What's the (exact) naming scheme for Dell monitors?
Solution 1:
Since around 2010 the convention has been:
[Series][Diagonal][Year][Ratio or Resolution][Features]
Series
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E
- Essential. Usually TN anti-glare panel, internal power, simple base, 3-year warranty. -
P
- Professional. Usually IPS anti-glare panel, internal power, height/rotate base, 3-year warranty. -
S
- Home & Small Office. TN, VA, or IPS panel, usually external power, slim base, 1-year warranty. -
U
- UltraSharp. IPS anti-glare panel, internal power, height/rotate base, 3-year warranty. -
UP
- UltraSharp with PremierColor. Additional colour gamut. -
AW
- Alienware. High-end gaming. -
C
- Commercial displays. Large format (>50") for conference rooms and classrooms.
Diagonal
- Two digit diagonal viewable size rounded to the nearest inch; halves rounded up.
Year
- Two digit year it was released.
-
Ratio or Resolution
- The first uppercase letter after the digits is most commonly the aspect ratio or QHD/UHD resolution
-
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 UHD (2160p) -
K
- 8K UHD (4320p) - The following have also been the first letter, but either on 16:10 (no letter) or discontinued models:
-
T
- Touch -
M
- No HDMI (S/U-series only) -
L
- With HDMI (only used when the same model without HDMI exists) -
N
- With VGA (only used when the same model without VGA exists)
-
Features
- The second uppercase letter after the digits can represent a large variety of features such as:
-
C
- USB-C input (DisplayPort alternate mode) -
X
- HDMI cable included (instead of standard DisplayPort) -
T
- Touch -
G
- Nvidia G-Sync / Graphics -
F
- AMD FreeSync -
J
- Wireless charging stand -
Z
- Video conferencing camera -
A
- Arm included (no stand) -
E
- Ethernet connection via the RJ45 port