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    Windows 10 and scaling?

    I was planning on googling around for impressions once it'd been out for a few weeks, as I wouldn't dream of bothering with 28" 4K unless W10 has dramatically improved its scaling. The amount of font nastiness and outright broken UI elements I've seen on Windows 8 4K pairings shows the work ahead.
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    Dell U2715H (new standard gamut model, successor to U2713HM)

    lol okay sorry to make you repeat yourself. I read that as there being a non-glossy IPS line (like the P-series) as well as a glass IPS line (like the S-series), and not a glossy-and-glass line being one and the same. Apologies, but at least we're all set on AG filters now, I feel! I'll be...
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    Dell U2715H (new standard gamut model, successor to U2713HM)

    Wait, so you're saying the Dell S-series (glass-coated 1080p AH-IPS) have an anti-glare filter underneath the glass? Or am I misunderstanding and you're saying the rest of the non-glossy and non-glass IPS use a grainy matte coating? I hope I'm misunderstanding, as that configuration sounds...
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    Dell U2715H (new standard gamut model, successor to U2713HM)

    Hardness has kind of become a misnomer for describing anti-glare filters, and I guess I've reluctantly adopted it too, as whenever I hear someone complain about a "hard" AG filter it's also described as heavy, grainy, or even sparkly. I've never seen anything other than 3H on panel info, so I...
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    Dell U2715H (new standard gamut model, successor to U2713HM)

    Yeah, I don't think Dell has made (edit: introduced/launched, I should say) a hard AG display since 2011 (I'm still running a U2711 from 2010), and the 2012-launched U2713HM is absolutely semi-gloss. I'm glad to see they've finally launched a replacement, as I think Dell's 2012 and 2013...
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    ASUS Announces ROG SWIFT PG278Q Premium Gaming Monitor

    I wouldn't be so quick to scoff at the adjoining "high quality" to TN. I felt there was considerable difference in color and viewing angles between the Asus VG248QE and my BenQ XL2720T. The former was unbearable, to my eyes, even after trying different color profiles and adjusting the...
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    So... when will we see 4K, VA/IPS, 120hz, G-sync monitors?

    The DisplayPort 1.3 spec was just announced, and is expected to be ratified Q2 2014 with end-products by 2015. This will bring both 8K and 4K @120Hz, so perhaps now that even VA can manage 120Hz (e.g. Eizo Foris FG2421) we'll see either/both VA/IPS in 4K @120Hz by 2015 or 2016. It's exciting...
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    Need help deciding between BenQ XL2420TE & Dell U2412M, I am at the end of my wits

    Sounds like you've made your decision, but one thing I wanted to mention to Brahmzy is that I found the viewing angles perfectly palatable once I lowered my XL2720T on its sliding vertical stand. I was used to viewing a 2560x1440 IPS at the top of the stand--eyes middle of the screen--and I...
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    Gaming Monitor

    The biggest difference is that the VG278H includes the IR emitter and 3D glasses, and is therefore predictably more expensive. If you're wondering about the VG278HE, it almost assuredly uses the same panel as the newer XL2720T. Prad measured slightly higher input lag (5.1ms versus 3.4ms) in...
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    How is dell U2711 for games and a little photo editiing

    They're just about all LED now instead of older CCFL (my U2711 can get quite warm because of these), but unfortunately I don't think this has any bearing on IPS/PLS glow. They all have it in some form, and it's just a reminder that every LCD panel type has its own problems, and it's just what...
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    How is dell U2711 for games and a little photo editiing

    That's what I should've said were I not cursed with both long-windedness and an inability to be truly blunt. But exactly, there's much better competition out now, and manufacturers have finally decoupled the whole "professional" (as related to wide-gamut backlighting for very specific...
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    How is dell U2711 for games and a little photo editiing

    I've had my U2711 for nearly three years now (got it on sale for a whopping $850 back when they were $1100 MSRP), and have been generally very happy with it. The step up from 1050/1080p to 1440p is just massive, and it's very liberating to have such an expansive play/workspace. The colors are...
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    Recommend a VA monitor for Gaming 1st and Movies 2nd

    It's not so much some snooty colorimetry thing where I turn up my nose at something slightly off spec, but rather I didn't know if VA had similar color shifts (in addition to their established gamma shifts) to TN--something for which I have no tolerance. I was also concerned about VA struggling...
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    Recommend a VA monitor for Gaming 1st and Movies 2nd

    That's good to hear about the no PWM dimming (or at least of a high enough frequency so as not to distract), but I have to ask: which bothered you more, the S2740L's overshoot or the C750P's "obvious color smearing" with darker colors? I appreciated your 27" 1080p comparisons in the Default...
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    Recommend a VA monitor for Gaming 1st and Movies 2nd

    Only the HM looks to be offered in the US, but I see the HS of which you speak when I hop over to BenQ's EU section. The only difference I can immediately observe is the HS' narrower bezel and lower 3000:1 static contrast (versus the HM's 5000:1). Since this is static--not useless dynamic--and...
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