant display 16x10"
72.7%

extremely adjustable

"the stand is also excellent very solid with an alloy frame and extremely adjustable"
72.7%

real treat

"a real treat to work with this fine monitor on my desk"
72.7%

good performance

"it is connected to my geforce gtx 760 and gives good performance"
72.6%

great flexibility

"it has great flexibility with tilt raise and swivel options as well as being able to rotate 90' for a portrait style view"
72.6%

highly recommended

"highly recommended and we'll worth the money computer active suggested"
72.6%

have bought

"this is the second u2412m i have bought"
72.5%

fine monitor

"a real treat to work with this fine monitor on my desk"
72.5%

would recommend

"would recommend"
72.4%

notably better

"it is for use in our home office that gets a lot of sunlight and is used for design and programming work and the clarity compared to the old lg next to it is notably better"
72.1%

retouching photos

"colour reproduction is very good and it is wonderfully sharp brilliant for retouching photos"
72.1%

sacrificing resolution

"for real pc work 16:10 is much more suitable as you benefit from a bit more height without sacrificing resolution"
72.0%

solidly built

"dell ultrasharp monitors are great for business use the 16:10 ratio means i can get several lines more code on the screen at once and it's solidly built"
72.0%

bright monitor

"beautiful clear bright monitor from dell"
71.9%

much better

"btw the screen real estate on these with the 1200 rather than 1080 height is much better for work purposes"
71.9%

original setting

"fortunately i was able to prepare my windows xp driver to display modes the old monitor would not support then quickly swap the vga connectors hit apply then before the original setting was reverted to after 10 seconds agree to it being ok!"
71.7%

looks neat

"i also have the clip on sound bar which is not hi fi but acceptable for what i want and looks neat it also has a proper rotary volume control on the rh end and not the horrible volume buttons you get on most things these days"
71.4%

quality and reliability

"usual dell quality and reliability"
71.4%

photo editing

"the standard colour profile was a bit wonky but i colour calibrated it and it is spot on for photo editing etc"
71.3%

monitor combo

"so naturally when i built a new computer to replace my laptop+monitor combo at my desk i realised that i didn't want to lose having at least two screens"
71.3%

1200 depth

"the 1200 depth allows much more of a website document etc to show on screen so less scrolling"
71.2%

another one asap

"great monitor plenty of connectors lovely picture buying another one asap :"
71.2%

dell monitors

"we use dell monitors at work they are robust and continue to work for many years without trouble"
70.8%

ultrasharp monitors

"i have bought three various dell ultrasharp monitors and been extremely pleased with them all"
70.8%

workstation monitors

"i work with cad and find it to be as good as much more expensive workstation monitors"
70.8%

19in monitors

"when 19in monitors were king i bought a sony and i still have it today and its still attached to my system as a 2nd monitor i then bought a dell 24in 1920 x 1200 and my whole world changed and i had that monitor for a good 5+ years and it was on almost 24 7 for most of its life"
70.8%

decent size

"the screen is a decent size with no glare and consistent colour and brightness from all angles"
70.7%

prompt delivery

"great monitor and prompt delivery"
70.7%

enough praise

"can't give enough praise to this screen i love it"
70.5%

colour accuracy

"ensure you load the icc profile to ensure colour accuracy"
70.5%

these monitors

"i purchased two of these monitors for photoshop photo editing and am very pleased with them"
70.2%

wonderfully sharp

"colour reproduction is very good and it is wonderfully sharp brilliant for retouching photos"
70.1%

other monitors

"displayport is great with my gtx770 so i don't need an adapter since i have to use the other outputs for other monitors"
70.0%

sufficient space

"it has sufficient space to have a number of applications open at the same time especially for word and excel documents "
69.8%

build quality

"the build quality is fantastic"
69.6%

lower the new dell

"in fact i decided to buy a desk mount for the old lg monitor rather than lower the new dell as the viewing position is much more comfortable"
69.6%

those monitors

"superb monitor very clear great colour balance and this is one of those monitors that doesn't make it look like you're viewing a web page through a letter box in other words the 1920x1200 spec means that far more of each web page is displayed before having to scroll when compaired to standard resolutions"
69.5%

