Dell U2311H

llmercll said:
Yup

http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10419&cs_id=1041902&p_id=2029&seq=1&format=2

But you'll need the xbox 360 audio adapter as well, which can be had on ebay for $6

http://cgi.ebay.com/Genuine-XBOX-36...t=Video_Games_Accessories&hash=item3cadb8d808
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I ordered a cable, since I heard that these types of adapters can stress the ports out, so that's fine. I also have an adapter already as I have the xbox hooked up to my speakers with optical.

The only thing I really require now is a 2x1 DVI switch box... I have no idea about those.
 
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I'm waiting patiently for these to go on sale again. Anyone know if one is coming up?
 
Epic| said:
I'm waiting patiently for these to go on sale again. Anyone know if one is coming up?
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I got mine for $269 over the weekend. It was $50 off, of course this doesn't take the darn sales tax into consideration, which was $16. Eagerly awaiting it's arrival!
 
The Cisco Kid said:
I got mine for $269 over the weekend. It was $50 off, of course this doesn't take the darn sales tax into consideration, which was $16. Eagerly awaiting it's arrival!
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I waited a bit before purchasing mine.. was able to get mine for 239 with coupon
 
I got the 360 hooked up to the monitor, and noticed how everything was darker than what I remember (of course my older gaming monitor was a TN).

I decided to go into the settings to see what affected it, and I noticed two gamma settings: MAC and PC. The MAC settings was lighter and is the same brightness of the old monitor I used (So at least for now I liked it better). What's the difference between the two? I had heard something like old MACs used a gamma settings of 1.8 which is lighter than the current standard of 2.2. Should I just keep the setting at PC and leave it at that?
 
Does anybody know of any coupons that can be applied right now?

Here in Canada, it is on sale again, but this time at $259.:confused: It was at the lowest point at $239. Unfortunately, I wasn't aware of the deal at the time and missed it.
 
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hyperion0101 said:
Does anybody know of any coupons that can be applied right now?

Here in Canada, it is on sale again, but this time at $259.:confused: It was at the lowest point at $239. Unfortunately, I wasn't aware of the deal at the time and missed it.
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I signed up for the dell business email list and got a 20% off coupon code within minutes (did that about a week ago). I'm not sure where you sign up for that on the CA site as it's different than the US one. I also just ordered 3x U2311Hs in the US for ~$837 shipped using my coupon (They were about $750 before tax).
 
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I think that to avoid confusion, nothing about the U2211 should be mentioned in this thread. Keep in the U2211 one.
 
Extra question now;

Do you get HDMI -> Displayport cables that could route the 360 signal into the displayport of the U2311? My settings I have currently on the DVI are good for the PC< but it looks kinda naff for gaming. I'm under the impression that the Dell saves settings for each input, so I could keep gaming to displayport and computing to DVI, if it'll work.

If such cables work, where can I find a good one? (I've seen HDMI -> DP cables but I assume they don't go the other way as I haven't seen any)


Edit: Nevermind, found out that HDMI cannot be turned into Displayport without some kind of expensive adapter. Fuck that. :p
 
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Yeah so you'll either have to use the switch or the vga.. For the xbox I can't really tell a difference between HDMI and VGA. Apparently the VGA cable can only output a maximum resolution of 1080i.
 
My U2311H arrived yesterday and I'm very pleased with it so far. I've got one problem though. I've adjusted the Brightness and Contrast, but am noticing a pinkish hue on the left side of the screen. I noticed this when I had note pad up searching for dead pixels. It's only noticeable on a white screen. The left side also seems a bit darker than the right and the middle of the screen seems just right.

Is this something that can be adjusted? Or did I get a bum monitor? I'm not very familiar with monitor adjustment.

Thanks!
 
Wendig0 said:
Yeah so you'll either have to use the switch or the vga.. For the xbox I can't really tell a difference between HDMI and VGA. Apparently the VGA cable can only output a maximum resolution of 1080i.
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No luck finding a switch though, unless those cheapy 10 buck ones do the job.
 
The Cisco Kid said:
My U2311H arrived yesterday and I'm very pleased with it so far. I've got one problem though. I've adjusted the Brightness and Contrast, but am noticing a pinkish hue on the left side of the screen. I noticed this when I had note pad up searching for dead pixels. It's only noticeable on a white screen. The left side also seems a bit darker than the right and the middle of the screen seems just right.

Is this something that can be adjusted? Or did I get a bum monitor? I'm not very familiar with monitor adjustment.

Thanks!
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Looks like you're describing the all too common tinting issue associated with this monitor, although I could be wrong. The varying brightness sounds like poor uniformity. Just curious, what Rev is it?

I'd call up dell and get a replacement. Tell them that it's distracting and interferes with your work if they give you any trouble.
 
llmercll said:
Looks like you're describing the all too common tinting issue associated with this monitor, although I could be wrong. The varying brightness sounds like poor uniformity. Just curious, what Rev is it?

