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Product Details

Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 23.8 x 17.4 inches ; 11.3 pounds
Shipping Weight: 14.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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ASIN: B004G8QO8E
Item model number: 2511x
Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (232 customer reviews)
Date first available at Amazon.com: December 19, 2010

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Product Description

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With an ultra-slim profile, the stylish HP 2511x monitor looks perfect on any desktop and takes up minimal space. This monitor delivers Full HD viewing with less glare and easily connects to desktop or notebook PCs. It also has an HDMI input so you can connect to a TV or other video source. Tilt and slide adjustments give you a comfortable view, and QuickView modes are optimized to match screen performance with the content of your choice.

Key Specs

Product Overview

Full HD. Thin profile. Less environmental impact.

The HP 2511x monitor combines a captivating 25-inch Full HD viewing experience with an exceptionally thin profile, high screen performance and features that help reduce your environment impact. Admire sharp, detailed imagery while surfing the Internet, working on projects, editing videos, or watching movies and shows online.

This Product Has

Full HD
See incredibly sharp, high-definition images from wherever you’re watching

Advanced LED backlighting
Decrease power consumption. Reduce onscreen blur. Make the most of intensive games, movies and more

Ultra-slim design
This stylish, sleek screen gives you more desktop space

HDMI, DVI-D & VGA connectivity
Watch movies on your HP monitor by connecting to a variety of video sources, including HDTVs

5ms response time
5 ms on/off response time reduces blur

3,000,000:1 dynamic contrast
A higher dynamic contrast ratio delivers better image quality

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Included

Not Included

Plug & play
Enables quick and easy setup

BrightView panel
Reduces glare in brightly lit rooms

Wide-view
Experience accurate color in HD detail from nearly any angle

Tilt adjustment
Adjust the screen angle for comfortable viewing

Height adjustment
Adjust the screen height to suit your needs

Mercury-free backlighting
Consumes less power and provides quick on/off switching time

Specifications

Display

25" (inches) diagonal LED-backlit LCD display

Native resolution

1920 x 1080 @ 60 Hz

Aspect ratio

16:9

Dimensions
(w x h x d)

23.82" x 17.41" x 7.26" (inches)

Eco highlights

ENERGY STAR 5.0 qualified
Reduces energy costs and helps protect the environment without sacrificing features or performance

EPEAT Silver registered
Meets global registry environmental criteria

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Display panel type

TFT LCD

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Native resolution

1600 x 900

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1600 x 900

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Response time

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BrightView display

Viewing angle

Horizontal: 170º
Vertical: 160º

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Horizontal: 170º
Vertical: 160º

Input connections

VGA; DVI-D

VGA; DVI-D; HDMI

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Customer Reviews

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78 of 81 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding monitor, very compelling price, astounding value November 21, 2011

By Cynesige VINE™ VOICE

Bottom line, this monitor is as good as you're going to find, anywhere near its price point. At the current Amazon price, it's almost criminal that you can get so much value for the buck.

Right out of the box, the 2511x looked like a 4-star monitor. While large and impressive, the color saturation was excessive, and it didn't seem very bright. For a few minutes, I was a little bummed out. Then I started experimenting with the controls, and this piece of gear suddenly went deep into 5-star territory. Here's what I did:
- turned down the red, from 256 to 210
- turned down the green, from 256 to 196
- turned down the blue, from 256 to 240.
That straightened out the color imbalance. Out of the box, the saturation is too high and it's way too red/green. Just turn them down to levels such as the above, to get to the "cooler" neutral or slightly blue-ish tint that is familiar to most computer users.
- then I set sharpness on 5 (maximum) from 4, and
- turned the brightness to max,
- and set the contrast up from the default 77-ish % to 92 %

Once I did all that, which took about an hour of adjustments and experimentation, the display was just mind-blowing. I used an iMac for five years, which is a great machine with a great display, and this is better.

The 25" size is a lot different than the typical 21.5-23". It doesn't sound like a big difference,but it's huge. 25" is a much, MUCH better size. It's not too big, and certainly not too small. 25" may be the perfect size for single-monitor office-work duty.

The unit is light, thin, and easy to move around. The angle adjustment is adequate -- you'll be able to adjust it to the right viewing angle, although it doesn't do extreme angles up or down.

One thing that external monitor newbies (such as I, a few hours ago) may need to know: If you're plugging in a laptop, you may need to go into control panel -> display -> change display settings -> display, and then tell it to use only the external monitor (monitor # 2). If your laptop has a max resolution of 1600x900, and you have it set (by default) to "display on both monitors", it'll only display on the HP at 1600x900, which won't look good. You need to get that resolution bumped up to 1920x1080, which won't be allowed until you set the display to Monitor 2 and thereby free it from the limitations of your laptop's display. Of course, if your laptop already displays 1920x1280, then you won't have this issue.

I saw a few comments about not being able to find the power button or other controls. I don't get that. It's a little button on the underside of the monitor, on the far right, just where my index finger expected to find it. The adjustment controls were also self-explanatory; I never opened the online manual. I hit the menu button and got right to it - colors, contrast, etc. Piece of cake.

