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REVIEW

This monitor is absolutely brilliant.

First thing you will notice about this monitor is the colour reproduction and clarity. [ IPS ]
Or maybe the glossiness of the screen if you are not used to it.. ;)
For me that wasn't a problem at all. In fact i hate matte screens.

"VIRTUALLY Borderless"
I was a bit confused about this thing. Basically it means that you don't have a bezel to make it look ugly and you can't see any border around the screen when the monitor is off. But when you turn it on..border appears magically.. ;)
But that border is ultra slim. So no problem with that either.

Someone mentioned "It does not come with a power cable, so make sure you have a spare one lying around."
No idea what that was about. It comes with everything you need to power it.

And it comes with a VGA cable but no HDMI cable. So i ordered one with this purchase keeping in mind all the things i read about how much better HDMI is over VGA. But after using the monitor with both the cables i found NO DIFFERENCE in picture or text quality.
The only advantage you will have with HDMI is audio output (from the nowhere mentioned 3.5mm jack provided on the back side of this monitor)
So if you need audio out from the monitor then get one or just leave it.

Overall its the best monitor you get for what you pay.
Looks great turned on and looks even better when off.

The only negative thing is that the stand is stable but not sturdy. Some buyers mentioned it already.
I mean when I try to tilt the screen up or down I get some noises as if its about to break. So i don't do that very often.
But I guess we shouldn't complain about the small things when we are getting such a wonderful IPS monitor at this price point.
DISPLAY

Diagonally Viewable Size:

54.62 cm (21.5")

Horizontal: 476.06 mm (18.76")
Vertical: 267.78 mm (11.85")

Maximum Resolution:

1920 x 1080 at 60 Hz

Aspect Ratio:

16:9

Pixel Pitch:

0.248 mm

Brightness:

250 cd/m² (typical)

Color Support:

Color Gamut (typical): 82%⁴

Color Depth: 16.78M colors

Contrast Ratio:

1,000:1 (typical)

8 million:1 (Dynamic Contrast Ratio)

Max Viewing Angle: (typical)

(178° vertical / 178° horizontal)

Response Time: (typical)

7 ms with overdrive (gray to gray)

Panel Type:

In-plane switching

Panel Backlight:

LED

CONNECTIVITY

Connectors (S2240L):

VGA & HDMI

DESIGN FEATURES

Stand:

Tilt

Security:

Security lock slot

ELECTRICAL POWER

AC input voltage/frequency/Current (max):

100 to 240 VAC/50 or 60 Hz ± 3 Hz/1.2 A

Power consumption (normal operation, typical):

18 W

Power consumption (active-off mode):

<0.5 W

DIMENSIONS (WITH STAND)

Height:

380.2 mm (14.97 inches)

Width:

499.1 mm (19.65 inches)

Depth:

175.8 mm (6.92 inches)

WEIGHT

Weight without stand assembly:

2.60 kg (5.73 lbs)

Weight with stand assembly, cables, adapter, and dongle:

3.69 kg (8.13 lbs)

Weight with packaging:

4.60 kg (10.14 lbs)

Environmental and Regulatory

COMPLIANCE AND STANDARDS

ENERGY STAR

EPEAT Silver

Product Safety, EMC and Environmental Datasheets

Dell Regulatory Compliance Home Page

Dell and the Environment

SERVICE AND WARRANTY

1 year Limited Hardware Warranty² (USA & Latin America)

3 years Limited Hardware Warranty² (Regions outside of USA & Latin America); Advanced Exchange³ Service (All regions)

WHAT'S IN THE BOX

Dell Display Manager Software CD

HDMI cable is not included

Monitor with stand

Power cable and adapter

VGA cable

Drivers and documentation media

Quick setup guide

Safety information

WARRANTY

1 year Limited Hardware Warranty² (USA & Latin America)
3 years Limited Hardware Warranty² (Regions outside of USA & Latin America); Advanced Exchange³ Service (All regions)