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UltraSharp 2208WFP 22-inch Widescreen Black Flat Panel Monitor with Height Adjustable Stand

UltraSharp 2208WFP 22-inch Widescreen Black Flat Panel Monitor with Height Adjustable Stand

Average Customer Rating: 4.178 out of 5 4.2 out of 5
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178 of 225 (79%) customers would recommend this product to a friend.

Customer Reviews for UltraSharp 2208WFP 22-inch Widescreen Black Flat Panel Monitor with Height Adjustable Stand

Review 101 for UltraSharp 2208WFP 22-inch Widescreen Black Flat Panel Monitor with Height Adjustable Stand

Overall: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Features: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Image Quality: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Design: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Cost-Benefit: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: Powerplantguy

Title: Great Monitor Date: December 15, 2008
ProsCrisp, clean picture. Came with every cable you might need.
Consnone

1 of 3 people found this review helpful.
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Review 102 for UltraSharp 2208WFP 22-inch Widescreen Black Flat Panel Monitor with Height Adjustable Stand

Overall: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Features: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Image Quality: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Design: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Cost-Benefit: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: JTR7
Location: Chicago
Duration of product use: Months
Level of expertise: Expert
Title: Great Monitor Date: December 8, 2008
ProsExcellent picture
USB hub
Easy to use
ConsNone

Review:I wanted to replace my 19" UltraSharp monitor, and this does a phenomenal job. I wanted to go bigger, so I chose this. It was on sale, and the price was right. I hooked this up to my Dell desktop with my older 17" UltraSharp (the 19" is being used on another desktop) for a dual monitor setup. It is amazing. I love using these monitors, and the Dell UltraSharp class of monitors is unbelievable.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful.
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Review 103 for UltraSharp 2208WFP 22-inch Widescreen Black Flat Panel Monitor with Height Adjustable Stand

Overall: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: Stoomy
Location: Boston, MA
Duration of product use: Months
Level of expertise: Expert
Title: outstanding Date: December 8, 2008
ProsCrisp, clear text. Colors are great. No noticeable color bleeding. Stand is nice.
ConsVery minor complaint: I suppose the vertical viewing angle could be better....but at least the stand has height adjustment, so not a big deal.

8 of 8 people found this review helpful.
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Review 104 for UltraSharp 2208WFP 22-inch Widescreen Black Flat Panel Monitor with Height Adjustable Stand

Overall: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Features: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Image Quality: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Design: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Cost-Benefit: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: enbeuu
Location: CA
Duration of product use: Less than a month
Level of expertise: Good
Title: After 1 week's use; I love it; it get's better.... Date: December 8, 2008
ProsThis grows on you; the brightness, and clarity, really grows positively on you; it's sitting right next to a DELL 19 (about 2 years old) and this one is so much brighter and better definitioin too.
Consnone

Review:It's a wide piece of hardware; I got it because I got frustrated with a 19 regular, and having to move a web page over as I was reading something; and that was with a regular 19 inch, DELL; this one is so much brighter too; and don't have to move pages over.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful.
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Review 105 for UltraSharp 2208WFP 22-inch Widescreen Black Flat Panel Monitor with Height Adjustable Stand

Overall: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Features: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Image Quality: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Design: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Cost-Benefit: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: samdogmom

Title: I'm thrilled! Date: December 4, 2008
ProsI just lost my Dell W1700 LCD TV Monitor. What a sad day! I spent buckets of money on this thing but it served me well for over 5 years.

I was in a hurry to get a monitor because I needed my computer to be useful...so I bought the only thing availabe at my local store (Dell198WFP). WHAT A MISTAKE! The entire screen was washed out and I couldn't see the color yellow at ALL!

After the HDTV screen I was used to viewing...this monitor just didn't cut it. I needed something better and I didn't have a lot of money to spend. I ordered the 2208WPF and it came today. I just installed it and I'm happy. Colors are back to normal! I can see yellow things on the screen again.

The screen size is a bit overwhelming coming off of a 17" widescreen...but I can deal with this!

Anyway, for the price I'm very happy. My Dell LCD TV/Monitor cost well over $700...this is far more reasonable in price and the screen view quality is on par with what I just lost...so I'm satisfied.
ConsBecause of the size, it's a bit "bright"...but I think this will just take a few days to grow accustomed to!

