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Hi guys! Today I'll be performing a review on Dell U2515H UltraSharp IPS Monitor and share my experiences after using it for few months. This QHD 2560x1440 Widescreen 25" monitor was released around December 2014 with SRP (Suggested Retail Price) of 400 USD (1400 MYR). Dell is one of the computer monitor manufacturers that has finally brought 2K resolution into smaller size monitor that is commonly found in 27 inch monitor and above. Before diving into the review, let's take a quick glance over the features that this product offers and also get an overview of the technical specifications.

Intro: Size comparison between U2713HM (left) and U2515H (right). The U2515H has slimmer bezels (8mm) compared to U2713HM thick bezel (20mm). Dell U2515H is twice more vivid and brighter when both monitors are set to the same brightness contrast.



Features
1. Superior screen clarity meets complete color precision for a brilliant viewing experience.
2. Enjoy 25″ of superb screen clarity on a sharp QHD 2560 x 1440 resolution monitor.
3. Get great color consistency across an ultra-wide 178 Degree/178 Degree viewing angle.
4. Get exceptional color accuracy and consistency right out of the box, with each monitor factory tuned at 99% serge with a delta.
5. Help boost your productivity with a dual or multi-monitor setup.
6. Easy Arrange lets you choose how you view your custom window layout. See all your applications tiled side by side with nothing buried.
7. Work the way you want. Position your monitor for ultimate comfort with a full range of tilt, pivot, swivel and height adjustments along with easy connections to your PC and peripherals.
8. Your Dell Ultra Sharp 25 Monitor U2515H is designed to be pixel perfect. That’s why if you find even just one bright pixel, we’ll replace it under our Premium Panel Guarantee


Technical Specification
Size: 25" Wide Screen (63.44 cm)
Panel Coating: Light AG coating
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Interfaces: 2 HDMI (MHL) connector, 1 Mini DisplayPort, 1 DisplayPort (version 1.2), 1 DisplayPort out (MST)
Resolution: 2560 x 1440
Pixel Pitch: 0.216 mm
Design colour: Matte black bezel with silver stand/base
Response Time: 6ms G2G (Fast mode), 8ms G2G (normal mode)
Ergonomics: Tilt, height, swivel and rotate (left and right)
Static Contrast Ratio: 1000:1
Dynamic Contrast Ratio: 2 million:1
VESA Compatible: Yes 100mm
Brightness: 50 - 350 cd/m2
Accessories: Cable cover, power cord, DisplayPort to Mini DP cable, USB cable, factory calibration report
Viewing Angles: 178 / 178
Panel Technology: LG.Display AH-IPS
Weight: monitor without stand is 4.4Kg
Backlight Technology: W-LED
Physical Dimensions: (WxHxD with stand height range) 569.0 x 398.0 - 512.5 x 205.0 mm
Colour Depth: 16.78m (8-bit)
Refresh Rate: 60Hz
Special Features: 5x USB 3.0 ports (1 fast charge), DisplayPort out, audio out, factory calibration
Colour Gamut: Standard gamut 99% sRGB, ~72% NTSC


What's in the box
1 x Monitor with stand
1 x Cable cover
1 x Power cable
1 x DP cable ( Mini-DP to DP)
1 x USB 3.0 upstream cable (enables the USB port on the monitor)
1 x Drivers and documentation media
1 x Factory Calibration report
1 x Quick setup guide
1 x Safety Information

This post has been edited by asunakirito: Mar 11 2017, 01:05 PM

Dell U2515H Packaging

Packaging-1: The front of the U2515H box displays a picture of the monitor in the center along with Dell logo located at the top left corner.


Packaging-2: The rear of the box reveals the U2515H Input-Output (IO) Connections, the slim 8mm (0.31") bezel size and the display features: Quad HD resolution 2560x1440 at 60Hz (Max) + Wide 178 degree viewing angle with 99% sRGB coverage + Supports DP, mDP, DP out, HDMI (MHL), 5 x USB 3.0 (downstream), Audio-Line out.


Packaging-3: On the left side of the packaging displays a list of items that comes inside the box. Cables included: Power Cable, DP cable (Mini DP-DP), USB 3.0 upstream cable. On the right side of the packaging displays the dimension of the monitor: diagonal is 635 mm (25"), width is 569 mm (22.4"), depth is 205 mm (8.07") and height is 512.5 mm (20.18"). It also includes 2 sticky labels (the shipping address) and the serial number aka S/N and DP/N number. The two U2515H monitor I have with me is A01 Revision manufactured in January 2015 and March 2015.


Packaging-4: On the top of the box, it's sealed with Dell wrapper with a warning label "If this seal is broken or the package is damaged, check contents before signing receipt". It also has 5 steps shown in picture on how to extract the contents out of the box with care to avoid the monitor from accidentally drop out.

Dell U2515H Unboxing

Unboxing-1: Cutting Dell's seal and opening the box flaps first reveals the cables (USB cable, mini display port to display port), CD and user manual guide, and cable cover to hide the IO behind the monitor.


Unboxing-2: Upon sliding out the contents carefully, we finally see the monitor stand wrapped nicely with thin foam paper and also the power cord in a sealed bag. Ensure that the box flap handle on the sides does not get trapped internally as it will prevent the box content from extracting out smoothly.


Unboxing-3: Here are all the contents located on the top of the monitor. You can remove them first before taking out the monitor panel.


Unboxing-4: Here is the item underneath the monitor stand. It's the U2515H monitor panel covered in plastic foam wrapper to prevent any unwanted scratches.




