Dell E1916HV VESA Mountable 19" Screen,XGA Wide, LED-Lit Monitor,Black

I was looking for a 2nd display to plug into my 2011 Mac Mini display/thunder port, as my main monitor only works with HDMI. I also wanted something not too big to fit on the desk. So far, this one is working out quite nicely, and definitely fit the budget being under $80.I've had issues with several monitors with displayport connections––none I tried worked. So I decided I needed something with a VGA port, and to get a cable that adapted to the display/thunderport. This fit the bill. (BTW, the cable I got, which works great, is the FOINNEX Mini DisplayPort to VGA Cable, Thunderbolt/Mini DP to VGA Cable 8ft Thunderbolt 2)I noticed other reviews griping about how the display doesn't have HDMI or whatever. I understand the frustration, but it says in the description that the connectivity is specifically VGA and doesn't list anything else, so it's not as though this were a defect, misleading, or anything of the sort.Seeing as VGA is inferior to HDMI and displayport, I wouldn't expect a stellar picture. But for my purposes––which is to use it to have extra room for working with calendars, web-research, PDFs, etc.––it works just fine, especially with the low price tag. The picture seems fine enough for viewing things like YouTube videos and the like, so for all intensive purposes, it is not a bad little screen.Not sure how this would be for non-Mac users, but I had to do a lot of adjusting to get the screen right. In the Apple display preferences I had to "option-click" the "scaled" selection to get a desirable resolution (which gives you all the available options instead of the three or so they provide). In the end, 1360x768 worked best for me, with the color default (a number of other color settings work well enough also). Then I had to adjust the monitor itself to move the screen a big in its menu system under "display" settings; multimedia seems to be the best setting for color for my tastes. So between all that, I was finally able to settle on something that looks good and fills up the entire screen.One oddity is that when I start up my computer, the Apple logo loading screen comes up on this display rather than my main monitor. I'm not sure if this is because the DP is given preference over HDMI or something? Even with this display turned off, the Apple screen still does not load on the main monitor due to VGA still being connected.Not a huge deal, but then I also noticed that when starting up or waking up from sleep, the icons on my desktop started to move around a bit. The only solution I could find was to download a program called SwitchResX. It's got a free trial, and is like $16 to buy after that. If anyone runs into this issue, this program did the trick; so I'm just gonna pay for it since it's cheap enough. As to specifics: I had to run the "SwitchRexX Daemon" on the "About" menu, and then go to "Desktop" menu and mess with settings. I ended up using "Display Sets" option and everything seems to be fine. Not sure if that is specifically an issue with this monitor, or if it is an issue with having an additional display in general. Either way, I figured I'd mention it if anyone came across the same problem.Lastly, the display menu is fairly intuitive. Some are horribly designed and make navigating settings more difficult than it needs to be (e.g. Acer menus). The stand is pretty sturdy as well, and the monitor isn't too heavy.So all in all, if you have a Mac, you will likely need to buy a VGA to display/thunder port cable that fits; since my Mac is older, I had to get the thunderbolt 2 style. You might also want to get something like that SwitchResX program if you have the same icon problem I did (assuming you uses this as a 2nd display). You will also have to mess with the settings and resolution a bit to get the right feel. Once you do, the monitor is great for having a small and inexpensive second display to use for general things that don't need a super nice screen. I know it is annoying to have to get additional things, but with a Mac it is kind of something you have to expect. Since Apple displays are ridiculously expensive and limited in scope, you kind of have to deal with shopping around with other brands if you're on a budget like myself.

This monitor is really good for normal computer use and maybe some light gaming that is not graphics intense. If you are a gamer you probably are not looking at this monitor anyway. Some graphics cards out there cost more that a laptop computer; so a $65 monitor is not what you want. A serious gaming monitor should have an HDMI output. This monitor is VGA.Now lets get to the normal use people like myself. I need something affordable and with great picture quality. It also needed to be VGA, I will elaborate on that later. I basically shop online and do a lot of Microsoft Office stuff like Word and Excel. This monitor is the size I need and the pictures seems to be sharper compared to my older monitor.I needed a VGA output because I have several computer hooked up to a KVM switch that uses VGA. A KVM switch is where you have several computers hooked up to one mouse, keyboard and monitor. With the KVM switch you are able to toggle back and forth between computers. I had a custom built computer with Windows 10 on it. All the other computers displayed fine on my monitor except for the Windows 10 machine. After many adjustments and setting the display quality was poor. I realized I needed a new monitor that had a VGA output. I did some searching and found this monitor.I am pleased to say this monitor works well with my Windows 10 machine. Bottom line this is a great affordable monitor for people who still need VGA and are not heavy gamers.

I purchased this monitor as a refurbished product, but from the time I opened it until this very day. It has not performed nor does it look like a refurbished product. I needed a cheap monitor with decent image quality for photo editing, video editing, and some occasional gaming. I experience zero latency issues when playing games like World of Warcraft, Counter Strike, and Call of Duty.It acted as my main and only monitor for about a month before I added in a new Primary monitor and switched it over to my secondary. It works beautifully as a dual monitor setup and has never frozen up on me or crashed for any reason. Would highly recommend it as a budget option for someone in need of a new monitor.

This is a great choice for anyone who needs an extra screen but doesn’t have space for a 24-inch or larger monitor. It’s a solid deal for the price. good size, perfect height right at eye level, and super easy to adjust and use. Just make sure you have a VGA to USB-C adapter if needed.

Downside we had to buy adaptors for our little Mac Mini. The great news is that it is a really lovely update from our last monitor. This one is only about 2 inches larger but you can ofsalkg see that sometimes Small changes can make a huge difference.Growing up in ATX where Dell is headquartered makes a nice difference. If I ever have a problem with any issues I'm sure I will have a friend who's worked in the dwpaetnwvf who can talk me through it. Dell had a lot of problems in the early to mid 1990's where the company outgrew their ability to handle customer service. These problems have been fixed, but I think it follows Dell Around like a black cloud even to this day! It's been 20 years. The colors and crispness to the images are great.I can't honestly say I know much about monitors, however, it's quiet and large, beautiful colors, fantastic. The design is sleek and despite my hometown pride, but that's not the reason why I'm giving it good marks. I'm giving a good review because Dell has come a long way in making incredible products. They give back. TON to the community including the financing of the children's hospital. So if you're weighing in on 2 monitors who are very much like one another with similar functions and price, you may want to buy one who's owner is a really good guy who does really honestly excellent things with the profit he'll get off the