I'd call up dell and get a replacement. Tell them that it's distracting and interferes with your work if they give you any trouble.
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I'm not sure the revision, but I think it's the most recent.

I just got off the phone with Dell and a replacement is en-route. I should have it by mid next week. Fingers crossed!
 
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LC155 said:
No luck finding a switch though, unless those cheapy 10 buck ones do the job.
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I just swap cables when I feel like playing.

I don't play all that often though, so for a heavy gamer that may not be practical.
 
Oh, never mind. I can use the DVI port happily now. I wondered why contrast didn't look as good as my old TN. Turns out the 360 recognised I was using DVI and I could set reference levels. It was set to standard, so I put it to expanded and now everything is pretty again. :3
 
llmercll said:
Looks like you're describing the all too common tinting issue associated with this monitor, although I could be wrong. The varying brightness sounds like poor uniformity. Just curious, what Rev is it?

I'd call up dell and get a replacement. Tell them that it's distracting and interferes with your work if they give you any trouble.
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That's weird.. I thought this monitor had a blue tint on the left and a pinkish/purplish on the right... Mine doesn't tint at all on white backgrounds so I can't tell; however, mine does have a minor pinkish tint on dark colors on the bottom right corner of the screen.
 
Wendig0 said:
That's weird.. I thought this monitor had a blue tint on the left and a pinkish/purplish on the right... Mine doesn't tint at all on white backgrounds so I can't tell; however, mine does have a minor pinkish tint on dark colors on the bottom right corner of the screen.
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Yeah, it wasn't uniform through out the screen. It wasn't glaring, but noticeable by me.

Oh and the version was A01.
 
The U2311H is on my unconfirmed list for higher-refresh monitors, here:

http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?p=1036340031&posted=1#post1036340031

Can I get a few of those who bought one to test that in doesn't skip frames at 75Hz? The quickest test is the mouse cursor test (make smooth, rapid circles with the cursor... if the gaps between the trailing ghost images are uneven, it's skipping frames... first try it at 60Hz so you know what looks proper).

If you can also snap a pic showing an even trail, that would be awesome.
 
I got a new U2311h, RevA01, and I'm not quite happy with it. At default settings the picture is incredibly warm (pink-reddish) and it may be tinting? I'm having a hard time testing things out because the desktop i ordered to go along with the monitor had to be sent back and who knows when I will get the correct desktop. my laptop doesn't have a dvi port, but on vga, i'm getting horrible lines going down the screen during movies. so i ordered a DisplayPort to HDMI cord, it arrived.. and my U2311h won't work on displayport. It just keeps saying "Entering power saving mode" as soon as I set it to Displayport. I've updated my graphics drivers, unplugged, etc. everything, and no dice.

Really annoyed at the two issues, although the pinkish-red tint may be fixable to some extent through messing with the colors. I don't know whether to send it back now in the hopes of getting a replacement by the time my desktop gets here.. or to wait until my desktop gets here so i can test it through the DVI port, and risk having to send it back and not having a monitor for however long after waiting a month+ for my computer. Grr.

ETA: could it be the Displayport to HDMI cable? I am not very tech-savvy, unfortunately, and I don't know if there's a problem with the HDMI part.
 
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Default profile is messed up, if you haven't yet, change the color profile from standard to "custom" and see if that helps.

Tinting is mostly seen on white screens, and wouldn't be surprised if you had it lol


try what I mentioned above, if no dice, contact dell. They'll overnight you a replacement and you won't need to send yours back until you receive the new one.
 
DisplayPort and HDMI aren't compatible with each other. That cable is for DisplayPort output only, not DisplayPort input. Unless your laptop has DisplayPort and the monitor has HDMI, that cable is useless for you. You need an HDMI-DVI cable instead.
 
thank you. i wonder if that was the problem for the other people complaining about the same issue with DisplayPort. i guess at this point i will just wait quietly until my PC arrives.
 
My second U2311H arrives today. I had the tinting issue on half the screen when a white background was up. I couldn't live with it. Fingers crossed the second one is better.

Update:
Stopped home and the monitor was sitting on my steps. I fired it up with zero tinting issues. Only one problem though and I'm nit sure if it's a problem. In the bottom right corner, the black strip is a bit wider than the rest of the bottom. I hope I'm explaining this properly, but it's that black bar you seeing running across the bottom of the screen. It's not wider by much, perhaps a millimeter or two, but noticeable if you really look at it. Am I being too picky?
 
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yes.. mine is the same. it's like the screen wasn't centered in correctly. My monitor is tilted slightly to the right so it kinda cancels it out lol. I'd keep it. It really isn't a big deal and it's hard to notice.
 
Got mine here at work recently.

Will never work on a TN monitor again.

The balanced backlight is soo frigging nice. (Viewing angles)
Color is vastly superior, blacks / white amazing.
Im not too fond of the anti glare coating / matte sceen but i'll live.

