Review on Dell 21.5-inch LED Lit Monitor P2219H - 🖥️ Full HD 1080P, 60Hz, Height, Pivot, and Tilt Adjustment by Vangele Beck

This review will be comprehensive (see also: long) so please bear with me. There is also a ton of real world application material here that may or may not be useful. You will be the judge I think. (Updated 10/5/20 and 6/7/20 to change and remove some obsolete/extra parts) I had an old 19" 1440x900 display on my desk for a while as a secondary and primary display for two old ones Computer. which is currently on my desk. After coming home from university and not setting up the TV to connect my consoles, I used this for a while (no HDMI, but I had an HDMI-to-DVI cable that worked) but I knew immediately that the upgrade was ok because the colors were bad and the resolution was a bit weird. After some searching I came across this monitor and so far (a few months) it has worked well for me (I have since set up the TV but I won't go into the details of not having to set it up straight away as this applies in the background.) Let's start with what I like about this monitor. A 1920x1080 display is a fairly common resolution and is great for most modern consoles that run at 1080p. In addition, the screen diagonal of 22 inches is suitable for an average desktop; it just fits on my desk. Well, the stand leaves plenty of room for stuff around it (it's nice and small, only about 8 1/4 inches wide and 6 3/8 inches deep), but as far as my desk space goes, the space goes both ways So it's nice to have a large size that doesn't overhang the edge too much (the stand sits a good couple of inches either way from the corner, so don't worry. I'm talking more about the screen itself.) The edges are very small (about 3/16 inch) at the top and sides (about half an inch at the bottom, which is still small), so this saves a bit more space (especially when using a display with large bezels). rotate 45 degrees clockwise and counterclockwise and rotate 90 degrees clockwise and counterclockwise. This is extremely helpful to me. Since space on my desk is limited, it's really handy to be able to position the stand so I can place things around it but still be able to see the monitor with a little twist. I also play some games that are best played in portrait mode and sometimes use chat programs. So it's useful for gaming to be able to rotate the display so I can get the best experience and chats so I can see a lot of chat history. Most swivel monitors only rotate clockwise, which is fine for most people, but since my monitor is to the left of my desk and the outlet is far to the right, I have to rotate counterclockwise to get the most use of the cord length. and just have less trouble in my setup. USB ports are a great addition. For the cost of an additional cable (USB between computer and monitor) you get two additional USB 3.0 ports on the left side and optionally two USB 2.0 ports behind the monitor. That's great if you need an extra USB port or three. (Note: to take advantage of the speed of USB 3.0, you must plug the cable into a USB 3.0 port, which is typically blue.) Of course, this monitor isn't perfect, but I have far fewer complaints. First, even though it has HDMI, DisplayPort, and VGA, it comes with a DP cable, not HDMI. I haven't had a PC with DP in a while so I had to use a spare HDMI cable with it, but I recently built a PC with DP output so now I have the option to use a DP cable and I can use my HDMI cable for other things. I can understand why the lack of an HDMI cable in the box would be an issue for some, but it's not an issue for everyone, so I'm not giving it a star. It could also just be me, but the colors look a bit dull. It's an IPS LCD which offers good viewing angles, but blacks appear a bit black, at least compared to my laptop's display, which I'm pretty sure is also IPS. However, it's still not bad and other colors are tolerable, so I'm not giving it a star. Finally, no sound is included, so you'll need external speakers if you don't already have them. It's not a big deal, but it does take up some extra space, which is inconvenient for me given my space issues mentioned above. Nothing worth docking, but worth mentioning. All in all, this is a solid monitor with a lot of good things and a few bad things, especially as an upgrade from an older monitor. It was $130 when I got it, but I wouldn't be surprised if it were different now. The list price is $210, but you can get it on Dell's website for $170 (though I thought it was $200/$150 at one point. Either I'm wrong, or maybe COVID-19 pushed the price up a bit). Type "Dell P2219H" into your favorite search engine and Dell's official listing should be near the top. It's also available with 23-inch, 24-inch, and 27-inch screens (P2319H, P2419H, and P2719H, respectively). So if you want something similar but a little bigger, there are, but they cost a little more. Definitely worth Dell's list price, but even better if you're lucky like me and get it cheaper.