Review:I am not really sure WHY I spent so much money on a TV/LCD monitor a few years ago. I thought with the video editing I do, the "TV" aspect would help...but in reality...the picture quality wasn't any better than what this LCD monitor offers. Go figure!
3 of 6 people found this review helpful.
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Review 106 for UltraSharp 2208WFP 22-inch Widescreen Black Flat Panel Monitor with Height Adjustable Stand

Overall: 2 out of 5 2 [RATINGOF] 5
Features: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Image Quality: 1 out of 5 1 [RATINGOF] 5
Design: 3 out of 5 3 [RATINGOF] 5
Cost-Benefit: 1 out of 5 1 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: Awaken

Title: Sharp, but color is terrible Date: December 3, 2008
ProsIt is sharp and bright. Good size for a lot of work.
ConsThe color is horrible. It is impossible to calibrate this monitor correctly. I have expensive calibration tools and there is just no way to get it accurate. The colors are always shifted. Reds look orange or skin tones look green. Pick your poison. If you are a photographer or work with graphics at all, this is NOT the monitor for you.

14 of 22 people found this review helpful.
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Review 107 for UltraSharp 2208WFP 22-inch Widescreen Black Flat Panel Monitor with Height Adjustable Stand

Overall: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Features: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Image Quality: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Design: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Cost-Benefit: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: papakaiz
Location: Ohio
Duration of product use: Less than a week
Level of expertise: Good
Title: Outstanding value Date: November 15, 2008
ProsThis monitor is great for quality and price. Set up right out of the box, it does exactly what I was expecting. Picture quality is great, with little if any blurring. I've been looking at flat panels for some time. Glad to have found this one, and at a great price.
ConsI didn't buy one sooner.

3 of 3 people found this review helpful.
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Review 108 for UltraSharp 2208WFP 22-inch Widescreen Black Flat Panel Monitor with Height Adjustable Stand

Overall: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Features: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Image Quality: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Design: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Cost-Benefit: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: Texasrider75
Location: Dallas, Texas
Duration of product use: Months
Level of expertise: Good
Title: Awesome Monitor Date: November 11, 2008
ProsThis monitor is awesome!! It's picture quality is great and you can change any settings that you want. I have two of these monitors and next week I am buying another.. Is there a reason for a third monitor? Yes, because they are beautiful monitors.
ConsThe only thing that I dont like about this monitor is that the USB ports on the side, don't come on the right side of the monitor, only the left.

Review:If you run more than two of these.. Be sure and get a good graphics card.
8 of 9 people found this review helpful.
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Review 109 for UltraSharp 2208WFP 22-inch Widescreen Black Flat Panel Monitor with Height Adjustable Stand

Overall: 2 out of 5 2 [RATINGOF] 5
Features: 3 out of 5 3 [RATINGOF] 5
Image Quality: 1 out of 5 1 [RATINGOF] 5
Design: 3 out of 5 3 [RATINGOF] 5
Cost-Benefit: 2 out of 5 2 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: Dauntlessone
Location: Texas
Duration of product use: Less than a week
Level of expertise: Good
Title: Not this one Date: September 23, 2008
Prosnice design and adjustable stand
ConsTERRIBLE picture quality

Review:I purchased two of these monitors for a multi-monitor setup at home. I have spent hours attempting to get the color correct - at least on one - to no avail. I definitely cannot get them booth to even come close to looking like the other one. I am returning both of these and have bought two UltraSharp 2408WFP's which are PVA screens. They may be way more expensive, but I have to sit and look at two screens and the 2208WFP is not going to cut it. I know that the 2208WFP is only a TN screen, but they look horrible and give me a headache trying to work on them. Very disappointed.
51 of 62 people found this review helpful.
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Review 110 for UltraSharp 2208WFP 22-inch Widescreen Black Flat Panel Monitor with Height Adjustable Stand

Overall: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Features: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Image Quality: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Design: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Cost-Benefit: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: mlmw
Location: Glover, Vermont
Duration of product use: Less than a month
Level of expertise: Good
Title: outstanding Date: September 15, 2008
Prosease of setup, excellent picture
Conscan't find any

9 of 17 people found this review helpful.
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Review 111 for UltraSharp 2208WFP 22-inch Widescreen Black Flat Panel Monitor with Height Adjustable Stand

Overall: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Features: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Image Quality: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Design: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Cost-Benefit: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: Germany57
Location: Augusta Ga.
Duration of product use: Months
Level of expertise: Average
Date: September 1, 2008
ProsThis monitor is very good in quality and with adjustable stand and usb plug in's its outstanding. Very easily moves on the mount to use the plug in's. Height and tilt make this monitor set just perfect depending on the user to achive the best pic.
ConsSorry I only bought 1 for my wife and not me also.

