20 Best Second Monitor For Imac (2023 Updated)

I wish other companies could compete and that Apple would bring some of the XDR’s features to other products like the iMac. Auto rotate is amazing when working in something like Pages, as it gives you so much more room.

The retina clarity at this size is game changing for me. I just wish you could buy a non hyper-bright xdr variant for less. Also, the stand should actually come to the imacs and/or get a vesa adapter such that you can use its stand with other vesa products.

The m1 imacs have a beautiful stand, that is not at all ergonomic (too short). Were it possible, I’d plop a vesa m1 imac on a pro stand for the height. There are stands that have vesa capability out there, they just look like trash.

The pro display is too expensive, but that’s because there isn’t enough competition out there. No other company seems to think retina displays are important, making 4k panels that are too large and prioritize high refresh rates.

Essentially, the market is divided between gamers and bog-standard office workers, neither of which seem to understand or care about resolution. If you work in graphics of practically any kind, this monitor will turn you into Smeagol in less than five minutes as there is simply nothing like it out there (the dell 8k is higher resolution and ppi, but about the same price and housed in garbage plastic).

Oh, don’t buy the nano texture. Look up ebay resale figures for both and you’ll see a trend. For anyone who stares at a screen all day, they are the work truck or shoes – the thing that can make a huge difference in comfort and utility, but is priced that way.

I still have my thunderbolt displays this many years on, only have passed them down to others in the household. Point being – this is a ten year+ monitor.

I did months and months of research between this monitor, some Ben Q’s, Eizo monitors, Asus pro displays, build quality of those products and on and on. Between buttons on monitors, pixles per inch, nit brighness, customer reviews, cable management, icc profile customizations, etc.

Hours and hours of time. In the end I decided to buy this monitor because I wanted something that could give me the best of both worlds between my photography hobby, which I take a little more serious than just a hobby, and being able to change my screen calibrations between photography and my leisure web browsing and other online needs of mine.

Also ease of connectivity and use. This monitor allows for that. Other high end photography monitors have a much lower output brightness (which is obvious to the pro photographer, don’t have to go into that) and are usually meant for just photo editing or video editing with matte finishes.

Basically just a work monitor. There are no buttons on this monitor, which I love! Turns on and off according to my 2019 MacBook Pro computer usage that I have connected to only one thunder bolt cable it came with.

I also use a wireless apple keyboard and wireless apple trackpad to go along with it so that my lap top stays on its stand closed! So the two best things I love about this monitor is its sharpness and it’s colors are beautiful to look at! Working on this monitor is a joy! Editing has become much more fun and enjoyable again.

My photos have a much more better edit than ever before and that’s partly because I was editing only on my mac book pro before. Never the less, this is the nicest monitor I have ever used. It’s so nice just to look at which you’ll be doing a lot of if you’re serious about getting this.

The size is perfect, not too small and not to big. Brightness is adjustable to peaks that you wouldn’t necessarily use, but good to have. I haven’t yet tried any video editing on this since I only use it for photography so I have nothing to report on its dynamic range capabilities at this point so far.

There is one big draw back to this monitor that I don’t like, but is definitely not a deal breaker. It’s the vignetting! If you work as a pro photographer and absolutely need the picture corner to corner perfect while looking at this monitor from all angles, then this monitor is not for you, sorry.

I use Lightroom classic and photo shop, so my photos are always in the middle of the monitor and the vignette is masked by my control panels, so I don’t see the vignette. But while web browsing, I definitely see it around my peripheral.

If you move your head slightly to the corners, then the vignette goes away. It doesn’t bother me enough to not like this monitor or take away a star. My photos are still coming out great. One thing I did notice is the luminance in the oranges pulsating while shifting between the control panel and picture pallet.

This has happened a few times and caught it while editing trying to adjust the brightness. It was oranger one second and lighter the next second and changing constantly. I shrunk the control panel and brought it back out again and it went away.

So that might be a Lightroom cc glitch, I’m not sure. I had to do some customizing, especially the brightness of the monitor. The photography mode that it comes with as a pre calibrated setting is still way to bright.

I had to bring it down to 65 luminance. I did some quick prints at home and photos were coming out too dark at first but the colors came out great. It comes with a list of pre calibrated display settings.

Other high end monitors don’t have the range of calibrations that is monitor can give you although ICC profiles with a color monkey or X-Rite calibrations are not possible at this point, maybe at a future apple update we will be able to.

I have not sent any photos to the lab yet to compare a much better comparison of monitor colors to professional print but will update when I do. According to some reviews the colors are perfect. So another great thing about this monitor is, aside from the power cable, I only need one thunder bolt cable connected to my MacBook Pro for this to work and it’s also always charging my lap top with a trickle like charging that doesn’t diminish my battery life which apple has created in these new laptops.

We live in 2020 and so the compatibility and simpleness is what was another deal winner with this purchase. I didn’t want to have to buy a dock station and some more usb connections and adding my lap top charger etc etc that I would have had to deal with by going with another make and brand.

If you can afford it or make payments on this for a year, go for it. You will not be disappointed! Apple Mac book pros 2018 and newer will give you the 6k display. Older versions of apple will decrease the display settings.

If you want HDR content, then upgrade your graphics card! Oh and the monitor itself is beautiful as well. The bezels are approximately a quarter inch big. And the aluminum and the cheese grater is even nice to look at from the back lol.