Dell U2515H Accessories

Accessory-1: Here is all the accessories that comes inside the U2515H box! Starting from top to bottom: the cable cover, a user guide with CD containing the necessary installation driver (which I did not use but downloaded the latest Dell Display Manager from the official Dell website), a factory calibration monitor report, and 3 cables.


Accessory-2: Starting from left to right: mini Display Port to Display Port, USB cable (USB Type A male to USB Type B male), and 3-pin UK plug power cord.


This post has been edited by asunakirito: May 24 2015, 08:41 AM

Dell U2515H Design

Design-1: Unwrapping the Dell monitor reveals yet another foamy protection on the front! This pretty much provides lots of safety from scratches during shipment!


Design-2: On the rear of the U2515H, we can find a 100x100mm Vesa mount and the IO (Input Output) connection. You can purchase Dell Single Monitor Arm MSA14 to use the Vesa Mount for better flexibility in positioning the monitor. Also, you can find the Serial Number behind too! Dell customer support will require this serial number for monitor panel replacement. I noticed that my first new Dell U2515H monitor had some hard rubbing/scratches on the rear. I guess that this monitor is definitely not a new one, probably second hand?


Design-3: Taking a closer look at the IO from left to right, we can find the power, 2 x HDMI (MHL), 1 x Display Port (input), 1 x Mini Display Port (input), 1 x Display Port (output), 3.5mm Audio Jack, USB Port Type B (female), 4 x USB 3.0 downstream. Dell offers a Soundbar such as AC511 that can simply snaps snugly to the bottom of this monitor to be connected via the audio jack port. Do note that this monitor does not have any VGA or DVI connection, therefore ensure your computer motherboard or graphic card has Display Port or HDMI port in order to use this monitor! I have tested the HDMI (MHL) port with a Nvidia GTX 760 2GB and it displays 2560x1440 resolution flawlessly by default. For older graphic cards that uses HDMI below 1.4 might encounter smaller resolution of 2048x1152.


Design-4: On the rear panel itself, there is a Dell lock port (left) and a SuperSpeed aka SS USB 3.0 port (right) for your mobile devices. Dell offers a premium lock known as LP500 to secure your monitor with a carbon-tempered steel that easily attaches to monitor standard security lock slot.


Design-5: Here is the a look at the Dell Monitor stand. It uses black and silver theme. The previous Dell monitor stand is all black. What I did not really like about this new stand is the sharp corner on the front that pierces users finger when lifting this monitor up. This issue is not found in the older monitor stand as its curved smoothly. There is a serial number placed on the monitor stand too.


Design-6: To install the monitor stand to the monitor panel, simply placed the monitor panel with its face facing downwards, and gently hook the monitor stand into the 2 mini holes at the Vesa mount area. A noticeable click sound will appear to indicate its a successful lock. To remove the monitor stand, simply press the button just below the Vesa mount area and lift up the monitor stand away from the monitor panel. The bottom of the monitor stand comes with 5 anti-slip rubber padding. A blue line done with a permanent marker made by the Dell factory staff is an indicator of the monitor facing front without any swivel to the left-right.


Comparison-1: Here is a quick comparison between the U2515H (left) and U2713HM (right) size. It's not just longer but also its much more thicker. I noticed that U2515H generates slightly lesser heat compared to U2713HM when having it turned on for couple of hours.


Comparison-2: Below is a photo with 3 different custom DPI (100%, 125% and 150%). For day to day usage, I used 150% for both 25 and 27 inch monitor. 100% font is really small and causes eye strains when viewing monitors for a long period of time at a distance more than 1 arm's length.


This post has been edited by asunakirito: May 24 2015, 09:56 AM

Dell U2515H Orientation: Landscape and Portrait

Single Monitor

Single-1: Dell U2515H Landscape mode with maximum height adjusted! It goes higher than my Edifier R2730DB Studio Monitor speakers!


Single-2: Dell U2515H Landscape mode with minimum height adjusted! It goes below than my Edifier R2730DB Studio Monitor speakers!


Single-3: Dell U2515H Portrait mode with maximum height adjusted. With this height, its similar to Dell U2713HM with minimum height adjusted. It's pretty high and does strain my neck a little when viewing up closed, especially when you need to find those Internet browser tabs.


Single-4: Dell U2515H Portrait mode with minimum height adjusted. With this low height, it makes it a sweet spot for reading long documents in browser or PDF reader. However, you need to be careful of not having sharp objects near the bottom of the monitor stand as you might scratch it. It's best to leave some gap between the monitor and monitor stand.


Dual Monitor

Dual-1: As you can see from the photo, the Dell U2515H can be rotated either left or right side to be portrait mode. For older Dell widescreen monitor such as U2713HM, it can only be rotated left side only. This makes it really flexible for monitor rotational method.


Dual-2: Here is another perspective of the dual landscape U2515H monitor with 4 documents opened up simultaneously. I prefer this orientation much more since websites commonly uses 1280 as their website width while the 1440 height resolution gives ample space for vertical viewing.


Dual-3: This portrait and landscape setup for U2515H provides users greatness of both worlds. Users can view lengthy documents on the portrait monitor for referencing, while their landscape monitor will acts as the main for watching movies/gaming or video-audio editing that requires long horizontal width.


Dual-4: Dual Dell U2515H in portrait mode. Best if you are only using for reading documentation, e-book, PDF, etc. You can watch movies or TV shows with it, but its preferable with triple monitors though. For gaming, you might get annoyed with the bezel located at the center. I tried to align as best as possible but the gaps persist due to the rotational swivel that does not align 100% vertically straight.


