Dell S2409W user reviews

ckerr15 2 July 2009

Good: Quality and Price

Bad: Lack of information available on websites, knowing some things, maybe I won't have purchased...

Comment: I bought this monitor from the Dell.co.uk website for £200 in October 2008. I liked the price and size and I know that Dell is a great monitor manufacturer. It arrived two weeks later and had solid packaging and a simple set up. VGA and DVI cable included; average quality. I can say that when I turned it on it was a great impression, bright sharp image. Unfortunately, in RGB and HDMI modes there is a slight flicker when displaying certain darker colours particularly in the dark greys. Something that really annoys me is the HDMI audio fade in feature: this means that if the screen does not receive audio it stops sound, when it receives them again, it fades in gradually for about 7 seconds which is irritating when playing a game on my Xbox 360.

Apart from the above annoying parts, the rest of it was worth every penny; solid construction, decent image production on HDMI and RGB, excellent in DVI and good menu and setup. If I had known about the HDMI audio issue, I would not have bought it so this is a warning to gamers or movie enthusiasts.

For the money I paid, it really was a steal, you would have struggled to find a better monitor for the same price, I'll definitely be back for more Dell monitors in the future.