Dell 24 Monitor SE2426H

Product overview

What the Dell SE2426H actually offers

The SE2426H is Dell's entry-level 144Hz monitor in its 24-inch "SE" value line: a 23.8-inch IPS panel at 1920x1080, 1ms MPRT response time, and AMD FreeSync for tear-free motion on compatible AMD (and generally Nvidia G-Sync Compatible) graphics cards. It carries TÜV Rheinland's 3-Star certification, which combines flicker-free backlighting with low blue-light output — a genuine hardware certification, not a marketing label, per Dell's own datasheet.

Connectivity is deliberately basic: two HDMI ports and nothing else, so there's no DisplayPort input on this exact SKU. That's an important distinction because Dell sells a very similarly named sibling, the SE2426HG, which adds a DisplayPort and swaps in a 240Hz/0.5ms panel — a different product than the one covered here, and shoppers frequently mix the two up when comparing listings.

On the stand: this is the tilt-only version of the SE2426 line. Dell also sells an SE2426HGS with the same panel-class specs but an adjustable-height, swiveling stand. The SE2426H reviewed here ships with a fixed-height stand that only tilts, so anyone who needs to raise the screen to eye level will want a separate monitor arm or riser.

We could not find an independent lab test (RTINGS, TFTCentral, or similar) of the SE2426H specifically. RTINGS has tested the related SE2426HGS, which shares the same core IPS panel but pairs it with a 240Hz refresh rate and the adjustable stand — useful as a rough proxy for panel quality (IPS color/viewing angles, since Dell's SE line uses similar panel sourcing), but it is not a measurement of this exact 144Hz model's screen, so we're not going to present those numbers as if they were.

In practice, the honest summary is: solid, TÜV-certified IPS panel with FreeSync at a competitive price, aimed squarely at people upgrading from a 60Hz monitor for general use, office work, and casual gaming — not at competitive gamers or colour-critical creative work, where the plain 8-bit IPS panel and 144Hz ceiling (rather than 240Hz) will feel limiting.

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