I have at home + storage/workshop, two 24-inch LG monitors (TN) 5ms. Both are old, 10 and 12 years, but they work perfectly. The reason I wanted a change is that on the "upper" monitor (home), my little one sits ... and plays, so I thought to get him something better (IPS Panel).
The screen is flawless in all respects at first glance. Flawless quality, considering its price, very good and stable support base, easy menu for someone who for some reason tweaks it constantly ... and beautiful!!!
Let me first say that before the purchase, I was concerned about its color. Silver support base, and "sugar-silver" back of the monitor. I was looking for a classic black one. However, I couldn't find anything with two HDMI and Audio Out with a "compact" base at this price. I can inform you that the color is amazing. So my hesitation was overcome. Viewing angles ... just fine.
Now. Because I am a person who "looks into it more," I will say that in a direct comparison with the old monitor at the same resolution, the image is ... the same. This is not derogatory, since the previous one was replaced for another reason, and not because it did not have good display quality. All of this (comparative) of course, as long as you bring it to the same settings (brightness, contrast, etc.).
The best setting (personally) in the Preset Modes is RTS. Strong contrast that "reduces" the known problem of IPS panels (Contrast & Backlight Bleeding?). Since we mentioned the specific situation above ... I also did a simple (parallel) comparative test with the old monitor. I set the simple screensaver of Win10, which displays the time and the rest of the panel is black. Unfortunately, on this Dell, the rest of the panel looked illuminated. While the adjacent screen (old LG with TN Panel) appeared almost black. This specific Dell fails to display black. Especially with low room lighting ... even worse, where it becomes intense and probably annoying.
So, for someone who does image/color editing in a low-light environment ... it might not be the best. While the other colors are displayed perfectly and realistically, black appears as dark gray. Of course, if the room lighting is intense or at least normal, the problem "disappears" (it’s simply not visible/intense).
So this is the ONLY disadvantage of this monitor. And it’s probably not a disadvantage of the monitor itself, but of the category of panels it belongs to (IPS). At least for the price category we are talking about/belong to. An IPS monitor that costs €400, this specific problem is limited and does not bother. I will certainly give it 5 stars because for the majority of users, under normal lighting conditions, what I mentioned is ... "small print."
New update February 15, 2025
I see that its current price is €245!!! At this price, it is definitely not worth it. I bought it about 2 years ago for €125. For that amount, it is perfect.
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