some monitors

"i have had some monitors that shake very easily on their stands"
69.5%

great purchase

"great purchase and definitely recommended"
69.5%

good everyday monitor

"good everyday monitor for general pc home or office work"
69.4%

best monitor

"this is by far the best monitor i have ever owned it very hard to find monitors with the golden ratio and this has it 16x10 perfect not like the 16x9 standard flat screen always try and get 16x10 for desktops or cctv monitors they just look better and are perfect for working with brilliant display 16x10"
69.3%

with various ports

"each monitor comes with various ports so we have them connected using various devices"
69.2%

improved srgb coverage 97

"20 improved srgb coverage 97% vs"
69.1%

reliable for editing

"i'm a photographer so i needed something reliable for editing"
68.8%

their monitors

"dell have actually outdone themselves here and i look forward to seeing more of their monitors in the future"
68.5%

completely smooth raising

"the quality and build of the product is awesome: the matte display and bezel make it unobtrusive and easy to look at its viewing angles are basically flawless from any direction and the quality of the stand is another thing – completely smooth raising lowering tilting and swivelling and will stay exactly where you put it"
68.5%

worth the money

"worth the money"
68.4%

instance plus

"i still use the older acer for most of the work but now in the dell can have the browser visible for research etc as i go along do some work in it when it's better suited very wide spreadsheets for instance plus watch films dvds live tv properly and various other things"
68.3%

look better

"this is by far the best monitor i have ever owned it very hard to find monitors with the golden ratio and this has it 16x10 perfect not like the 16x9 standard flat screen always try and get 16x10 for desktops or cctv monitors they just look better and are perfect for working with brilliant display 16x10"
68.2%

both monitors

"both monitors needed adjustment"
68.2%

trading standards office

"i will be reporting this matter to the trading standards office"
67.8%

greyscale range

"greyscale range is fine if you calibrate and also switch to the internal multimedia preset"
67.7%

nice sharp images

"nice sharp images i use it for photography work with photoshop"
67.7%

expected something

"good screen but after read all reviews i expected something better"
67.6%

asus products

"having used many asus products for years without a single problem i had my eyes set on the asus proart"
67.3%

pure in particular

"blacks are far more pure in particular compared to my other screens"
67.3%

quick delivery

"good quick delivery"
67.1%

sure the best

"the quality of this display is i'm sure the best you can get for this money"
67.0%

taskbar cuts

"this means your taskbar cuts off nothing at all"
66.8%

price bracket

"forget worrying about the deeper technical details here: if you're a graphics professional you'll be looking at a different price bracket entirely"
66.5%

quickly enough

"the setup was straightforward i think once you've had a few monitors and modern tvs that they are all the same in principle and i found settings that suited my work environment quickly enough that the monitor is viewable in both sunlight and in the evening with the office light on"
66.5%

very good buy indeed

"a very good buy indeed"
66.3%

perfect for photo editing

"excellent quality screen very good price and perfect for photo editing"
66.1%

working instantly

"plugged in and working instantly"
66.0%

excellent alternative

"i use this for photo and video editing and the u2412m is an excellent alternative for those like me who can't afford something like an eizo or a lacie"
65.9%

pleasure to work with

"the screen is nice and it was pleasure to work with it"
65.9%

current price

"at the current price this is the best 1900x1200 monitor out there"
65.8%

pleased with

"i bought this mainly to enable 2 spreadsheet windows to be open side by side but i am so pleased with it overall that i may get another for my other video editing setup"
65.8%

pleased with this

"extremely pleased with this"
65.8%

from standard

"have reduced the brightness from standard and am delighted"
65.6%
...

just terrible

"i'm using it besides an iiyama 4k and a macbookpro retina and text blur is just terrible"
99.5%

slight disappointment

"not worth the hassle of sending it back but a slight disappointment"
96.0%

terrible cinema screens

"wanderful colors and most notably is 16:10 which is a black swan in those days where the monitor market is plagued by those terrible cinema screens"
87.8%

gripe against

"purchased it on sale colour is good not great but at £220 what can you really gripe against"
75.0%

vertical configuration

"it's also usable in a vertical configuration if that works better for you"
74.8%

more expensive

"but if money is not a concern just go on something more expensive and more qualitative because this screen is far from perfect"
74.8%

even worse

"also because frequently this results in obtaining an even worse screen"
74.8%

dead pixels

"mine had two dead pixels in the lower left of the screen but most of the time i can't even find them when i look for them never mind in normal use"
74.8%

