Last week I received two new Dell monitors for review, the G2210 and the G2410. Nothing strange about that. I get a Dell monitor in like every other week around here.
Did I mention, however, that these were two LED-backlit LCD monitors? Again, not that big of a deal. We’ve reviewed LED-backlit monitors from Apple, Lenovo, and ViewSonic in the last few months.
Pay no attention to the Street Fighter wallpaper in the background.
(Credit: CNET)
Honestly, there’s nothing particularly special about the G2410 and G2210 at first glance. They’re actually pretty plain-looking with nothing aesthetically special about them. That is, unless you play around with their respective onscreen displays (OSDs).
The OSDs are designed with an “Energy Gauge” feature that allows you to see, in real time, just how much power your monitor is pulling. For example, with the display’s brightness set to half, the energy gauge–represented by green bars– adjusts to nearly two-thirds full. Turn the brightness to max and the gauge shoots to full and is now represented by red bars.
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