Dell UltraSharp or something else...?

It’s a 24" TN panel with a 1920x1080 resolution (standard 16:9 aspect ratio). The price point is pretty sweet, sitting right around $733.

I caught a recent review in a tech magazine testing various 24" displays, and the Dell UltraSharp came up as a total Walmart find. It caught my eye, so I did some digging through online reviews, and it seems like a solid performer. I briefly considered the Samsung T240, but the stand doesn't tilt forward, which is a dealbreaker for my setup. I'm well aware of the typical quirks with TN panels, but my main priority is backlight bleed—or rather, making sure it's virtually non-existent. I actually stumbled upon a forum thread where a user went to great lengths, posting a ton of photos taken in a dark room, to show that the Dell UltraSharp stays remarkably clean.

If anyone here owns this monitor, or has spent some significant time with it, I’d love to hear your thoughts. Are you happy with it? Any specific headaches I should know about? I'm particularly curious about how the backlight holds up in real-world use. Thanks. 🙂

The thing is, whether you run into those annoying backlight bleeding issues really just comes down to the luck of the draw with individual units...

If I were actually out there shopping for an LCD in this specific class right now, I wouldn't even bother looking at anything other than the Dell 2209 WA, or maybe potentially the Acer H233H if you want to check it out...

wiredmarlin5 said:The thing is, potential backlight bleed really just comes down to luck with individual units.

If I were shopping for an LCD in this category today, I wouldn't even look at anything other than the Dell 2209 WA, or maybe an Acer H233H—take a look.

I hadn't come across this Dell 2209 WA before (thanks for the tip!), but those specs are solid, especially that IPS panel 🙂 given how cheap it is (I’m running a Samsung 970 EVO with a PVA panel, so I know exactly how much a superior panel matters).

The only downside I see is that it isn't 24", though I'm not ruling out 22" monitors entirely—not that I'm heading out to buy one tomorrow.

Do you know of any 24" monitors in this same price range?

Patrick Smith44 said:Do you happen to know of any other 24" monitors in that same ballpark?

Honestly, you won't find anything significantly better in the 24" LCD market unless you're looking to drop some serious cash on something with $1500...