Dell UltraSharp U2414H 23.8 inch Widescreen IPS LCD Monitor (1920 x 1080, 2M:1, 250 cd/m2, 8 ms, HDMI/DP/mini DP/USB)

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Dim with a warm tint – similar to a ‘Reading’ or ‘Low Blue Light’ mode and good for restful viewing, particularly in the evening. The 60Hz refresh rate will limit the appeal for some users, but that’s just where this technology is at the moment as you can see from the shape of the graph. It should be noted also that the brightness regulation is controlled by With an average static contrast ratio of 1224:1 in ‘Custom Color’, the U2414H put in an impressive performance. Our test settings involved only very minor adjustments to colour channel and didn’t have a significant effect on contrast which remained at 1193:1. The ‘Standard’ preset involved some predetermined colour channel adjustments but contrast again remained strong at 1150:1. A similar story for the ‘Color Temp’ preset, set to 6500K by default, which yielded a contrast ratio of 1165:1. Under ‘sRGB’ the contrast dropped slightly to 1043:1, which is still pleasing considering that the full factory calibration is enforced on this preset. The remaining presets had a slightly more pronounced effect on contrast but it still remained around 1000:1, dropping to 968:1 at lowest using the very poorly balanced ‘Movie’ preset.

Note: The DisplayPort OUT port is meant to DAISY-CHAIN many monitors together, if your video card & motherboard & monitors support it. but still pretty clear, with minimal blurring introduced. The screen seems to interpolate the image well although you ofA pleasing colour performance with strong shade variety, a rich look and a pleasing factory-calibrated ‘sRGB’ mode. The screen surface is lighter than on older IPS models like the U2412M, preserving greater levels of vibrancy and clarity NOTE:You can only run the built-in diagnostics when the video cable is unplugged and the monitor is in self-test mode. Very minor loss of distinction in some shades at the high end, such as strong pinks and reds. Weakness in green channel reduced somewhat and an impressively well-balanced and rich look overall. We also considered the colour performance of the monitor on the Blu-ray of Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder. This title really played to the strengths of this well-configured IPS panel. The consistency of individual shades (such as character skin tones) was very strong, allowing the monitor to correctly display an array of closely matching shades with good distinction. There were some good deep and neon colours as well, such as bright greens and yellows and deep purples. These had a rich look – not a match for the arresting vibrancy we’ve seen on some recent semi-glossy VA panels with their exceptional contrast, but far from washed out.

The Blu-ray of Skyfall had an appropriate and natural look. Skin tones appeared suitably varied with good levels of saturation. Elements within the environments, such as vegetation and buildings, also showed pleasing variety and saturation. Some of the more vibrant shades within the film exhibited quite a good vivid look. These included the bright neon blue and purple lights of Shanghai at night. Fairly similar to multimedia but brighter with slightly less of a warm tint. Some shades look quite oversaturated.improved thanks to the adjustment to the brightness control and was now being measured at 121 cd/m 2. levels of motion blur, but there was some slight dark trailing introduced here. The BenQ GW2450HM's is based on an AMVA panel (as opposed to IPS) and Similar to ‘Standard’, very close to target white point (6500K) but slight green channel weakness remains. Game preset modes within the 'Display Settings' menu section. It has a simple setting for off and on, and is labelled

Battlefield 4 had an inviting look with excellent shade variety and appropriate depth overall. Although not exhibiting the same vibrant pop as a good glossy screen, in particular, things did still look rich and vibrant. The variety of closely matched khaki shades and different colours on various camouflage patterns was particularly impressive. Some more vibrant shades within the game, such as the warm orange glow of flames and the bright cyan in-game markers also stood out quite nicely. One downside of the aging IPS panel is the slow pixel response time which is specified at an average of 8ms. This spec, however, wasn’t an issue during our casual PUBG run since the blurs and ghosting we observed were unnoticeable unless you look hard enough for them. These flaws were more of a refresh rate limitation rather than the Dell U2414H’s slow pixel response time, so this monitor should do well for most users.Finally, the Dell U2414H posted an input lag time of only 4ms which is brilliant for a budget monitor. We did not notice any delays or misconnected inputs during our testing with this device. Despite the limitations in its capabilities, the IPS panel in this product provided us with an enjoyable experience. Thoughts on the Dell U2414H The screen surface doesn’t deliver the same grain-free image as a semi-glossy matte surface. Gamma in all presets but ‘sRGB’ sits a little lower than desired at ‘2.1’ on average – whilst white point is fixed and not quite touching the 6500K daylight point in the ‘sRGB’ preset Unfortunately this utility doesn’t do anything to the DisplayPort signal. We only had one U2414H with us for testing, but suspect that running them in ‘Surround’ using the MST/Daisy Chain capability of the monitor will use the correct signal as well because the resolution used (5760 x 1080) is PC only. If not a solution would be to use HDMI ports (or DVI ports using a DVI to HDMI cable) on the GPU(s). We simply used the HDMI connection and the utility to correct the colour signal (universally – even for games that ignore custom resolutions) and the difference in gamma, colour depth and contrast compared to an uncorrected signal was remarkable. AMD GPU users don’t have to worry about this and should be able to use DisplayPort or HDMI quite happily. After reading our review of the recent 23.8” ‘P Series’ model, some users were particularly excited by the thought of a monitor with similar performance but super-slender bezels. And perhaps the thought of the factory-calibrated ‘sRGB’ mode is also appealing, or those USB 3.0 ports, or native MHL-capable HDMI ports. Fortunately the U2414H delivered the sort of all-round performance these users will have been hoping for. Whilst we don’t think this monitor really distances itself too far from the cheaper P2414H with its image performance alone, that isn’t necessarily a bad thing. offered the wide viewing angles of IPS technology and was free from the restrictive fields of view of TN Film panels, especially in the vertical plane.