We won’t hide it from you. We love Dell monitors. For years now this manufacturer has strived to lower the prices of its screens by always offering better for less expensive than its rivals. Even Acer had trouble following the price reductions they imposed and when they did the design and ergonomics were largely inferior. In short, Dell is a champion in its own right. The 2407WFP, released in 2006, sold like hotcakes with multiple orders grouped together on our forum.
Two years after, Dell uses the same formula for success with the 2408WFP-HC which has arrived in the US: a card reader, vertically adjustable base, pivot mode, and multiple video inputs. They have even added a new Display Port and HDMI connections to the already present two DVI, VGA and YUV. Another evolution is that the new 2408WFP-HC is a wide gamut. It displays richer colors; however, this bonus is more for graphic artists and those with reflex cameras having opted for a color space beyond sRGB like Adobe RGB.
So is this 2408WFP-HC better? On paper definitely! Unfortunately, since 2007 Dell’s prices have been very high and it gets even worse with this screen. The 2407WFP-HC from 2007 is offered for between 700 and 750 Euros in stores that still carry it (Dell no longer does). In the meantime, its rivals have all gone under the 500 euro mark and we are currently testing 24 inch monitors barely above 300 Euros. The 2407WFP-HC costs more than double !
In the US, the only place that the 2408WFP-HC is currently found, this new 24 inch is found for a price of $748. The 2407WFP-HC, obviously very close except for a few additional connections, is at $599. This easy calculation means the 2408WFP-HC costs 25% more than the previous 2407WFP-HC.
If the same price difference is found in France, we should expect the 2408WFP-HC to be at 750 € + 25% = 937 Euros. Wow! We think that a screen for such an amount will not have the slightest chance of imposing itself on the market.
Dell, wake UP !PS : The 2408WFP-HC is based on a PVA panel with a response time of 6 ms 
