Dell 24" U2415 Monitor 20% off (Was $455, Now $364) @ Kogan (eBay Store)

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Perfect for those wanting premium viewing experience without the premium price tag, this outstanding monitor brings you 24” of crystal-clear 1920×1200 resolution perfect for home or the office.

• Large 16:10 aspect ratio with 1920×200 resolution
• Ultra-wide 178 degreex178 degree viewing angle
• Ultra-thin (6.9mm) bezel for virtually borderless viewing
• VESA-mount compatibility
• Height adjustable with tilt, swivel and rotate capabilities
• 2 HDMI (MHL) ports, DisplayPort mini-DisplayPort connections
• Supplies high-speed charging and powering to BC1.2 compatible and other USB devices with a USB 3.01 port at the back of the monitor

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  charzy on 01/06/2016 - 18:16

  I'd rather wait for the dell dfo outlet to reduce the price down to ~ $300.

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    cnut on 01/06/2016 - 21:37

    Dell Outlet only comes with a 1 year warranty. The extra 2 years with this may be worth the price.

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      charzy on 01/06/2016 - 22:11

      I bought an Alienware laptop from the outlet and had it repaired 3 years after purchase (1 year warranty only). They're pretty good like that.
      Also I'm not sure how dell will treat product warranty not from their direct distributions e.g. futu/kogan etc.

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        cnut on 01/06/2016 - 22:18

        That's awesome of them to do that.

        Kogan said they're an 'authorized dealer'. I'd rather not deal with Kogan because I've heard pretty average things about their warranty/support.

        But it's $529 from Dell vs $368 from Kogan. :|

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  Andy01 on 01/06/2016 - 18:26

  It is interesting that this screen is not currently listed on the Dell Australia website. They have the U2412, which is 1920x1200, and the U2414, which is only 1920x1080. Kogan claims this is 1920x1200 (same as the U2412).

  If it doesn't come from Dell Australia, the warranty would concern me.

  The Dell outlet shop has had several U24xx listed in the last week or two (I have been watching for a 27"), but all are either refurbished or "As new", and all with a 1 year return to base warranty rather than the 3 year premium pixel warranty. I think I would happily pay the extra $70 or so to get the full warranty.

  Futu online has the U2414 1920x1080 model for $268, which is pretty much the same price as they have been selling on the Dell Outlet store - obviously less vertical pixels though.

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    cnut on 01/06/2016 - 21:39

    It is on their website: http://accessories.ap.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=au&l…

    Seems it just doesn't show on their monitors page. The Kogan listing said it comes with 3 years warranty.

    I'm tossing between this and the U2414H. I think the extra vertical res might be worth the extra $80, plus better color reproduction. Shame it's still just a 6-bit panel.

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      Andy01 on 02/06/2016 - 07:23

      Thanks. No wonder I couldn't find it.

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  Helixz on 01/06/2016 - 18:27

  +4

  That 1920x200 resolution.

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    Andy01 on 01/06/2016 - 18:32

    Typo - Kogan website says 1920x1200

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    frankfu1122 on 01/06/2016 - 21:24

    Yeah 1200 vertical resolution is important for me as a programmer. Makes reading code a lot easier.

    For every other purpose I would much prefer to save the 200 odd dollars and get the 1080

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      cnut on 01/06/2016 - 21:50

      About $80 only.

      U2414H: $355 - 20% = $268 (RRP $389, saving $121, cheapest on staticice: $320)
      U2415: $455 - 20% = $364 (RRP $529, saving $165, cheapest on staticice: $412)

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        frankfu1122 on 02/06/2016 - 09:19

        Yeah I was referring to many other (not Dell) 24" monitors with 1080p going for 100 odd dollars

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  cnut on 01/06/2016 - 21:41

  So what do people think between this and the U2414H? That's $80 cheaper, but you get less pixels and it's not as accurate color wise (by a small margin). Worth the extra money to get this instead?

