Comment on Dell S2440L C9VNT-IPS-LED 24-Inch Screen LED-lit Monitor by Douglas Brown.
Dell S2440L Monitor,
Things I liked:
-Excellent price
-Beautiful color after dropping the green a bit. I’ve heard viewing angles aren’t as good as IPS, but it’s still much better than the typical TN laptop screen I was using.
-Extremely good contrast ratio – the best in Dell’s S-series as this uses AMVA instead of IPS like the others.
-I was worried about ghosting because of the overdrive, but the only thing I’ve been able to find is the rare dark cursor-trail when moving over some grey backgrounds. I probably wouldn’t have noticed this for a while if I hadn’t specifically been looking.
-Very, very glossy and reflective compared to your typical monitor. I love it; others may prefer matte screens. You probably won’t want to use this next to a window, or where you don’t have control over the room lighting.
-Glass seems durable and easy to clean
A few cons and notes:
-No DVI input – just VGA and HDMI
-Only up/down tilt is adjustable. Turning it to face more left or right means picking the base up and turning it, which can be a bit of a hassle for a monitor of this size and weight.
-If you’re using an AMD GPU, you’ll want to switch your pixel format to “RGB 4:4:4 Pixel Format PC Standard (Full RGB)” to get the best contrast ratio (slightly better than default). If you’re using an Nvidia GPU through HDMI, contrast ratios will reportedly be horrible unless you set the digital color format to “YCbCr444”. (Credit to PC Monitor’s review for this information).
Updates:
-In the comments, Mike D has pointed out an alternative to using YCbCr444.
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