Dual-5: With dual portrait widescreen monitor, you can also view 4 documents in this orientation too but it seems too crowded. If it's just text without much images, it's still bearable. I would recommend to have 1 browser per portrait monitor since 1440 resolution split into half which is 720 resolution doesn't provide much space for most website width.

Dell U2515H User Experience
When I first got my Dell U2515H monitor and turned it on, I was pretty shocked that it was so yellowish as a whole. I wondered how did Dell factory calibrated the monitor. Spending approximately 30 minutes tweaking the Color Preset using Custom Colors, I had managed to get it close to 95% white. The images were so much sharper-crisper compared to my U2713HM. However, when I started working using my Image Editor, I noticed there is a yellowish tint on left side of the screen. Instantly, I ran other applications that has a white background such as Notepad++ and FireFox browser with Google Search. To my horror, I noticed a dirty dark yellow tint formed at the bottom of the screen and yellowish tint smearing on the left side of the screen. Googling on this issue turns out that a few Dell U2515H owners reported this yellow tint issue on tech forum, but the reviews from verified customers on Amazon doesn't seem to encounter this issue at the point I received my monitor.

Another issue that I found out is the Dell U2515H daisy chaining via the Display Port 1.2 out. How I setup the daisy chaining is having Dell U2515H mDP to DP connected to the graphic card while the Dell U2713HM hooked up to Dell U2515H using DP to DP cable via the DP out. When I powered up my computer (the fans were spinning in my computer rig), both monitor shows "No Display Connected". Turning on/off the monitor nor plugging the cable out from the graphic card does not help in resolving this issue too. I had to manually force to restart my computer in order for the monitor display to work.

After reporting this issue to Dell customer service center, the customer support requests me to provide the necessary details (e.g. Serial Number) and also some photo of the monitor yellow tint via e-mail. Next, the customer support responded that they will do a 1-to-1 replacement. Remarkably, the monitor replacement is done within 2 business days which is a good experience! They also provide me some flexibility to return the monitor 1 week later after I confirmed everything is alright on my side. I had to repackage the yellow-tinted faulty monitor and store it into the box that the replacement monitor came in that had a green label with instructions on it. No extra charges on my side for the courier shipping! Strangely, the monitor replacement I received was manufactured in January 2015 with the same Revision Number A01 but does not have serious yellow tinting than the first one I had which was manufactured on March 2015.

After using the Dell U2515H monitor in different orientation, I found it best to use it in landscape. For dual monitor, landscape is still much preferred. Reason being, with a 2560x1440 resolution, it provides much more real estate for 4 documents. 2 documents side by side in each monitor, with 1 document using 1280x1440 space!). I feel that triple landscape monitor is a little bit overwhelming as I would need to move my neck/eyes more. However, triple portrait monitor will be much better as it does not take up as much horizontal space compared to a dual landscape monitor.

I also learned that purchasing the same monitor size preferably the same model either from Dell or other reputable manufacturers is important so it can be used to watch movies or play games with equal width and height stretched out. Another important factor to be considered is the bezel. Bezel is the black border that goes around the monitor. The slimmer it gets for the bezel, it will be a less of a distraction in watching TV shows/movies that uses both sides of the monitor.



Dell U2515H Video

Dell U2515H Dual Portrait Ultrasharp Monitor


Dell U2713HM vs U2515H Landscape Widescreen Monitor




This post has been edited by asunakirito: May 24 2015, 11:13 AM

Dell U2515H Verdict
The Dell U2515H UltraSharp Monitor gets my recommendation and thumbs up. If you are looking for a flexible monitor that comes with a superior monitor stand (capable of swivel, rotate with height adjustment), slim bezels (8mm), uses IPS panel, costs almost half of 27 inch monitor, superb warranty and provides QHD 2K 2560x1440 resolution, I highly recommend you to get this monitor without second thoughts. It's great for office work hands-down. However, I need to highlight that it does provides less of an immersive experience for users who plans to watch movie/TV shows or gaming on it. Personally, what matters to me most is the QHD 2K resolution. This allows me to have multiple documents opened for reference when working on blogs, office work and image editing with Photoshop. Another thing I would like to point out is the yellow tinting issue. You might encounter the same issue as me if you are to purchase this monitor or any Dell UltraSharp monitor, so be prepared to fork some time to resolve this issue with Dell's Customer Support within 30 days to get a 1-to-1 new replacement else outside that period, they might send a refurbished model instead. Below is a list of pros and cons that I list out to summarized my findings of this Dell U2515H UltraSharp monitor after using it for few months.

Pros
1. Slim Bezel: The slim bezels measuring 8mm in width makes it suitable for placing dual monitor side by side in portrait mode.
2. Portrait Mode: 25 inch is the sweet spot for portrait mode. It does not strain user's neck when viewing the monitor with 1 arm's length away. Great productivity for office work especially documents containing lots of text such as e-book, blogs or Google Search or list of items.
3. Crisp and bright: Everything from text to images, all are made crisp and sharp with this QHD 2K resolution packed in this 25 inch monitor compared to a 27 inch.
4. Cooler: U2515H generates less heat compared to U2713HM.
5. Smaller: If desk space is a constraint, this 25" inch makes it a suitable monitor for QHD viewing without sacrificing the screen resolution. Having 2 U2515H in portrait mode is same as having one U2713HM monitor in landscape.
6. Dell 3 Years Warranty Premium Replacement: The 1-to-1 replacement U2515H monitor came in 2 days after I gave a call to Dell Customer Service Center regarding the yellowish tint that plagued half side of my monitor and also the bottom with darker yellow tint.
7. Lighter: The packaging which includes the monitor, monitor stand and accessories weights approximately 6kg, making it much easier to transport to different places in a vehicle.
8. HDMI QHD 2K Support: Dell U2515H supports QHD 2K 2560x1440 resolution out of the box via HDMI, while Dell U2713HM only supports up to 1920x1080 resolution via HDMI.


