The Bottom Line: This monitor is large (24 inch, 1920X1200), it has a wide viewing angle and it both tilt, swivels, and can be vertically adjusted. It is highly recommended for business.
texas-swede's Full Review: Dell UltraSharp 2408WFP 24 inch LCD Monitor
I've got this good looking 24 inch monitor through work. I immediately liked the look of the monitor and I liked the fact that it rested on a fairly tall, sturdy and wide, but still lightweight and adjustable stand. It tilts and swivels and you can adjust it vertically. Therefore you can adjust it to a perfect position. The wide viewing angle allows viewing from an angle and allows several people to see the screen well (standing or sitting).
This monitor is crystal clear and very bright and it has a lot of I/O options, which is a feature that we need, however, I am mostly using the VGA connector. The VGA looks bright and sharp at the 1920 x 1200 resolution.
My user experience
This is a very good business monitor. Since the viewing angle is wide and the monitor is large several people can stand around it and see well. The many I/O options allow you to connect it to different computers and devices. Since it is so easy to adjust the height, tilt, and pitch you can adjust it so it just right for you. Images, graphical interfaces, text, and icons are crisp and clear. Overall it provides a pleasant viewing experience. However, I think that the colors look a little bit saturated. At first the bright colors look good, but after a while you want to make the colors look less like neon signs (well it is not really that bad). I tried to adjust the various settings using the OSD menu but the colors still look saturated. By the way I liked the fact that the OSD menu was right in front below the screen and had large buttons (that is not always the case).
The 6ms response time is good enough for me since I am rarely playing any games with demanding graphics on it at work. However, I have heard that people who use it for game playing are happy as well. As far as I can tell there are no ghosting issues. I can add that I have not found any functional issue with this monitor. Since it is good looking monitor it makes any office or cubicle look better (decoration plus).
About the 2408WPF The 2408WFP flat panel display has an active matrix, thin-film transistor (TFT), liquid crystal display (LCD). Below I am listing various specs. The viewable area is 24-inch. The highest resolution is 1920X1200 (full-screen support for lower resolutions). The response time is 6ms The contrast ratio is 1300:1, 3000:1 (Dynamic Contrast on) Pixel pitch is 0.27 mm. Tilt, swivel, vertical extension and rotate adjustment capabilities. The pedestal is removable and it has 100 mm mounting holes (VESA) for flexible mounting. USBs and card readers (Flash Memory Card Reader) Includes speakers Plug and play capability if supported by your system. Security lock slot. Energy Saver feature for Energy Star compliance. Normal power consumption is 57W (maximum 110W) Active off mode power consumption is 1.33 Watts The weight with stand assembly and cables is 9.58 kg ( 21.74 lb) The weight without stand assembly is 6.74 kg ( 15.48 lb)
The input sources are VGA connector DVI-D connector-1 DVI-D connector-2 Display Port connector HDMI connector Component video connectors (2) S-Video connector Composite video connector
The monitor has the following preset modes (that you set using the OSD menu) Desktop (my choice) Multi-media Game sRGB Warm Cool Custom
Final recommendation
This monitor is a very good business monitor since it is large, has a wide viewing angle and it both tilts, swivels, and can be vertically adjusted. The picture quality is high and the resolution is 1920X1200. Some people say this is an excellent monitor for game playing as well. However, I see this as primarily a monitor for the work place.
At 631 words this review was added into Sleeper54's Lean-n-Mean write off on 12/4-2008
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