Advantages: Bright, Crisp, space saving, inputs features, extras Disadvantages: Menu system is fiddly
A couple of years ago I was given a 24inch CRT monitor when one of my friends upgraded to the forerunner of the 2407. A 24inch crt is quiet a big beast, totally dominated my desk, but it did true high definition (1080p) 1920x1080 which meant having a huge desktop. Once you have had that much desktop real estate you cant really go back. I decided if I was going down to buy a tft it had to be capable of this.
TFT monitors have dropped dramatically in price over the last few years though at the top of the range where you easily pay twice to three times more for the highest resolution. Dell is a leader in low cost panels, undercutting the competition by several hundred pounds.
This is the latest generation of the 24inch series it has an better panel giving very fast screen refresh. I haven't encountered any problems ...
FP makes the screen seem like widescreen at first. DVDs of TV shows (like Futurama and Family Guy) will run fullscreen and be displayed impeccably. Animations such as Futurama feature large blocks of luridly demanding colour and are flawless. HDTV (of what little is currently available) will have you ridiculing the skin conditions of your favourite actors.
Widescreen films are displayed well and black borders are of sufficiently deep-blacks not to be obtrusive. The screen is big enough to be watched from ~1.5m away, any further and you will lose out in detailed epic views such as those in Lord of the Rings and the like. For this kind of use the Dell 2405FPW is better suited, simply for size advantage. ...
sometimes.
The backlight is slightlight uneven.
The price is quite high although not bad for the monitors size.
Mine came with no dead pixels but Dell has a customer satisfaction guarantee and you can return it as many times as you want.
Overall I'm glad I spent the extra money. Was plug and play, up and running in 5 mins. Large desktop for multi tasking having several programs running spread out over the screen. Massive resolution for gaming with amazing graphics. Large screen combine with a TV card replaced my TV. ...
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Power
Form Factor
Internal
Voltage Required
AC 120/230 V ( 50/60 Hz )
Power Consumption Operational
105 Watt, 57 Watt
Power Consumption Stand by / Sleep
2 Watt
Environmental standards
EPEAT Compliant
EPEAT Silver
EPA Energy Star Compliant
Yes
Environmental parameters
Min Operating Temperature
5 °C, 0 °C
Max Operating Temperature
35 °C, 40 °C
Humidity Range Operating
10 - 80%
Manufacturer's product description
Turn your desktop into home theater and enjoy thrilling life like quality with vivid digital video audio detail with the Dell UltraSharp 2709W Widescreen Flat Panel Monitor. Featuring a 3000:1 dynamic contrast ratio and 450 cd/m² brightness, the monitor sharpens your visual experience with deeper blacks, brilliant image quality and crisp easy to read text. Additionally, an outstanding resolution of up to 1920x1200 pixels provides quality entertainment and an exhilarating multimedia experience. Moreover, you can enjoy accurate color representation for content creation like gaming development, video and photo viewing with the TrueColor technology that allows for 110% color gamut. The 2709W features a response time of 6 ms that helps prevent smearing and ghosting, whether you are playing a game or watching the latest swash-buckling thriller! In addition, the DVI-D connectors with HDCP (High-Bandwidth Digital Copy Protection) help ensure high quality image of protected high-definition content from consumer devices such as Digital Projectors, Blu-ray Disc, PS3 and more thereby expanding your range of media choices. Dell branded monitors undergo exhaustive testing for performance, reliability, durability and compatibility with Dell systems.
