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I already owned a 2405FPW at home and needed one for my office (as they have us programming on tiny laptop screens). I had just purchased the new 2408WFP from Dell to take to the office and was appalled at the poor defective condition it was in (and I paid $750 for it – which I will be getting back). I loved my old 2405FPW so much, but it had been discontinued for about 2 years. Right now eBay is the only place to still snatch one of these up, which I have recently done and my second monitor looks just as great at the one I bought direct from Dell 3 years ago. I just don't get it, they made the perfect LCD Screen in the 2405FPW, and everything since then has been pretty crappy (even with faster response times, HDMI ports, HDCP, and a higher color gamut). It must be Dell cutting corners, because back then they had the right formula when they made the 2405FPW. I plugged in my High Def cable box using the component cables for 1080i clarity, and it was a sight to behold. The monitor even has a picture in picture (PIP), so I can use it as a regular computer monitor and have TV playing in a small corner of my huge screen. When I'd see my program start, or something that would catch my eye, I could easily switch to it. Also you can't beat the card reader and USB 2.0 hub this thing has - talk about convenience - How could I possibly throw down money again on a monitor that doesn't have this?!?! It may not seem like a deal-breaker to you, but once you use a monitor like this, it's pure-pain thinking about doing without it. Note: I have an IOGear Keyboard-Video-Monitor (KVM) Switch that I use to switch my monitor between computers. I also bought a separate IOGear USB 2.0 switch to switch the Monitor's USB hub as well. I compared the 2405FPW to my recently returned 2408WFP and it made me sick to see how horrible the newer model looked compared to the older one. I spent days tweaking the settings, but to no avail. The 2408WFP had very flat and diminished colors compared to my 2405FPW. The 2408WFP also had very noticeable streaking of pixels across the monitor when looking at solid colors and it was noticeably brighter on the left side and darker in the bottom right corner of the screen. So my advice to you, if you haven't picked up one of these babies yet, do so now while you still can. - MiguelRead full review
This is my 3rd LCD Dell Wide screen… - Laptop Dell D620 - Work desktop UltraSharp 2007FP 20 inch - Home desktop Dell UltraSharp 2405FPW 24 inch This is the best one. I feel like I wrap myself in the monitor when I use it because it is so big. It looks cool, makes my friends jealous and I love it. But hey, are those reasons to buy a monitor… no. 24 inch wide screen at 1920 by 1200 is perfect. I was worried it would be too small or too big, but like baby bear’s porridge, it is right on. Not sure if Macs pioneered that resolution at that screen size, but it is dead on. Bright screen, tons of inputs (only really use one of them right now if you do not count the VGA backup), clean bevel, great picture, and great price. Problems (Not many)… - All of the dell monitors limit me on this, but I do not understand why I cannot do PIP with the VGA and DVI inputs. I have a dual head card and would like to watch my videos on the pip screen easier. rrrr…. - The VGA runs on all the standard resolutions, but the DVI input seems to only run on the 1920 by 1200 resolution. This kind of sucks because the windows startup screen is in 640x480 and the screen is dark during boot up. If I ever had a problem, I would just switch to the VGA connection, but also kind of lame. - Wish the USB replication would not turn off when the monitor turned off One nice treat is the card reader on the side of the screen. Use it all the time. Hope that helps.Read full review
PLEASE READ: This review was originally written in 2010 or '11. It was written solely for a Dell 2405FPW, and HOW INTERESTING IT IS THAT IT NOW (MONTHS LATER) FINDS ITSELF REFERRING TO A DIFFERENT DELL MONITOR - PLEASE NOTE: I CANNOT RECOMMEND THIS PARTICULAR P2411H MONITOR AS I HAVE NEVER OWNED ONE. SOMEHOW, MY REVIEW FOR A 2405FPW WAS MOVED AND ASSOCIATED WITH THE DELL P2411H. PERHAPS OTHER PEOPLE'S REVIEWS WERE MOVED AS WELL. UNLESS OTHER REVIEWERS ARE REFERRING SPECIFICALLY TO THE P2411H, I WOULD HESITATE TO TRUST THAT THEIR COMMENTS EVEN ARE ABOUT THE P2411H. SOMETHING SMELLS!!!! I ADDED MY COMMENTS ABOVE IN MARCH 2012. THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS WERE WRITTEN MONTHS AGO, AND THEY REFER ONLY TO THE DELL ULTRASHARP 2405FPW (WHICH IS STILL A GREAT MONITOR): It's all been said already, but I will add my voice to the throng. I bought two of these monitors back in 2005. They have moved across the country with me twice (it's a good idea to keep/get the original boxes), and they still work great. So -- these were and are very nice monitors, suitable for most usage scenarios, with the only missing element being a lack of HDCP support. I believe that this model simply came out a little before HDCP came into its prime. On the plus side, the 1900x1200 native resolution is great, and the variety of connectivity (DVI, VGA, S-Video, Composite, and Component) built into this model is outstanding and offers lots of interesting possibilities, especially with the configurable Picture-in-Picture (which is able to switch independently between each of the five different inputs) also included. Hooking more than one of these up to a dual-monitor-capable KVM switch is very cool. The stands are sturdy, with the ability to tilt up as you wish, and you can rotate the monitors, including 90 degrees clockwise to have a vertical orientation.Read full review
Love the monitor. Mine came slightly bright, but that was changed easily through the menus. Played some 1st person shooters like Day of Defeat and Dead Space and no issues at all. No ghosting effects and the games looked great. So much desktop space I don't know what to do with it all. :) I bought mine used because my biggest worry with purchasing an LCD monitor is that the dead or stuck pixel policy sux for pretty much all manufacturers and distributors. I happened to work for a monitor company a few years back so I'm familiar with the bad pixel policies which tend to be like 8 small bad pixels or 4-5 larger bad pixels. These vary from manufacturer of course. There are no returns or exchanges for LCD monitors at many places, so used seems like the way to go seeing as how you can get it slightly cheaper as well. This one I got appears to be the 1st generation Dell 24" LCD and looks to have been running well for 3 years so far. The base of the monitor appears to be slightly more bulky than the recent versions, but I don't mind since it also seems more sturdy.Read full review
This is the same monitor I have at work which is what prompted me to purchase one for home. It is bright and has great resolution, but the main thing that sets this apart from most other monitors is the stand. It tilts and swivels, which most others do, but it also is height adjustable and rotates 90 degrees. It also has a memory flash card reader built in to the left side of the monitor that reads pretty much any of the standard memory cards. It also has usb inputs along the same side. Make note that the 5 in 2405 is the model year. There are minor changes between model years. What you do want to look for is the FPW designation, which is much better that some of the other models. Neither the monitor I have at work nor the one that I bought used on ebay has any dead pixels, both 2005 models. Rock on Dell.Read full review
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