Dell S2240L Monitor review

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)