If you’re looking for a compact but elite productivity monitor that displays color well, the U2520D is well worth your consideration. It costs less than the Lenovo P27u-10, and it features much better OSD navigation. It has a similar feature set but a smaller screen than the Editors’ Choice Dell 27 USB-C Monitor (P2720DC). They both have very good color accuracy, a full range of ergonomic features, and a generous port selection, plus both support automatic daisy chaining of a second monitor. Responsiveness isn’t a strength of the Dell U2520D since it was not designed for gaming and its refresh rate is limited. Swiping or panning the screen too fast will reveal some trails in contrasting transitions, making this variant unsuited for fast-paced gaming. Casual titles won’t have an issue, but there are cheaper and better monitors if you want a display that’s dedicated to entertainment.

The U2520D handled both still and moving images well. Colors looked reasonably true and rich, and both contrast and dynamic range were spot-on. Our sample videos looked sharp and fluid, and showed a modest improvement in contrast with the Movie HDR setting enabled. A Whiz at Image Handling The Dell U2520D also has a wide array of connectivity options that you won’t find on its competitors or gaming variants in the market. The monitor uses its DisplayPort 1.4 and HDMI 2.0 slot as primary inputs, but it can also utilize its 90-watt USB-C port for single cable operation with laptops like the MacBook Pro. You will also find a second DP 1.4 slot for output which supports daisy-chaining for a seamless dual monitor setup. Dell also reduced the footprint of its 2020 offerings without sacrificing its stability once propped up on a desk. The base on this model only needs 7.28 inches of depth, and it won’t consume more horizontal space than your average office display. The chassis itself is also noticeably slimmer, giving you that minimalistic and modern vibe that not a lot can offer.The U2520D has a VESA DisplayHDR 400 rating, the most basic level of VESA’s HDR scale. It has several HDR settings: DisplayHDR, Movie HDR, and Game HDR. It’s worth experimenting with them to see which you find the most pleasing. This model offers a pixel density of around 117PPI which isn’t close to 4K monitors, but sharp enough to produce clear and detailed images. Small objects like text can become less legible for some users, but as long as your eyesight is healthy you won’t have any problems. Gaming and videos look great since the pixels aren’t noticeable on this device when it viewed at a normal distance. The buttons make it easy to navigate through the OSD. You can change color space, input source, brightness, contrast, and a host of other parameters. Note that if you daisy-chain a second monitor, you will first want to enable the MST setting in the Display menu. It Nails the sRGB Color Space

Hard drive retention: Hard drive retention is not available on models with a soldered hard drive, including XPS 9315 2in1, Chromebooks or Venue tablets, except the Venue 11 Pro. Einzige Schwierigkeit, die ich hatte: ein angeschlossenes DVD-Laufwerk ohne eigene Stromquelle hatte Aussetzer - mit einem aktiven USB-Hub ist das Problem inzwischen behoben. Wide colour gamut - this may not sound like a downside, but the wider colour gamut means that in standard mode colours are very oversaturated. There is an sRGB mode, but for some stupid reason it limits the display brightness significantly. It is noticeably dimmer than my other U2515H for the same brightness setting in this mode.L'étalonnage est très bon en sRGB (comme d'habitude avec les écrans UltraSharp), j'ai juste un doute sur l'étalonnage du DCI-P3. Par contre j'ai d'emblée un pixel mort, mais il est sombre donc il faut vraiment forcer l'oeil pour le voir. Over the years, I have reviewed iPad and iPhone science apps, plus the occasional camera, laptop, keyboard, and mouse. I've also written a host of articles about astronomy, space science, travel photography, and astrophotography for PCMag and its past and present sibling publications (among them, Mashable and ExtremeTech), as well as for the PCMag Digital Edition. It would be a pretty much perfect monitor if not for the limited brightness in sRGB mode. I just don't understand why they did this. Dell claims color-gamut coverage of 99 percent of the sRGB color space, the standard color space used on the web and in many other applications, out of the box. The U2520D surpassed that, covering 99.9 percent of sRGB. USB-C charging Get up to 90W of power delivery — the highest power delivery in a 25None QHD USB-C monitor — plus uninterrupted charging with the Always On Power Deliveryfeature for continuous power charging to your system even when the monitor is turned off

Since 2004, I have worked on PCMag’s hardware team, covering at various times printers, scanners, projectors, storage, and monitors. I currently focus my testing efforts on 3D printers, pro and productivity displays, and drives and SSDs of all sorts. The Dell U2520D doesn’t have FreeSync, so naturally, it also won’t work with Nvidia’s G-Sync Compatible mode. You don’t get protection from tearing with this model, so optimizing your graphics settings to stabilize the framerate is necessary. Input lag sits at 10ms, so there will be no delays between your inputs and the display. Thoughts on the Dell U2520D I would say that the D6000 is fine as a typical everyday productivity solution, but games would definitely be a problem, because on top of the loss of the NVIDIA GPU, you'll have the additional performance and image quality penalties of DisplayLink's compression that exist even with systems that only have a single GPU. You might even find that full screen video is a bit of an issue in terms of motion and/or compression artifacts, though this might depend on the resolution of your display and what else is going on with your system when trying to watch it.Just to confirm: It’s OK that I have the power cord attached (laptop to wall) AND have the D6000 cord attached. That “double” source of power isn’t harmful, right? It sounds like you’re saying that the D6000 is too weak and therefore using both is not only acceptable but necessary, right? This is to allow PC's with different video OUT ports to work on the U2520D. To access the U2520D three USB Type-A downstream ports, you must also connect to the PC either the USB Type-A to Type-C cable or the USB Type-C to C cable. Below are three possible configurations =