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Add to SafariWhen comparing Dell P2815Q vs Dell U2718Q, the Slant community recommends Dell P2815Q for most people. In the question“What are the best 27+ inch monitors?” Dell P2815Q is ranked 7th while Dell U2718Q is ranked 11th. The most important reason people chose Dell P2815Q is:
Vibrant, sharp & good overall color responsiveness with 1.073 billion colors and a 5ms response time.
Specs
Question Ranking
Pros
Pro Good image quality
Vibrant, sharp & good overall color responsiveness with 1.073 billion colors and a 5ms response time.
Pro Full swivel stand
You can turn it fully to a horizontal or vertical position.
Pro Good selection of connectors
Dell P2815Q has HDMI 1.4, Thunderbolt, 2 DisplayPorts (1 in, 1 out) and 4 USB 3.0 ports. HDMI 1.4 & Thunderbolt are capable of 4K @ 30Hz.
Pro VESA mount
So you can mount it to a desk stand or a wall.
Pro Excellent viewing angles
The monitor's overall picture quality doesn't degrade much if you view the panel at an angle. This is especially important for those who, for example, plan to mount the monitor on a wall.
Pro Works good in a well-lit room
When situated in a bright room, regarding picture quality the Dell U2718Q performs on par with the best monitors in its price bracket. It delivers beautiful images that have lifelike colors and deep blacks. Colors look fantastic thanks to the monitor's IPS panel that can sustain the reasonably high level of brightness - up to 300 nits, without losing the details.
Cons
Con Bad viewing angles
Since it's a TN monitor, it has worse viewing angles compared to IPS displays.
Con Bad refresh rate
At 3840 x 2160 it's max 30Hz and at 1920 x 1080 it's max 60Hz.
Con Poor HDR performance
This monitor can't deliver the proper playback of the HDR content because its peak brightness and color gamut don't correspond to the HDR requirements. The U2728Q covers only around 75% of the DCI-P3 which means that it can reproduce only 3/4 of the total colors used in the HDR content.
Con Poor HDR performance
This monitor can't deliver the proper playback of the HDR content because its peak brightness and color gamut don't correspond to the HDR requirements. The U2728Q covers only around 75% of the DCI-P3 which means that it can reproduce only 3/4 of the total colors used in the HDR content.
