Dell Professional P2217H 21.5" Screen LED-Lit Monitor

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Came with three video cables. I did have to buy another cable but that is because I have an older MacBook Air with Thunderbolt/Mini Display Port. Packaged to survive nuclear attack. Perfect product, worked immediately when connected. Adjustments for viewing are exceptional. I had a 19" display and the only bothersome experience was getting used to the massive wide screen. I often work with USGS maps and the ability to expand the view - sometimes over 200% - on those is spectacular. Minor details were often difficult to see on old monitor. Option to rotate and use in Portrait Mode is a real plus. SIMPLY FYI BUT IMPORTANT: I dont remember the advert saying that it required signature on delivery. Thats fine with me. Just be prepared.

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I was very pleased with this monitor when I first set it up. I bought it specifically to use in Portrait mode with my MacBook Pro laptop and another external monitor. It was easy to set up and worked very well for about a week. After a week, the monitor went very, very dim. The monitor was recognized by the computer and I could just make out that there was screen display but it was an incredibly faint "ghost" image that you could only make out at certain angles. I tried swapping all cables, etc. but nothing resolved the issue. After reading online, I tried unplugging the video input and just turning the monitor on to see if I could get the initial configuration screen to show but the monitor still had nothing visible on screen. When this was the case, online threads on Dells support forums always recommended returning the monitor. Its possible that it was simply a dud. Based on my very favorable first impression, I have ordered a replacement and applied to Amazon for a refund of the original purchase. I will update this thread and the review with the results of the refund request and the setup of the new monitor when it arrives. So far my experience is pretty poor but I am optimistic that the new unit will solve the issues. UPDATE - The replacement monitor I ordered arrived in a time fashion and setup proceeded without any difficulties. The second monitor was noticeably brighter than the first monitor right out of the box. I have had the monitor a week and it is working flawlessly. I am even more pleased with the quality of this monitor than the first and I liked the first quite a bit until it ceased working. I have no problem giving this new monitor a 5 star rating. My refund was handled promptly and without any difficulties or questions. I have updated my recommendation from a 2 to a 5. I considered taking off a star for the hassle factor but decided that prompt customer service, a no questions refund, and an excellent working replacement warranted a 5 star rating and recognition that they customer service system promptly met all my needs and I ended up with the product I hoped for.

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WOW! Love this monitor. I ordered one for work and was so impressed that I ordered one for my personal use at home. I am a photographer and wanted to have 2 monitors to watch video tutorials while practicing on the 2nd monitor. This solved the problem and didnt take up as much space! Colors are true. Couldnt be happier with my purchase.

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I bought two of these. For the work I do, I needed a double monitor set-up. One in landscape (horizontal) position and the other in portrait (vertical) position. It took me awhile to find monitors for this configuration, and Im glad I got these Dell monitors. The inputs are perfect, too. The laptop I use with these monitors has a VGA port and a DP port. Many of the other monitors I looked at would have required adapters. But these monitors have both types of ports I needed, plus HDMI, so I was able to plug one into each port of my laptop. The monitors came with the cords I needed, so I didnt have to buy anything else. The price was pretty good, too. Ive been using these for about 2 months now, and I have zero complaints.

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Broke the second time I used it.. It started to flicker and then shut down. I couldnt turn it on again. I am very sad and disappointed. What a waste of money :(.

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Purchased this monitor for its main selling point for me: the adjustable stand. The monitor was beautiful, great matte screen, good clarity and brightness. Unfortunately as soon its plugged into any device, whether its through the VGA or HDMI input, it shows the video but the front white LED on the power button begins to blink / flash. You can try to change the monitor options to not have the LED on during operation, but it still blinks. I tried connecting this monitor to a thunderbolt dock, the HDMI output of my Macbook Pro, and even the VGA & HDMI output on an NVR, all with the same results. Dell support was not helpful at all, as soon as they determined I purchased the monitor through Amazon the only solution they offered was to contact Amazon and return the monitor. I would have loved to keep this monitor, but having an LED constantly blink at you while using it is an issue. But after not even a full work day of using it, I had to request a return for this unit, with no option for exchanging it. At least that process was painless. Im hesitant to purchase this monitor again, for fear of having the same issue.

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Stopped working after 2 months. Bought two at the same time and they were plugged into the same source, but I could never get them to look the same. The colors were fine, but when sitting next to each other, they have matched up. It was especially noticeable for white. One was always more yellow or more blue than the other.

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My goodness. This screen is not reliable at all. It blinks off when you start using it. Ive checked all the wires and connections and replaced or upgraded all. Why? Does anyone else have this problem? It is driving me crazy and there is no obvious reason other than a poor product.

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**UPDATE: Dell is sending me out a replacement monitor so thats great. Pretty exceptional experience with that process thanks to Jane who is a Technical Support Associate for Dell. There must have been a bad batch of panels that Dell bought for their monitors because my other Dell monitors work fine. I still recommend buying a higher end-model with a better quality panel from Dell so they dont start to burn-in within 5 months like mine did. LEDs are not supposed to burn-in this quickly anyways. *FIRST POST: Im sure the non-bad panels they use work fine but the panel I got lasted 5 months lol... Definitely going to reconsider buying from dell in the future. 4/5 stars because my panel was poorly build but this is probably quite rare so I wont fault them for that.

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This is just a great monitor.....and I have been using Dell monitors for years and found them to be very reliable.

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