Dell Ultrasharp U2415

[taq8ojh]

Anyone has it yet by chance? I am this close to buying it to replace my aging HP LP2475w, but despite favourable reviews, I'd like to hear some regular user comment.

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[corkyg]

I have a pair of U2412M monitors, and they are excellent. This is a good discussion on the differenc es to consider:

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?p=27146044

My main criterion was, it had to have a DVI connector.

 

[taq8ojh]

Thanks. I'll try to read that (hope I won't get blind from the horrible colours 😛).

 

[Cerb]

I've only seen one review, but that amount of glow would drive me nuts. If IPS glow doesn't bother you (it bothers me more than TN's color shift, at about the same intensity, so take this with a grain of salt), it will likely be a fantastic choice, and doesn't have too much more input lag than its 1080P cousins. I went with fewer pixels of height and a bit less glow, getting the U2414H (the P2414H is great, too, and has DVI, but the Ultrasharp was cheaper at the time I bought mine, and I dislike the graininess of the 12 and 13 series AG coatings).

The glow on the P2414H and U2414H I find quite tolerable, and I've been able to get used to it over time, but it's definitely there, and is basically the only significant negative trait I can think of for either of those two (and, by the looks of it, the 15H).

I have a pair of U2412M monitors, and they are excellent. This is a good discussion on the differenc es to consider:

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?p=27146044

My main criterion was, it had to have a DVI connector.

I'm currently in the dark ages rocking dual monitors, a HP w2207 & HP w2228. They have served me well but I've managed to sell them both.

No w2228, but the w2207 is what I upgraded from.

 

[taq8ojh]

Hm, I don't even know what IPS glow is, so I would probably not notice anyway 😛
For $330 it looks like an awesome choice.

edit:
I get it.
http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/content/dell_u2415.htm#viewing
I never look at monitors from any angles, so it should not be a problem.

 

[corkyg]

Have two IPS Dells, and have never seen any kind of glow. What does it look like?

 

[ControlD]

Hm, I don't even know what IPS glow is, so I would probably not notice anyway 😛
For $330 it looks like an awesome choice.

edit:
I get it.
http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/content/dell_u2415.htm#viewing
I never look at monitors from any angles, so it should not be a problem.

It doesn't take much of an angle to see it, those samples are taken from extreme angles to really show you what they are talking about. I have a P2414 and I can see the glow in the top and corners of the monitor just sitting in front of it. It honestly isn't that big of a deal and you only see it with very dark images. I would not want to use the monitor for movie viewing however. For a general purpose / gaming monitor it works quite well.

 

[taq8ojh]

What causes the glow anyway? I read it's a "fault of the technology" but that doesn't explain much.

 

[RossMAN]

Have two IPS Dells, and have never seen any kind of glow. What does it look like?

Same here, will have to look into it later.

Dell has (or had) the U2415 for $349.99 + $100 GC, was still available as of yesterday.

 

[XiandreX]

I've only seen one review, but that amount of glow would drive me nuts. If IPS glow doesn't bother you (it bothers me more than TN's color shift, at about the same intensity, so take this with a grain of salt), it will likely be a fantastic choice, and doesn't have too much more input lag than its 1080P cousins. I went with fewer pixels of height and a bit less glow, getting the U2414H (the P2414H is great, too, and has DVI, but the Ultrasharp was cheaper at the time I bought mine, and I dislike the graininess of the 12 and 13 series AG coatings).

The glow on the P2414H and U2414H I find quite tolerable, and I've been able to get used to it over time, but it's definitely there, and is basically the only significant negative trait I can think of for either of those two (and, by the looks of it, the 15H).

No w2228, but the w2207 is what I upgraded from.

I can tell you from personal experience that the glow on my P2414H is minor and is offset by the solid Image quality and very decent gaming performance.
The only thing it lacks is HDMI. I absolutely love my P2414H. :thumbsup:

http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/dell_p2414h.htm

 

[Cerb]

Have two IPS Dells, and have never seen any kind of glow. What does it look like?

See Octopuss' link. If the screen isn't very dark, it's not visible, and it's also less visible with bright lighting, like an office. It's primarily as issue for watching TV shows, or gaming (and then only with a subset of content). In the space that looks a bit brighter, everything will be washed out.

My work monitors are late-model U2312HMs, FI (no flicker), and I don't see the glow, unless I have nothing on one screen, and then only if I really look for it...that is, unless the turn off the lights. Granted, I don't do that much at work, but at home, a '40W' is likely to be all the lighting I will use, for comfortable night-time computer use, and that accounts for a fair bit of my computer use.

I can tell you from personal experience that the glow on my P2414H is minor and is offset by the solid Image quality and very decent gaming performance.
The only thing it lacks is HDMI. I absolutely love my P2414H. :thumbsup:

http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/dell_p2414h.htm

They look identical to my eyes, and aside from gamut, reviews measure them the same, within some tolerances, as well. But, the U2414H does Adobe RGB pretty well. I wouldn't be surprised if they start as the same panels, and the ones that can't get close to Adobe RGB become the sRGB ones like the P2414H uses. The P2414H is definitely the better value every day, but when my monitor started whining one day (no!!!), I was able to stack around $80 worth of savings on the Ultrasharp model. If the Pro model had $40 off that day, instead, or I couldn't find either on sale, I'd have gotten the P2414H.