Cons
1. Thick Bezel: The top-left-right corner are all slim but the bottom bezel is 20mm thick as U2713HM. As a result, it does not look good with triple monitors.
2. Movie/Gaming Immersive Experience: Doesn't provide a more immersive PC gaming and movie experience compared to a 27 inch monitor.
3. Difficulty aligning multiple monitor: It's a miss or hit aligning monitors in the same portrait mode. It will still have some gaps either the top or bottom. Found out that was the issue with the rotational behind the U2515H.
4. Poorly calibrated monitor from Dell Factory: Both the first monitor and replacement monitor has full yellow tint on it. After I have manually calibrated the color through the "Custom Color" preset, I still notice a slight yellowish tint on the bottom (for the replacement monitor) and half screen (for the first monitor). I'm unsure whether yellow tinting is the standard for Dell's calibration. Based from Dell's Monitor calibration report, it displays a higher blueish color but I don't see it in the monitor.
5. Yellow tint: The monitor replacement still has some slight light yellow tint when viewed at certain angles, but not as worse than my first monitor that reached me. I foresee that I'm one of the few customers who received on of the bad batch monitors.
6. Daisy Chaining Issue via Display Port 1.2: Encountered an issue with daisy chaining with Dell U2515H and Dell U2713HM where it only displays "No Display Connected" upon powering up my computer. It seems that after replacing the monitor, this issue has disappeared. Previously, this issue appears 2-4 times per week.
7. Non-tactile OSD Buttons: Dell U2515H uses touch-sensitive buttons to open the OSD (On-Screen Display) Menu. Therefore, it's a little bit of a hassle to find for the buttons which aren't lit up even though the monitor is on. If you are in a dark room, it's even more difficult to find them. I would much prefer these buttons tactile type and located at the rear of the monitor instead on the bezel to allow slimmer bezel for 2-5 monitors setup. I enabled "button sound" via OSD to provide feedback on the modification I performed is done successfully.
8. Tiny Text: When viewing text documents on Dell U2515H at 100% DPI, the text is very small, which causes eye strains when viewing the monitor afar which is a need when viewing multiple monitors. Need to increase the DPI to either 125% or 150% to solve this issue.


Dell U2515H Expectations
I wished all the issues pointed here are sorted out in their next monitor revision and lower the prices for 2K QHD monitor.


Disclosure: This review was made using my own Dell U2515H, duly purchased at the retail price.

p.s. If you have any questions regarding the Dell U2515H, feel free to ask me here

This post has been edited by asunakirito: May 25 2015, 09:36 PM

Great review bro... Much impressed with the attention to detail and lots of pictures at every step. Can you test PQ via HDMI, any noticeable differences compared to DP? I did notice the yellowish tint from your videos, but guess its as you say, bad batch.

HDMI and Display Port both shows awesome 2K quality. No difference that I can see from my end.
Both cable can transmit audio signals. However, HDMI does not support daisy chaining.
The additional input can be use to connect with other devices (e.g. PC + Play Station 4 + TV), so you just switch via the OSD without needing to pull out the cables

Planning to purchase one?

Nice to know HDMI also outputs decent PQ as DP port. No worries, I don't intend to DC anytime soon and so a single connection via HDMI cable from my laptop will do... Yeah, I've had my eye on it. ... Thing stopping me is that most users/review say 25 inches is too small for a 2K screen.. Plus I'm trying to convince myself that 27 inches is ideal. But budget... . This is coming from a guy who initially thought 24" was ideal, until I visited a Dell store and saw em in person. Currently making do with a 21" 1080P Samsung TV (power guzzler) but it sucks as optimal resolution is stuck @ 1360 X 768, even with a GTX 860M.

In this review, I mentioned that 25 inches is small too just for its text font size. However, this can be mitigated with custommizing the DPI.
I set both 25 and 27 inch to 150% DPI as I'm sitting more than 1 arm lengths away.
In terms of productivity, 25 and 27 inch at 2K resolution is very good. 25 inch will look more crisp than 27 inch though. Everything seems much sharper.
If you game frequently, go with 27 inch monitor. For office work, go with smaller 2K monitor like the U2515H as it also saves desk space too for your paper documents.
Oh yeah, I have tested these Dell monitors and they definitely save quite amount of electricity (depending on the brightness you set) compared to using a TV as the main monitor.

Indeed, you mentioned the DPI issue, well I'll be sitting just slightly over an arm's length away and hopefully shouldn't be much of a hassle, else will increase the DPI scaling. You raise valid points regarding desk space and a 27" monitor. I'm no gamer, just regular office work, docs, web browsing, coding and the occasional web/image design. so probably don't need that much real estate especially at its current price point (Budget wins!! ). Lastly, even at 150% DPI, text and images still look crisp on the U2515H? Much appreciation for all your help so far.

Hi!
I will be travelling to Europe on September and i'm thinking on buy it and bring to Argentina!
Can you give me the sizes of the box, i need to check if i can travel with it on cabin Airplane!
Thanks a lot!!

Box Dimension:
Height: 16.5 inches (42.16cm)
Width: 9.6 inches (24.38cm)
Length: 26 inches (66.04cm)

Hope that helps

Yeah, picture looks pretty crisp even though the monitor is set at 150% DPI.
It would not look much different when you are sitting 1 arms length away from what I can tell.
What speaker are you using with your 21" monitor?

