I first got this monitor at a compuer fair in 2000/01. It was a stall reselling DELL stuff. This monitor was being sold for under £100 and at 19" I touht I must have it. I managed to get i home with the huge box it was in (thank god I had a 3 door Corsa so i could get it in 1 of the doors) Got it home plugged it in and it had been used with my main PC since then for the last 9 years and is still in use. Only last week did it beome my second monitor on my main PC (I Just got a 1920x1080 HiDef LCD which i am using for primary to work and the Dell for video viewing or second screen) I have been wokring this monitor hard for all these ...  Read the complete review

Two weeks out of the warranty period this monitor, part of my Dell system,failed. The power light blinks and buzzes and the screen is black. Dell tech support suggested I change settings. Huh? How do you do that without a monitor? Anyway, I ran all the diagnostic suggestions. Check the Dell suppoprt page and search "P 992 Buzzing". The monitor was fairly good unitl the warranty ran out. I am convinced of a factory defect. My Mates problem with the Dell P992: 38 days after buying this monitor with my new system, it buzzes and making clicking sounds. Dell will only exchage with a refurbished unit! Stay away from Dell monitors! Customer service ...  Read the complete review

The Dell P992 monitor is a stunning, though expensive, monitor to use or own. If you can afford it, I would highly recommend it. And if you are wondering `Do Dell make decent monitors?`, well, the answer is yes, because they are actually Sony units (or, at least this one is). So, what do you get? The screen size is a hefty 19 inches across the diagonal, though the quoted visible area is just 17.95 inches. But, it`s completely flat. It`s a Sony Trinitron tube, and there is quite literally completely flat. Until now I`ve only used traditional goldfish bowl style CRT monitors, so for the first hour or so using this one, it actually looked as though it was curving ...  Read the complete review