 

[MichaelD]

I own two U2415s; the second one came yesterday and is still in the box b/c my new GPU hasn't arrived yet...current GTX670 isn't enough to drive the 3840x1200 res with the eye candy I want. Anyway...

A few weeks ago I was looking for a replacement for my (very) old Dell 2407 WFP (yeah, it was that old). The backlight developed a flicker that was getting worse, the colors had gotten washed out and the power button had stuck down in the ON position probably 2 years ago.

I wanted to stick with Dell b/c I had really good luck with the old monitor and liked it very much. The monitor is arguably the most important piece of hardware in the whole system b/c it's how you interact with your computer. If it hurts your eyes or doesn't do what you need, you will not be happy.

I started searching and came across the U2415. It was pretty much brand-new on the market and there were maybe 2 reviews I found, both positive. I figured I'd take a chance on it, based on my previous success w/a Dell monitor.

I take a lot of work home and spend a lot of time in almost the entire MS Office Suite. I also game probably 10-ish hours a week, total. My "movie watching" on the PC consists of YouTube vids, mainly.

I had read that out of the box the U2415 was "99% Adobe color gamut" or something like that...basically, factory calibration was very good. I hooked it up via DisplayPort, installed the Dell DisplayManager software and the driver and have been very, very happy since. I bought a 15" LCD back in God-knows-what year and know what input lag looks like. No such probs that I can see. I'm not a graphic designer and I'm not measuring for the 99.999th percentile of the grayscale. That is important and valid for some users; not for me.

I use my monitors as computer monitors; I sit right in front of them and do what I have to do. I haven't tried watching a dark movie from a 178-degree angle to the left, but I can tell you that I don't see any backlight bleed on darkish screens in my darkish room.

I've been playing Skyrim and Far Cry 3 since I got the U2415 and have been very happy. The ultra-slim bezel is the reason I decided to get a second one and try dual-screen gaming again. Tried it in the past with old 19" monitors that had like a 1.00-inch bezel and hated it. That was a 2.0" gap of nothingness in the middle of my screen. I got fragged quite a bit. 😡

So far I'm very happy with my U2415 and opine that I'll be happy with the dual-screen setup as well. IIRC, I bought the old 2407 in 2006 and it didn't start to crap out until around 2011 or so. That's a pretty good run. If these last as long, I'll be very happy.

Hope this dissertation helps. 🙂

 

[skipsneeky2]

The u2414h is a interesting monitor,i certainly wish it was around last year or any Ultrasharp 24''in a 16:9 with a AH-IPS panel.I had a u2412m and while it was nice i decided to stick with a 16:9 format for my build.

If i wasn't a movie/netflixxer and purely just a gamer i would jump all over the u2415,but the u2414h pretty much is the same monitor outside of the 16:10 resolution i believe.

 

[Be1n]

I have to resurrect this thread. I'm trying to decide between the P2414 and the U2415 as well. Can someone fill me in on how much difference the extra vertical space makes for text documents and audio editing. I also would like to know what it is like watching videos with black bars. Do they just feel like a part of the bezel or something extra?

They look identical to my eyes, and aside from gamut, reviews measure them the same, within some tolerances, as well. But, the U2414H does Adobe RGB pretty well. I wouldn't be surprised if they start as the same panels, and the ones that can't get close to Adobe RGB become the sRGB ones like the P2414H uses. The P2414H is definitely the better value every day, but when my monitor started whining one day (no!!!), I was able to stack around $80 worth of savings on the Ultrasharp model. If the Pro model had $40 off that day, instead, or I couldn't find either on sale, I'd have gotten the P2414H.

Adobe RGB? Is it an unwritten fact that the U series is better binned than the P series?

 

[Cerb]

Go 16:10. If it's affordable to get a good monitor taller than 16:9, do it.

Adobe RGB? Is it an unwritten fact that the U series is better binned than the P series?

No. The panels are different models, and different models of monitor perform differently. There are trends across the product lines (which the P2414H breaks), but check each monitor model out, if it matters to you.

 

[Be1n]

Go 16:10. If it's affordable to get a good monitor taller than 16:9, do it.

16:10 it is then.

No. The panels are different models, and different models of monitor perform differently.

Don't the U2414 and P2414 use the same panels?

but check each monitor model out, if it matters to you.

Do larger monitors (in terms of diagonal and pixel count) encounter production deficits like backlight bleeds more frequently?

 

[Cerb]

Don't the U2414 and P2414 use the same panels?

No, but maybe. The model appears to be different, and the P2414H's standard setting is sRGB, with no going past those bounds, but they sure look alike to my eyes, set to sRGB, and measure almost the same, too, looking at reviews.

Do larger monitors (in terms of diagonal and pixel count) encounter production deficits like backlight bleeds more frequently?

No. That's a monitor and panel design problem, and it's rare not to have much of it on any monitor, still, sadly.

 

[lupi]

I'll add to the bump as I just found this on sale. I have a 2405 and a u2410. The 2405 starting to get a bit washed out (and doesn't have the modern connectivity options). How does the 2415 compare to the 2410? I never had a problem using the 2410 mostly fo gaming even with the wide gamut display. Just curious if this new one is still the top of the line for the 24" line.