Review:Looking to buy one as soon as I can
2 of 3 people found this review helpful.
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Review 112 for UltraSharp 2208WFP 22-inch Widescreen Black Flat Panel Monitor with Height Adjustable Stand

Overall: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Features: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Image Quality: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Design: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Cost-Benefit: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: Fresh360
Location: Miami, Fl
Duration of product use: Less than a week
Level of expertise: Expert
Title: Solid Performer Date: July 28, 2008
Pros-This monitor I huge and great for multitasking
-The ability to rotate into portrait mode for long text documents
-Crisp and rich pictures, text
-HD capable
Cons-Minimal backlight bleeding at top and bottom of screen only visible on completely black screens
-Viewing angles not perfect but decent enough where it shouldn't bother you

Review:Many reviewers complain about washed out colors but if you have an advanced graphics card you won't have this issue. This is my first 22 inch monitor I've upgraded from a 2008FPW monitor which was getting too small for my needs. This monitor is great I am able to play my Xbox 360 without a problem and it looks excellent. HD movies also show up well on this monitor. If you want a Solid 22 inch monitor go for this one.
19 of 19 people found this review helpful.
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Review 113 for UltraSharp 2208WFP 22-inch Widescreen Black Flat Panel Monitor with Height Adjustable Stand

Overall: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Features: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Image Quality: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Design: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Cost-Benefit: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: samsmom

Duration of product use: Less than a week
Title: Beautiful monitor Date: July 23, 2008
ProsStunning color, very bright and sharp. Extremely easy to set up. A delight to look at.
ConsOne reason I selected this monitor was to be able to pivot to portrait mode. Only after I got it did I discover that the pivot feature depends on the ability of the computer's graphics card to support it. Most do (or can with a download from the graphics card company, NOT from Dell); unfortunately, mine doesn't. Oh well, I love it anyway.

7 of 10 people found this review helpful.
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Review 114 for UltraSharp 2208WFP 22-inch Widescreen Black Flat Panel Monitor with Height Adjustable Stand

Overall: 2 out of 5 2 [RATINGOF] 5
Features: 2 out of 5 2 [RATINGOF] 5
Image Quality: 2 out of 5 2 [RATINGOF] 5
Design: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Cost-Benefit: 2 out of 5 2 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: AndyInTucson
Location: Tucson, AZ
Duration of product use: Months
Level of expertise: Expert
Title: You get what you pay for Date: July 14, 2008
ProsLow cost
ConsVery poor resolution 1600 by 1050 max

Review:I bough two (2) if these displays, big mistake! I will be more carefull in reading specs before buying.
6 of 83 people found this review helpful.
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Review 115 for UltraSharp 2208WFP 22-inch Widescreen Black Flat Panel Monitor with Height Adjustable Stand

Overall: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Features: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Image Quality: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Design: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Cost-Benefit: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: paddyjr1085

Duration of product use: Less than a month
Level of expertise: Good
Date: July 14, 2008
Prosadjustable height
easy to set up
Consa bit of light leakage at top and bottom of screen

3 of 3 people found this review helpful.
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Review 116 for UltraSharp 2208WFP 22-inch Widescreen Black Flat Panel Monitor with Height Adjustable Stand

Overall: 3 out of 5 3 [RATINGOF] 5
Features: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Image Quality: 2 out of 5 2 [RATINGOF] 5
Design: 3 out of 5 3 [RATINGOF] 5
Cost-Benefit: 3 out of 5 3 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: CSLewisFan
Location: Southern California
Duration of product use: Less than a month
Level of expertise: Expert
Title: This Monitor Has Some Problems Date: July 13, 2008
Pros-The monitor installed without a problem right out of the box - max 20 minutes installation.
-The display is very sharp and crisp, and very fast
-The Colors for graphics seem accurate
-The USB ports on the monitor and the Webcam are nice options
ConsFirst, you must run at the max screen resolution or your graphics will be stretched in a horizontal direction, which can be very annoying. This is because this is a wide screen monitor and is problem for me because I have issues reading text when the resolution is small.

