Dell U2515H

prava said:
Specially funny since they have the same resolution and, thus, the smaller has a bigger density, and should be more expensive to make.

Unless, of course, I'm missing a lot of things :D :D
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At that much less, I'm considering going with this instead and hoping it performs similarly to the larger panel
 
Nicholars said:
What is the coating like? Is it the same matte as the other recent dell screens? or is it a semi glossy coating?

Also can you check for IPS glow and input lag?
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I've got some interesting observations on the coatings, but my Internet has been out all night thanks to an accident up the road earlier this evening. For now, I'll say that it definitely seems matte to me. I've not owned a Dell monitor since the 2209WA, so that's all I've got to compare too. Seems slightly less matte than that monitor. I think I like it, but definitely different from the glossy iMac I'm coming from.

Not entirely sure how to test for IPS glow. I've used IPS displays for years (the aforementioned 2209WA and then a 27" iMac) and this doesn't strike me as significantly different from those.

I don't really have anything to test input lag either. Whats the best way to test that without a reference display or Leo Bodnar device?
 
pcguru83 said:
I've got some interesting observations on the coatings, but my Internet has been out all night thanks to an accident up the road earlier this evening. For now, I'll say that it definitely seems matte to me. I've not owned a Dell monitor since the 2209WA, so that's all I've got to compare too. Seems slightly less matte than that monitor. I think I like it, but definitely different from the glossy iMac I'm coming from.

Not entirely sure how to test for IPS glow. I've used IPS displays for years (the aforementioned 2209WA and then a 27" iMac) and this doesn't strike me as significantly different from those.

I don't really have anything to test input lag either. Whats the best way to test that without a reference display or Leo Bodnar device?
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Thanks for info anyway, Hmm well IPS glow would be look at a black screen close / far from the screen and see how bad the glow is on an angle, lag would be play a game such as counter strike and see if you can notice any lag, but this is irrelevant unless you have something to compare it to eg. monitor with low lag. But neither of these are much use if you don't have something to compare it to eg. a "low glow" IPS screen.
 
OK, so finally some more detailed thoughts on the two U2515H monitors I received. I opted to keep the second of the two, but I probably wouldn't have bothered with an exchange for either of them if I had only received one.

Monitor 1
Right out of the box, I noticed this weird shimmer all across the top where the bezel/casing and glass/display come together. It is surprisingly distracting, and I suspect is caused by the anti-glare coating not being applied perfectly. Here's a few pictures I tried to capture of it:
http://i.imgur.com/NdFZZhX.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/T6ybASk.jpg

It's not obvious from these pictures, but that effect was basically visible along the entire top edge of the monitor. Also, you could also look in the top right corner of the display and see a very minor bubble or imperfection. Definitely seems that the coating on this monitor had some issues.

Backlight bleeding was minimal, and acceptable IMO:
http://i.imgur.com/8goJhxY.jpg

The monitor doesn't seem to have any dead/stuck pixels. Here's a solid white screen:
http://i.imgur.com/CPuiCFi.jpg

Red:
http://i.imgur.com/g2P4kpp.jpg

Green:
http://i.imgur.com/l47uUrM.jpg

Blue:
http://i.imgur.com/TV8R6uE.jpg


Monitor 2
The coating on this monitor seemed to be much more uniform around the edges and had virtually none of the shimmer that I noted above in Monitor 1. There was a small gap between the bezel/case and the LCD/glass in the top right corner, but I couldn't get a really good picture of it. It's barely noticeable, even moreso when you are sitting normally in front of the monitor.

Backlight bleed was essentially comparable to Monitor 1, perhaps every so slightly inferior along the bottom and just a hair brighter in the top left. Some of that is a result of the camera angle, as my SLR was being difficult, and I didn't get the angles exactly right on both. Still acceptable IMO:
http://i.imgur.com/1GvbMSJ.jpg

This monitor also doesn't appear to have any dead/stuck pixels. Forgot to take a picture of an all white screen on this one though.

Red:
http://i.imgur.com/tNqnuT2.jpg

Green:
http://i.imgur.com/m8bcFRA.jpg

Blue:
http://i.imgur.com/0FtRMyN.jpg

Conclusion
Ultimately I decided to keep Monitor 2. The backlight bleed was slightly worse on this one, but that shimmer with the coating across the top of the bezel on Monitor 1 I found to be much more distracting and noticeable. Realistically, I'll likely never notice the backlight bleed in normal use. The small gap in the top right also annoys me when I look at it, but again, it's very hard to notice unless you are looking really, really closely.

