I've been running mine in Standard mode, but with a color profile I downloaded from TFT Central: http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/articles/icc_profiles.htm
If you visit that page, you'll see a link for Dell U3011 (Collection) zip file... I'm using the "Dell U3011 - Standard.icc" profile. Since...
I'm not very experienced with color settings through the Custom Color menu... are you doing the standard R G B settings, or one of the other types?
It sounds like you might have a lemon on your hands :( The left/right split colors seems like an obvious hardware problem. Also, maybe sRGB and...
Hi Asgorath78, in regards to your questions:
1. Small Text - The U3011 has a much higher resolution than a comparable 1080p display, so naturally text will appear smaller unless it's scaled to fit your monitor. Some people prefer the smaller text for more content packed into the same space...
I'm not an expert so take this response with a grain of salt :p I have been reading up on wide gamut displays since I got my U3011 a month ago, so here's what I've pieced together...
Setting the separate R, G, and B channels in custom color mode will allow you to reduce the brightness of...
How to get it to work: http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/articles/icc_profiles.htm#install
I'm not a color pro, but I did some eyeball checks using vibrant photos from National Geographic (check out the different color galleries esp. red, orange and green)...
I don't think anyone knows the details of the different revisions... the only thing I've read is that A01 had a bug with Custom Color (blue-only screens) but it was fixed in A02. If anyone at Dell leaks the details I'd be curious to know, too :D