Dell P2219HC

Good performance and input ports include USB–C.

The monitors examined in this group test all have their good points, and that’s on top of their affordable price tags. You’d probably be happy with any of these, but a couple did stand out above the rest. Samsung’s S24H85 wasn’t the slimmest, but it is higher resolution than the rest. Yet the cost is also highest by far, so it couldn’t take pride of place.

At 22 inches, Dell’s P2219HC is slightly smaller than the others, but it’s a strong performer with good connectivity options. (Dell also deserves praise for using no polystyrene in its packaging, something we wish other manufacturers would consider.) It didn’t achieve top scores in our Datacolor colorimeter tests, but the differences between all these units was just a few percent.

USB–C isn’t a requirement for everyone… yet. But if you don’t need it now you may for your next PC or Mac. This Dell display includes USB–C as a display input type and of course for passthrough USB data as well. If you prefer DisplayPort, this (and the Samsung, to be fair) also supports daisychaining monitors; link a second DP–compatible display to this one without running another cable from your Mac.

Note: The final verdict scores reflect the overall opinion of a product and are not necessarily an average of the criteria listed in the table.

With daisychaining support and a USB-C port, the Dell is our winning display.