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Dell U2711

Lava Lamp Freak said:
I ordered one last night, from the seller you linked, and it shipped today. It is coming from the seller, though, and not from Dell. The seller said it will have the warranty on it, so I hope that is true.
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I actually bought mine from another eBay seller who is no longer selling this monitor.
 
10e said:
The PA271W will have the same panel, different electronics, and a higher price. Yup, I just checked and it's a lot more here in Canada.

It will allow internal calibration but likely will have an average to poor sRGB mode. If you are not doing professional photography and wide gamut printing, stick with the U2711.
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Great, thanks. I just ordered last night. I was having a rough time deciding between this and the 3008wfp but went with quality over size. Just for curiosity's sake, would there be any 30 inch monitors that would have a better PQ?
 
any one else receive a U2711 DOA? I am just confused to how this can be when they "calibrate" it at the factory, how do you calibrate a dead monitor, :confused:

they are sending a new one out, I called Wednesday night and Thursday it went in with overnight shipping but still says processing and hasn't shipped, oh Dell!

I wish they would give you the option of shipping it standard mail and giving you $25 back too instead of wasting money on overnight for people like me who have a backup and would rather get that cash back...
 
i just got the u2711

a few quick observations

(a) i'm using the adobe rgb, and the colors look beautiful. No saturation/desaturation issues reported earlier
(b) the bezel around the monitor was a *little* larger than i thought, but after using it for a few days it doesn't bother me
(c) the AG coating is NOT NOT NOT as "bad" and heavy as people are complaining. It can be "grainy" if you;re looking at a white background, but you'd have to closely examine it to notice it
(d) yes, whites are an issue with the AG coating
(e) this is my first IPS monitor and i was a little dissapointed with the vertical viewing angle. I had to adjust the stand to get it perfectly, although now that it is positioned perfectly, its not a problem
(f) text has not been an issue at all.
(g) i have no uniformity issues (or blacklight)
 
I also posted this in the hot deals section but Dell currently has this monitor for $999 in the small business section plus if you sign up for e-mail updates you get a 20% off coupon.

So $800 for this monitor straight from Dell, free shipping, and a extended 2 year warranty (giving you 5 total years) is only $56 with the coupon!
 
I've received my second u2711 today. Unfortunately, this one has to go back because of the green-pink issue. Also, the AG film was very aggressive on this display-- to the extent that white backgrounds were agitating. My first display (manf. in Janurary) did not display these defects. Sad to say, Dell's quality is seemingly inconsistent.
 
Hmm... just wondering... what would you guys say is better?

A single u2711 or 3x 2209wa through eyefinity?

The single u2711 is almost the resolution of the 3x 2209wa put in vertical mode. And I do like the idea of a single monitor without any bezels for playing games. Any thoughts?
 
If it's almost the same resolution/size, then of course a single monitor is better. Is it also similar price?
 
Well, three dell 2209was cost around $300 to $212 (refurbished) each, but then you also need a displayport adapter. So minimum, ~$750 to $1000 for 3 dell 2209was, and I've heard people getting the u2711 for $800. So almost the same price, but with the u2711, you needa dish it all out at once, while with the 2209s, you can spread your cost a bit. Hmmm...
 
Optik said:
(c) the AG coating is NOT NOT NOT as "bad" and heavy as people are complaining. It can be "grainy" if you;re looking at a white background, but you'd have to closely examine it to notice it
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pedophilekiller said:
I've received my second u2711 today. Unfortunately, this one has to go back because of the green-pink issue. Also, the AG film was very aggressive on this display-- to the extent that white backgrounds were agitating. My first display (manf. in Janurary) did not display these defects. Sad to say, Dell's quality is seemingly inconsistent.
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Son of a beesting, could results be any more varied? I'm looking to order a U2711 at the end of the month... and from pedokiller's results it sounds like quality control is bizarrely a gamble. Is there by chance a difference in manufacturing quality from ordering through a 3rd party eBay reseller versus DELL directly?
 