After working with it for a few days, my eyes feel much less strained / tired.

Im picky as hell about display quality and im very impressed.

I did take the time to measure the levelness of my display and it does stand 1/16" lower on the right. Nothing a nicely concealead piece of folded paper didn't fix.
 
What kind of tinting are you guys experiencing?

With mine, on a white background, and if you look very closely (it's hard to see), an area toward the left of the screen is slightly "dirty" compared to the right. Is this the "tinting issue" that's associated with these screens? Or is each tinting issue unique? I'm a little confused and could use some clarification

thanks!
 
llmercll said:
What kind of tinting are you guys experiencing?

With mine, on a white background, and if you look very closely (it's hard to see), an area toward the left of the screen is slightly "dirty" compared to the right. Is this the "tinting issue" that's associated with these screens? Or is each tinting issue unique? I'm a little confused and could use some clarification

thanks!
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I was just about to mention this. I'm on my third U2311H now. All three have had this weird tinting issue. I only notice it when there is a white background, especially when note pad is up. I'm debating if I can live with it or not.

Games look amazing and I'm not sure if I've noticed the tinting issue when playing them.

Another thing that has been bugging me is that each monitor has a small gap at the bottom right of each screen. You tend to not notice it after a while though.

I may give up on this monitor soon and try a U2410 or something else.
 
Tinting is common though not normal. The usual tint is cooler temperature on the left side of the screen and warmer temperature on the right side, especially the bottom right corner. The darker field is what some people call a green tint because it usually bares a green tinge, whereas the right side seems brighter or pink. This defect is widespread though varies between units. Some panels have more prominent tinting than others, but the characteristics are always the same: left and right contrast. This is not a software issue but a hardware issue.
 
pedophilekiller said:
Tinting is common though not normal. The usual tint is cooler temperature on the left side of the screen and warmer temperature on the right side, especially the bottom right corner. The darker field is what some people call a green tint because it usually bares a green tinge, whereas the right side seems brighter or pink. This defect is widespread though varies between units. Some panels have more prominent tinting than others, but the characteristics are always the same: left and right contrast. This is not a software issue but a hardware issue.
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It may be time for me to move then. Does NEC have better quality control?
 
The Cisco Kid said:
It may be time for me to move then. Does NEC have better quality control?
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Is your tinting issue like the "dirty" color I described, or the blue/pink many others have?

I believe the problem is with LG, as they make the panel for both the Dell and the NEC. Dell just wraps the panel in plastic and adds other bits of hardware. I think Dell sells a lot more u2311h's than the comparable NEC screen too, so theres going to be more "user data" on it.

I got all this from an article I read earlier, not sure how accurate it is.

http://hubpages.com/hub/Dell-U2410-U2311H-Monitors-Plagued-with-Tinting-Issues
 
No idea, I have never tried a NEC. Tinting affects U2410, U2711, and U3011. Don't think that tinting is just the U2311, or because you haven't paid enough. The problem situates with Dell's supplier and Dell's complacence for not telling them the problem. The iMac used to have a similar problem with yellow tinge, though I am not sure if this has been corrected. Of course, many people don't notice or even care about this issue. Your best bet if you still want an IPS is find the company with the best return policy and play the panel lottery.
 
Hi,
I have a problem with my new Dell U2311H (Rev. A01). It's build-in power supply is noisy. Well not much but in quiet room (PC in another room) it's pretty annoying. Whoever own this LCD, please put your ear on rear side of LCD if it's buzzing. It can't be heard in day time but at night it's quite bothering (that why "the ear on the rear side" part:). I just want to know if it's common problem or if I just picked the wrong piece.
Thanks in advance.
 
Hi guys,

Just got two U2311H's this morning and am a little disappointed that one of the monitors is brighter and has a better white level than the other. However, the one with the better white level has about 4 flickering pixels that seem to appear mainly on my desktop picture - though I've seen them on other windows from time to time. Initially on the very first power up there were about 20! While it's only really on the desktop I will probably return it as the flickering could infer more problems to come.

My question is, I suppose the differences in panels is quite normal right? Some are brighter than others and some have better white levels. The one with worse white levels is still pretty good - it's just with the other monitor next to it, it can be quite annoying to notice the difference.
I'm not sure how much I could argue to get this one changed as there is nothing actually wrong with it - just not as good white level wise than the other.

I was worried about problems before ordering these as there do seem to be a lot of user reports of QC issues. Suppose I can get used to it and at the end of the day it seems hard to get perfect monitors no matter what the brand.
I must admit I've started getting used to them already - with some initial eye strain which is normal when changing monitors I personally find.

Would be interested in what you guys think though and any experiences with this model.

Also, strange question but do LCD monitors 'bed in' over time. I.E. Improve quality wise over the initial x number of hours? I'm assuming not and think I'm probably thinking about plasma technology but thought I'd ask in case it's possible that the white level on this one could get better in the next 200 hours or something.
 
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