As for an IPS's Achilles heel: response time, yes it's noticeable through rigorous benchmarking, but you won't notice the difference to a TN's response while you're gaming. That makes the U2412M a winner. It's a well-built, affordable and adjustable IPS panel. comfortable setting for your individual preferences. It was also good to see some USB ports available I tried to compare my results with Dell U2410 and before calibration that is no doubt that U2412M is a better performer in this area. After calibration U2412M has the edge but the two monitors exhibited very similar results. corrected now to leave us with 0% deviance from the target of 2.2 and white point was basically spot on at 6502k

the colour temperature remains similar to the 'standard' mode at ~6500k. The dynamic contrast ratio is aspect ratio control options through the OSD 'display settings' menu as shown above. There are optionsPhotos: When looking at faces and light-colored hair, in the Standard preset the U2412m's colors sometimes dipped ever so slightly into a greenish hue, but the bright colors of clothing and environments popped with vibrancy. Picture quality on Dell U2412MOut-of-box picture quality on Dell U2412M is measured below in the Standard picture preset. All in all Dell U2412M is a great addition to Dell’s line-up of UltraSharp PC monitors. However, we do not view it as an improvement over the current U2410, and Dell also tells us that U2410 will function as a step-up model in the future. If you can live without HDMI and do not require the wide gamut panel, I think U2412M is a great value for money monitor and I therefore award it with our Highly Recommended Award. The OSD array is aligned vertically along the lower-right bezel and consists of four small but well-spaced buttons. Navigating the OSD is simple and clean. Dell still makes the best-designed OSDs in the industry with a contextual navigation system that never lets you forget the function each button has at any given time.

I compared U2412M to U2410 and saw that U2412M actually has less motion blurring that U2410 – mostly in the darker picture areas. On the other hand U2412M has slightly more overdrive trailing. Nothing serious, and nothing to worry about for most users, but I think that critical gamers might prefer the lower level of overdrive trailing on U2410.

Some USB devices like external portable HDD require higher electric current; connect the device directly to the computer system.

Colors are not 100 % accurate and slightly too reddish (because of too low color temperature). Gamma rises from 2.05 in the dark tones to 2.23 in the bright tones, meaning that dark colors are slightly too dark. box the screen used 29.3W of power while at its default 75% brightness setting. After calibration, where we should be fine here with the lower range available. A setting of around 26% should offer you a luminance of ~ 120 cd/m 2. Out of-box measurements show that Dell’s monitor has fairly good color characteristics in the Standard preset.Our tests revealed that U2412M performs like most mid-range IPS monitors. The bright and mid-intensity colors are reproduced almost flawlessly. The darker end of the color gradient gave us some bands, but nothing serious. Actually, compared to U2410 performance on U2412M is remarkable similar. U2410 has marginally better color gradation in the semi-dark areas but on the other hand U2412M distinguishes the darkest grey tones better. We’re seeing an increasing number of IPS panels, as the price of this high-end LCD technology seems to be falling into consumer territory. Unlike last month’s Hazro HZ27WC, Dell’s U2412M is aimed at a business market, which might excuse the fact that it’s twice the price of a budget 24in monitor. You do get a lot for your money, though.