Oh i see, good. I'm using a 21" TV and so its inbuilt speakers. Really decent sounds. When I require more oomph for movies, file gets played on/streamed to the HT system in the living room.

oh, warranty replacement.
thats how u get dual screen

Nice Review

Guys What Do You Think About Dell 4K Monitor

Personally, unless you really have a need for it now and a proper graphics card to push 4k (especially in gaming), it would be unwise to spend so much money on full 4K monitors. More so that you have to buy a larger screen size to really take advantage of the 3840×2160 resolution without blowing it up. Dell makes pretty good monitors and their warranty service is unparalleled in Malaysia, so that's always a good thing. 4K? How about Dell UltraSharp 27 Ultra HD 5K Monitor – UP2715K?

This post has been edited by voncrane: Jun 27 2015, 11:28 PM

Hmm 4K is Yes 5K is definitely a yes for me but 5k is in its early stage so the price... Wait for price drop first since demand for 5K is quite low 4k sooner will upgrade love the Dell 5K Design Saw LinusTechTips Reviewing the 5K Dell I Was Basically Drooling imagine playing games on it confirm 24hours main game non stop

But I Heard There's Some Sort Of Requirement for the Dell 5K MOnitor

27 inch for a 4K display seems pretty tight, feels so cramped with it.
34 inch 21:9 seems ok

LG 34UM95 34" UltraWide Widescreen 21:9 Monitor

Haha.. Yeah... Price would be a deciding factor.

True, which is why it was pointed out. However, not many desks can accommodate 34 inches. My better half will go bonkers if I return home with a 34 inch 4K monitor under my arm. This is even before she finds out the price...

5k resolution requires dual display port 1.2 or a single display port 1.3.

will need to upgrade graphic card too if want to setup dual 5k resolution monitor

This post has been edited by asunakirito: Jun 28 2015, 02:03 PM

currently what monitor model and resolution are you using?

Thanks For The info!

Not even using a proper Monitor hence in the market for one. Been making do with a power-guzzling 21" Samsung 1080P TV. Originally decided on the Dell U2414H but upon seeing it in person @ Dell Store Lowyat, was not that impressed especially on the screen size.. So now between trying to justify getting the Dell U2715H for its extra real estate over the Dell U2515H. Pricing + need to see it in person first to truly appreciate..... Alternatively, hold off long enough for it to drop slightly.

Dual setup with 5K Resolution Monitors?

This post has been edited by voncrane: Jun 30 2015, 08:34 PM

CyntrixTech was selling ARB U2715H monitors for RM1500 which is a superb deal but 1 week warranty.
It was sold off in 2~3 days. Didn't manage to get it though.2
24 inch is pretty small (like 1 finger smaller in height and 2~3 fingers in width compared to U2515H)
27 inch is around 1.5 finger more height and 3~4 fingers in width compared to U2515H)

This post has been edited by asunakirito: Jun 30 2015, 09:19 PM

anyone has dell u2515h ? is it suitable for gaming like BF4 multiplayer ?!

i heard someones had some problem with this is it true ?! ( like ghosting and dp problem )

When I play BF4, I did not experience ghosting though (Response Time set to 'normal')

OK so it seems i should get it
it's okay with all kind of games right ?

I'm not sure if it would be okay for all games.
The current games I tested DotA, Starcraft, Warcraft, Minecraft, Battlefield 4, Solitaire, Flash Games - no issues of tearing/ghosting.

hi, currently i'm using dell u2311h..

it's worth upgrade to this monitor?

mostly for heavy movie and youtube

games just so2

thx

Nice informative review. Thanks

It depends whether your graphic card is capable of providing good FPS (Frames Per Second) to run game smoothly at 2K resolution.

If you are a user who does programming and surfing/researching a lot, this monitor is definitely worth getting as it allows you to split 2 browsers in 1 monitor.

It also depends on your budget too since this monitor costs approximately RM1.3K

If just Youtube and movie, 1920x1080p should be sufficient.
With 2K resolution, you can watch Youtube video at 1920x1080p with video playlist view-able located on the right side. (and can view more tabs per browser = longer width).

If you do video editing with Sony Vegas or Adobe Premiere Pro, you will benefit a lot from the wider resolution (longer video tracks)

You're welcome


If you have questions regarding this monitor, feel free to post them !

This post has been edited by asunakirito: Sep 14 2015, 10:08 PM

What is this cable USB cable (USB Type A male to USB Type B male) for?

it allows you to plug your USB devices such as thumbdrive, flashbfrive, smartphone to your monitor and the data is transmitted from monitor to your PC via the USB cable.

Are you planning to purchase this monitor?

Thanks!

Planning to get a monitor around 23 - 25in. Maybe not the U series monitor, would probably go for the S series monitor.. $$ constrain!

Any recommendation?

what screen resolution are you looking for?
2560x1440 or 1920x1080?

The 2560x1440 resolution will cost somewhat around double of 1920x1080 monitor.

The cheapest 2560x1440 is RM 900 including tax/shipping. Its the Shimian monitor imported from Korea by group buy.

Should be 1920x1080.

I am not technical enough, any diff to naked eyes if get 1440 vs 1080? I can buy Shimian from LYN?

Not much difference, just the sharpness.

Also, the higher resolution allows you to put 2 windows side by side which is very convenient when you are in need to do referencing.

1920x1080 resolution is kinda small (1920 / 2 = 960 pixels per window) not great for browsing or document reading.

Shimian can be purchased via group buy from LYN.
Lowyat Group Buy Shimian Monitor 2560x1440 resolution

Thanks for the info

Just bought this monitor yesterday, the color and image are awesome.