It definitely says quality all around! I have this connected with the essential apple vesa mount adapter and using it on a Ergotron 45-295-026 LX Desk Mount LCD Arm. It’s perfect!.

This monitor is groundbreaking when comparing the competition in the industry. Similar monitors can cost easily over $10,000 in the professional industry. Anyway, this monitor is not for the average joe.

I’ve tested this one at my job and it is extremely impressive. If you’re looking at this post and seeing the entry-level price as being ridiculous then this monitor was not aimed for you. Apple targeted the professional industry and my review — along with a vast amount of tech video reviews on the internet concur.

Please DO NOT get this monitor as a casual monitor. I would not recommend it for regular use (browsing the internet, reading emails, and/or listening to music) but if you’re a content creator being serious about your profession DO NOT hesitate! Great for Photographers, Developers, and Movie Studios.

I can’t tell about video gaming just yet but I look forward to being able to see those 3D graphics on this computer soon!.

This is one of the best monitor I have used in the recent while. It is not just a monitor but also a hub and a laptop charger baked into one. My webcam, headphone, mouse and keyboard dongle are all connected directly to the monitor.

What’s more useful is that I use the USB-C connection to not only connect to my laptop (to extend the display) but also charge the laptop using the same wire and within same connection. It is just amazing and just works.

The whole setup is just one wire connection and it works like a charm. There is so less clutter. I was also able to remove the need of a power extension with this monitor as well. The picture quality and the dynamic picture mode has also been working really well for me.

The bezels are very sleek and overall provides a very modern look to the monitor. I have felt that it is also easy on the eyes as well. I highly recommend this monitor to anyone looking for a neat and practical work from home setup.

This purchase is worth every penny!.

This monitor pales the competition, in terms of rich colors, clarity, and port speeds! I returned the first one due to a problem, which also exists with the second one I ordered, and is the one major flaw of this monitor.

NOTE: Do not waste your time reading this paragraph if you are not placing your monitor near a window, as this flaw will not affect you, and please skip to the Pros and Cons below. The flaw is that if you use “Automatic Brightness”, found in your Display settings, (this is controlled by the “ambient light sensor” at the top of the monitor), the “sensor” goes wacky, (screen gets brighter or darker), randomly! This is caused if your monitor is near a window, and sits perpendicular, to it.

That is, (with one edge of monitor facing the window). After investigating further, and through trial and error, I found the light sensor in the monitor sits too close to the front of the monitor bezel (frame around the screen).

Therefore, it picks up a much wider range of light in the room, then if it were just “sensing” the ambient light focused in “front” of the monitor. So, if the light in the room is “slightly” brighter near the window, then the rest of the room (for example, mornings and evenings), the sensor can’t tell if it should adjust to a brighter or darker setting, and it randomly goes back and forth.

This is EXTREMELY annoying! The sensor is so sensitive, that even if move in your seat one way or the other, the screen gets brighter or darker, based on what part of the room your body is blocking the light! If it weren’t for this flaw I would have rated the monitor with 5 stars.

If you “manually” set the screen brightness, then this is not an issue, and the screen brightness does not change. However, one of the selling features about this monitor, is that it is supposed to “automatically” adjust the brightness all day and night, to accommodate the ambient light in the room, making it easier and more comfortable on your eyes! Ok, now for the pros and cons: Pros: 1.

The picture quality (colors and clarity), blows the competition away! It has rich colors and is extremely sharp, right out of the box! No need to fuss with changing the settings, unless you just want to do that.

I compared this monitor to 3 other monitors of the same size, and none came even close to the rich colors and clarity of this monitor. 2. It probably has the most USB-C ports, and fastest, port speeds of any other monitors, as it has 2 Thunderbolt, and 3 USB-C ports.

Most other monitors do not have Thunderbolt ports, or offer these data speeds). 3. All monitor settings are done from your Mac or PC. There are no obtrusive or annoying buttons to push on the monitor to control its settings.

Cons: 1. If you are placing your monitor near a window, please read the paragraph above! 2. It would be nice if there were a Display Port(s), and HDMI Port(s), as well, so you do not need special USB-C to DP or USB-C to HDMI cables, if you are connecting to other devices with those ports.

3. Even though it has great colors and clarity, it is pricey. This is the same price as a new Mac mini with the M1 chip! However, if those features are important to you, then it’s worth it. Overview: The best features of this monitor are the rich colors and clarity of the screen, as well as the quantity of the the Thunderbolt and USB-C ports.

If these are the most important features you are looking for, then this is a great monitor and worth the price.

Needed a monitor to use my Mac Book Air at home. Bought the $200 LG 24″ Full HD, which lacked clearness and returned it. Then bought the $400 LG 24″ IPS 4K UHD, which had better clarity but lacked brightness.

Learned a lot about “nits” and it basically had half the brightness of the Mac Book Air so it was returned. Decided on this LG Ultrafine 24″ IPS LED UHD. Excellent screen, perfect match for Mac products.

Its basically a 24″ retina display. The Thunderbolt ports are great. One cable from the back of the monitor provides both input to the screen and simultaneously charges the laptop. Keeps the second port on the laptop free to plug in printers and external drives.

I know its expensive compared to others, but frankly its worth it.

My monitor came with a very noticeable blue stuck pixel at the top of the screen unfortunately, will be exchanging. Aside from that, the monitor has a basic tilt stand. There’s a 2″ metal piece that sticks out of the back where you attach the stand to, it’s not removable.

