Dell P2424HT 24 23.8" Multi-Touch Black Review

The Dell P2424HT is a 24-inch 1080p touchscreen monitor with a fantastic adjustable stand. It's built for specific tasks where you need to interact directly with the screen, like presentations or light digital sketching, but its basic display specs make it a poor value for general use.

If you're hunting for a touchscreen monitor for your desk, the Dell P2424HT is a straightforward option that's easy to overlook. It's a 24-inch, 1080p IPS panel with a 60Hz refresh rate, and its main draw is the multi-touch capability built into a monitor that doesn't look like a tablet on a stick. It's designed for office and creative tasks where you might want to poke at a diagram or scroll through a document with your fingers. At a price hovering around $350, it's positioned as a practical, no-frills touch display for Windows and macOS users who need that functionality without breaking the bank.

Let's be clear: this isn't a performance monitor. The 60Hz refresh rate and 5ms response time put it in the 21st percentile for performance in our database, which means it's fine for everyday work but not for gaming or fast-paced video editing. The 300-nit brightness and 8-bit color depth are decent for an office environment, landing it in the 75th percentile for color accuracy among similar monitors. You'll get clear, consistent viewing angles from the IPS panel, but don't expect the vibrant pop or high contrast of a premium display. For tasks like web browsing, document editing, and basic photo viewing, it's perfectly adequate.

At $310 to $390, the P2424HT asks you to pay a premium for the touch feature and the excellent stand. You can get a much sharper 4K non-touch monitor, or even a high-refresh-rate gaming display, for similar money. Its value is entirely tied to how much you need a responsive touchscreen on a fully adjustable arm. If you don't need touch, there are far better displays for the price. If you do need it, this is one of the more office-friendly ways to get it.

Compared to something like the Dell UltraSharp 27" 4K monitor, you're trading resolution and clarity for touch input. The UltraSharp is a better pure productivity screen. Against a typical 24-inch 1080p office monitor from LG or HP (which costs under $200), the P2424HT is significantly more expensive, but those lack touch and often have cheap, fixed stands. Your real decision is between this and using a separate drawing tablet or a convertible laptop. For a dedicated touch screen on a stand, there aren't many direct competitors with this level of adjustability at this size.

Skip this monitor if you're a gamer, a video editor, or anyone who prioritizes screen sharpness and smooth motion. A 1080p 60Hz panel in this price range is hard to justify without the touch feature. Also, if you just need a reliable second screen for office work, a standard 24-inch or 27-inch 1440p monitor will be a better investment. Look at Dell's own non-touch UltraSharp series or budget options from ASUS and AOC instead.

Should you buy the Dell P2424HT? Only if you have a specific, recurring need for a touchscreen at your desk and you value the pro-grade ergonomics. It's a niche tool. For general office work, web browsing, or content consumption, a standard, higher-resolution monitor will give you a better experience for less money. But if you're a teacher, presenter, digital artist sketching concepts, or someone who interacts with touch-based kiosk software, this monitor's combination of touch, a great stand, and clean connectivity makes it a sensible, if specialized, choice.