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    Andy01 on 02/06/2016 - 07:26

    I would think that it probably comes down to the vertical real estate. If the main use is internet browsing, movies, games, then perhaps the 1080 is fine. If coding, office apps and maybe photo editing, then the 1200 would be very useful.

    I am not sure that many would pick the colour accuracy differences, especially if the two monitors were not side by side with identical displays. They should both be good - most Ultrasharps are. Note that these are both 6 bit panels, compared with the U2715's 8 bit.

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      cnut on 02/06/2016 - 09:01

      I was after a 24" specifically and it doesn't seem like any come with 8 bit panels. :(

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    Jabba the Hutt on 02/06/2016 - 16:09

    +1

    I went with the U2415 but it wasn't an easy decision as both have their advantages.

    For me, the 16:10 aspect, 1920x1200 res was the decider - too big a plus for web browsing, general productivity and stuffing about with desktop apps. Many would suggest 27", 2560x1440 monitors are an appropriate upgrade for 1920x1200 diehards, but I find them too big overall while text/objects are too small (and Windows' scaling is a poor workaround).

    The U2414H is better for movies, because the aspect ratio is a closer match, so the picture will be a bit bigger. It'll generally be better for games, because their field of view is usually optimised for 16:9 (for 1920x1200 mode, they usually crop the sides and resize, instead of showing more at the top and bottom). It's better for connecting game consoles and Blu-ray players (the U2415 doesn't even have a 16:9 mode or 1:1 pixel mapping, so will distort the 16:9 input to 16:10).

    EDIT: I should add that if games are a major focus, then perhaps neither of these are ideal as a long-term monitor upgrade, as they're missing adaptive sync (which is taking forever to roll out, but is considered to be a real 'game changer').

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      cnut on 02/06/2016 - 18:28

      Those were all my thoughts exactly. I did a bunch of research (surprisingly not many YouTube clips on this model) and came to the same conclusion. My current Dell is a 16:10 too and I'm liking the extra bit of vertical real estate.

      As you said, the biggest downside will be if I decide to use it more for gaming since it doesn't support 16:9 and just stretches the image out which is a bit silly. And unlike the Xbox 360 for instance where you could output via the VGA cable, there's no way to set resolution on the console that I'm aware of. As for PC games, my current Dell has had no issues with the 16:10. Rarely you might get borders but it's fine.

      I was looking at the 27" too (including forking out $680 or whatever it was for the top one) but I'm in the same boat. They're too big and the text is too small. Plus if I do play games, no way my GPU can handle that res. It struggles enough on 1680x1050 at the moment, even the jump to 1920x2000 will mean I'll have to set stuff lower. Or get a new GPU. Heh.

      I haven't had a confirmation from Kogan yet. Have you? I wouldn't be surprised if either they come and say that they can't get stock or they'll send units that they bought from the outlet when they were available (unlikely I guess).

      EDIT: The issues I've read about with daisy chaining and screen uniformity issues seem to plague both of these models unfortunately. Hopefully we'll get an OK batch.

      Also hopefully they'll last as long as my current 20" Dell which I've had for about 10 years and it hasn't missed a beat.

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        Jabba the Hutt on 03/06/2016 - 08:35

        No confirmation, but wasn't expecting anything yet as the delivery estimate is 17-24 June. There can apparently be lead times of several weeks on these.

        Just hope we get good ones when they finally do show up. Have had to exchange a couple of Dell monitors over the years; painless process (hopefully still so) but it's disheartening to set up a brand new monitor then discover, say, a cluster of dead/dim pixels.

        Sounds like you deserve it more than me, coming from a 20". I'm actually upgrading from my four year old U2412m, mainly to move on from its PWM dimming, the 'dirty' anti-glare coating and for the USB 3.0 hub.

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        cnut on 03/06/2016 - 08:54

        @Jabba the Hutt: I'm happy to wait. Every so slightly annoying that they take the money before they even confirm they have stock or can get them though.

