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The Dell UltraSharpTM U2410 Monitor is packed with features that make it easy to connect and a pleasure to use, no matter how much screen time you log. PremierColor technology enables the Dell UltraSharp U2410 monitor to deliver vibrant, consistent, true-to-life colors - and minimizes the need for further calibration. It provides a simple and outstanding Out-of-Box experience. Designed to handle graphics-intensive applications with ease, this high-performance 24-Inch monitor delivers stunning detail, depth and responsiveness.
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173 of 177 people found the following review helpful
We have more than a dozen of these monitors at work and I have two on my desk and one at home. The monitors arrive with an enclosed calibration sheet. Apparently they are factory calibrated now. Because I work on media I needed a color accurate monitor that could also double as a day to day working display for coding, presentations and documents. Out of the box these monitors required less calibration work than any LCD monitor or TV that I've used in the past five years. I saw none of the pink or green tinge referred to in other reviews. Nor was there any noticeable graduation of color tint from one side to another. In fact side by side the monitors appear perfectly matched and even.
The color from these monitors is very neutral, which is to say quite accurate. While they are not 'reference' quality they don't fall far short of the mark. For the price they are a good deal. You should be aware that IPS is known for accuracy and range of colors. The display is not LED backlit, because LED's do not allow the full range of colors you get from older monitors. This was a deliberate choice and the correct one. If you want to go green and simply don't care about color accuracy or vertical viewing angle, get something like the Dell G2410H.
Watching bluray disks on this monitor is also a very satisfying experience - be warned that the color neutrality does not make this display as flashy as a TV or TN monitor, but what you get in return is accuracy. At home I do some moderate gaming so I watch out for latency, especially the whole-screen refresh which is always much worse than the stated response times. This is a 6mS display and I've seen it switch whole screen refresh in about 20-25mS. While this may not seem good, it is in fact considerably better than average. Anytime you see a claim of 2mS switching time, be aware it is like saying an amplifier produces 200W of "music power" where in fact it manages maybe 25W RMS at best. So gaming is very satisfactory although not a reason to buy this class of monitor.
In terms of performance, the processor behind these displays seems faster than almost anything else I've seen. The OSD is easy to use and better thought out than my 2408WFP displays. I like that the OSD puts the function graphics right next to the corresponding buttons (so for example you get a tic mark against the button used to accept a setting).
The connections for the monitor include 2 DVI, 1 display port and an hdmi port. As usual the hdmi input stops edid/hdcp support when you switch away to another DVI input. This is annoying for various reasons, but most people won't care.
I particularly loathe TN displays due to their poor color accuracy and ridiculous vertical viewing angles. So 100% of my monitors at home and work are either PVA or IPS types. I have eight at home, including HP and Samsung. I still think that Dell peaked with the 2408 but this IPS display is a worthy successor and for the price point a good deal. I would assume if you are looking here it's because you want an exceptional monitor rather than the high street vanilla variety. If so, you should be very happy with this monitor. It is not far short of perfect.
Dell has fallen from grace in recent years, in no small part due to a deteriorating web site and fierce competition. Dell's website is undermined by lack of consistency, poor navigation, stupid base configurations and a pricing structure that is undermined when you find you can buy a pre-configured machine through a retail outlet at a cheaper price than you can build the equivalent machine online. Their product lines are also poorly differentiated from their competitor's machines. But their monitors are second to none. Almost a good enough reason to buy a Dell system.
The color from these monitors is very neutral, which is to say quite accurate. While they are not 'reference' quality they don't fall far short of the mark. For the price they are a good deal. You should be aware that IPS is known for accuracy and range of colors. The display is not LED backlit, because LED's do not allow the full range of colors you get from older monitors. This was a deliberate choice and the correct one. If you want to go green and simply don't care about color accuracy or vertical viewing angle, get something like the Dell G2410H.
Watching bluray disks on this monitor is also a very satisfying experience - be warned that the color neutrality does not make this display as flashy as a TV or TN monitor, but what you get in return is accuracy. At home I do some moderate gaming so I watch out for latency, especially the whole-screen refresh which is always much worse than the stated response times. This is a 6mS display and I've seen it switch whole screen refresh in about 20-25mS. While this may not seem good, it is in fact considerably better than average. Anytime you see a claim of 2mS switching time, be aware it is like saying an amplifier produces 200W of "music power" where in fact it manages maybe 25W RMS at best. So gaming is very satisfactory although not a reason to buy this class of monitor.
In terms of performance, the processor behind these displays seems faster than almost anything else I've seen. The OSD is easy to use and better thought out than my 2408WFP displays. I like that the OSD puts the function graphics right next to the corresponding buttons (so for example you get a tic mark against the button used to accept a setting).
The connections for the monitor include 2 DVI, 1 display port and an hdmi port. As usual the hdmi input stops edid/hdcp support when you switch away to another DVI input. This is annoying for various reasons, but most people won't care.
I particularly loathe TN displays due to their poor color accuracy and ridiculous vertical viewing angles. So 100% of my monitors at home and work are either PVA or IPS types. I have eight at home, including HP and Samsung. I still think that Dell peaked with the 2408 but this IPS display is a worthy successor and for the price point a good deal. I would assume if you are looking here it's because you want an exceptional monitor rather than the high street vanilla variety. If so, you should be very happy with this monitor. It is not far short of perfect.
