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Dell UltraSharp 2707WFP 27" Widescreen LCD
Taking a Closer Look
The base of the 2707WFP doesn't have Dell's 2007-series style two or two and a half legs. Instead it's a big shiny black rectangle that is solid. Dell uses a large base because the monitor itself is so heavy; 27.5lbs for display and stand, 18lbs for just the display; you don't want to have center of gravity issues and have the monitor tip one way or another. I tested this and the monitor is very resistant to movement - it's not going anywhere in the event that someone bumps or even shakes your desk. The bezel is not the traditional Dell black, but rather a textured aluminum, with the Dell logo at the bottom in a shiny finish. The buttons and input indicators are located at the bottom right of the panel. There are six buttons; two for managing PIP/PBP (one for source and one for PIP/PBP mode); one to bring up the menu (similar to the menu on the Dell 2407WFP, reviewed here); two for up and down, plus or minus, etc; the last one is the power button with a multicolor LED in the middle to indicate power on (blue), stand by (orange) and off (not illuminated).        The input status bar is numbered one through five for the various inputs (VGA, DVI, S-Video, Composite and Component) and there is a blue LED illuminated when the input is selected (with a second LED being illuminated in the case of PIP/PBP being turned on). Cable management is accomplished with a neat cavity that goes through the monitor's stand. You insert your cable at the rear of the base and the cavity goes up to the rear input panel, and from there you plug it into the back of the monitor. Assuming your monitor backs up to the edge of a desk, you'll be able to completely eliminate any showing cables. The monitor can be adjusted up and down in an arc (with the middle portion of that arc where it is closest to the user, and the top and bottom having the display be about an inch further away), as well as tilting the display from completely vertical to about a 10 degree tilt backwards. Setup As I mentioned previously, Dell's 2707WFP does not require assembly. It ships and arrives (hopefully) in one piece. You simply take it out of the box in one piece and place it on your desk. Instructions are included for hooking it up and how the cable management scheme works and that's it. Once you plug in power and your DVI or VGA cable you're ready to go. The OSD system in this monitor is the same as the Dell 2407 I previously reviewed. The display is along the bottom of the screen and is semi-transparent. There are seven items to choose from: brightness & contrast, input source, color settings, display settings, menu settings and PIP settings. The OSD worked well, though the navigation takes a little getting used to. That said, I was able to get used to it easily enough and the buttons were clearly labeled. I could adjust the picture (contrast and brightness), change input modes manually, change color settings, wide mode (either strict 1:1 pixel mapping or filling the screen), and even whether or not to leave the audio on (with the optional speaker bar) during the monitor's power save. I calibrated the display with my Pantone Huey, and there was not much of a change from the settings the monitor was shipped with from Dell. Now I'm ready to start making judgments about the quality of the display.
Page 1: Introduction, First Looks
Page 2: Taking a Closer Look, Setup Page 3: Testing - Display Page 4: Testing - Features Page 5: Conclusion 
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