Dell Ultrasharp 2407WFP 24" Widescreen LCD

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Anthony Fiti
Kurtis
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Oct. 16, 2006

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Introduction

For the past few years, Dell has been the king of LCD monitors, especially for those who are on a budget. Don't jump to conclusions either, that isn't to say their LCDs are low quality, they just ship very high volumes and can afford to have some of the lowest prices. In fact, their aggressive pricing strategy has helped them become the number one seller of LCD monitors in the US. And as more and more LCD panel makers bring their seventh generation facilities online and yields rise, we start to see more units on the market, and prices drop again.

Today we'll be reviewing Dell's 2407WFP 24" LCD Monitor. It's not quite the Lamborghini of LCD displays (that title belongs to 30" variety), though I would certainly consider it a "Luxury Model." $800 is the standard price of the display, though Dell often has it on sale for cheaper (keep an eye on our Hot Deals page for coupons).

The 2407WFP is a behemoth, but as the saying goes, bigger isn't always better. We'll put this bad boy to the test to determine whether it really is worth drooling over.

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Page 1: Introduction
Page 2: First Looks
Page 3: Taking a Closer Look
Page 4: Setup
Page 5: Testing - Display
Page 6: Testing - Features
Page 7: Conclusion

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5 User Comments

1 - Posted by sacremon on October 16, 2006 - 8:14 am

I've had a 2407WFP for about a month now. I found that the graphics card you are using to drive the monitor can make a big difference, even on something as simple as banding on a static gradient. I was using a 6800GT (AGP), but found that I was getting stuttering in games when I was running both the LCD and a 17" CRT as secondary. I upgraded to essentially the best I could for AGP, a 7800GS, and there is a marked difference. Banding that I saw in gradient tests was gone. Motion in games is very smooth now. I get that upgrading your video card will eliminate most of the display issues that you are encountering.

2 - Posted by Kurtis on October 16, 2006 - 12:16 pm

Interesting. Thanks for posting, sacremon. Welcome to the forums, by the way.

3 - Posted by Max Slowik on May 27, 2007 - 8:21 am

"after spending about 20 minutes messing with the display I couldn’t get the display to show the black bars on the sides of the display when I had my resolution set to 1600x1200."

You have to set the video card's option to not force scaling to get it to say at a fixed resolution. NVIDIA cards have a real problem with this; even when the driver-level scaling is disabled, it resets to default when you run a full-screen application.

4 - Posted by DARAB MOSTOUFI on October 29, 2008 - 5:30 pm

I Always Liked My 24" Dell Ultrasharp Wide Screen Lcd. Until Couple Days Ago I Noticed Power Button Has Become Louse, And I Cannot Turn Off Or Turn On My Monitor.
I Finally Realized If Iturn The Knob So The Line Will Be Straight Then I Can Turn It On Or Off. I Called Dell And Unfortunattly My Waranty Was Over, And Their Suggestion Was To Live With It, Because The Do Not Recomend To Open It. So I Put An Scotch Over The Knob So It Would Not Move And Stay Straight So I Can Turn On And Off My Monitor.
I Am Not Sure Why This Happened, Is It Because It Is Made In Mexico, Or Maybe I Should Have Paid More Than $650.00

5 - Posted by Kurtis on October 29, 2008 - 6:34 pm

That's weird - never heard of that happening. Without the tape there, does it just easily rotate around?

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