It really came down to that annoying shimmer of the coating along the top. It was surprisingly distracting, and I found it catching my gaze pretty frequently.

Overall, this is a REALLY solid monitor, even given the price (which still isn't that bad IMO compared to the 27"). That extra PPI really helps, and the images this thing produces are unbelievably crisp. I'm very happy with my purchase, and would definitely recommend it to others.
 
That looks good actually, especially compared to the pictures I have seen of the BLB on the korean screens (which I am also looking at)... Shame this has a matte coating and that weird shimmer thing (did the one you kept have any of that shimmer effect or just 1 of them?)... Would you describe it as strong matte or semi glossy? Does it make the colors looks dull? This monitor looks pretty nice for the money, waiting for a review of it detailing input lag etc. but I might just "pull the trigger" on one and see for myself.
 
In Europe this monitor is extremely cheap. Its a sub-300€ (taxes included) screen, and I have no idea why.

Id get one if I weren't so broke atm... :(
 
prava said:
In Europe this monitor is extremely cheap. Its a sub-300€ (taxes included) screen, and I have no idea why.

Id get one if I weren't so broke atm... :(
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yeah, super surprised about the price, that's korean 27" level. I saw one for 275€
About the coating, i don't know how aggressive the AG is DELL uses now (they used to be awful) but maybe picture quality would improve if it was removed. Curious how it would look afterwards.
 
Nicholars said:
That looks good actually, especially compared to the pictures I have seen of the BLB on the korean screens (which I am also looking at)... Shame this has a matte coating and that weird shimmer thing (did the one you kept have any of that shimmer effect or just 1 of them?)... Would you describe it as strong matte or semi glossy? Does it make the colors looks dull? This monitor looks pretty nice for the money, waiting for a review of it detailing input lag etc. but I might just "pull the trigger" on one and see for myself.
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The one I decided to keep does not have the weird shimmer at the top of the display bezel. If you catch it in just the right light you can see it every now and then, but I really never notice it.

I'd describe it as a semi-gloss, probably closer to matte than glossy. But there is definitely a vibrancy to the colors that you don't always see with a full-on matte display.
 
pcguru83 said:
The one I decided to keep does not have the weird shimmer at the top of the display bezel. If you catch it in just the right light you can see it every now and then, but I really never notice it.

I'd describe it as a semi-gloss, probably closer to matte than glossy. But there is definitely a vibrancy to the colors that you don't always see with a full-on matte display.
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Thanks for info, have you noticed any IPS glow? (look at a black screen and if you can see a silvery glow to the screen at the edges / corners)
 
Nicholars said:
Thanks for info, have you noticed any IPS glow? (look at a black screen and if you can see a silvery glow to the screen at the edges / corners)
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In a normal lit room with a solid black screen, there's not much of a glow. Perhaps just a tiny bit in the top left corner.
 
pcguru83 said:
OK, so finally some more detailed thoughts on the two U2515H monitors I received. I opted to keep the second of the two, but I probably wouldn't have bothered with an exchange for either of them if I had only received one.

Monitor 1
Right out of the box, I noticed this weird shimmer all across the top where the bezel/casing and glass/display come together. It is surprisingly distracting, and I suspect is caused by the anti-glare coating not being applied perfectly. Here's a few pictures I tried to capture of it:
http://i.imgur.com/NdFZZhX.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/T6ybASk.jpg

It's not obvious from these pictures, but that effect was basically visible along the entire top edge of the monitor. Also, you could also look in the top right corner of the display and see a very minor bubble or imperfection. Definitely seems that the coating on this monitor had some issues.

Backlight bleeding was minimal, and acceptable IMO:
http://i.imgur.com/8goJhxY.jpg

The monitor doesn't seem to have any dead/stuck pixels. Here's a solid white screen:
http://i.imgur.com/CPuiCFi.jpg

Red:
http://i.imgur.com/g2P4kpp.jpg

Green:
http://i.imgur.com/l47uUrM.jpg

Blue:
http://i.imgur.com/TV8R6uE.jpg


Monitor 2
The coating on this monitor seemed to be much more uniform around the edges and had virtually none of the shimmer that I noted above in Monitor 1. There was a small gap between the bezel/case and the LCD/glass in the top right corner, but I couldn't get a really good picture of it. It's barely noticeable, even moreso when you are sitting normally in front of the monitor.