noticeable glare

"i have to say i'm astounded by the visual quality of this monitor i can stare at it for hours without getting a headache as it does not produce any noticeable glare and there is no presence of ghosting"
74.8%

same fault

"there is quite a few people report the same fault in many forums i have read but dell don't seem to have recognised or supplied a compatibility fix"
74.8%

extremely skeptical

"i was extremely skeptical when i was recommended this monitor due to them being refurbs"
74.8%

cardboard packaging

"apart from the insane amount of cardboard packaging that came with this monitor and the delivery guy kicking it through the doorway it is a pretty great monitor and arrived overnight"
74.6%

small loss

"i also found the screen was very bright and had to turn the brightness down so i sold it at a small loss"
74.6%

dead pixel

"great viewing angles for landscape and portrait viewing not one dead pixel across all my 3 screens additional two bought from amazon sept 2015 "
74.6%

slight drawbacks

"the only slight drawbacks are the lack of an hdmi port and that it's so nice it makes the screen on my imac look old and tired"
74.5%

some cheap

"only 4 stars because mine has 2 dead pixels near the edges now named tyler and marla very hard even impossible to notice most of the time but still taking a star away it's a £200 monitor afterall not some cheap tat"
74.5%

only problem

"only problem was that the displayport cable was missing from the package said to be included in the blurb "
74.5%

some complaints

"however: photo editors please take note: i used these for some time then got some complaints that all my pictures were coming out too blue"
74.4%

very stringent

"the standards dell use to calibrate them are not very stringent so from the quality control point of view these differences would be acceptable"
74.4%

lowered tilted

"the stand is reasonably sturdy and allows the monitor to be raised lowered tilted and rotated"
74.3%

latency issues

"i game and i haven't noticed any latency issues"
74.3%

much worse

"this one had no stuck pixels but the quility of the product was much worse overall"
74.2%

goes wrong

"this will only be a problem if it goes wrong in the next 3 years should that be the case i will seek redress on the misinformation on the sale through the small claims court!"
74.0%

insane amount

"apart from the insane amount of cardboard packaging that came with this monitor and the delivery guy kicking it through the doorway it is a pretty great monitor and arrived overnight"
73.9%

very functional

"stand is very functional with enough height adjustment tilt and swivel to satisfy the most demanding of users"
73.9%

very severe

"ridiculous levels of not just ips glow but also very severe backlight bleeding from three of four corners"
73.8%

higher lag rate

"i was concerned about the higher lag rate than newer monitors but i've not noticed anything in general use or playback for hd videos"
73.2%

text heavy

"it might ok for simple graphics work videogames and movies but if your workflow is text heavy avoid"
72.5%

only negative

"16:10 monitors are all too rare only negative about this beautiful display is the lack of 120hz"
72.3%

standard nonsense

"well worth the money if you insist on a proper resolution for a 24 inch monitor 1920x1024 just isn't suitable excellent build with some great features recommended if you don't mind paying a little more for the higher resolution instead of this hd standard nonsense"
71.2%

constant lottery

"seems like this model has been a constant lottery for many of us some panels perfectly calibrated some with massive green shifts some like mine rev a01 have pwm flicker some don't flicker at all"
69.9%

just too high

"single display but with the two monitors next to each other the colour difference is just too high to cope with"
69.9%

cheap method

"to control the brightness of this monitor dell uses a technology called pwm which is a cheap method to control the visible brightness or average light output in effect this means the backlight is working like a strobe light at full power levels directly into your eyes but you dont percieve that brightness because its only flashing briefly above 120hz usually so too fast for you to notice but some people can still feel the difference and it makes them temporarily ill"
69.9%

void your warranty

"here is how: first things first: i don't take any responsibility if you void your warranty or damaged your device due to use misusing this info"
69.7%

slight quibble

"the only slight quibble is it comes with vga and dvi leads but not displayport"
69.7%

notice that low cut

"it comes with two cables vga and dvi and while the lack of inbuilt sound may be a problem for some just get the dell ax510 and mount it at the bottom and plug it into the dc out on the back of the screen the bass isn't as good as my actual sound system but it's perfect for streaming videos or tv gaming or light music where you aren't really going to notice that low cut off "
69.5%

poor thing

"the poor thing has been dragged all around the house but it's still as good as new"
68.9%

