Dell P2715Q Monitor - Black

The Dell P2415Q is the first monitor from this brand that has been purchased for about a decade and as a replacement to a larger 4K monitor which was repeatedly causing failures of several DisplayPort cables.This is a full 3840 x 2160 (UHD 4K) monitor featuring an IPS screen panel in a 23.8-inch (sometimes described as 24) format. The majority of currently available alternatives are 28-inch models which may be too big for some and using a common TN panel with rather similar colour rendition across the several brands despite different calibration standards each manufacturer applies. An IPS panel will always out-perform a TN panel and that is certainly true with this and its colour accuracy is extremely high. A calibration certificate is supplied with each unit.The screen is attractive with a fairly thin all-round bezel with a silver-coloured trim. Its control buttons, power included, are arranged within the lower right side. The available menus are much as expected, including input selection, and a variety of usage choices. You are not offerent multiple viewing modes, e.g. gaming, movies, vivid etc, but they are not necessary as performance is well balanced. Connections include 3 DisplayPort sockets (1 full-size in and a second out, and a mini-DP socket in). It is therefore possible to chain two monitors for a dual screen DisplayPort set-up. The sole alternative connection is HDMI; the DVI or SVGA options of most of the competiton are absent. The connection panel also includes a full USB 3.0 hub for which an upstream cable is provided to connect with your PC; one of its ports is to the side.In addition to a rise-fall movement in its stand, it also allows both forward and backwards tilts and a 90-deg pivot for vertical viewing, excellent for page editing in DTP or word-processing and for some photo editing tasks. To get the best from the screen, you may need to modify the default screen display options (Personalize/Display/Change the size of all items within Windows 8) in order to keep icons to a reasonable size and screen text not too small to be illegible - 125 or 150% may be most comfortable.Speakers are not mounted in this instance although an audio out socket is provided, either for headphone use or for amplified speaker. In-built speakers within similar monitors typically provide a sound quality about equal to that from most laptops, usable if that is all you have available but most will expect and want far better.The on-screen image is bright and contrasty with an all-round 178-degree viewing angle without the apparent screen dimming, tonal or colour inversion that typifies TN panels when viewed at or towards their extremes, typically about 20 degrees less overall than this.The screen refresh timing is stated as 6ms, which is slow in comparison to the 1-3ms claimed for many others; the timing here is probably honest and realistic. However, it may mean that ghosting within some games becomes very apparent and possibly unacceptable. If a personal or family issue, you may wish to reduce resolution, thereby also greatly increasing refresh rates. Because the native resolution doubles that of full HD in both vertical and horizontal planes, viewing at 1920 x 1080 is not unpleasant due to the very small pixels and the 2 x 2 pixel groupings will be no more apparent than the single pixels of similar dimensions on a comaparable native full HD screen.All controls and settings are via its OSD other than those few covered by its Display Manager software, which also allows the splitting of the screen into several virtual screens. The required software and documentation are on the included CD. However, the versions are non-current and you will be prompted to update. You will need the individual Service Tag number from the carton in order to navigate to the correct page. The Display Manager offers numerous layout plans. This is advantageous and an effective alternative to a cascade of overlapping program screens as it will allow simultaneous viewing, data comparison or editing for multiple programs or documents within several copies of one program where permitted. All required cables are included but you may require longer versions to suit.Although often recommended for gaming, no 4K monitor can match at their native resolution the same high refresh rates, typically above 100Hz, that they may have used at full HD with another screen. 60Hz is currently the highest available for UHD 4K and usually only via DisplayPort and it may not suit some games. You can always compromise resolution for a faster refresh rate.Costwise, this monitor is priced similarly to several of its 28-inch opponents. The IPS screen module is more expensive to manufacture and that is reflected in the pricing. If video or photo editing are prime interests, and possibly if watching many movies, the improved performance and viewability of this IPS module will make its choice more imperative. There is also a 27-inch version but costing about 40% more.

Brilliant Dell product. Very good finish quality. Super easy assembly, that takes 2mins.Going from 24" AOC FullHD to this beautiful 24" Dell 4K is amazing! If you have and iPhone or an iPad with Retina,this is exactly what that is, only on a much bigger scale! Ok fair enough, there are some issues with Windows 8.1 scaling,but hopefully these will be mostly resolved by the time we get Windows 10, but the overall experience from usingyour desktop in 4K is brilliant! Reading and surfing through websites is a joy to your eyes! Such a clear and crisp picture.Especially fonts looks superb! So much real estate to use. I have it set-up at DPI 185% and I found it the best for me.Having said that, it is still possible to use in DPI 100% and have huge amount of space for your windows and apps.Summing up, if you have FullHD and spend 75% of your time using Windows dekstop and 25% gaming, do not hesitate!It's like going from VHS to DVD, when it comes to picture quality! Very good product and amazing 4K resolution!

I use this monitor for gaming, Photoshop, Lightroom and browsing the internet. It does it all perfectly fine.This monitor comes factory calibrated, supports SST, 60Hz, and with 190ppi is unbelievably sharp. Reading text is just a pleasure. Once seen, you will never look back at 1080p or 1440p again.I know some people are afraid to be an early adaptor, but don't worry. Most important programs, as well as Windows 8.1 are doing quite well nowadays. All horrors stories you can find on the internet are mostly outdated. Programs such as Firefox, Chrome, MS Office 2013, Winrar, Dropbox, Photoshop CC, Lightroom, and many more are scaling correctly now. Just make sure you keep your OS and programs up to date. Once you will plug this monitor in, Windows should set scaling to 200% on its own so you don't have to configure anything else.Other thing I see frequently on the internet is people complaining that you won't be able to play games at 3840x2160. Where it might be true, don't forget that you can still play on this monitor at 1080p, and in my opinion, it still looks better than on a native 1080p display. I am a casual gamer, but when playing Battlefield 3 or Dying Light, I can't feel any input lag.This is the first UltraHD monitor that hits all my tick boxes. It is 24", IPS, calibrated, 60Hz, and SST. I wish it was 16:10, but no other UHD monitor is.If you are still waiting for a good moment to get on the UltraHD train, it is now!

This arrived earlier than expected in good condition. It really is easy to use - plug and play, which isn't the impression the online instructions give. They led me to believe setting up was more difficult than it is. Dell support isn't easy to find. After spending an inordinate amount of time hanging on the phone I found a call back option and that was quick. As I was speaking to the support person I managed to solve the problem for myself. Since then it's been really good. When I looked on the website to see which operating systems it was supported by Apple OSX wasn't even mentioned as Dell appears to be primarily a Windows organisation but this works well with my Mac as it has the lead to go straight into the thunderbolt port, so no need for adaptors and special leads. The display is very clear and sharp. It would have 5 stars for the screen but Dell support cost it one.