Backlight bleed was essentially comparable to Monitor 1, perhaps every so slightly inferior along the bottom and just a hair brighter in the top left. Some of that is a result of the camera angle, as my SLR was being difficult, and I didn't get the angles exactly right on both. Still acceptable IMO:
http://i.imgur.com/1GvbMSJ.jpg

This monitor also doesn't appear to have any dead/stuck pixels. Forgot to take a picture of an all white screen on this one though.

Red:
http://i.imgur.com/tNqnuT2.jpg

Green:
http://i.imgur.com/m8bcFRA.jpg

Blue:
http://i.imgur.com/0FtRMyN.jpg

Conclusion
Ultimately I decided to keep Monitor 2. The backlight bleed was slightly worse on this one, but that shimmer with the coating across the top of the bezel on Monitor 1 I found to be much more distracting and noticeable. Realistically, I'll likely never notice the backlight bleed in normal use. The small gap in the top right also annoys me when I look at it, but again, it's very hard to notice unless you are looking really, really closely.

It really came down to that annoying shimmer of the coating along the top. It was surprisingly distracting, and I found it catching my gaze pretty frequently.

Overall, this is a REALLY solid monitor, even given the price (which still isn't that bad IMO compared to the 27"). That extra PPI really helps, and the images this thing produces are unbelievably crisp. I'm very happy with my purchase, and would definitely recommend it to others.
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Could you post your brightness and contrast settings when you took those pictures?
My BLB is much more noticeable even though i am going form 75(default) to 42
 
on1yalad said:
Could you post your brightness and contrast settings when you took those pictures?
My BLB is much more noticeable even though i am going form 75(default) to 42
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Brightness was at 35 on both monitors. It actually did occur to me the other day I probably should have left them both at default to test the BLB, but I doubt it would make a significant difference. Also, I'm pretty sure default is 50, not 75 (at least that's where both of mine were set out of the box).
 
So I just got (2 of) this monitor, and thought I'd chime in and point out that 2560x1440 is not supported over HDMI on this monitor. Guess I'll have to upgrade my GPU then. :( (Active DP adapters would be almost equally expensive)
 
pcguru83 said:
I've got some interesting observations on the coatings, but my Internet has been out all night thanks to an accident up the road earlier this evening. For now, I'll say that it definitely seems matte to me. I've not owned a Dell monitor since the 2209WA, so that's all I've got to compare too. Seems slightly less matte than that monitor. I think I like it, but definitely different from the glossy iMac I'm coming from.

Not entirely sure how to test for IPS glow. I've used IPS displays for years (the aforementioned 2209WA and then a 27" iMac) and this doesn't strike me as significantly different from those.

I don't really have anything to test input lag either. Whats the best way to test that without a reference display or Leo Bodnar device?
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meatincereal said:
So I just got (2 of) this monitor, and thought I'd chime in and point out that 2560x1440 is not supported over HDMI on this monitor. Guess I'll have to upgrade my GPU then. :( (Active DP adapters would be almost equally expensive)
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Can you guys give some more info about this monitor. How is the pixel density, does it look like its worth it for gaming? I currently have a 23 inch 1080p.
Does the stand feel solid? Does it look premium?
I can buy this for 312 euro! I
 
I'm still running at 2048x1152 because I don't have any DP-slots on my graphics card and no active DP adapter, so I'm not a good reference. Sorry. The stand is great, and feels very sturdy, however I bought the Dell MSA14 because I wanted to reduce clutter on my table.
 
meatincereal said:
I'm still running at 2048x1152 because I don't have any DP-slots on my graphics card and no active DP adapter, so I'm not a good reference. Sorry. The stand is great, and feels very sturdy, however I bought the Dell MSA14 because I wanted to reduce clutter on my table.
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No problem. Be sure to write some gaming experiences down here once you get her running full glory. Ah good to know the stand is solid. My current LG monitor looks nice but is flimsy as .... you know. Also no height adjustment and that is something I really miss.
 
Ribozyme said:
Can you guys give some more info about this monitor. How is the pixel density, does it look like its worth it for gaming? I currently have a 23 inch 1080p.
Does the stand feel solid? Does it look premium?
I can buy this for 312 euro! I
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I provided some fairly detailed thoughts on the monitor a little farther up, so make sure you don't miss that.