However my panel have 1 small grey/black pixel stays on middle part of screen, wondering will I be able to claim 1 to 1 exchange for that?

Also for 1 to 1 exchange izzit onsite service or we have to pack and ship it back and wait for replacement?

you can contact Dell support at 1800 88 0022 regarding this issue . let us know if they do support 1to1 replacement for a dead pixel.

from what I have experienced, they send me a new monitor and later I send to them the one that had issues.

hello, thanks for the review, i recently bought a Dell u2715H, i pair it with gtx 960,

the problem i face is the max resolution is 1920x1080 (im using hdmi)

any1 know the issue? thanks

Update your driver and check it out.

Hi Guys!I have one question about Dell u2515h.Will I be able to run World of Warcraft on 1440p resolution not ultra settings via hdmi with descent fps?
And can i drop resolution to 1080 p without any effect on the image quality of gaming and browsing?

How it looks like the monitor when the image is not in native resolution,is it blurry or stretched?

I have lap top acer aspire nitro
i5 4210h cpu
nvidia gtx 860m gpu
8 gb of ram

Thank you in advance if anyone can help me I'd like to buy it as soon as possible.

U send to where? Not onsite support?

I call Dell. Dell send their delivery guy to my office. We swapped monitor. Done. Simple and easy

It will not look good in both gaming and office work if the monitor isn't set at its native resolution. It will not look decently sharp/crisp in the fonts and artwork.

I am and aged software developer, my sight is not good already. I need good text viewing, some how good colors and eye friendly monitor. So I am thinking to buy Dell U2515H and use it @ 2048x1152 res. With it's native 2560 x 1440 resolution texts will be smaller. I wonder how it's interpolation@2048x1152. Or do you recommend 24inch 1920x1200 like U2415?

TIA

It's still best to keep the Dell U2515H at its native resolution which is 2560x1440.
The moment you reduce the resolution, the fonts in IDE/Text-Editor/Browser and desktop-icons/images seems not sharp/crisp to the eyes.
The method I used to make it easy to the eyes is to set its font size in Windows Settings to 150%.
This way, I can read the words/fonts easily 2 or more arms away from the monitor without squinting my eyes.

For programming/video-rendering/photoshopping, I would recommend you to get at least 2560x1440, so you can have 2 tabs open to compare between classes (1 tab = 1280x1440 + 1280x1440).
With dual monitors at 2560x1440, you can use it to perform code referencing easily. 4 tabs open as shown in the review posted in the first page.

Below are some pictures taken with my phone of my Dell U2515H at 1 arm's length away (approximately 60 cm)

2048 x 1152 at 100% font size
This one is still too small for my eyes to comfortably read 1-2 arms away. Might be straining for some users.


2048 x 1152 at 125% font size
This one is still okay for my eyes to comfortably read 1-2 arms away. The fonts/images does not seem sharp.


2560 x 1440 at 100% font size
This one is still too small for my eyes to comfortably read 1-2 arms away (similar to 2048x1152 but even smaller). Might be straining for some users.


2560 x 1440 at 125% font size (similar to 2048 x1152 at 100%)
This one is still okay for my eyes to comfortably read 1 arms away. Fonts and images are super sharp/crisp.


2560 x 1440 at 150% font size (similar to 2048 x 1152 at 125%)
This one is superb for my eyes to comfortably read 2 or more arms away. Fonts and images are super sharp/crisp. Similar large font size like 2048 x 1152 at 125% but has the sharpness in it.


This post has been edited by asunakirito: Dec 28 2015, 10:10 PM


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Thanks for your efforts, really appreciated. You are right, I may use it with 125% but I experienced that, this time, some web pages are not displayed correctly. Overlapping images, menus etc. Some Windows drop-down menus have same overlapping issues. Some windows icons are becoming blurry. So I thought instead of increasing font/display size within Windows, reducing display resolution and calibrate display in Windows may produce better text/image quality.

Actually I do not need too much area, something bigger than 1920x1080 will be fine. So that's not a concern for me.

What about calibrating display within Windows(10) @2048x1152? Does it make any difference? I think it can improve sharpness of texts, or am I wrong?

The one in the photoshot I have is Windows 10, and I have yet to experience those issues that you have mentioned above (overlapping images, menus, drop-down menus, etc).
What operating system are you currently using?

If you do not need the extra resolution of 2560x1440, you might want to go with 1920x1200 instead of 1920x1080 at 21-23-24 inch monitor since it will be quite helpful in programming-coding environment. Can read more lines of codes.


For my monitor, I did not use any professional calibration software or hardware, but manually tweaked accordingly according to my eyes comfort (like white background does not seem yellowish/grayish in text editor, etc). The fonts/text are pretty sharp after my 10~15 minutes manual calibration

I am using Windows10 too. Here some screen shots;




Left panel icons are normal but right panel are somehow blurry.





Toolbar of SQL Server Management Studio. Icons are blurry.





You can clearly see combobox position problem and label of "Computer"


I am totally confused. Price between U2515H and U2415 is about USD 100 in my country, and worth for U2515H. I have no chance to test them on retail shop because there are any.

This post has been edited by bsaglamtimur: Dec 28 2015, 11:16 PM

Based on my experience, it's best to buy the best monitor that meets your needs first, then save up to a budget which you can afford.

If you do not need the extra I/O connections to the monitor and resolution workspace, then go for the U2415H.
This model also saves you some $$$ if you do not need those features from U2515H.