If you’re mounting this to a wall. It may pose a problem, so plan accordingly. It did not affect desk mounting however. Out of the box picture quality was pretty bad. I found the Gamma to be a little on the dark side.

However once adjusted to my liking, it’s good. Menus are navigated with a Joystick located at the bottom middle of display. It works well, although I wish their were additional custom hot key buttons beside it, as accessing basic functions like brightness requires a few extra clicks.

There’s only one fully custom picture profile that can be saved as well. No speakers, but there’s a headphone jack to connect to external speakers. With the ability to adjust volume/mute with the displays analog button.

I like that the monitor can get bright enough to handle an overhead light above me. It can also get very dim within a dark room which is great, because other monitors I’ve tried were very bright even at their lowest brightness/contrast setting.

It does not auto switch inputs, a prompt will come up on the screen if you wish to switch to a connected input, where you must click the button to confirm. Picture quality is decent, I do find this monitor a little more pixelated than other 1080p 27″ displays I’ve tried.

It’s by no means unusable, just slightly worse. Text on documents decent too, I lowered the sharpness a bit to make it easier to read. Color is ok too, it doesn’t pop as much as my more expensive monitors, but it does look good at this price point.

Has the typical IPS glow, no backlight bleed on my unit. I tried gaming on PS4, and input lag is good. Although not as low as my dedicated gaming monitor. Still better than most TVs input lag though.

I did find motion blur during gaming to be a bit more noticeable on this display as well. But totally playable otherwise. One of the perks this monitor has for gaming is it has adjustable Gamma & Black equalizer.

I was successfully able to crush black shadows to gain an edge playing FPS games, while still retaining a good picture quality. Very nice to have at this price point, which is usually more exclusive to gaming monitors.

Overall for a budget monitor I recommend this at a good sale price. I got mine during Black Friday for $170+Tax. At the $200 occasional sale price tag it’s still worth considering. Anymore than that I would consider other monitors.

If you’re looking for a better picture quality monitor for just a little more money, you can consider the BenQ EW2780. I own this monitor, and I find the colors pop and overall looks better. Although, the LG has that black equalizer where the BenQ doesn’t.

Depends on your intended usage purpose. Both are good choices. While I’m changing picture settings frequently depending on usage. I’ll post my main middle ground go to that suits my room lighting, however increase brightness if your room requires.

subjective preferences of course Brightness 45 Contrast 40 Sharpness 40 Super resolution Off Black level High DFC Off Black stabilizer 50 (Raise if needed during gaming) Response Time – Fast (I haven’t tested enough to see what the ideal setting is.

Higher setting may cause pixel overshoot) FreeSync – On if you have an AMD GPU. There’s no DisplayPort, so Nvidia FreeSync won’t work on this monitor Gamma Mode 4 Color temp Custom Red 43 Green 35 Blue 40.

Im giving it 5 stars regardless, however it came with a scratcheddamaged stand. Pros Value for money. For 131, you get many features, IPS display, full HD and vesa compatibility. Sleek, modern design that fits in any environment.

Its almost borderless frame gives it a bezleless look. IPS display has gorgeous 1080p FULL HD visuals. It is a matte finish all round, including the screen, which people say defeats the purpose of an IPS screen because it has to be glossy, however, if you want a glossier looking screen, you can use LGs onscreen software to increase the brightness and activate ultra visual mode, which enhances the pixels on the screen and emboldens them, giving your screensaver a glossy look.

Why is this beneficial You get best of both worlds. A matte screen with anti glare, meaning that the light wont hurt your eyes as much as a glossy screen would, while having the benefit of ultra looking graphics.

trust me, if you have trouble looking at screens for too long, you will notice the difference and you wont get tired staring at the screen like you would with a glossy one. It has many on screen features such as gaming mode, cinema mode, reader mode which adjusts the screen brightnesscolour to match the environment of said modes.

Joystick feature below the screen makes it easy to navigate through different settings unlike buttons do. Has PIP, a feature that lets you split the screen to other with other inputs, for example, you can use this feature to split the screen between your console and your PC.

It has AMD free sync, meaning if you have an AMD graphics card you can run this monitor at 75Hz, increasing the refresh rate which is good for gaming at 75FPS. Plug and play. Once plugged in it starts straight away, no software required unless you want the on screen control, however this can be accessed by the physical joystick.

Aluminimium black stand is great, sleek and actually not ugly looking. It has a matte base which makes it nice to hold. its a very light monitor at about 2. 1kg without the stand. Vesa compatible meaning you use it with third party stands.

178 degree viewing angle, meaning you can see the screen perfectly from all sides. Experienced no backlight bleed like you would with other IPS monitors, perhaps because of the matte display. Has 2x HDMI 1 xVGA Port 1 Audio Jack InputCons Lacks built in audio speakers Limited inputs to 2 HDMI 1 VGA Lacks display port, if youre for gaming, you will have to settle for HDMI or use an adapter.

Aluminium stand is good, but lacks swivel or other tilts Isnt as bright as other monitors, but with ultra graphics on and 100 brightness, it can get pretty bright. Overall, this monitor is great. You probably wont find another IPS display thats vesa mountable with many of the features it offers at this price range.

I suggest this to people who want a monitor for home, office work and like to casually game. Edit Editing my review months later and I bought another to add to my setup.

After rocking a Dell E198WFP Monitor to extend my desktop for the last 17 years, I thought it was about time for an upgrade. 22 was an ideal size for my small slim desk. After lots of searching the LG FHD 22MK600M seemed to fit the bill.

