A:AnswerAdjust the contrast on the monitor, I noticed at first it was a tad high in the contrast settings. Once I dialed it in right, it looked a lot better in terms of color and dark areas weren’t as hard to see
A:AnswerDELL MONITOR - SE2717HR. This monitor does not have speakers but I purchased a set of Bose (Bose® - Companion® 2 Series III Multimedia Speaker System (2-Piece)) which give a great sound (Best Buy) and should work well.