The Dell 24 Monitor (P2419H) has much to recommend it as a business monitor.
A slim frame and small footprint help this $279.99 display fit in a tight space.
An ergonomically friendly stand supports a full range of position adjustments for maximum comfort.
Connectivity is facilitated by a plethora of ports in the DisplayPort, HDMI, USB, and VGA families.
Although its color accuracy isn't as good as what we saw on the midsize ViewSonic VP2468, and it lacks some of the color calibration settings of that Editors' Choice-winning mainstream monitor, the P2419H is well worth considering as a general-purpose business display.
The P2419H's design is utilitarian though not unattractive, with the panel housed in a thin, matte-black frame attached to a stand supported by a rectangular base.
Although the lower bezel is wide (0.8 inch thick), the top and side bezels are thin enough (0.2 inch) that you may even forget that they're there.
With the stand in place, the P2419H ($279.99 at Dell) measures 14 by 21.2 by 6.5 inches (HWD) and weighs 15.6 pounds.
(The panel itself is 1.7 inches deep.) The stand has a small footprint (8 by 6.5 inches), and it feels sturdy enough.
You can snake loose cables through a circular hole in the stand's column.
The stand supports height, tilt, swivel, and pivot adjustment.
The panel has a rated brightness of 250 cd/m2 (nits); I tested it at 183 nits using a Murideo SIX-G signal generator, a Klein K10-A colorimeter, and SpectraCal CalMAN 5 software.
Contrast is rated at 1,000:1, typical of an In-Plane Switching (IPS) monitor.
The 1080p native resolution (1,920 by 1,080 pixels) is typical for a panel of its size—it's the same as the ViewSonic VP2468 ($229.99 at Best Buy) and the NEC MultiSync EX241UN-BK ($309.91 at Amazon) , both Editors' Choice models.
We are seeing some business monitors in the 24-inch range with resolutions up to UHD (3,840 by 2,160 pixels), a.k.a.
4K, though you'll pay a premium for them.
Controls, Presets, and Connectivity
Physical controls consist of five tiny control buttons located along the right-hand edge of the bottom bezel.
The rightmost button is an on/off button, while the others help you navigate the monitor's menu system.
The main menu lets you control functions such as brightness and contrast (using sliders controlled by arrow buttons), input source, color, and aspect ratio.
Another menu lets you access preset modes, including Standard, ComfortView, Movie, Game, Warm, Cool, and Custom Color.
The last mode allows you to set your own red, blue, and green levels with sliders.
The P2419H has a good selection of inputs, including HDMI and DisplayPort connectors, a VGA port, and four USB ports, two of them USB 2.0 and the other two USB 3.0.
The USB 3.0 ports are conveniently side-facing, while the other ports are in back, facing downward.
(Fortunately, the monitor is light and sturdy enough that it's easy to turn on its side or upside-down to plug in cables.) A tweaked version called the Dell 24 Monitor (P2419HC), identical to the P2419H but for the addition of a USB Type-C port, should be available within a few months and sell at a $50 premium.
Typical gray-to-gray pixel response is 8 milliseconds, though it can be as fast as 5 milliseconds.
Input lag—as measured with a Leo Bodnar Lag Tester—came in at a very good 10 milliseconds, just a tad longer than the BenQ SW2700PT, which remains our leader with a 9.5-millisecond input lag.
Although the P2419H isn't built for gaming, it did a passable job in running Rise of the Tomb Raider and its benchmark sequence, with no unusual artifacts.
That said, contrast could have been better, and colors didn't pop like they often do on true gaming monitors.
Dell covers the P2419H with a three-year warranty.
Performance Testing
Color accuracy out of the box is passable, as shown on the chromaticity chart below.
With the panel tested in Standard mode, my color measurements (represented by the colored dots) are reasonably close to the bounds of the triangle, although most are a bit skewed from their ideal CIE coordinates (represented by the boxes).
When viewing movies in the Movie color mode, reds and blues tended to look muted, while in some scenes I noted an excess of yellow.
Photos, viewed in Standard mode, looked better.
Grayscale performance, observed using the DisplayMate testing suite, is good but not outstanding, with very dark grays appearing as blacks, and very light grays appearing as whites.
The monitor's viewing angles, from both the side and above, are wide, typical of an IPS panel, with no discernible dimming or color shift, even at extreme angles.
See How We Test Monitors
The P2419H consumes 14 watts of power in Standard mode, which is typical for a 24-inch monitor and the same reading as both the ViewSonic VP2468 and the Dell UltraSharp 24 InfinityEdge Monitor U2417H ($198.02 at Amazon) .
Solid Business Window
As a monitor for typical business use, the Dell 24 Monitor (P2419H) provides good ergonomics, a small footprint, and a wide selection of ports.
Its 1080p resolution is the standard for a low-cost monitor and should suffice unless you're doing a lot of photo editing.
Color accuracy is so-so, and between the panel's modest resolution and low contrast ratio, colors didn't really pop in video or low-impact gaming.
The ViewSonic VP2468 has a similar feature set, but better color accuracy, as well as presets for color calibration.
It holds on to its Editors' Choice.
Still, the P2419H is more than adequate for most standard office use.
If you want more screen area, the Dell 27 Monitor (P2719H) is a larger version of the P2419H; hit the link for a review of that model.
Pros
Thin frame and small footprint.
Height, tilt, swivel, and pivot control.
Ports galore.
The Bottom Line
The Dell 24 Monitor (P2419H) is a solid, compact LCD monitor for workaday business use, with good ergonomic features but middling color accuracy.
