com is a leading authority on technology, delivering lab-based, independent reviews of the latest products and services. Included in the box are a DisplayPort and USB (upstream) cable, a Quick Start Guide, and a resource CD containing drivers and a User Manual. Its 24-inch IPS panel provides deep blacks and wide viewing angles, and it won't stress your utility bill. Its stand offers height, rotation, pivot and tilt adjustment, making it easy to position just how you want and access the connections on the rear.

Dell has been using a muted silver and black livery for its UltraSharp monitors for years, and it still works superbly on the U2417H. Editorial independence means being able to give an unbiased verdict about a product or company, with the avoidance of conflicts of interest. Red, green, and blue colors, which are represented by the colored dots, are all aligned with their ideal CIE coordinates, which are represented by the boxes.

There’s also an audio output so you can plug in speakers or headphones to listen to the audio being piped over the digital display connections – there are no built-in speakers. It uses the (almost) bezel-free InfinityEdge design featured on Dell's XPS 13 Touch laptop, making it ideal for side-by-side, multi-monitor applications.

The panel arrives pre-calibrated and out of the box the image quality is fantastic, so there’s little need to jump into the monitor’s menus, but do so and you won’t find any gremlins. That’s in evidence here again, as the U2417H arrives in a box that uses a clever folded cardboard handle and cardboard internal bracing to protect the monitor. This 24-inch display may only pack in a modest 1,920 x 1,080-pixel resolution, but there’s loads to like elsewhere.Granted, the U2417H's 1,920-by-1,080 panel can't match that of the Acer H257HU (2,560 by 1,440), but its overall performance is on par with the Acer H257HU, and it is equipped with more features, including a fully adjustable stand, a high-speed USB hub, three digital video inputs, and a video output for daisy-chaining multiple monitors. along the bottom – and even most of that is hidden below the top surface of the LCD, so the bezel almost completely disappears when the display is off. com and PC Magazine are among the federally registered trademarks of Ziff Davis and may not be used by third parties without explicit permission. There are five buttons (including the Power button) located under the lower bezel, off to the right.

The display of third-party trademarks and trade names on this site does not necessarily indicate any affiliation or the endorsement of PCMag. The U2417H doesn't offer an Eco power-saving mode, but it doesn't really need one; it consumed a mere 14 watts of power during testing when set to the Standard picture preset. Today, we have millions of users a month from around the world, and assess more than 1,000 products a year. The bottom portion of the bezel in particular is among the most slender I’ve seen, something which is made possible by the monitor’s controls being situated on the underside of the frame rather than the front.

Pivot the display around into portrait mode and its easy to find all the sockets you need and get all your cables plugged in. The 1,920-by-1,080 panel has a non-reflective coating, a peak brightness of 250 cd/m2, a 1,000:1 contrast ratio, and a 16:9 aspect ratio.