Pixel density is great. I was coming from a 27" iMac with the same resolution, and the added density is definitely noticeable. Loving the extra sharpness and crispness. Stand is one of the better monitor stands I've encountered and has plenty of heft to it. The monitor has a slightly above average build quality to it (but falls a bit short compared to many of the Apple products I'm used to).

Haven't done much gaming on it, but that will change tonight. My gaming rig is primarily intended for sim racing, so I have it hooked up most of the time to a 50" low input lag HDTV. However, when my iMac died and I replaced it with a Mini and this monitor, I figured I could start easily using it for some other types of PC gaming too, which I'm kind of excited about. Now I've got my gaming rig hooked up to both this Dell monitor (via DP) and to my HDTV (via HDMI). The Mini is also connected to this monitor (via DP). Now I can easily switch between the Mac and my gaming rig (including sound!) by just changing the monitor input. I've got a gaming keyboard and mouse coming today, so I can probably provide some basic thoughts on gaming tonight. I'm not much of a hardcore gamer except when it comes to sim racing, but I'll see if I can put some thoughts together tonight. Half Life 2 and BioShock are downloaded and waiting for me when I get home. :)
 
Recieved my U2515H today

Has an annoying issue where the lip of the panel is glued on wrong, however I'm not sure how to rectify that. Otherwise happy with the panel so far, however haven't had a good play with it yet. images here:

http://imgur.com/a/SEOxE
 
MarkRobbo said:
Recieved my U2515H today

Has an annoying issue where the lip of the panel is glued on wrong, however I'm not sure how to rectify that. Otherwise happy with the panel so far, however haven't had a good play with it yet. images here:

http://imgur.com/a/SEOxE
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Eh, that sucks. This monitor definitely has some bezel fitment issues. It's an especially tough call whether you try for another one when you get a good panel. But honestly, it doesn't seem like anyone up to this point has really gotten a panel that was all that bad. The panels seem pretty solid on this monitor so far.
 
pcguru83 said:
Eh, that sucks. This monitor definitely has some bezel fitment issues. It's an especially tough call whether you try for another one when you get a good panel. But honestly, it doesn't seem like anyone up to this point has really gotten a panel that was all that bad. The panels seem pretty solid on this monitor so far.
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Is a very tough call whether to bother with replacement considering it looks like an otherwise perfect panel, indeed. It's not a huge issue but I need to weigh up how much it is going to annoy me long term
 
That would annoy me to no end, and be one of those "once you see it you can't unsee it" type of things. I would cringe every time I sat down in front of the monitor.
 
How is the coating on this? Is it "semi glossy"? Also any luck with overclocking it to 75hz or similar? The PPI on this must be nice as I have seen 27" 1440p screens and they already have very good PPI.
 
How small is text without scaling on these panels? I'm considering a pair that would mostly be used for development. I currently have a pair of 23" 1080p and 24" 1920x1200 screens.

I don't have room for dual 27" screens on my desks and I'm worried that I wouldn't be gaining much real estate, if any, if I enabled scaling.
 
I'm trying to decide between this model and the U2415. Could anyone assist me with what the major differences are and which model would be better for photoshop work? Thanks!
 
redbrick50 said:
I'm trying to decide between this model and the U2415. Could anyone assist me with what the major differences are and which model would be better for photoshop work? Thanks!
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No reviews on the 2515 yet but pretty much the difference is the size, resolution and price, I imagine they will be similar except the U2415H might have less IPS glow.
 
Nicholars said:
No reviews on the 2515 yet but pretty much the difference is the size, resolution and price, I imagine they will be similar except the U2415H might have less IPS glow.
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Did you mean that the U2515 might have less IPS glow? Should the newer model be better? I don't mean to sound rude, I'm just very new to buying monitors etc, and with so many choices and technology, it's a bit confusing.
 
Just ordered mine through Premier for $250 - make sure you guys check resources before you go all in at retail.
 
Hi

Ordered me this monitor yesterday (it should arrive tomorrow). I live in Europe, and I got it for 293 euros. They were 500 euros here too at first though, only a week ago the prices suddenly fell down to 300. So maybe over there in the US they will drop soon too. But 500 vs 300 is a pretty big difference, not sure why they're keeping the retail price over there so high.
 