It had a great design and very good colour output accuracy. As soon as it was back in stock, I snapped one up. Upon arrival, the monitor was carefully assembled and it was up and running in no time. One thing to note, that instead of the usual IEC kettle lead to power the monitor it came with a brick adapter.

It did look great, some sample movies and you tube videos looked really good on the display. However, after testing the monitor carefully with several test card patterns, a few defects began to be noticeable.

1. Vertical line pixilation on the colour blueAlthough it doesnt affect any other colours it is very noticeable on blue colours. I do some photo editing, so this can become a problem for me. For the more causal user it may be ok.

2. Back light bleedThis was the nail in the coffin for me. When the monitor displays a dark black screen, light bleed is evident on the lower left section of the display. There were also other light bleeds around the monitor.

However the lower left section was absolutely horrendous. Dark scenes within films or videos looked awful. There was no doubt in my mind, the monitor was being returned. Very disappointed. The monitor isnt cheap and I expected more from this brand.

With the above defects, it does question how it passed final testIf the monitor was half the cost, then perhaps I could have lived with it, but in this day and age you would expect products to pass the basics of quality control.

On a positive note, It is a nice monitor. The design it was drew me to this model. I love the design of the stand and bezel less display frame. The display clarity and output is overall very good indeed.

What a pity. I will be reverting back to my Dell E198WFP monitor.

This monitor offers sharp, vibrant colours with a high level of accuracy. As always, Lenovo offers a sleek, simple design with a user-friendly interface. This product would have received five stars had the monitor stand been better; it wobbles and there is no height adjustment, which would have both been nice features to include at this price point.

I have been using this for 12 hours daily since Feb 2021 with a MacBook Air M1 and MS Surface Pro. Prior to this I used the 32 in 4k LG Ergo but that was causing me eyestrain. I also got the Dell 4k 2720q which is fine for the price but is also not as clear for text.

The tb3 and powered ports with supplied cables eliminated any need for a dock. It has only glitched once on me but a power off and restart a couple of times fixed that fortunately. I was hesitant to spend this much due to the reports of it suddenly dying on folks but until Apple comes out with a display of their own, its really the only option.

As always, B&H had the best price and service!.

Very sharp. Better color than the first LG I got. Also, better viewing angle. First LG (not a 5k) had poor viewing angle that resulted in screen vignetting if I wasn’t dead on 90 degrees. This does not have that issue.

The stand allows the monitor to go 7 above the top of the stand base. Nice to have the higher range. No ghosting of items on the screen. Had monitor about three weeks now. So far so good. Comes fully assembled.

Just lift out of the box and turn it on.

– I use two for my home office. I’m a programmer and don’t care about video performance or colour trueness. I enjoy the crisp and colourful text in my text editors. – It would have been nice with height adjust, but it’s OK.

– Controls are simple in a good way. – They don’t autoswitch from the Nintendo Wii, HDMI (yes, I’m old-fashined) back to the Displayport when I turn off the Wii and turn on the computer. – This auto-brightness “Eye-care” does not seem to work.

I would like something as smooth as the background lighting control on my (10 year old!!) Macbook or an iPhone. Maybe I have misconfigured. Anyway, I found a static setting I’m happy with and left it there.

This monitor until recently was the only Thunderbolt 3 option for a MacPro 7. 1 2019 desktop other than the XBR at ~3X the price. Visually it is a great display but has major flaws. In particular a flaky internal USB Hub.

If other devices are connected to its internal hub, other than the computer it may result in a kernel panic on computer shutdown which manifests itself as a long shutdown delay and either a kernel panic on restarting or a ‘watchdog’ error message on login or both, The LG internal hub also has very limited power capability and over straining it such as charging devices from it may damage the board requiring repair.

This was reported to me by an authorized repair center of my previous unit who showed me a stack of interface boards when I took my previous one in for repair. I took my previous one into repair after it failed after having it for 15 months – 3 months out of warranty.

It was unable to be repaired due to display failure. The only support or compensation I received from LG was a few hundred-dollar check to purchase a new one as the cost of repair was the same or more than a new unit.

While a solid stand it lacks freedom of movement. Horizontal movement is limited and the monitor cannot be rotated into portrait mode. I chose to use the VERSA mount and purchase a StarTech Monitor Stand which allows this.

My advice, should you choose to purchase this monitor, be sure to get an extended warranty; do not use the rear connectors for anything other than connecting to the computer; and replace the stand with one that offers more flexibility.

Purchased the 32UL950-W on Amazon Prime day ’20 to make advantage of the slightly discounted price in combination with rewards points I’d accumulated. This brought the cost down from very expensive to merely expensive.

Opted for this model for two primary reasons: screen real estate and Thunderbolt 3 connectivity. Also influencing my decision: I’ve a LG OLED 55″ TV that I’m very pleased with. In these times of WFH where home office space is at a premium I use the LG for double duty.

The HDMI input is connected directly to my work issued Dell laptop. I work 12-hour shifts on a rotating, two week schedule so having a high quality display makes it easier to stare at for hours on end.

The second connection is via TB3 to a CalDigit TS3Plus also connected by TB3 to a late-2016 MacBook Pro where I predominantly use Audio/MIDI software as an amateur musician. The 2nd USB-C connection on the 32UL950 is used for a Logitech StreamCam as there is no built in Webcam on the LG.

This is used for FaceTime and Zoom calls with an eye towards doing some live streaming. This configuration allows me to easily swap between work and home by merely toggling between input connections on the LG.