The Dell 24 Monitor (P2419H) has much to recommend it as a business monitor.
A slim frame and small footprint help this $279.99 display fit in a tight space.
An ergonomically friendly stand supports a full range of position adjustments for maximum comfort.
Connectivity is facilitated by a plethora of ports in the DisplayPort, HDMI, USB, and VGA families.
Although its color accuracy isn't as good as what we saw on the midsize ViewSonic VP2468, and it lacks some of the color calibration settings of that Editors' Choice-winning mainstream monitor, the P2419H is well worth considering as a general-purpose business display.
The P2419H's design is utilitarian though not unattractive, with the panel housed in a thin, matte-black frame attached to a stand supported by a rectangular base.
Although the lower bezel is wide (0.8 inch thick), the top and side bezels are thin enough (0.2 inch) that you may even forget that they're there.
With the stand in place, the P2419H ($279.99 at Dell) measures 14 by 21.2 by 6.5 inches (HWD) and weighs 15.6 pounds.
(The panel itself is 1.7 inches deep.) The stand has a small footprint (8 by 6.5 inches), and it feels sturdy enough.
You can snake loose cables through a circular hole in the stand's column.
The stand supports height, tilt, swivel, and pivot adjustment.
The panel has a rated brightness of 250 cd/m2 (nits); I tested it at 183 nits using a Murideo SIX-G signal generator, a Klein K10-A colorimeter, and SpectraCal CalMAN 5 software.
Contrast is rated at 1,000:1, typical of an In-Plane Switching (IPS) monitor.
The 1080p native resolution (1,920 by 1,080 pixels) is typical for a panel of its size—it's the same as the ViewSonic VP2468 ($229.99 at Best Buy) and the NEC MultiSync EX241UN-BK ($309.91 at Amazon) , both Editors' Choice models.
We are seeing some business monitors in the 24-inch range with resolutions up to UHD (3,840 by 2,160 pixels), a.k.a.
4K, though you'll pay a premium for them.
Controls, Presets, and Connectivity
Physical controls consist of five tiny control buttons located along the right-hand edge of the bottom bezel.
The rightmost button is an on/off button, while the others help you navigate the monitor's menu system.
The main menu lets you control functions such as brightness and contrast (using sliders controlled by arrow buttons), input source, color, and aspect ratio.
Another menu lets you access preset modes, including Standard, ComfortView, Movie, Game, Warm, Cool, and Custom Color.
The last mode allows you to set your own red, blue, and green levels with sliders.
The P2419H has a good selection of inputs, including HDMI and DisplayPort connectors, a VGA port, and four USB ports, two of them USB 2.0 and the other two USB 3.0.
The USB 3.0 ports are conveniently side-facing, while the other ports are in back, facing downward.
(Fortunately, the monitor is light and sturdy enough that it's easy to turn on its side or upside-down to plug in cables.) A tweaked version called the Dell 24 Monitor (P2419HC), identical to the P2419H but for the addition of a USB Type-C port, should be available within a few months and sell at a $50 premium.
Typical gray-to-gray pixel response is 8 milliseconds, though it can be as fast as 5 milliseconds.
Input lag—as measured with a Leo Bodnar Lag Tester—came in at a very good 10 milliseconds, just a tad longer than the BenQ SW2700PT, which remains our leader with a 9.5-millisecond input lag.
Although the P2419H isn't built for gaming, it did a passable job in running Rise of the Tomb Raider and its benchmark sequence, with no unusual artifacts.
That said, contrast could have been better, and colors didn't pop like they often do on true gaming monitors.
Dell covers the P2419H with a three-year warranty.
Performance Testing
Color accuracy out of the box is passable, as shown on the chromaticity chart below.
With the panel tested in Standard mode, my color measurements (represented by the colored dots) are reasonably close to the bounds of the triangle, although most are a bit skewed from their ideal CIE coordinates (represented by the boxes).
When viewing movies in the Movie color mode, reds and blues tended to look muted, while in some scenes I noted an excess of yellow.
Photos, viewed in Standard mode, looked better.
Grayscale performance, observed using the DisplayMate testing suite, is good but not outstanding, with very dark grays appearing as blacks, and very light grays appearing as whites.
The monitor's viewing angles, from both the side and above, are wide, typical of an IPS panel, with no discernible dimming or color shift, even at extreme angles.
See How We Test Monitors
The P2419H consumes 14 watts of power in Standard mode, which is typical for a 24-inch monitor and the same reading as both the ViewSonic VP2468 and the Dell UltraSharp 24 InfinityEdge Monitor U2417H ($198.02 at Amazon) .
Solid Business Window
As a monitor for typical business use, the Dell 24 Monitor (P2419H) provides good ergonomics, a small footprint, and a wide selection of ports.
Its 1080p resolution is the standard for a low-cost monitor and should suffice unless you're doing a lot of photo editing.
Color accuracy is so-so, and between the panel's modest resolution and low contrast ratio, colors didn't really pop in video or low-impact gaming.
The ViewSonic VP2468 has a similar feature set, but better color accuracy, as well as presets for color calibration.
It holds on to its Editors' Choice.
Still, the P2419H is more than adequate for most standard office use.
If you want more screen area, the Dell 27 Monitor (P2719H) is a larger version of the P2419H; hit the link for a review of that model.
Pros
Thin frame and small footprint.
Height, tilt, swivel, and pivot control.
Ports galore.
The Bottom Line
The Dell 24 Monitor (P2419H) is a solid, compact LCD monitor for workaday business use, with good ergonomic features but middling color accuracy.
