Dell UltraSharp U2412M 24" 1080p LED-backlit IPS LCD Monitor $284.05 + FS

Quote from slackerace : I did significant research on monitors Monday and ended up buying this [newegg.com] from Newegg. I could not see spending $100 more for the 24" Dell. The ASUS has HDMI connection.

Verrrrrry interesting. Great find, thank you. Might be in for 3.

Bought two of these w/ coupon code + Amex $100 off + Free Shipping + 2% Fidelity Amex Cashback + 3% Mr. Rebates cashback!! = AWESOME!

Quote from Borracho : Meh, not a special price. Shipped to CA, it's cheaper to just buy one of the regular-priced listings on eBay for a new one. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dell-led-...256b04c85e

That's not the same monitor, the one sold on ebay uses a cheaper e-ips panel.

Notice the letter at then end of the model number, U2412H

the one here on slickdeals is the U2412M.

i really would have loved to pick this up, its very hard to find 1920X1200 Monitors these days. Especially one with 24" Viewable with IPS and LED technology.

It's showing $369.99 retail, then i can use the coupon code which brings it down to 345~ ish

Amazon [amazon.com] has the monitor in the OP for $309.99, with Prime. More expensive, on the face of it, but it's a savings for me, if I decide to order it, because there's no 9.75% sales tax on top of the price, for me, as there would be on top of Dells' price + shipping. (the link takes you to the product; consult other buying choices on the right, for Amazon's price)

Quote from jasonelmore : That's not the same monitor, the one sold on ebay uses a cheaper e-ips panel. Notice the letter at then end of the model number, U2412H the one here on slickdeals is the U2412M. i really would have loved to pick this up, its very hard to find 1920X1200 Monitors these days. Especially one with 24" Viewable with IPS and LED technology. It's showing $369.99 retail, then i can use the coupon code which brings it down to 345~ ish

I mislinked the eBay listings. I meant to link the parent listing of that particular listing, which was incorrectly listed by the seller. The parent listing is for the M model.

http://www.ebay.com/ctg/Dell-Ultr...4340.l2644

You'll see that the M model is around 300 (minus a few bucks) normally.

That's one of the best prices I have seen for this monitor on a consumer level. I can fortunately get these through my employer for $250. I have been thinking about getting 3 for an Eyefinity setup. What graphics card do you guys thing would be best price/performance for this setup?

Quote from decarillion : Amazon [amazon.com] has the monitor in the OP for $309.99, with Prime. More expensive, on the face of it, but it's a savings for me, if I decide to order it, because there's no 9.75% sales tax on top of the price, for me, as there would be on top of Dells' price + shipping. (the link takes you to the product; consult other buying choices on the right, for Amazon's price)

They have been showing 3+ weeks for shipping for the last two weeks for me otherwise that's the route I would go...

I bought mine on eBay for $299, no tax. Already verified with Dell regarding 3yr warranty. It's revision A3. The other seller you guys talked about claims he sells the latest revision A2. He should update his listing.

Buyer's remorse; Bought two of these monitors and ever since using them I have constant headaches. I was able to be on my old non-led monitors for up to 15 hours with no issues. These new LED monitors give me headaches and eye strain after 30 minutes. I have the brightness all the way down to 10. Any suggestions ? Whats the alternative ? Seems like just about everything out there is LED !!!???

Did you try turning down the contrast too? I keep my brightness on 0 and my contrast way down too. I get headaches from bright monitors and I use computers at least 10 hours a day. I found this to be the solution for me.

Quote from cabra : Buyer's remorse; Bought two of these monitors and ever since using them I have constant headaches. I was able to be on my old non-led monitors for up to 15 hours with no issues. These new LED monitors give me headaches and eye strain after 30 minutes. I have the brightness all the way down to 10. Any suggestions ? Whats the alternative ? Seems like just about everything out there is LED !!!???

Quote from cabra : Buyer's remorse; Bought two of these monitors and ever since using them I have constant headaches. I was able to be on my old non-led monitors for up to 15 hours with no issues. These new LED monitors give me headaches and eye strain after 30 minutes. I have the brightness all the way down to 10. Any suggestions ? Whats the alternative ? Seems like just about everything out there is LED !!!???

Do all LEDs cause you headaches, or is it just the 2412?

One possibility could be the AG coating causing eye strain... then headaches. If you don't get headaches from glossy LEDs (at lowered brightness levels) it may be the coating.

Otherwise, it could be due to pulse width modulation. And in that case it can be tricky to fix, unless you go for a different type of monitor. Lowering brightness may actually make things worse as pwm is higher (which is better as far as flickering goes), at higher brightness settings. Some people have done odd things, like increasing brightness to 100%, then wearing sunglasses, or lowering color levels on a software level, but I can't see either of those being great solutions.

When I owned a 2412, I found it really bothered my eyes. I hated the AG coating, but part of it could have been the LED too. There was no way to know for certain if LED bothered me or not (AG coating bugged me enough as it was). I have a LED netbook, but I keep that on high brightness (can get away with that since it's a small screen)... so pwm will be high anyway. And my main monitor is ccfl, and somewhat old, so brightness is around 70%+.

So the only thing I can suggest is first determining what the cause is, either LED pulse modulation or the AG coating. As the other poster suggested, sometimes it's due to the monitor being too bright, but at 10%, I wouldn't think that would be the case here. Anyone know offhand what the min brightness level is for the 2412? If you can get it down to around 100-120 candelas, I'd think brightness would be fine.

Google about and try the program f.lux , the filters seem to help if you're not doing color sensitive work

Quote from cabra : Buyer's remorse; Bought two of these monitors and ever since using them I have constant headaches. I was able to be on my old non-led monitors for up to 15 hours with no issues. These new LED monitors give me headaches and eye strain after 30 minutes. I have the brightness all the way down to 10. Any suggestions ? Whats the alternative ? Seems like just about everything out there is LED !!!???