The OnScreen Control app is useful, but I’d already been using Mosaic (and previously Magnet) to manage window layouts on macOS 10. 15. I seem to recall having difficulty running the bundled apps and firmware from the web download URLs and opted to install those from the bundled CD and allow them to auto-updated individually until I arrived at the current versions when I installed the LG.

YMMV. In combination with the MBP, my 50something year old eyes find the 2560 x 1440 setting the easiest to read, but I typically run at 3008 x 1692 as an acceptable compromise between maximizing the screen real estate and readability.

That said, this monitor looks fantastic at 3840 x 2160 which I use on occasion for streaming content. In regards to software the welcome trend of scalable GUI’s makes it easier to use this monitor when running at higher resolutions, but not all legacy software will see this type of update hence switching between resolutions is nice.

Prior to opting for this monitor I’d long considered the very capable 27UK850 (now replaced by the 27UN850), but opted for this display as previously stated, due to the larger screen and TB3 connectivity.

That being said, I’m fairly confident I could have run a comparable configuration utilizing the DisplayPort option on either of those monitors. The lack of a built in WebCam is a concern and I opted for the StreamCam to make use of 1080p at 60fps which USB 3.

0 (on a USB-C connection) accommodates for (at some expense of CPU. ) File under ‘In for a penny, in for a pound. ‘ I’ve run various other USB accessories (Flash Drives and and external LG CD-ROM) from the additional ports on the 32UL950 with no issues.

I appreciate the inclusion of these ports as they can be useful at times. The mounting stand is sturdy and easily assembled and obscures the cables from view, but I’ve a notion my home office desk will be replaced/upgraded at which point I’ll acquire a mounting arm to free up even more desktop space.

I bought this monitor for a MacBook Air running in clamshell mode. Picture quality is outstanding but the USB hub stopped working after about a month. This rendered the USB-C and USB-A ports useless.

I had gotten a message on the monitor that there was too much power draw (had a backup drive and and iPhone plugged into the USB-A ports) and the ports stopped working. When I removed one, they started working again.

A few days later the ports went out again – this time permanently, even though nothing was plugged in other than the Mac on the USB-C port. The USB-C port provided a video feed to the monitor and the monitor provided power to the Mac.

Fortunately the HDMI port was still working, so with the aid of more cables and a docking station, I was able to get it working again. I purchased this monitor specifically for its USB capabilities but there are apparently maximum power requirements that are not well stated in the specs.

Even if these were known, many peripherals (e. g. backup drives) do not provide this information, so the only way to find out if current draws are too high are to plug them in. LG needs to have some sort of robust protection on its USB circuity so that a reset can happen more than one time.

Would recommend against purchasing this monitor for the USB hub feature.

If you want a monitor that is fully adjustable – up/down, side to side, tilt and pan, than this is it. It was also great for me because it had a VGA socket as well as HDMI, so it was easier to plug and play for me without having to completely disassemble my computer desk set up.

Also if you want USB outlets on your monitor (I find them so much easier to reach than those on my CPU) this is also an excellent choice. It actually has four USB ports (downstream) two on the side and two in the back, so I put some of things (like my Fitbit dongle) in one of the back ports, so that I can leave it in all the time, and still have two open ports easily accessible on the side for jump drives and external hard drive backups.

Only been using it for a few weeks, but am very happy with it. Like the almost nonexistent bezels on sides and top much more visible screen than my old 22 inch. It took a little bit to get used to the anti-blue light – makes the screen a tad yellower with white backgrounds, but it is more restful.

I am not a gamer, and being retired I no longer use it for work tasks, mostly just to stream video, read the news, e-mail, social media, and manage family finances, etc. It works just fine for all those things, and is a good size for me, any larger and I’d have to move my head too much back and forth.

It does what it is supposed to do, flawlessly. No missing pixels were detected. Color, brightness, had to be slightly adjusted. However, they were perfectly usable to the non-critical user (that would be me).

I have one complaint that it was difficult to find this model. A silver/black version was listed, but I had to use the chat option to find an all-black version. The chat person said it was only available to commercial users, However, I obtained the part number from him and was able to order it even though it is for my personal use.

There are less expensive 24″ monitors but based on my experience with Dell hardware the few extra dollars are well spent and my experience thus far (one week) has proven that to be true.

Very well built monitor that has a great picture, deep blacks due to the VA panel which is reasonably responsive considering its a VA – there are no signs of noticeable smearing during dark panning scenes in particular.

Fantastic built in speakers which is something monitors usually cut back on. 4k looks as good as you would expect and 1080p upscaling is handled well. All in all its a great monitor and probably one of the best VA monitors you can buy.

After needing a new monitor I checked what Scan had to offer then looked around at reviews. This had good reviews elsewhere and I can confirm they are accurate. Picture quality is amazing, although it took a while to get used to it after my old AOC.

It’s just so much sharper and crisper, despite being the same resolution. Beautiful bezel free design (only about 2-3mm gap around the display edges) and good build quality. Good range of presets and adjustments in the menu too so anyone should be able to get this performing as they want.

Only problem is the input selection as it only has VGA and one HDMI; if you’re only plugging it into one modern device that’s not that much of a problem and you won’t miss the lack of DVI. Oh, one other oversight is the lack of a VESA mount although the stand itself is perfectly positioned for me, even though it has tilt only and no height adjustment.

