ActiveWin.com:Dell™ UltraSharp™ 24-inch Widescreen Monitor - 2407WFP

Dell have been well known for producing excellent computers, both for on a budget users and for high-spec gamers, a few years ago Dell started to create their own brand of LCD displays, each one becoming better than the last. This is our first review of a Dell monitor and I'm very pleased to say that it doesn't disappoint in any category.


	UltraSharp^TM 2007WFP	UltraSharp^TM 2407WFP	UltraSharp^TM 3007WFP
Screen size (diagonal) Horizontal Vertical	20.1" (51 cm) 433mm 271mm	24" (61 cm) 518mm 324mm	30" (76 cm) 641mm 400mm

Pixel Pitch	0.258mm	0.270mm	0.250mm

Resolution	1680 x 1050 / WSXGA+	1920 x 1200 / WUXGA	2560 x 1600 / WQXGA¹
Brightness (typical)	300 cd/m²	450 cd/m²	400 cd/m²

Contrast Ratio	800:1	1000:1	700:1

Response Time (typical)	16ms(black to white)	6ms (grey to grey) / 16ms (black to white)	11ms(grey to grey)/14ms(black to white)

Additional Features USB ports Media Card Reader Multimedia Capability (Soundbar) Security lock slot	4x USB 2.0 No Optional AS501 Yes	4 x USB 2.0 9-in-2 Media Card Reader Optional AS501 Yes	4 x USB 2.0 9-in-2 Media Card Reader Optional AS501 Yes

Stand features Tilt Swivel and Portrait Height Adjustable Cable Management	Yes Yes Yes(100mm) Yes	Yes Yes Yes(100mm) Yes	Yes Swivel only Yes(90mm) Yes

Dimensions Height (fully extended landscape mode) Height (compressed/locked landscape mode) Width Depth	513mm 332mm 473mm 178mm	585mm 388mm 560mm 195mm	559mm 469mm 449mm 200mm

Weight	6.5kg	8.3kg	11.38kg

VESA Mounting Compatble	Yes (100mm)	Yes (100mm)	Yes (100mm)

Viewing Angle Horizontal Vertical	+/- 89º +/- 89º	+/- 89º +/- 89º	+/- 89º +/- 89º

Input Signal Connector Analogue Interface Digital Interface Other	15-pin-D-subminiature DVI-D S-video, Composite	15-pin-D-subminiature DVI-D (HDCP Ready) S-video, Composite, Component	None DVI-D (Dual Link) with HDCP None

Picture in Picture	Yes	Yes	No

Available Colours	Black	Black	Black

TCO Approval	TCO '99	TCO '99	TCO '99

Internal Power Supply	Yes	Yes	Yes

Energy Consumption Typical - Maximum Standby	55W-75W 2W or less	57W-110W 2W or less	147W-177W 3W or less

Faceplate coating	Anti-glare with hard coating 3H	Anti-glare with hard coating 3H	Anti-glare with hard coating 3H²

Scan Range Horizontal Vertical	30 kHz to 81 kHz 56 Hz to 76Hz(1680x1050-60Hz only)	30 kHz to 81 kHz 56 Hz to 76 Hz (exception 1920 x 1200 at 60 Hz only)	49.31 kHz to 98.71 kHz 60 Hz (2560x1600)

As this is now our first major Monitor review, we have made sure our hardware is as good as we can get our review machine up to. As you can see, we have the AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ AM2 Processor at the heart of the machine, along with the best memory you can get. We also have the Connect 3D X1900 XT graphics card to make sure the monitor displays its colour settings as well as possible. Our desktop thoughout this whole review is set at the optimum resolution for the Dell monitor - 1920x1200

Reviewing monitors is always a hard task as there are many different factors that go into them and a lot of the time it is really personal choice in the end. As you already know, the Dell monitor is a 24-Inch Widescreen LCD, it is full of great features and not only that, it also has a number of good connections on the monitor so that you are not just stuck with computing, you could attach a HD-Box or even an Xbox 360 directly to it via DVI or though Component video. There are other great monitors on the market, but for both quality and connections, the Dell really pushes itself in front.

