I purchased this monitor in October 2011. Absolutely no issues with color as some older reviews mentioned. I believe Dell/LG sorted those problems out so purchase in confidence.
Picture-wise, this screen is amazing. I'm running it on a 2011 MacBook Pro. Out of the box, the display was *too* vibrant for my tastes, associated to the extra color gamut afforded in the Standard preset mode. I switched it to sRGB and adjusted the brightness/contrast a bit and BOOM, amazing picture. I previously used a 2009 iMac and this successfully replicates (if not surpasses) that screen. With the added bonus of being matte.
The unit runs a little hot. You won't notice it sitting in front of the screen. But if you get curious like I did and reach around back, there's definitely some heat being given off. It's well ventilated, so no worries of overheating or anything of that sort. More of a curiosity, I suppose. It is, of course, 24" and lacks fans. What else would one expect?
Having the upstream/downstream USB port is also really nice. And there's a great cutout on the back of the monitor stand you can funnel your cables through, much like Apple provides on its iMacs and Cinema Displays. This really cleans up the desk and overall presentation of your suite.
All that said, there are some issues for Mac users. Specifically for Mac users with Thunderbolt/Mini DisplayPorts such as the late 2011 MacBook Pros.
I first purchased a Mini DisplayPort-to-DisplayPort cable for under $5 from a well-known competing website. For whatever reason, the MacBook thinks the Dell is a TV and only outputs a YPbPr signal and not RGB. This is the wrong color profile and makes the colors will look dull and washed out. This is a well-known, unresolved issue at the moment and it's likely attributed to the Thunderbolt/MDP port on the MacBook and not with this particular cable. Hopefully Apple issues a firmware fix. It's a shame because color aside, this is the preferred method to connect to this monitor: A small, single cable which also successfully puts the display into Power Saving Mode when idle. Which brings me to...
DVI issues. When it became clear I wouldn't be able to get an RGB signal out of the DisplayPort cable, I opted to pickup Apple's official Mini DisplayPort-to-DVI adapter and use the Dell-provided DVI cable to attach to the monitor.
Again, picture is great and unlike the DisplayPort cable, DVI correctly sends the proper RGB signal. But there are 2 downsides to using the DVI connection with (at least) my MacBook Pro & Thunderbolt/MDP connection:
- The MDP-to-DVI adapter is bulky and hangs off the MBP. It's manageable, but nowhere near as slick as a slim MDP-to-DP cable.
- More troublesome, the monitor never enters Power Saving Mode over DVI.
This latter point is a stickler: Generally speaking, most computers have an option to put the monitor into power saving mode after a set amount of idle minutes goes by. And while this option exists on my MacBook and is properly set, the monitor never enters this power saving mode. The screen will clear of a picture, but the backlight will remain on. This is unlike the MDP-to-DP cable which can properly put the monitor into power saving mode. The good news is, using DVI, if you go to Apple > Sleep the monitor *will* go into power saving mode. So again, it's manageable if a bit inconvenient. I constantly walk away from the computer to do something and come back and see the backlight still on. But if I know I'll be stepping out for a while and manually put the laptop to sleep, all works as it should.
So again, I have faith these problems can be fixed with a firmware update. Apple is apparently "aware" of the problems if you can trust what you read online...These problems are well known amongst the U2410/Mac contingency. Common thought (and I tend to agree) is the issue lies with Apple's new Thunderbolt port. So hopefully these sticking points will be ironed out.
All in all, a few nagging issues aside, this is a fantastic monitor. The size, price and performance are well worth it.
| Standing screen display size | 24 Inches |
|---|---|
| Screen Resolution | 1920x1200 |
| Max Screen Resolution | 1920 x 1200 Pixels |