generic drivers

"you need to reset the screen resolution from the desktop for best results the generic drivers in xp sp3 are quite adequate and include the 1920 x 1200 that this monitor needs for 16:10 "
68.8%

cheap dell

"i plan to return it and purchase another flexscan as they are far and away superior to this cheap dell monitor"
68.7%

glare coating

"i have 3 bought at different times and 1 of them is a bit different from the others: slightly grainy anti glare coating and very slightly different colours"
68.2%

different model

"i have no requirement for gaming and only occasional video tv also in a way i was reluctant to buy another dell screen as this was to replace an earlier different model just out of guarantee that still works but takes about 10minutes to stop flickering on start up"
67.9%

very low reflection

"very low reflection no visible ghosting that i can make out and the colours and contrast are perfect"
67.8%

died completely

"last week it died completely and wouldn't show any graphics"
66.8%

power brick

"decent size good resolution small bezel takes standard kettle plug no need for a power brick has 4 powered usb 2"
66.8%

very minimal

"very minimal backlight bleed not noticeable unless viewing a pure black background and to be expected within this price range"
66.7%

lower brightness

"is a cold white mine run on a lower brightness and are barely warm although at factory setting and higher did get much warmer"
66.0%

sending it back

"not worth the hassle of sending it back but a slight disappointment"
66.0%

bleed not noticeable

"very minimal backlight bleed not noticeable unless viewing a pure black background and to be expected within this price range"
65.7%

buying dell

"*edit* shame it's a decent looking monitor it has put me off buying dell again i didn't want to take the chance of getting another dud so i bought two benq bl2411pt to go along with my eizo photo editing monitor which seem far superior to the dell i had bought both suffer from a little ips glow but nothing i can't deal with it's also worth noting the benq colour calibration was much better than the dell "
65.0%

slight negative

"only slight negative is a dead pixel towards the bottom left"
64.9%

wrong with the monitor

"nothing wrong with the monitor the amazon description is incorrect however as this does not have hdmi sockets"
64.7%

waste of time

"waste of time"
64.5%

liaison desktops

"chris m liaison desktops alienware monitors "
64.4%

input lag for example

"the true measure is input lag for example:from the time you move your mouse to it moves on the screen is less than 16ms which according to some reviews you can find online are faster than a lot of 5ms tn screens"
64.3%

green shifts

"seems like this model has been a constant lottery for many of us some panels perfectly calibrated some with massive green shifts some like mine rev a01 have pwm flicker some don't flicker at all"
64.2%

glare screen

"particularly like the anti glare screen compared to my laptop the reduced strain on the eyes is huge"
63.0%

cable clutter

"acting as a usb port is a real bonus for clearing cable clutter though i haven't tried to see whether you can run audio from one of the 4 usb outs to remove another cable that need to run back to the pc"
62.8%

crazy light

"maybe if dell had better qc i'd be using two dell u2412's along with my eizo even my dog could have seen that this monitor had crazy light bleed i'm not just being a picky customer"
61.7%

screen boom

"plus it's 1920×1200 which in this age of the wide screen boom is very refreshing not just for games but also when i have to switch h to programming mode"
61.2%

port issue

"so far after a months use the monitor is working okay apart from the display port issue though that could be the cable"
60.9%

never again

"never again!"
60.4%

cold white mine

"is a cold white mine run on a lower brightness and are barely warm although at factory setting and higher did get much warmer"
60.3%

minor tweaking

"display was easy to set up and presets out of the box just needed minor tweaking"
60.1%

replace the old monitor

"i really want a second one of these to replace the old monitor i'm using as a second monitor at the moment but the price hasn't come down mush since i bought mine 2 years ago"
59.8%

poor show dell

"poor show dell"
59.4%

down the bloody

"only down the bloody box"
58.6%

only arrived

"this only arrived today and it is sitting side by side to a 24" imac with the same resolution"
57.9%

nowhere near

"as a gamer multimedia user with no interest in 3d at all i chose image and colour quality of the dell ultrasharp and do not regret it as you're only going to be getting much over 60fps with an expensive dual card setup if you like to crank settings to max and the colours quality of a tn is going to be *nowhere near* this"
57.7%

come down mush

"i really want a second one of these to replace the old monitor i'm using as a second monitor at the moment but the price hasn't come down mush since i bought mine 2 years ago"
56.9%