Let’s be honest, this monitor is at the lower end (at least when I bought mine) of the monitor price range. So to ask for it to be mind blowing would be pretty unrealistic. But I find it to be a decent, no-frills, monitor for the price.

It’s 75hz, which to be honest, I can’t tell a difference between it and 60hz, but if that’s important to you, then at least you know it has it. **Note, this may depend on your computer, but I had to go into the Windows display settings to enable 75hz.

My Nvidia software wouldn’t let me select anything over 60hz until I did this. The picture quality seems decent, although it’s really no better or worse than any other monitor i’ve owned recently. The fact it’s IPS was a selling feature to me, but to be honest, it’s about 2 feet from me at my desk I don’t notice any difference between it and my previous TN monitor viewing angle wise.

It was super easy to put together, but be VERY careful not to lose the 2 insanely small screws that are in the bag with the manual. It has HDMI and VGA. It would have been nice if it has displayport as well.

But I guess for the price, this is what you get. It has tilt adjustment, but no height adjustment. The menus are accessed through a weird joystick/button thing at the back of the monitor. Personally, i’m not a fan, although i’d be willing to bet that the average user never touches their monitors menu after the initial setup, so it’s probably not a big deal.

All in all, for the price, it’s a good monitor and I would recommend it.

This is the best screen I’ve ever had in that I can have so many applications, documents and websites open (how ever much my poor little laptop can handle) and the screen surface area allows me to view them on the screen simultaneously.

I also enjoy how I can plug two computers into it and just toggle between the two. I haven’t yet mastered how to do it as smoothly as the directions indicate. My only complaint is that the toggle button has not kept up with my needs and now seems to not work as well as it used to.

Lucky for me, there are many ways to skin that cat. The design for the swiveling could also be improved so you can access the back with the wires, but perhaps Samsung will improve that in the next upgrade.

Pros: It was easy to set up – both in terms of the stand etc and connecting to my laptop. In a few minutes I was ready to go. Love it and am seriously considering getting another one as I need even more screen space.

Cons: Would’ve been nice if there was a way to hook up extra cable like the cable retractor in vacuum cleaners or even a hook system. I hate extra hanging cables. But that’s just me. It’s an aesthetic thing.

Also I’d have loved it even more if it had a webcam + speakers built in. But those are minor grumbles.

If you do NOT own, or plan to buy something like the i1Display (any version), then this monitor is NOT for you. Dell claims you get precise colors right out of the box. This is patently FALSE. Let’s use an example you can easily check right on the B&H website.

Look at the area just below the price of any item where it says Add to Cart & Add to Wishlist. The background of this area is #F3F3F3, which visually should appear light grey because it has equal amounts of Red, Green & Blue.

However, out of the box, this monitor displays this area as a pastel yellow / beige color. Similar deviations can be visually noted on many default Windows 10 menu elements that should be various shades of grey.

Overall, out of the box, photos and videos are not obviously terrible, however if one group of colors is visibly off, then we know that the image is not in fact being displayed correctly. On a positive note, backlight / color uniformity is good, with no obvious splotches, lines or streaks.

especially important in the always troublesome uniform dark greys that most photo / video editing programs use as backgrounds. Once calibrated (in this case with an i1Display Pro), the display looks great.

This is just an sRGB gamut monitor, so this may or may not be enough for your particular application, but at least the colors it can display match well after calibration. Text is crisp, and does not suffer from color fringing.

The design aesthetic of the monitor is very elegant, and it’s looks match well with any of the recent bezel-less Dell monitors. This monitor is capable of the awesome auto adjustment feature of the i1Display’s i1Profiler software, but make sure you keep your hand on the P3222Qe’s joystick (the method used for navigating & selecting OSD items on this monitor), and be ready to quickly push up, then press inwards to confirm that yes you do want to allow high power usage settings (aggravatingly, the default is no).

If you fail to do this, the calibration will be unusable & you will have to repeat the process. Using the i1Display’s auto adjustment mode, I was able to get two different Dell displays to basically look identical when dragging photos and videos between the two displays.

Very impressive, although this is more due to the excellent abilities of the i1Display than anything Dell did. In conclusion, I give this monitor an aggregate 3 star rating. The out of box color experience on this monitor is horrible, and Dell should be ashamed of foisting this kind of dumpster fire on their customers while simultaneously declaring on their website that you get precise colors right out of the box.

Calibrate it, and it’s a great 31. 5 sRGB monitor, and a great deal when on sale.

The display is beautiful and the stand is fantastic, great value! The 3840 x 2160 is a must and makes it comfortable to read small font clearly when dealing with overviews. pixelation and blurring is never an issue.

Image is crystal clear for reading, gaming, movies etc. However, I must say even with seemingly identical specs, the resolution is slightly inferior to some of the more expensive screens on the market.

For instance, when comparing the displays side by side (*looking at thumbnails of a textbook pdf) I noticed that some high end screens are able to resolve smaller text. On these, you can more clearly read the smallest of text in the thumbnails of the PDF viewer.

For those who aggressively multi-task, using multiple windows simultaneously on a regular basis, it may be worth investing a bit more for a slightly bigger monitor if you can afford it. Overall I’m 100% satisfied and got exactly what I needed for a great value with great customer service!.

The monitor has proven to be excellent. I was after a monitor that offered adjustable height, tilt, and display port input, whilst still having a VGA connector, ideally being an IPS panel, there was very few products on the market which meet this criteria.

