Last Friday Dell announced a new 2560×1440 monitor in an official blog post, and while it won’t compare to the variable refresh gaming monitors we’ve been talking about quite a bit lately it’s still impressive considering the price. (Here’s hoping the lower-cost WQHD trend continues!)
The P2416D is a 24-inch 2560×1440 display that Dell will offer for $369.99. The Tech Report linked to specifications published internationally pointing to an IPS panel, a detail that was not mentioned in Dell’s blog post. This would be in keeping with other panels in Dell’s P and U series, but is significant for the $369.99 price at 1440p. This will be a conventional 60 Hz panel of course, but represents a lower cost than other entry level IPS monitors at this resolution from Dell, and is the only option at this compact 24-inch size.
A competing low-cost QHD monitor, the Acer G257HU, is much more aggressively priced at $279.99, and Acer lists IPS as the panel type for this 25-inch display. How might Dell help justify the $90 premium over a monitor like the Acer? The P2416D monitor is covered by Dell’s “Premium Panel Guarantee” that Professional/UltraSharp monitor customers are likely familiar with, which provides free panel exchanges for “even one bright pixel” at any time during the 3-year warranty period. The Dell 24-inch monitor also offers their usual tilt/pivot/rotate/height adjustable stand, DisplayPort (1.2) and HDMI (1.4) input along with VGA, plus a 4-port USB 2.0 hub.
The Dell P2416D is not listed on Dell’s U.S. site just yet but will be available in May.
would be great if was 144hz
would be great if was 144hz gsync and had glossy screen.
even static 144hz would be fine 1440 at 24 pixel density would be perfect
stractch everything i said
stractch everything i said only 8ms lol no thanks
With higher refres rate
With higher refres rate response time would be obviously lower too. See Tft central’s 1440p@144Hz ips g-sync monitor review. Granted it’s not as good as 144Hz gaming TN panels but a bit better than 60Hz ips panels.
Why does that matter? The
Why does that matter? The panel is only refreshing at 60 Hz anyways.
What is the pixel density
What is the pixel density like at this resolution? I have a dell U3011 (30 inch, 2560×1600@60 hz) but I tend to sit quite close for a 30 inch display. My only complaint is the pixel density. Images look beautiful, but small text can be hard to read. I am not really a gamer, so I am not willing to give up IPS color quality for higher refresh rate.
Your display comes out to
Your display comes out to about 100 DPI, whereas the 24″ is about 122 DPI. You’d have to set your scaling to 125% to stay close to your current text size.