The 2511x is an incredible value for the money - and would be a good value at twice the cost. I believe that this monitor will significantly increase my productivity and pay for itself many times over. Highly recommended. With the caveat that I'm using it with routine office software and writing-based tasks; whether its colors are "true" and the unit suitable for photographic and artistic usage is a whole different question which I know nothing about.

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109 of 126 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Crisp text, but... January 8, 2011

By J. Elliott

This is my first try at LED display monitors. My 5 year old Samsung was getting a bit dim, so after reading a lot of reviews and looking at many monitors in stores, my first choice was the top rated Samsung BX2450. Unfortunately, there were too many problems with that monitor: The display was slightly tilted to one side on its stand, with the right edge about 1/4" lower than the left; no adjustable viewing angle; shaky stand; overly sensitive control buttons; and a very pronounced 'sweet spot' for viewing. So I sent it back. I read about the HP2511x on-line, and ordered it from Amazon to try out.

Mechanically, the HP is far superior to the Samsung - easy assembly, secure fit of parts; optional wall mounting kit; clear instructions. The base is adjustable for tilt, but not for height. The control buttons are very functional and have a nice tactile feedback, unlike the Samsung. The four presets for movies, text, photos, and gaming are pretty useful. The menu system is intuitive, and it is easy to adjust the brightness down to 50 - the screen was much too bright for my tastes when it was unpacked.

For black text on a white background, image quality is very good, especially when compared side-by-side with my old fluorescent tube backlit Samsung. Text is very clear and sharp, with no ghosting or color fringing on the edges. Even running the text at 150% magnification as default text size in IE7 it is superior to the old non-LED monitor. The black background screen on start up/boot is uniformly deep black, with only a slight amount of backlight bleed along the bottom edge. White background screens are bright and mostly pretty uniform. However, unlike the old non-LED Samsung, but like the LED Samsung BX2450, the HP has viewing angle issues, which are especially noticable on white background screens.

They are not as bad as the Samsung, and the sweet spot for viewing is more forgiving. But when the monitor is on the desk at the ergonomically recommended height relative to your eyes, the bottom of the screen has a blue cast, and the icons on IE7 task bar have brighter blues and washed out yellows, while the top of the screen has a much warmer look, especially with a white background. Standing at the desk while talking on the phone and reaching down to type something, the white background becomes agua, and the text is difficult to read.

Likewise, moving your head more than a couple inches sideways from the screen center will make the monitor appear warmer at the edge you are moving from, and cooler at the edge you are moving towards. Again, it is nowhere nearly as pronounced as the Samsung, but still noticeable. The only solution I have found is to elevate the monitor 2+ inches above the desk. This places the center of the screen at eye level, and improves the color and tint issues at the bottom of the screen. It is not ideal, but much improved for image quality. What this means long-term for my back and neck remains to be seen.

I have an ASUS laptop with LED that is even worse as far as this sweet spot effect, and have looked at a number of LED monitors in stores, and have concluded that this seems to be a characteristic of LED monitors - better in some than others. It is interesting to note that at 3 different stores, the LED monitors were all at eye level or above, while the non-LED models were usually below eye level.

With movies or HDTV input from my tuner card the above issue is not noticeable, probably because I am not moving my head as much as when I am using text and looking at reference books, writing notes, or answering the phones. Movies/TV are very decent picture quality, with just a slight color saturation weakness compared to my Sony 42" TV. Photos are also sharp and clear, but it is somewhat easier to notice color shifts when moving your head around while using photoshop.

Games are very clear and bright, and usually so fast paced that the relatively small color shifting problem is not noticed. The relatively slow 5ms response has not been an issue so far on the games my son has tried on this machine to evaluate the monitor.

I should point out that my HP Quad core AMD computer is only a year old, and used an ASUS Nvidia GeForce 210 graphics card when I purchased the HP2511x. I have since upgraded to an ASUS NVidia ENGTS450 TOP Graphics card. This sped things up in some applications, and perhaps slightly improved graphics quality and color saturation in other programs, but without doing side-by-side comparisons, it is impossible to say; the difference is minor, if present.

I can use this monitor, and the improved text quality is appreciated over the non-LED monitors I used or saw in stores. However, the sweet spot issue, while better than most of the other LED monitors I viewed, was just annoying enough to drop a star off of my rating.

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55 of 64 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars As good as monitors costing much more. Maybe even better. January 7, 2011

By doach

I own a Apple 21.5 inch imac, My wife owns a 27 inch imac. I also got a HP elite six core monster hooked up to a HP 2509m which I like. I got this monitor because of my current monitor for my PC the HP 2509M and it's impressive display.

Now I know the HP 2511 isn't supposed to look as good as my wife's 27 inch imac,but it does.I called HP Tech support and they told me this panel is a S-PVA display. IPS is supposed to be better than S-PVA, but by looking at my wifes 27inch imac, which has a yellow hue to the screen, the HP 2511 looks better, the whites are whiter and the blacks are blacker. No black light bleed, no dead or stuck pixels. Even colors. This panel just plain looks better.

I have this side by side in dual mode with my imac 21.5 inch and use this as my main display and i could not be happier. I would give this monitor six stars if I could.

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