Dell 2407 WFPb 27 Inch Monitor

Abz Hussain · 30 Mar 2011 at 23:27

Hi All...
I picked up the above monitor today for what im told by my mate is 'a ridiculous price'.
Can anyone here tell me if this is a decent monitor to play todays games with and do a bit of video editing etc.
Thank you
:confused:

cmndr_andi · 30 Mar 2011 at 23:31

Hi there,

Was it advertised as a 24 or 27in? The Dell 2407WFP is a 24in monitor.

It is a decent monitor for games, but for stuff like video editing the high resolution and high-quality S-PVA panel will really shine.

May I ask how much you picked it up for?

Abz Hussain · 30 Mar 2011 at 23:38

hiya Andi...just got my tape measure out - bottom left to top right corner almost 24 inches so i stand corrected in my title for this post.
Paid £40 (forty), from work colleague. i have hooked it up to my 10 year old althon xp system with an old geforce 4200 ti card...everything seems to work fine.
The stand has a couple scratches on it but other than that all seems to functioning and looking proper.

cmndr_andi · 30 Mar 2011 at 23:40

Holy heck. That's a great deal.

Good job

These things usually sell ~£200 second hand.

Abz Hussain · 30 Mar 2011 at 23:41

Bloody hell £200 :O

DrBombcrater · 31 Mar 2011 at 00:49

You've got a real bargain. The 2407WFP is a terrific monitor, I paid £180 for mine and it's worth every penny and more.

Randomface74 · 31 Mar 2011 at 00:52

fantastic deal - your friend is jealous

Abz Hussain · 31 Mar 2011 at 11:45

Wow, i have been doing some asking around too and it does seem that i have landed myself a bargain.
I think my colleague may have made a gaffe with this one.
Im going to be building a new system for myself later on this year..will be used for casual gaming, casual video encoding/editing as well as the normal stuff one does so i think this monitor may well suffice.
Having said all that, i just seen the thread where everyone has their monitors on display - and i must say a 3 monitor set up does look rather nice.

Abz Hussain · 31 Mar 2011 at 12:16

My set up in my sig, hopefully you see it. And yeh its old

gee3000 · 2 Apr 2011 at 03:08

Let me know if you want £100 for it

Parsley · 2 Apr 2011 at 03:18

Abz Hussain said:
My set up in my sig, hopefully you see it. And yeh its old

I'm jealous of the price you paid for it let alone your mate! Lucky you!

You should drop your sig to 4 lines by the way, the mods can and do readily enforce that rule

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Bodom · 2 Apr 2011 at 13:58

£40 that was a real bargin

Make sure you calabrate it though the normal stock settings look good but once you have played around with the colour settings for awhile you can get an amzing picture quality

Press the menu tab then go to presets then custom, if I could reamber what I had set my 2407 to I would tell you seemed to work quite good.

Tbh just google I just copied some one elses settings then tweaked them alittle untill I got it how I liked it

Abz Hussain · 2 Apr 2011 at 15:03

gee3000 said:
Let me know if you want £100 for it

For my monitor or my athlon xp setup?

Abz Hussain · 2 Apr 2011 at 15:16

Bodom said:
£40 that was a real bargin

Make sure you calabrate it though the normal stock settings look good but once you have played around with the colour settings for awhile you can get an amzing picture quality

Press the menu tab then go to presets then custom, if I could reamber what I had set my 2407 to I would tell you seemed to work quite good.

Tbh just google I just copied some one elses settings then tweaked them alittle untill I got it how I liked it

All calibrated and working well with win xp. Just need to make decision on new build now so I can really enjoy it's benefits. I'm in no rush. Sandy bridge or ivy bridge, p67, h67 or z68 lol. Decisions decisions.

Abz Hussain · 2 Apr 2011 at 15:19

Mods, I will sort out my sig soon. Hard to do from my iPhone. Apologies.

DoubleDoom · 2 Apr 2011 at 19:35

I have a later firmware version of this monitor (early ones had issues, later ones were regarded as one of the best for quality).

However, for the last two summers (and starting again this week), it has suffered a well known problem with this monitor of overheating. I have a deskfan I put on when its warm to stop it overheating and thats fine. You can spot the overheating problem as the screen goes black but power light stays green. It was a model flaw but keep an eye on the heat from the top of the monitor.

Quality of picture though is superb.

Abz Hussain · 2 Apr 2011 at 22:11

DoubleDoom said:
I have a later firmware version of this monitor (early ones had issues, later ones were regarded as one of the best for quality).

However, for the last two summers (and starting again this week), it has suffered a well known problem with this monitor of overheating. I have a deskfan I put on when its warm to stop it overheating and thats fine. You can spot the overheating problem as the screen goes black but power light stays green. It was a model flaw but keep an eye on the heat from the top of the monitor.

Quality of picture though is superb.

Yes i have noticed it get warm a tad but nothing to be to concerned about at the moment to be honest. Like i said its hooked up to the really old set up you see in the sig and im sure its not being tested very much at all by that. It does get warm at the top but i get no black screens or the like, all seems to be working well.
When i get my new build built then no doubt something like a geforce 560ti will put it through its paces.

Destination · 2 Apr 2011 at 22:19

DrBombcrater said:
You've got a real bargain. The 2407WFP is a terrific monitor, I paid £180 for mine and it's worth every penny and more.

I bought mine new, years ago, on offer from dell, and i still use it to this day.
Best investment I made in computer equipment.
For £40, I'd buy 2 more tomorrow if given the offer.
Great deal OP.

Abz Hussain · 2 Apr 2011 at 22:30

I just cannot now fathom why on earth my work colleague got rid of it. Im feeling a bit chuffed lol.

HammyUK · 3 Apr 2011 at 10:14

Great price