As with some of the previous Dell monitors, this one has its simple but nice looking Black and Silver colour scheme. You can move the display from Landscape to Portrait modes and tilt the panel forward and back, as well as moving the display left and right by 45 degrees. The inputs on the display are located at the back of the monitor. They are pretty easy to access when the monitor is put into portrait position. The inputs themselves are the following. One upstream and two downstream USB 2.0 ports, DVD-D and VGA inputs, 12-volt audio jack for connecting an optional Dell speaker. You also have Composite, Component and S-Video connections too. At the left side of the monitor you have two more USB 2.0 ports and a 9-in-2 media card reader, which works very well by the way. The only downside to all these connections is trying to hide the cables, as the monitor could benifit from something around the back to keep them as tidy as possible.

As mentioned earlier, the tests we have run are all based at the full optimum resolution of the monitor at 1920x1200, as expected, the Dell looked great. Test was very dark and easy to read, I also asked members of the family to try it out, some with lesser eyesight than me, and they all thought the monitor was one of the best they had seen. The monitor is rated at 6-Milliseconds and although this is pretty hard to rate this, the monitor did very well in both DVD tests and in games. Now the colour, everything was vivid, especially in some of the more brighter and arty games such as Dreamfall and Half Life 2: Episode 1.

The onscreen menu is the same across all of the latest Dell Monitors. The menu is on the bottom of the monitor and each option has its own menu, they are Brightness, Input Source, Colour Settings, Image Modes, Display Settings, Menu Settings and PIP Settings, I found that the menus were easy to navigate round, although an exit button would have been nice instead of having to wait for the options to just disappear. One cool thing is that the image modes option allows you to try out three presets, they are Desktop, Multimedia and Gaming, they do make a slight difference, although I had the tendency to just stick with the Desktop setting all the time.

The monitor also comes with HDCP on the DVI-D port, this means you can connect up High Definition ready products such as a HD-DVD player, BluRay or even SkyHD box to it and watch everything is fantastic detail in full 1080i resolutions. Sitting too close to a monitor of this size does tend to show up more digital noise on the screen, even with HD content, so a more sensible sitting place is needed when viewing movies. As usual, Dell has gone with the standard three-year warranty on parts, labor and any backlight issues, this can be extended by up to two years if you wanted to as well.

I have been really pleased with the time I have spent with the 2407WFP monitor, the colours are excellent, the response rate is high for gaming and the size of the screen is perfect for high definition content as well as working on the Windows desktop. Another plus is that I really liked the styling of the casing, its minimal just like Apple's monitors and leaves you just focusing on the screen itself rather than outer shine from over styled casings. The massive range of inputs also helps with the high mark, connecting a 360, PS2, Sky HD and a computer to it is possible and you can't say that for many PC monitors.

Specs & Package
Overall Score	92%
Version Reviewed	Dell™ UltraSharp™ 24-inch Widescreen Monitor - 2407WFP
Release Date	Out Now
The Good Points	Hardly needs any configering Excellent Colours and Response Rate Easy to use menus Great for high-end gaming
The Bad Points	Very slight ghosting
Reviewers PC Setup	Athlon 64 X2 5000+ AM2 Based Processor Asus M2N32-SLI Deluxe Corsair 1GB DDR2 XMS2-8500 TwinX Connect 3D X1900 XT 512MB PCI-Express Graphics Card Sound Blaster X-Fi 1-Samsung Spinpoint 250GB SP2504C SATA 8MB Cache Hard Drive 1-Maxtor OneTouch II 250GB External Firewire/USB 2.0 16MB Cache Hard Drive Sony Dual Layer DVD-RW DRU700A Drive Microsoft Wireless Laser Mouse 6000 Antec 480 Watt NeoPower PSU Apple 20" Anodized aluminum Cinema Display