spend way too much time

"i spend way too much time on the computer ok i rely on it for income "
56.6%

insane light

"the build quality of this dell monitor is fantastic but the screen suffers from insane light bleed the bottom right corner looks like someone is shining at torch at it!"
56.4%

difficult to lift

"hint: when unpacking make sure the side handles of the outer box are pulled out otherwise the top insert of inner packing is difficult to lift out"
56.3%

could send it back

"yes i could send it back but getting upset over such a tiny thing just isn't cricket"
56.3%

that can go wrong

"it's one less thing that can go wrong"
56.2%

plan to return

"i plan to return it and purchase another flexscan as they are far and away superior to this cheap dell monitor"
56.2%

bleed glow

"replaced a 23in apple cinema display and the bleed glow are comparable"
56.1%

with no interest in

"as a gamer multimedia user with no interest in 3d at all i chose image and colour quality of the dell ultrasharp and do not regret it as you're only going to be getting much over 60fps with an expensive dual card setup if you like to crank settings to max and the colours quality of a tn is going to be *nowhere near* this"
56.1%

it's just sub

"this monitor might have been ok 4 years ago nowadays it's just sub par"
56.1%

okay apart

"so far after a months use the monitor is working okay apart from the display port issue though that could be the cable"
55.4%

have no hesitations

"i have no hesitations in recommending it"
55.3%

getting a headache

"i have to say i'm astounded by the visual quality of this monitor i can stare at it for hours without getting a headache as it does not produce any noticeable glare and there is no presence of ghosting"
55.2%

avoiding this issue

"i'm not really sure that there is any way of avoiding this issue apart from buying two of these monitors at the same time and crossing your fingers"
55.2%

towards the bottom left

"only slight negative is a dead pixel towards the bottom left"
55.1%

cold through

"the colours can vary from being quite red and cold through to quite white and warm"
55.0%

backlight bleedings

"be warned that there are eveident backlight bleedings in almost each one of those guys just google it "
54.8%

leads but not displayport

"the only slight quibble is it comes with vga and dvi leads but not displayport"
54.7%

no permanent solution

"there seems to be no permanent solution"
54.7%

either as a big problem

"downsides are that there are no speakers and there's no hdmi though for a pc monitor i don't see either as a big problem"
54.7%

n't really add more

"can't really add more"
54.7%

no support from dell

"despite my having a 20 minute documented on line chat precisely regarding this what do i get a great monitor at first look but with no support from dell"
54.7%

turn down the brightness

"i had to turn down the brightness on them both but besides that they're brilliant for graphics programming photography post processing and gaming"
54.7%

higher resolution instead

"well worth the money if you insist on a proper resolution for a 24 inch monitor 1920x1024 just isn't suitable excellent build with some great features recommended if you don't mind paying a little more for the higher resolution instead of this hd standard nonsense"
54.4%

there are no speakers

"downsides are that there are no speakers and there's no hdmi though for a pc monitor i don't see either as a big problem"
54.4%

would probably

"this would probably not be a problem in most circumstances i"
54.4%

n't comment on that

"i don't do games so can't comment on that"
53.9%

displayport lead

"my lenovo thinkcentre only has displayport and vga so i had to use vga for a while till i got a displayport lead"
53.9%

photo critical work

"will be looking at something better for photo critical work may even be the dell 2413"
53.9%

total mac geek

"i have always used apple monitors at home as i'm a total mac geek"
53.8%

getting another

"*edit* shame it's a decent looking monitor it has put me off buying dell again i didn't want to take the chance of getting another dud so i bought two benq bl2411pt to go along with my eizo photo editing monitor which seem far superior to the dell i had bought both suffer from a little ips glow but nothing i can't deal with it's also worth noting the benq colour calibration was much better than the dell "
53.8%

noticeably easier

"ips panels are far better to use through the day and it is noticeably easier to spend long periods of time on the computer than with my previous one"
53.7%

u2412m lack

"i would thoroughly recommend this monitor even over the 'newer' dell u2414h since they dropped the resolution to 1080p but there's the dell u2415 now it costs only a little bit more and i expect that is just as good but comes in a slimmer design and fixes one of my main problems with the u2412m lack of hdmi"
53.7%

year old u2412m

"i bought this monitor to compliment my 1 year old u2412m but unfortunately it came with a warm tint to the panel which made it impossible to calibrate with my existing model"
53.7%

