Comment on Why don’t brands make simpler names?

stoy@lemmy.zip ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

Ok there are often resons for the madness.

Lets look at the naming standard of Dell monitors:

I have a Dell U2724D as my main monitor.

The syntax is [Series][Diagonal Size][Year][Ratio/Resolution][Features]

In my case the code for the Series is “U”

Since about 2010 their standard series has been:

E: Essential - Normally a TN anti glare panel, internal power, simple stand, 3 year warranty.

P: Professional - Normally an IPS anti glare panel, internal power, height/rotate adjustable stand, 3-year warranty.

S: Small Office/Home - Can be IPS, TN or VA panel, usually external power supply, slim stand, 1-year warranty.

U: Ultrasharp - IPS anti glare panel, internal power, height/rotate adjustable base, 3 year warranty.

UP: Ultrasharp with PrimerColor - additional color gamut.

AW: Alienware - High-end gaming

C: Commercial displays - Large format (50"+), for conference rooms and classrooms.


Ok so looking at my monitor, U2724D, we can see that it is from the Ultrasharp series.


The next section is the diagonal size, Dell uses two digits to represent the size, in my case it is 27, so I have a 27" monitor.


Then we come to the year section, this tells us the year the monitor was released, in my case it says 24, so my monitor was released in 2024.


Then we come to the resolution part:

S: standard ratio - 4:3 or 5:4.

no letter: computer widescreen - 16:10

H: HD widescreen - 16:9

W: Ultrawide - 21:9

D: QHD - 1440p

Q: 4K - 2160p

K: 8K - 4320p


In my case, the resolution letter is D, meaning my monitor is a QHD/1440p monitor.


Finally we have come to the Features section:

C: USB-C input - can accept DisplayPort over USB-C.

X: HDMI cable included, instead of standard DsiplayPort cable.

T: Touchscreen

G: nVidia G-sync

F: AMD Freesync

J: Wireless charging stand

Z: Videoconference camera

A: Monitor arm included, no stand

E: Ethernet networking, works like a proper dock.

S: Built in speakers.


My monitor does not have any extra features, but my dad has the U2721DE monitor which has a built in dock and networking.


The reason for the annoying names is to differentiate features, series, year releases and more.

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