I have found having the monitor orientated in portrait format has been surprisingly useful, something the monitor easily does, and not offered on many screens on the market. The picture quality on the display is very clear and easy to read.

My past experience with Dell LCD panels is they keep going for many years the screen I am using for this review is still going strong after 15 years which I can’t complain about!.

I have two P2719H monitors. One I bought a year ago (Feb 2020) and the other I just bought (March 2021). They have different panels. My original panel has a truly great picture – this is the one reviewed on 3rd party sites when it came out.

My new panel has colors that are washed out and orangey (especially on grey) compared to the original. However, the biggest issue is how it displays blue and orange colors. Blue and orange are made up of pixel-wide vertical lines (i.

e. every other pixel) of blue and light-blue and orange and light-orange. I found lowering the refresh to 50,000 Hz reduces this affect a lot, but that is not an acceptable solution to me since I don’t want headaches.

People have complained about this same problem on Dell’s community site regarding their U2414H and S2718H monitors, including accusations that they switched panels without updating model numbers. In the attached picture, the monitor on the left was purchased in Feb.

2020; the monitor on the right in March 2021.

The monitor (purchased in January of 2021) produces a great-looking image when it works. Periodically, when the monitor has been off for a while and is turned back on, the screen will remain almost completely dark.

If I attempt to tab through open programs, the darkness level will change slightly from program to program. Turning the monitor off and disconnecting the cables for a few minutes will sometimes correct the problem.

The instructions suggest that with the monitor plugged in and the cables disconnected, a diagnostic feature in the monitor will be activated. This feature does not appear until after the monitor is working normally again.

I should mention that I do not use any Sleep features on these computers, but I do use screen-saver features. I disabled the monitor’s sleep feature to see if that might make a difference and it did not.

Dell’s website stated that if purchased at Best Buy, the monitor would need top be brought back there. As I did not purchase any type of extended warranty service, the Ocala, Florida Geek Squad (who were extremely helpful, by the way) wasn’t able to assist me directly, but they did provide me information for how to get in contact with Dell.

I contacted Dell’s customer service department via their chat feature. I described the screen darkness issues to the technician; as I use the monitor with both a Mac and a PC and he recommended that a Windows driver and Mac firmware update be downloaded and installed on the appropriate computers.

After the firmware and Windows driver were installed, I was still experiencing the same issues. I went as far as changing how the Mac and the PC were hooked up to the monitor to see if that would make any difference, and it did not.

I reached back out to tech-support, and informed them that everything has been installed but I was still experiencing the same issues. Tech-support told me that I would need to need to contact Mac support because the monitor was working properly.

I’m not exactly sure how they came to that conclusion but the Dell monitor continues to not work properly. I’m pretty sure that the issue is with the Dell monitor itself; I have an older LG monitor which was going to be replaced by the Dell.

On a few occasions when this has occurred, I’ve immediately disconnected everything from the the Dell monitor and hooked it up to my old LG monitor. The LG monitor works fine… no irregularities with the picture.

This monitor works well for me. I work primarily in spreadsheets and in terminal windows at the command prompt. First the pros. I can see all the columns on most spreadsheets without scrolling. No problems shifting computer input to the next.

Easy to display multiple documents on a single screen. I wish I’d gotten a larger monitor sooner. Cons. Although my Linux laptop displays properly there’s no management software. The windows display management application has limited locations for PBP or PIP.

If those locations and tile sizes dont fit your workflow you”re stuck because you cant change them. I don’t use Windows enough to have an opinion about the templates to arrange windows on a desktop. The advertising copy about the monitor makes it sound like you can drag documents from one computer to another, but its not obvious how it works and undocumented (or I’ve missed it in the documentation.

) I hoped to get down to a single monitor for work, but the minimal Linux support and inflexibility of the PIP/PBP templates killed that dream. I’ve defaulted to simply treating this like a normal monitor with a kvm and swapping inputs between my primary & tertiary work machines with the secondary laptop on a separate monitor.

If you work entirely in Windows and the PIP/PBP templates mesh with your workflow you’ll probably like this monitor. If you work primarily in Linix it’s still a nice monitor, but if you already have a KVM it may not be the monitor for you.

I know it’s not a cheap monitor, but you still want to be able to use your eyes when you’re 80, right? So do your eyes something good and get good display gear. Less fatigue in the evening, too. I was looking specifically for a monitor from Dell’s UltraSharp series and this model fit my requirements: Good resolution, friendly for my eyes, works with Mac, can simultaneously charge while displaying and the best price at Best Buy.

When you use USB-C to connect to your Mac, Monterrey claims plain HD resolution (1920×1080) as “default for display”. That may be the “default” but it ain’t the “native” resolution. I suspect it wants to save some USB bandwidth with that choice.

Once you select “scaled” you do get the various higher resolutions. The best: None of them looks scaled. No pixelation or weird blocks. Just crisp picture. I like the middle “scaled” option 3008×1692 as compromise between readability and screen real estate.

Even its native resolution of 3840×2160 looks great, but counter-intuitively you need to select it via the “scaled” setting. I’d advise against auto-activating the Dell DDM software on a Mac. I have it installed, but configured its JSON to disable auto-launching.

The monitor had some weird sprites with the DDM active, so you’re better off without it.

Unfortunately we broke a number of monitors on our gigs through to March 2020 and now we are planning to restart in July as the Covid restrictions for live events are relaxed. Part of the replanning is an investment in new laptops and monitors for lighting control, audio desks and DJ booths.

