MacLife - UK (2019-12)

THE WINNER

Dell P2219HC

Good performance and input ports include USB–C

T

HE MONITORS EXAMINED in this group

test all have their good points, and that’s

on top of their affordable price tags. You’d

probably be happy with any of these, but a

couple did stand out above the rest. Samsung’s

S24H85 wasn’t the slimmest, but it is higher

resolution than the rest. Yet the cost is also

highest by far, so it couldn’t take pride of place.

At 22 inches, Dell’s P2219HC is slightly smaller

than the others, but it’s a strong performer with

good connectivity options. (Dell also deserves

praise for using no polystyrene in its packaging,

something we wish other manufacturers would

consider.) It didn’t achieve top scores in

our Datacolor colorimeter tests, but the

differences between all these units was

just a few percent.

USB–C isn’t a requirement for

everyone... yet. But if you don’t need it

now you will for your next Mac. This Dell display

includes USB–C as a display input type and of

course for passthrough USB data as well. If you

prefer DisplayPort, this (and the Samsung, to be

fair) also supports daisychaining monitors; link

a second DP–compatible display to this one

without running another cable from your Mac.

Note: The final verdict scores reflect the overall opinion of a product and are not necessarily an average of the criteria listed in the table.

How do

they

compare?

THE SPECS ACER R241Y AOC 24E1Q DELL P2219HC PHILIPS 278E9QJAB SAMSUNG S24H85

WEBSITE acer.com us.aoc.com dell.com usa.philips.com samsung.com

PRICE $169.99 $125.58 $149.99 $159.99 $299.99

SCREEN SIZE 23.8 inches 23.8 inches 21.5 inches 27 inches 23.8 inches

RESOLUTION 1920x1080 1920x1080 1920x1080 1920x1080 2560x1440

DISPLAY PORTS 1x HDMI, 1x DVI, 1x

VGA

1x HDMI, 1x DVI,

1x DisplayPort,

1x VGA

1x HDMI, 2x

DisplayPort,

1x USB-C

1x HDMI, 1x VGA 1x HDMI, 2x

DisplayPort,

1x USB-C

USB None 4x USB–A, 1x USB–B 4x USB–A, 1x USB–C None 3x USB–A, 1x USB–C

WEIGHT

(WITHOUT STAND)

2.54kg 2.8kg 3.05kg 4.59kg 4.1kg

LCD PANEL TYPE IPS IPS IPS VA PLS

ADOBE RGB 75% 78% 75% 80% 77%

SRGB 98% 100% 97% 100% 98%

EASE OF USE

OSD CONTROLS

DISPLAY QUALITY

PORT TYPES

OVERALL

With daisychaining support

and a USB–C port, the Dell

is our winning display.

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Tough testing, trusted ratings