Dell has fallen from grace in recent years, in no small part due to a deteriorating web site and fierce competition. Dell's website is undermined by lack of consistency, poor navigation, stupid base configurations and a pricing structure that is undermined when you find you can buy a pre-configured machine through a retail outlet at a cheaper price than you can build the equivalent machine online. Their product lines are also poorly differentiated from their competitor's machines. But their monitors are second to none. Almost a good enough reason to buy a Dell system.
45 of 47 people found the following review helpful
By Adam
Dell UltraSharp U2410 LCD Review
Outstanding Monitor
After doing lots of research on various monitors I decided to buy this one. I'm a graphic designer so I needed a somewhat low cost, high quality monitor.
I wasn't disappointed, as this is probably the best monitor I've ever owned, even better than my old 23" Apple Cinema HD Display. It uses the same IPS technology as Apple and other high-quality designer-oriented monitors, making it great for color-accurate graphic design and video work. The only downside of this is that IPS costs more than the TN panels found in most consumer LCDs. In my opinion it's worth it, though.
The U2410 has tons of features that other monitors in the same price range don't have, like an IPS panel, 96% Adobe gamut, three-way pivot, PIP, USB hub, etc. In terms of features (with the optional sound bar) the only thing close is the Foris FX which costs twice as much (yikes).
In terms of size, the U2410 is perfect. I think 24 inches is about as big as you can go for a desktop monitor without it being overwhelming or causing eye strain, though 22 and 23 inches is good too. I wouldn't go below 20 inches.
The U2410 takes a fair amount of calibration to get the picture looking accurate, but you only have to do that once. Out of the box the picture is way too bright and slightly miscolored but it's easy enough to fix. The lowest brightness setting is still pretty bright, which seems odd to me but doesn't bother me; the highest brightness setting is laughably intense and actually hurts your eyes. But if you turn up saturation, sharpness, noise reduction, overdrive (for less lag), and dynamic contrast, video games (like Xbox 360 over VGA) look jaw-dropping. Not the best setting for daily office work or accurate skin tones but you can really get super rich colors and video games in 1080p almost look like glass.
Most impressive to me, color-wise, are the reds. They are super bright without any artifacts or blowout typical of oversaturation on other monitors. When I first saw the picture I thought to myself "now I know what REAL red looks like" like someone seeing the color red for the first time. The other colors look great too but I just had to mention how that jumped out at me.
I know this sounds like an advertisement but after using this monitor there's no way I would recommend any other. Even if you don't get this one, you owe it to yourself to at least spend the extra money on an IPS type monitor, especially if you do design work.
Hope this helps!
Pros:
- 1920x1200 resolution (16:10 widescreen)
- Optional surround sound bar (great sound with SRS, Bass and Treble boost buttons, and two headphone ports)
- Amazing color reproduction (96% Adobe RGB, 110% NTSC, 1.07B colors) and viewing angles
- Dynamic Contrast feature along with manual saturation adjustment causes movies and video games to look stunning
- OSD touch controls are wonderful and can even be used in total darkness
- Three-way pivot adjustment
- Appealing minimalist design, low power usage, lightweight
- Picture-In-Picture
- Anti-glare screen coating for low glare even sitting in front of a bright window
- Built-in 4x USB HUB, and media card reader (SD/MS/MMC)
- Tons of inputs (DisplayPort, HDMI, Composite, Component, DVI, VGA)
- Dell provides discount for Small & Medium Business
- This monitor is often on sale on Dell's website for $100 off, and free shipping
- Dell offers 5-year Premium Panel Guarantee where they will replace the monitor if there are any defects, including any dead pixels
Cons:
- Requires calibration out of the box
- Minimum brightness setting is too high
- No way to change input source with single button press
- Speaker bar requires its own AC adapter
- Speaker bar cannot use iPod headphones (the kind with a built-in remote)
- Barely perceptive flicker when using on same outlet as air conditioner; I moved to a different outlet and it seemed to fix the problem
Update August 12 2011:
Still using (and loving) this monitor. I did notice a few problems over time, though.
First, that one of the headphone ports on the speaker bar doesn't work, and the memory card reader stopped reading SD cards. Second, certain situations can cause the display to flicker slightly. This is very rare but seems to happen if you fill up the screen with a pattern composed of alternating black and white pixels in a 2x2 checkerboard (like the background on the old Mac Plus startup screen). I'm not sure if it's just my unit or if they're all like this. Third, like another reviewer mentioned, it takes at least 4 button presses to change the input, which can get annoying. And certain input combinations don't work with PIP (like DVI and DVI). Just throwing out that info; would still rate this monitor as 5/5.
Outstanding Monitor
After doing lots of research on various monitors I decided to buy this one. I'm a graphic designer so I needed a somewhat low cost, high quality monitor.