What monitor model you are currently using?
How many monitors you are using connected to your pc?
What is the monitor resolution and windows font size (100%, 125%, 150%) for each of the monitors ?

anyone experiencing same problem?
when i close the monitor and open back later all the window that are not full screen, or snap to the side will get re-position,
this is as if my native solution suddenly shrink to 1080P ,
there is also a usb connection and disconnection sound when i turn on the monitor later

This post has been edited by roimekoi: Dec 29 2015, 08:53 AM

Will need to understand your situation, help answer the questions below:

Are you using Dell U2515H monitor?
Are you using more than 1 monitor? If yes, are all of the monitor Dell U2515H?
The monitor is connected via HDMI or Display Port?
Your monitor is connected to your desktop PC motherboard or PC graphic card or Laptop?

U2515H
only 1
display port
pc graphic card sapphire amd 260X

What windows operating system are you using?
Have you tried updating your graphic card driver?
If you try the monitor on another PC, does this issue occurs?

This post has been edited by asunakirito: Dec 30 2015, 01:58 PM

1- Samsung SA550 (Which is not my choice)
2- 2 Monitors, second one is HP w19b (it is same standard monitor that my clients using. I use it to simulate client view)
3- Samsung is 1920x1080 and HP is 1440x900, both 100%.

As I mentioned before, budget is not problem.

I believe using U2515H @2048x1152 with interpolation, displays texts, etc. way better than my current "budget" monitor.

May you please share screen copies (not with cam, may be using snipping tool) of same texts and icons both with 2048x1152 and 2560x1440 and using lose-less format (tiff), so we can compare interpolation.

TIA.

This post has been edited by bsaglamtimur: Dec 30 2015, 03:37 PM

surveying for 1440p monitor. upgrading from LG 23ea63. any advice?

You could grab this monitor Dell U2515H (25 inch = RM1.4K) or a Dell U2715H (27 inch = RM2.1K).

They look the same in screenshot (regardless jpg/png/tiff) in Mspaint/Photoshop, but they definitely look different in my eyes when viewing in the monitor itself (2048x1152 is blurry, 2560x1440 is sharp)

2048 x 1152



2560 x 1440


This post has been edited by asunakirito: Dec 31 2015, 09:10 AM


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HI, I am new here but I've crossed your post in researching for a new monitor. I too am eyeing the U2515H for some time. The Problem I have after seeing already some youtube videos and your images I do not know anymore what to decide. For example from your image with the two monitors the one form the left with huge bezels looks better to my eyes. It's said larger bezels improve the way we perceive the black tones and it just look like that to me. Maybe is the way monitors are positioned or just whats my monitor is showing. I don't know what to make of it anymore.

I would recommend you to get the thinner bezel monitor because it will save some space with multi monitor placed close to one another. what other monitor you have on your purchase list apart from the u2515h?

First I should thank you for answering me and so fast.
Sadly, I will only use it as single monitor. I am actually fond of classic bezels the Apple Cinema 27 inch actually has a 3cm ones of caramel frame. they look gorgeous.
But for the other options: BenQ BL2420PT (http://orwww2.benq.com/product/monitor/BL2420PT/features) 30 euros more and a monitor that features all the older graphics ports the Dell has dumped: DVI, VGA, though I will not use them. I guess I will use DP for sure. It has 1W speakers though am not interested and USB 2.0 not 3.0.
There is also Acer G257HUsmidpx also 30 euros more and an horrible stand in my eyes. Also still not sold on the Acer quality.
I guess the Dell is still the better option. Where I am still not decided is on the black colours. Can you please confirm if they are decent and not washed? Thank you

This post has been edited by innn: Feb 21 2016, 04:24 PM

i'm surveying monitor also & saw this review.. very details & useful

woo... it look nice and great, can have dual stand display.

thanks for your feedback
what monitor do you have in mind in your purchasing list?
have you already bought 1?

I was thinking to get DELL monitor

but somehow ASUS got thisASUS Low Blue Light Technology – Blue Light Filter technology

http://www.asus.com/Microsite/2015/display...are_technology/

What's your experience on this?

Regarding speakers in monitor or in TV, they do not sound really good from what I have experienced.
It lacks the sweet mellow highs and bass that a dedicated 2.1 speaker system can offer.
I would highly recommend to get a dedicated 2.1 speaker if you are listening music / watching movies / gaming.



I noticed that Dell speaker stand is amazingly good but it only comes in certain models such as the U series (U2515H ultra series).
Those stand allows you to perform 90 degrees rotation on both left/right (older models can only do from left).
And it's also height adjustable which is a plus for me! Previously I had to stacked multiple phone books to get to a specific height for my monitor.

Another alternative is to get a flexible stand (monitor arm) which allows you to position the monitor above your table (floating).
But it requires that the monitor supports vesa mount 100mm x 100mm.

The Dell U2515H IPS black is a little washed out (can be easily viewed when watching movies or dark scenes in it), but it's a small matter to me.
Truly black colors can be seen from TN Panels but those generate lots of heat especially in smaller rooms.
Also IPS monitor colors remains vivid when viewing in any angle horizontally. It does gray out when viewing at different heights (vertically).

So if I watch a movie with my family on my IPS panel, they don't complain about unable to view the color of the screen being washed out at different angle with same height.

This post has been edited by asunakirito: Feb 29 2016, 11:24 PM

I just did the experiment as shown in Asus on my Dell U2515H.
Basically it does not flicker at low brightness and contrast.
My monitor is set to blueish hue so it does not really matter to me as this custom mode I'm using does not fatigue my eyes.
Basically to avoid getting eye fatigue is to reduce the contrast and also use a matte screen (not glossy monitor!)
By setting those, you can easily protect your eyes.

