When comparing Dell UltraSharp U2715H vs HP Envy 27, the Slant community recommends Dell UltraSharp U2715H for most people. In the question“What are the best monitors?” Dell UltraSharp U2715H is ranked 19th while HP Envy 27 is ranked 150th. The most important reason people chose Dell UltraSharp U2715H is:
As expected from an IPS panel, viewing angles are great. Horizontal adjustments don't change the colors much at all. When tilting in the vertical axis, the image can darken slightly.
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Pros
Pro Great viewing angles
As expected from an IPS panel, viewing angles are great. Horizontal adjustments don't change the colors much at all. When tilting in the vertical axis, the image can darken slightly.
Pro Lots of ports
With 5 USB 3.0 ports (one of which can act as a charger), 2 HDMI ports (with MHL), a DisplayPort and Mini DisplayPort, as well as a DisplayPort out port for daisy chaining multiple screens
Pro Fully adjustable
It has tilt, swivel, height adjust and can be pivoted 90 degrees in both directions.
Pro Great for multi-monitor setups
The thin plastic bezel (1mm) and small 6mm screen boarder makes this a great screen to put side by side with another to minimise the deadspace between dual monitor setups. Also, an extra DisplayPort out means daisy chaining is possible.
Pro Fantastic screen quality
Dell calibrates the U2715H's screen in the factory to very precise measurements, and each monitor will have their own unique calibration report.
Pro USB-C compatible
If you connect the HP Envy27 to a USB-C compatible laptop, the monitor will both receive video and audio signal from a computer and charge it - over a single cable. The monitor has enough 'juice' to power a 2018's MacBook Pro.
Pro Fair picture quality
Compared to the other monitors in its price range, the HP Envy 27 offers excellent overall picture quality thanks to its high-resolution IPS panel. The panel delivers eye-catching scenes with bright and vibrant colors as well as some deep blacks. Furthermore, the image doesn't degrade in a bright room, where the monitor's reasonable peak brightness and anti-reflective coating do a good job ob fighting glare and reflections.
Cons
Con Buttons can be unresponsive
The captive buttons on the right side of the bottom bezel don't light up at all, and can be unresponsive when you first try to activate them.
Con Poor panel uniformity
While this will vary unit to unit, TFT Central found that the luminance uniformity on their unit was poor. The right side of the screen was up to 30% brighter than the left corners of the screen. It wasn't obvious at first glance, however for color-accurate work it could become an issue.
Con Wobbly stand
Multiple users reports state that the stand of the HP Envy 27 doesn't provide enough support to the monitor which sometimes make the monitor wobble around the work desk.