        Aren't the U series meant to be free of bright pixels? But I assume that doesn't apply to dead pixels? I was lucky with my 2007WFP since it came out of the box with zero of either and hasn't developed any since. I'm actually really surprised for some reason that it's lasted so long. Nowadays you expect stuff to break at the 5 year mark, tops.

        The monitor I have now also has that hard, 'dirty' anti-glare coating. I hated it at first but then I learned to put up with it. I remember googling "why is my monitor so sparkly" back in the day thinking there was something wrong with the coating. :P

        The U2412M is excellent from everything I read. The U2413 would have been nice thanks to the 10 bit panel (or is it 8, in any case it's more than these).

        Do you reckon the 6 bit might be a step back from my current 8 bit when it comes to photography work? The only thing I didn't like about my current Dell is that no matter what settings I use, I can't get both blacks and whites to work. I either lose the low end, 1 - 7 or high end 253 - 255.

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        Jabba the Hutt on 14/06/2016 - 09:46

        I'm actually really surprised for some reason that it's lasted so long. Nowadays you expect stuff to break at the 5 year mark, tops.

        My 1905FP from 2005 is still going, though the backlight is dimmer and one of the USB ports no longer works. Had actually bought a 2405FPW just prior but sold it for the 1905FP, as 24" back then (coming from 17") was just too big a leap.

        Kogan shipped the U2415 on Friday; looks like it'll probably be delivered tomorrow. Don't have much to say about colour quality as cropping and resizing is pretty much all I do photography-wise.

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        cnut on 14/06/2016 - 10:08

        @Jabba the Hutt: Yeah I noticed they sent it. They probably send the order through to DELL and don't actually have their own stock - which explains why they don't offer a change of mind return policy or such.

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        cnut on 14/06/2016 - 21:43

        @Jabba the Hutt: Hey, mine arrived today. Over all it's a nice panel for the price. I haven't noticed any bright/dead pixels yet after doing a quick test.

        Some things I'm somewhat unhappy with but will learn to live with.

        1) Temporal dithering due to it being a 6 bit panel is horrible. I really hate it. Next time I'm getting an 8 bit panel for sure. The good 'ol 2007WFP didn't have that.
        2) Contrast is a bit funny. I tried all settings and can't get the 254 values to appear properly on http://www.lagom.nl/lcd-test/white.php both on the monitor and on the graphics card. I find the black seems too bright at 1 too, again couldn't fix it so it is what it is. Out of the box it was bad, adjusting contrast down by one made it a bit better.
        3) Uniformity at the bottom is pretty meh, but the task bar takes that space most of the time and you don't notice it.
        I reckon the screen has some uniformity issues in general, or maybe it's the ambient light, but the top looks every so slightly more yellow than the bottom.

        I suppose for $360 it's alright. Loving the 16:10 ratio. The extra space is nice.

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        Jabba the Hutt on 14/06/2016 - 22:40

        @cnut: Frustrating when reviews barely make an issue of something, but to you it's clear as day :-/

        I probably won't notice as colour accuracy isn't my particular bugbear. In the absence of pixel flaws or serious uniformity issues, there'll just be the slight disappointment that it isn't the spectacular SED display my 2006 self was surely expecting to have by 2016 :)

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        cnut on 14/06/2016 - 22:49

        @Jabba the Hutt:

        Hehe.

        How's yours? Has it arrived yet? All those gripes aside, they're excellent. Definitely don't regret the purchase! :)

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        Jabba the Hutt on 16/06/2016 - 20:25

        @cnut: Arrived yesterday (an A02 with Feb 2016 manufacture date). No pixel flaws or other apparent defects, so I'm happy/relieved.

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  Saucy Morsels on 03/06/2016 - 13:49

  Is anyone here using two of these as a dual setup? I was thinking about it until I read up on all the problems people are having trying to connect two displays to one pc

  https://m.reddit.com/r/buildapc/comments/2oe2sf/discussion_b…