This post has been edited by asunakirito: Feb 29 2016, 11:37 PM

How about color collaboration for this monitor.

I'm planning to get 2 of these monitor for photo editing , especially photoshop and editing RAW image.

Bro

Thank you for your explanation. really appreciate it.

Cheers!~

I have yet to perform professional color calibration for the Dell U2515H.

Hence I could not advise you in this aspect since I have not experimented with having both the printed image from color printer matches the what-you-see-is-what-you-get from the Dell U2515H monitor.

This post has been edited by asunakirito: Mar 6 2016, 09:03 AM

I see. Any suggestion for monitor suitable for monitor should I look out, expecially for photoshop of RAW editing.

I got my eyes on BenQ Monitor LED DESIGNER 27' BL2710PT WQHD, but any brand is fine for me.
(Actually I love the slim bazel feature on Dell U2515H UltraSharp IPS QHD Monitor, which I'm try to setup my workstation with dual monitor).

This post has been edited by hayrol: Mar 6 2016, 03:58 PM

BenQ BL2710PT bezels are pretty large and if you tried to place them close together, it will not look great
The U2713HM that I have has large bezels similarly to the BL2710PT and I find it distracting when switching screens + the monitor have to be further apart.
I would advise/recommend to get a dual 2560x1440 25" inch monitor (since the 27 inch takes up a considerable amount of space).

The other trend I'm seeing is people is going for 34 inch monitor Dell U3415W (3440x1440) and stack them vertically (so they can place the speaker beside the monitor).

This post has been edited by asunakirito: Mar 6 2016, 04:31 PM

wah best ni.

thin bezel and resolution is sedap.

Dear Ayumi,

I am currently doing research work. I wasn't sure to choose between U2515H or U2715H. The different in costs is RM785.

I am doing a lot of coding for numerical calculation. Image processing for my experiments. Excel postprocessing for experimental and computational data.

Probably a long list of row and column.

in my office I am using 21.5 inch x 2 Full HD. When doing Image processing (The camera let say 1 mega pixel 1024x1024) if fit to full screen some tab and function bar is missing due to the size.

Also I do a lot of reading for papers/technical reports on PC although I always prefer to print them out and read. I wonder if 27 inch and 25 inch makes a big diff. It really bothers me. As I know with bigger size I can display more stuff which means it easier for readability. I probably need do a bit of scaling as using new window 10. Will pair my monitor with my laptop. If they are doing good. I might take it to my office as replacement for daily use 6 hours daily can go up to 8 - 10 hours. (I am wear spec and always feel uncomfortable with PC)

Do you have any exp with 27 inch vs 25 inch. The review is very helpful but I still not sure if the price difference is justifiable.

Thanks =)

Meanwhile, will the monitor appears to be bluish? As i have seen some other monitor that my friend have before returning U2515H in keeping ASUS monitor. The colour might be diff. Some appears to be yellowish, some appear to be bluish.

Basically, I am looking for one that display images crisp and good reability and allow good multitasking.

Kind regards,
J
UK

This post has been edited by JLH: Mar 19 2016, 08:31 AM

Currently I'm using U2713HM (27 inch) and U2515H (25 inch). In my experience, they look identical in terms of the picture quality. However, the font's + icons + etc looks crispier (sharper) in the 25 inch. For long hours of reading, I set my monitor font size to roughly 150% (so a 2560x1440 will look like 2048x1536) but I could easily read the browser/pdf text from 6~7 feet away.

If money and desk space is a non-issue, I would go for the 27 inch, the fonts are much larger, easier to the eyes to read

Get the latest model U2715H instead of the older model such as U2713HM as they tend to generate more heat.
Newer models uses better LG panels.


Dell U2515H have a few modes you can choose as well as your custom one where you can set the RGB (Red Green Blue).
If it's too blue, you can set it less blue-ish.
Or purchase a monitor calibration hardware to setup the monitor color.
If you purchased monitor from IdealTech, they provide free monitor calibration.

Having 2 monitors provides better multi-tasking than a single monitor

Note: Also ensure that your computer motherboard has HDMI or DisplayPort that supports 2560x1400 native resolution, else you would not be able to experience the sharpness of the monitor.
The U2515H and U2715H does not come with any DVI or VGA input.

This post has been edited by asunakirito: Mar 19 2016, 11:38 AM

I am interested in the U2515h.
I will use mainly for my work (Computer programming).
I have doubt know how to see all the text with 2K resolution, because I am very concerned if I see all too small in 25 inches.
Because of this I am also interested in the U2415 instead ... someone can advise me? Thank you!.

IMO.. U2515H > U2415... Text should be crisper and if it's too small, there's always scaling. At the end of the day, you need to answer if you prefer 16:9 or 16:10 aspect ratio.

This post has been edited by voncrane: Mar 29 2016, 10:47 PM

If you do programming, grab the one with 16:10 if you are going with smaller monitor resolution.
For 2560x1440 resolution, U2515H also works fine for computer programming, but 1920x1080 not comfortable (preferred if its 1920x1200).

nice review!

Bought the U2515H but can't seem to be able to get 2560x1440.
Could it be because I'm using HDMI output from my Asus 5450 display card ?

It could.. For capable Nvidia cards, one needs to create a manual profile to force the extra resolution. Try that.

I'm not very good with IT :-(
I'm using a ASUS 5450 Graphic Card, can share how to create "manual profile" also will it damage the Card or Monitor in the long run ?

Why isn't this profile available/included in the 5450 Graphic Card - low end ?

Thanks.

This post has been edited by zerko: Apr 19 2016, 10:24 AM