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Mine get's a bit hot when left on for a while. How hot are we talking here? It is a pretty bright and high-res monitor. I only expected it too be this hot.

Also.. I have a mini fan that I keep on behind the monitor and it keeps the monitor really cool (as well as me :) ).

I'd have to agree that the heat given off by it is a bit abnormal / too hot but I haven't owned any monitors like it to compare. I don't mind the heat as it doesn't damage anything, just is a bit uncomfortable...if you touch it ;) All TV's and monitors get hot but I haven't owned any that get too hot for my liking. It comes with the territory

Has anyone had issues with back-light bleeding on the left hand side of the monitor. I've read many different theories and its really not an issues when doing normal every day task. I was just curious if this was something that could get worse and if I should be contacting Dell for a replacement.

If you are looking for a quality monitor that isn't the Dell 2408WFP, I'd go for the HP L2475W

gdgt.com­/hp­/lp2475w/

It is supposed to be a better display since it uses a rare S-IPS display, which is considered by most to be the best type, compared to the Dell's S-PVA panel. They go for around the same price as the Dell, so expect roughly ~$450 for one. I'm not a fan of glossy displays at all, so I'm against the Apple 24" Cinema and the cost is fairly high for it.

It seems to me that if someone has had 4 monitors where most haven't even had 1 go bad

it's related to the USER


yes, it puts off some heat, done

I would try the samsung 2333sw i have 2 of these, they run very cool and are great monitors.

I have 2 and I have no problem with them. I Try cranking the brightness down a bit.

I had my Dell 2408 for about 5 days before sending it back for a full refund, that's how bad it was. I then went through another 2 24" monitors from Hazro (Doublesight in the states I believe) before settling on the HP 2475W. It's not perfect, but it's as close as you can get spending this sort of money. Input lag is low (I'm not a gamer, but even moving windows around on the desktop was painful), colour uniformity is good now that it's burnt in properly and I don't really notice the oversaturated reds due to it being wide gamut (your eye is very good at filtering stuff out).

If you want the perfect monitor then something like the NEC 2490WUXGI is the way to go, but increase your budget by around 300% if that's the case.

I have been using a 2407WFPb since 7/2006 without a problem. It gets warm, but not hot. No complaints

Long ago I had dreamed of owning one of these babies... =[

I don't mean to recommend another Dell to you, but... well, I am. Dell G2410... LED backlit. I use it with an HP w2408. Don't get me wrong, the HP LP2475w is amazing too - we use these at work and I just love their stands and we have never had any issues with them. However with the G2410 I have noticed that it produces "truer" (if that's even a word) colors... i.e., there will be no red hues when you are looking at a white screen. It produces much less heat than my HP w2408, too. The downsides? It has a basic stand, meaning that it just tilts. Has no card readers / USB ports. But on the upside it is quite cheap, currently $209. I recall recently it was on sale for $150 (I paid nearly 2x when this was initially released).

gdgt.com­/dell­/g2410/

I have to get rid of my Dell 22" UltraSharp 2209WA monitors because they just run too hot. Everything else is great but they heat up my office like a sauna. And my face feels like I'm sitting in front of a camp fire.

Odd this post is up again but I only see old responses. Oh well, I'll add my two cents since I've been using mine awhile now. These are my experiences..

1) It gets hot but it's not burning hot.
2) I sit about 30" away, but lean closer a lot. It's a nice size.
3) The backlight is not uniform but it's not noticeable when doing "normal things"
4) I love the inputs
5) I hate the menus
5b) Perhaps I wouldn't hate them so much if the buttons pressed uniformly. Some of them press on the left, some of them on the right. They're paired up that way. Bad design.
6) It's bloody bright. Turn down the backlight.
7) Input lag. Ugh.

I didn't feel good about it as I was noticing all the small issues, but having lived with it for awhile now, I'm quite happy with its performance. Next time I need a screen I'll be getting a better one though. At the time the HPs and Samsung 245T were going for quite a bit more. Yay Dell sales.