This monitor is absolutely perfect for our needs. It is a little brighter than the lower end monitors which is fantastic for outdoor events. It looks great when at the desk and it easily attaches to our VESA arms in he various booths.

We have had a number of purpose made flight cases for these monitors made up by our friends at TriFibre and these cases should help avoid the problems of broken monitors from 2019/20. What we REALLY like: – its brighter than many monitors – it has multiple connection options including HDMI, DIsplayPort, Thunderbolt etc – it has a very useful USB hub which if not connected through to the laptop still gives a great way of tidying up USB charging or PSU demands in the booth – it looks great both on the the stand and on a VESA arm We will be buying more of these as our cashflow permits.

Best small monitor we have in house!.

I bought this monitor about 6 months ago when I started a remote job. Having this nice size monitor made my job a LOT easier. I also bought it with it’s color/resolution capabilities. I’m a wildlife photographer and need a monitor that handles color well so the editing process is nice and accurate.

Not to mention the control system is about the easiest monitor interface I’ve ever worked with. Honestly couldn’t be more pleased.

This monitor is performing as I would expect. Nothing unusual one way or another. The only ‘issue’ is the monitor back, which isn’t a problem for most, I’d imagine. I use a monitor mount, rather than the stand.

After removing the stand, there is a bracket that remains fixed on the back. It sticks out about 2 inches. Normally not an issue, unless you’re trying to flush-mount it to a wall. I contacted customer service (which was EXCELLENT, I’m actually surprised to report) and they provided detailed instructions on how to remove — which involved removing the back casing.

Doing this, however, they informed me would void the warranty. Other than that, I am pleased.

I received one of these monitors as a gift from a friend. It was one of my two monitors. I actually bought a second one I liked them so much. This way too I’d have the matching set. I use these monitors every day for 8-10 hours and have not experienced any issues.

Very sturdy stand and looks sleek. Will continue to buy LG products.

ViewSonic VG2439m-LED 24″ Dear ViewSonic, I acquired the same model of the monitor but at the 21. 5 variety back in 2015 for my work from home setup. Since that time I moved 4 times, and these monitors never skipped a beat.

Recently, after a cross-country relocation, I retired those monitors (to my brother) for which they are still going strong. I am so pleased with these 24″ monitors for the following reasons. #1 I have and always will LOVE the interface of ViewSonic monitors, it’s clean, simple, easy, and for me consistent, I rate this higher than all others at the enterprise level; even Dell who produces the best enterprise-grade monitors but for individuals, small businesses this is not the best ROI.

#2 No frills keep costs low This has exactly what you need to be a productive student, and professional. It may seem lacking in the creative department but it’s accurate and unless you are a professional creator it is suitable.

#3 If you already use DisplayPort Technology (Dell / HP) it’s great once you get over the realization that it is simply a different shaped HDMI, but for this product and its a category we get amazing deals because so many people can’t seem to understand.

#4 ViewSonic please reach out to me if you want to sell this solution to large companies whose monitors asset collection is an utter mess leaving IT teams using avoidance measure’s and leaving end-users to DYI which has it’s pros/cons as an individual contributor but ultimately it’s a huge waste of time, effort, and the organization overall.

Low cost, ultrabasic, easy to use/configure, deploy RMA monitors such as these can easily rule the segment with the right sales strategy, who knows how low the pricing can get at scale for these? Bottom line if you want an easy use, quality build that will last for the next 5 to 10 years go with these monitors as 80% of the population does not require more than 1080 HD quality, 4k, 5k, 8k?! That’s for pros and entertainment, don’t over-buy yourself into spec.

hype and buy these monitors you won’t regret it.

I like how NICE it is that this Monitor came with ALL of the Cables and Connectors, to the point that I had (1) left over and can’t figure out if I need it or NOT because everything is WORKING OUT FINE!!! All I know is that the (4) that I attached are doing their job to give me a very good screen to look at.

I recently bought a “different” Brand Monitor for my son and then had to “BUY a VGA-to-HD Cable” for it to hook up to my son’s computer that didn’t have an HDMI port. That was a bummer and an additional cost.

Thankfully ViewSonic didn’t send me down that path of frustration. Though it is “Used/Like New”, they sent ALL the cables including an HD Type Connector (but USB) and I’m very glad that I chose another ViewSonic monitor.

I can only hope that this monitor lasts as long as the one I bought in 2005, in which I just took down yesterday to be replaced by THIS Monitor. That 2005 Monitor was a “REFURBISHED” tiny little cute 15″ monitor with the “Colorful Birds” on it and a Silver Frame.

I’m quite surprised that this Model ViewSonic Monitor doesn’t have the BIRDS anywhere to be seen on the Frame, but I guess that’s okay. I supposed the Birds flew away when this one was being made. (A silly joke).

Overall at the moment, I’m content. I just have to get used to it being SO BIG, after looking at 15″ for a long while.

Needed a way to allow Zoom and Teams video conferences using a Mac Mini. Had a hard time finding a monitor that said it would work. Took a chance on the ViewSonic. However, there were supply problems, and I was unable to buy one for many months.

I finally put my name on a wait list with B&H Photo. Took about 3 months but finally was notified of availability. Setup is not very intuitive with the included printed instructions. Need to go online and read through the more complete manual to find out how to enable the video feature using a USB cable.

HDMI cable only enables it as a monitor. Need to use a separate utility to control the monitor’s detailed settings. It’s not fabulous resolution on Zoom calls, but it does the job.