According to reviewers there's some IPS glow but none that you really notice, and I myself hardly notice anything while using the monitor. I don't notice any lag while gaming either, everything was perfectly smooth.
The reviews I've seen so far are by amateurs, don't see any professional reviews yet. There's a review on youtube btw, just search "U2515H review" and you'll find one in english, by some german chap.

I'm really happy with the monitor - I love the resolution (it's super sharp), the size (25") is perfect, the image quality is really excellent, and the many possible display adjustments are handy. It's pretty good build quality so the monitor isn't light, although not very heavy either. The energy usage is also quite low (35W max), especially because the display is so bright, since you only need to put it at like 30-50% brightness which is already very bright. For around 300 euros/dollars it's simply an outstanding monitor imo. For 500 dollars however, it would be best to wait for the prices to drop, or to get another monitor.
 
ida quagmire said:
According to reviewers there's some IPS glow but none that you really notice, and I myself hardly notice anything while using the monitor. I don't notice any lag while gaming either, everything was perfectly smooth.
The reviews I've seen so far are by amateurs, don't see any professional reviews yet. There's a review on youtube btw, just search "U2515H review" and you'll find one in english, by some german chap.

I'm really happy with the monitor - I love the resolution (it's super sharp), the size (25") is perfect, the image quality is really excellent, and the many possible display adjustments are handy. It's pretty good build quality so the monitor isn't light, although not very heavy either. The energy usage is also quite low (35W max), especially because the display is so bright, since you only need to put it at like 30-50% brightness which is already very bright. For around 300 euros/dollars it's simply an outstanding monitor imo. For 500 dollars however, it would be best to wait for the prices to drop, or to get another monitor.
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Are you using Windows or OS X scaling? What %?
 
I'm very interested in this monitor as 27" is just a bit too large for my desk, but $500 is a lot of cash while I save for Skylake.
 
mears said:
Are you using Windows or OS X scaling? What %?
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Windows 8.1, I didn't change any scaling, there wasn't really no need to as the screen is big enough. I don't see a percentage in the control panel, I only see a bar from "smaller" to "larger", and there's 4 values. Mine is set to value 2.
 
mears said:
Are you using Windows or OS X scaling? What %?
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New U2515H owner here. I'm using it with a mid-2012 rMBP (GeForce GT 650M) connected using the included Dell mDP to DP cable. I run Windows 8.1 using Parallels Desktop 10 and am trying to make 113% scaling work, but I think I'll settle on 125%. My previous monitor was the BENQ G2400WD (24-inch 1920x1200) and was using 125% scaling.

For reference, I sit less than 2 feet from my external monitor (have it above my laptop display). If I were setting 2+ feet away, 125% scaling would be a necessity in my opinion...
 
meatincereal said:
So I just got (2 of) this monitor, and thought I'd chime in and point out that 2560x1440 is not supported over HDMI on this monitor. Guess I'll have to upgrade my GPU then. :( (Active DP adapters would be almost equally expensive)
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Do you or anyone else have any more info on this, does this info come from the Dell manual? So with HDMI you are limited to using an interpolated 1920x1080 resolution? My current computer supports 2560x1440 but it has only HDMI, no DP. If the monitor can't use its native resolution over HDMI I would need to upgrade the computer first, it is a miniPC so I can't change graphics card. That would make the U2515H far less attractive ...

Where does this limitation come from? I haven't read about such problems with other WQHD monitors yet...
 
nhzld said:
Do you or anyone else have any more info on this, does this info come from the Dell manual? So with HDMI you are limited to using an interpolated 1920x1080 resolution? My current computer supports 2560x1440 but it has only HDMI, no DP. If the monitor can't use its native resolution over HDMI I would need to upgrade the computer first, it is a miniPC so I can't change graphics card. That would make the U2515H far less attractive ...

Where does this limitation come from? I haven't read about such problems with other WQHD monitors yet...
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I´m from Sweden and i have a Dell U2515H. I have tried to run 1440p (GTX 970) over HDMI and it works just fine :)
 
Jimbo66 said:
I´m from Sweden and i have a Dell U2515H. I have tried to run 1440p (GTX 970) over HDMI and it works just fine :)
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The guy who couldn't load the resolution might need to check his HDMI cable.
 
How do games look at 1080p? I'm curious because it isn't much larger than a 24-inch display, so maybe it won't be blurry. My current computer can't handle gaming at 1440p so I'm trying to decide if I want to give this a try or get the 4k so I can game at 1080p.
 
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