Second, and the biggest problem, is that at the max resolution the text in a black on white page (such as MS Word or most brower pages) has a very definite greenish color and does NOT display as black. The vertical strokes in letters like "T" and "E" also appear as emphasized. I tried correcting the problem with a Dell rep on-line but he was unable to help me. You might want to browse the Dell community forums searching for "SP2208WFP green text" to see that a number of users are having the same issue. There are some sophisticated tweaks suggested there that you can try - they helped me, but (1) a user shouldn't have to do them and (2) it's still not completely right.

Finally, there is an issue with things being reflected in the screen in certain lighting situations, as noted in other reviews.

Review:I have an old Dell UltraSharp and I have been very happy with it. I bought this monitor as a upgrade to Dell's latest and greatest offering expecting the same quality, and was really disappointed. Right now I don't know what to do - return it for another model or replace it with a different brand.
19 of 26 people found this review helpful.
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Review 117 for UltraSharp 2208WFP 22-inch Widescreen Black Flat Panel Monitor with Height Adjustable Stand

Overall: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Features: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Image Quality: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Design: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Cost-Benefit: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: Indo
Location: Atlanta, GA
Duration of product use: Less than a week
Level of expertise: Expert
Title: Ultrasharp 2208WFP Date: June 23, 2008
ProsGreat price
Great, vivid picture
No ghosting while gaming
ConsNone really.

Review:I searched for a few months wavering back and forth whether to get a new monitor. I didn't need one - I just wanted one. I read a lot of reviews and eventually decided to try this one. I am very pleased and I'd do it again.
I was concerned with ghosting since I play games but I see none.
I gave it a 4 for design because I wish it was a little more adjustable (I wish I could tilt it down a little more).
I too had to change the settings. Out of the box it was WAY too much like Candyland. The colors seemed to be popping off the screen they were so vivid and bright. But a little tweaking of the color settings (turn off color management and turn down RGB) and it is simply beautiful.
On a side note, I also got the speaker that attaches underneath in hopes that I could reclaim some desk space and get rid of some cables. That was a waste. I knew they wouldn't be as good as a set of 5 external speakers, but I was hoping they would be a little better that they were. They're just too puny for anything other than normal Windows sounds.
Very nice monitor - especially for the price.
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Review 118 for UltraSharp 2208WFP 22-inch Widescreen Black Flat Panel Monitor with Height Adjustable Stand

Overall: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Features: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Image Quality: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Design: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Cost-Benefit: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: MNGPS
Location: MN
Duration of product use: Less than a month
Level of expertise: Expert
Title: Good Value, Easy set up Date: June 9, 2008
ProsGreat Image quality, easy to set up at max res. Looks like a million bucks on a nice desk and takes up hardly any room. The photo editing work I do requires great color balancing and this is easy to calibrate.
ConsNone.

Review:Great delivery of a great product.
4 of 4 people found this review helpful.
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Review 119 for UltraSharp 2208WFP 22-inch Widescreen Black Flat Panel Monitor with Height Adjustable Stand

Overall: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Features: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Image Quality: 3 out of 5 3 [RATINGOF] 5
Design: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Cost-Benefit: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: PGNY
Location: NY
Duration of product use: Less than a month
Level of expertise: Good
Title: Dell UltraSharp Date: June 9, 2008
ProsI bought it mainly for its pivot capability. I edit text all day, and the long vertical format makes the job so much easier. If I need the screen back in letterbox format, all it takes is two clicks of the mouse and a smooth manual pivot. The screen is very crisp and clear.
ConsSome color along the straight edges of B&W text.
Some trouble keeping up with a series of Page Ups.
On photos, some exaggeration of color saturation.

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Review 120 for UltraSharp 2208WFP 22-inch Widescreen Black Flat Panel Monitor with Height Adjustable Stand

Overall: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Features: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Image Quality: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Design: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Cost-Benefit: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: LividSquirrel
Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Title: Great Value for Monitor Date: May 15, 2008
ProsI selected this monitor due to its high-def connections. I currently use it only with my computer, but I could theoretically connect it one day to a high-def receiver, cable box, or media center. The image quality is excellent.
ConsThe stand is not height-adjustable, nor does it swivel. I would recommend investing in a monitor riser along with this purchase.

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