glossy screens

"i can't notice anything but then i'm really not a fan of glossy screens"
53.6%

ridiculous levels

"ridiculous levels of not just ips glow but also very severe backlight bleeding from three of four corners"
53.6%

extra length

"it seems a great size one of the reasons i chose it was for the extra length compared to most ratios "
53.5%

incorrect however

"nothing wrong with the monitor the amazon description is incorrect however as this does not have hdmi sockets"
53.2%

plain with a

"it is very plain with a 1"
53.1%

does n't just

"i wander why general consumers doesn't just buy a tv + xbox instead of ruining the pc world"
52.7%

inconsistency here

"very disappointed by the inconsistency here dell will be opting for an asus pro art next time"
52.7%

many forums

"there is quite a few people report the same fault in many forums i have read but dell don't seem to have recognised or supplied a compatibility fix"
52.4%

like the problem

"red a plethora of forums and it seemed like the problem basically existed and affected primarily laptop lcd screens for some time already"
51.7%

problem with all dell

"this isn't a problem with all dell monitors i suggest you buy the u2413 instead and keep the brightness above 20% unfortunately that monitor costs over £100 more"
51.6%

dell ax510 soundbar

"the usb hub is super convenient and i also got the dell ax510 soundbar since i wanted something compact i've reviewed that too so there's lots of opportunity for accessories"
51.5%

entirely functional

"the format is entirely functional not just for widescreen movies "
51.5%

month old screen

"so a month old screen is faulty already"
51.3%

black bezel

"8 cm black bezel around a non reflective screen"
51.0%

much fatigue

"i haven't been doing too much sensitive colour correction but for basic correction it has been good and you don't get too much fatigue using it over long periods"
51.0%

photograph of the problem

"i have included a photograph of the problem that many people have reported online just search "u2412m warm tint""
51.0%

same brightness

"i calibrated my screen with comparing it with mac book air screen relatively with the same brightness and in the dark"
50.9%

result is not perfect

"it is possible to correct for this using colour profiles but the result is not perfect"
50.7%

reccomend this to anybody

"i'd highly reccomend this to anybody!"
50.3%

kinds of stress

"this leads to all kinds of stress on you the buyer"
50.2%
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Top positive statements

Statement Strength**
"Strongly recommended." 95.8%
"The monitor is spectacular: crisp and clean with all good pixels." 93.1%
"Colour reproduction is very good and it is wonderfully sharp brilliant for retouching photos." 93.1%
"Excellent quality screen very good price and perfect for photo editing." 93.1%
"Great monitor that is very resilient with great image quality" 93.1%
"Great monitor very pleased." 93.1%
"Brilliant screen well worth every penny & what a bargain at £200" 93.1%
"Beautiful monitor and a bargain at the price." 93.1%

Top negative statements

Statement Strength
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Positive mentions

Mentioned Object Mentioned in Strength
Samsung
"my previous monitor was a very expensive and very shiny Samsung 3d monitor"
75.0%
1200
"the 1200 depth allows much more of a website document etc to show on screen so less scrolling"
71.2%
Dell
"we use Dell monitors at work they are robust and continue to work for many years without trouble"
"usual Dell quality and reliability"
"i have bought three various Dell ultrasharp monitors and been extremely pleased with them all"
70.8%
Trading Standards Office
"i will be reporting this matter to the Trading Standards Office"
67.8%
Amazon
"the problem i have is with the Amazon advert that promotes a 3 year manufacturers warranty"
59.6%

Negative mentions

Mentioned Object Mentioned in Strength
Dell
"poor show Dell"
68.7%
Chris
"Chris m liaison desktops alienware monitors "
55.9%
GeForce GTX
"it is connected to my GeForce GTX 760 and gives good performance"
54.1%

Emotion analysis

Positive tone

Neutral tone

Negative tone

33.3% 37.9% 28.8%
  neutral 36.5%
  worry 24.7%
  happiness 16.4%
  surprise 7.3%
  fun 5.5%
  relief 2.3%
  sadness 2.3%
  anger 1.8%
  love 1.4%
  empty 1.4%
  joy 0.5%

* analysis performed using Artificial Intelligence (AI) methods, data for the analysis has been gathered from multiple publicly accessible sources.
** strength is the level of sentiment expressed in a sentence, phrase or keyword. It ranges from 0 to 100%
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last analysis update 2024-03-22