I wasn't disappointed, as this is probably the best monitor I've ever owned, even better than my old 23" Apple Cinema HD Display. It uses the same IPS technology as Apple and other high-quality designer-oriented monitors, making it great for color-accurate graphic design and video work. The only downside of this is that IPS costs more than the TN panels found in most consumer LCDs. In my opinion it's worth it, though.
The U2410 has tons of features that other monitors in the same price range don't have, like an IPS panel, 96% Adobe gamut, three-way pivot, PIP, USB hub, etc. In terms of features (with the optional sound bar) the only thing close is the Foris FX which costs twice as much (yikes).
In terms of size, the U2410 is perfect. I think 24 inches is about as big as you can go for a desktop monitor without it being overwhelming or causing eye strain, though 22 and 23 inches is good too. I wouldn't go below 20 inches.
The U2410 takes a fair amount of calibration to get the picture looking accurate, but you only have to do that once. Out of the box the picture is way too bright and slightly miscolored but it's easy enough to fix. The lowest brightness setting is still pretty bright, which seems odd to me but doesn't bother me; the highest brightness setting is laughably intense and actually hurts your eyes. But if you turn up saturation, sharpness, noise reduction, overdrive (for less lag), and dynamic contrast, video games (like Xbox 360 over VGA) look jaw-dropping. Not the best setting for daily office work or accurate skin tones but you can really get super rich colors and video games in 1080p almost look like glass.
Most impressive to me, color-wise, are the reds. They are super bright without any artifacts or blowout typical of oversaturation on other monitors. When I first saw the picture I thought to myself "now I know what REAL red looks like" like someone seeing the color red for the first time. The other colors look great too but I just had to mention how that jumped out at me.
I know this sounds like an advertisement but after using this monitor there's no way I would recommend any other. Even if you don't get this one, you owe it to yourself to at least spend the extra money on an IPS type monitor, especially if you do design work.
Hope this helps!
Pros:
- 1920x1200 resolution (16:10 widescreen)
- Optional surround sound bar (great sound with SRS, Bass and Treble boost buttons, and two headphone ports)
- Amazing color reproduction (96% Adobe RGB, 110% NTSC, 1.07B colors) and viewing angles
- Dynamic Contrast feature along with manual saturation adjustment causes movies and video games to look stunning
- OSD touch controls are wonderful and can even be used in total darkness
- Three-way pivot adjustment
- Appealing minimalist design, low power usage, lightweight
- Picture-In-Picture
- Anti-glare screen coating for low glare even sitting in front of a bright window
- Built-in 4x USB HUB, and media card reader (SD/MS/MMC)
- Tons of inputs (DisplayPort, HDMI, Composite, Component, DVI, VGA)
- Dell provides discount for Small & Medium Business
- This monitor is often on sale on Dell's website for $100 off, and free shipping
- Dell offers 5-year Premium Panel Guarantee where they will replace the monitor if there are any defects, including any dead pixels
Cons:
- Requires calibration out of the box
- Minimum brightness setting is too high
- No way to change input source with single button press
- Speaker bar requires its own AC adapter
- Speaker bar cannot use iPod headphones (the kind with a built-in remote)
- Barely perceptive flicker when using on same outlet as air conditioner; I moved to a different outlet and it seemed to fix the problem
Update August 12 2011:
Still using (and loving) this monitor. I did notice a few problems over time, though.
First, that one of the headphone ports on the speaker bar doesn't work, and the memory card reader stopped reading SD cards. Second, certain situations can cause the display to flicker slightly. This is very rare but seems to happen if you fill up the screen with a pattern composed of alternating black and white pixels in a 2x2 checkerboard (like the background on the old Mac Plus startup screen). I'm not sure if it's just my unit or if they're all like this. Third, like another reviewer mentioned, it takes at least 4 button presses to change the input, which can get annoying. And certain input combinations don't work with PIP (like DVI and DVI). Just throwing out that info; would still rate this monitor as 5/5.
134 of 161 people found the following review helpful
I had three of these and there are many that have had more. These monitors have a horrible tinting problem where the monitor is Green on one side and Pink on the other. Dell claims that it's within normal limits and actually a "feature" which is the craziest thing I've ever heard. Yes, other monitors use the same panel but they allow for multiple point calibration on the panel to counter it, but Dell only allows for calibration for the entire panel as a whole... THIS IS NOT something you can make better with software or monitor settings, believe me!
So the Green to pink tint makes this monitor useless for any serious photoshop, photography, or advertising work as your color will ALWAYS differ from one side of the monitor to the other. You can't get your greys right to save your life! Google it yourself before buying this monitor and save yourself the frustration. Also, Dell is no longer allowing users to return the monitor until they get one that DOES NOT have the green to pink tint nor will they let you get a refund for one that has a green to pink tint. Careful with your words when you return one if you're not happy!
So the Green to pink tint makes this monitor useless for any serious photoshop, photography, or advertising work as your color will ALWAYS differ from one side of the monitor to the other. You can't get your greys right to save your life! Google it yourself before buying this monitor and save yourself the frustration. Also, Dell is no longer allowing users to return the monitor until they get one that DOES NOT have the green to pink tint nor will they let you get a refund for one that has a green to pink tint. Careful with your words when you return one if you're not happy!
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