wouldn't you lose the benefits of being able to return the monitor if it is by chance bad coming from a 3rd party ebay reseller? i've not bought stuff like this from ebay, so maybe it is a standard practice to have the same return policies as it would be buying straight from the manufacturer.
 
defsquad said:
wouldn't you lose the benefits of being able to return the monitor if it is by chance bad coming from a 3rd party ebay reseller? i've not bought stuff like this from ebay, so maybe it is a standard practice to have the same return policies as it would be buying straight from the manufacturer.
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Nope, I bought mine from an ebay seller, had problems within a week, called dell, and had a replacement overnighted the next day. Costed me nothing but the day and the annoyance of the call, which would have been the same from dell, had it come from there.
 
Dell quality control on its monitors has always been completely hit-and-miss.

Personally, I don't give a damn what resolution you put on a 27" monitor, there is no way that thing would ever be worth $800 to me. Worst price:value proposition in tech. For that much, I'll get a 46 to 50" Plasma TV, or three 22" to 24" panels.
 
Haha, alright then... if you can't see the added benefit of the extra resolution then it's obviously not for you.
 
Matrices said:
Dell quality control on its monitors has always been completely hit-and-miss.

Personally, I don't give a damn what resolution you put on a 27" monitor, there is no way that thing would ever be worth $800 to me. Worst price:value proposition in tech. For that much, I'll get a 46 to 50" Plasma TV, or three 22" to 24" panels.
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You think $800 is expensive for a 27" 2560x1400 IPS display? Heh, I paid twice that for a 23" HP not all that long ago.
 
I think non-TN panels in general are terribly overpriced, and 27" is the worst culprit because it's neither the huge size and resolution of 30" nor is it significantly less expensive than 30", but it is significantly more expensive than 24" IPS.

If you need it, you need it, but from a strict economics vantage point, it's a poor value - TN panels flood the market and drop precipitously in price, and IPS panels get pushed into a niche category and, contrary to the iron law of tech depreciation, retain their high prices for years. Probably because people who decide they need them - artists, photographers, portrait-mode users - are willing to pay the premium.
 
Matrices said:
Dell quality control on its monitors has always been completely hit-and-miss.

Personally, I don't give a damn what resolution you put on a 27" monitor, there is no way that thing would ever be worth $800 to me. Worst price:value proposition in tech. For that much, I'll get a 46 to 50" Plasma TV, or three 22" to 24" panels.
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Sounds like you aren't the target market for these premium displays. Stick with lower res panels then if they satisfy your needs.

IPS panels are costly to manufacture and packing more pixels onto a single display costs even more. They may be 'overpriced,' in the eyes of consumers but as you point out, it is a niche market. Non-mass market offerings are ALWAYS priced higher. This rule applies to any industry, not only tech.
 
Ashok0 said:
Son of a beesting, could results be any more varied? I'm looking to order a U2711 at the end of the month... and from pedokiller's results it sounds like quality control is bizarrely a gamble. Is there by chance a difference in manufacturing quality from ordering through a 3rd party eBay reseller versus DELL directly?
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It could be my bad luck and I really wanted to keep the new u2711. I checked again last night and the backlighting and uniformity are literally perfect on this panel. But the green-pink tint is too noticeable for me to ignore.

Edit: Omg wow, I soon as I sent this message I noticed image persistence when I minimized the window. I take it back, maybe I just got a bad panel.
 
Matrices said:
I think non-TN panels in general are terribly overpriced, and 27" is the worst culprit because it's neither the huge size and resolution of 30" nor is it significantly less expensive than 30", but it is significantly more expensive than 24" IPS.

If you need it, you need it, but from a strict economics vantage point, it's a poor value - TN panels flood the market and drop precipitously in price, and IPS panels get pushed into a niche category and, contrary to the iron law of tech depreciation, retain their high prices for years. Probably because people who decide they need them - artists, photographers, portrait-mode users - are willing to pay the premium.
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That was the decision I had to make. However from what I can research, the 2711 has a better colors than the 3008wfp. It really came down to quality vs. Slight increase in size and I chose quality.
 
Jarmel said:
That was the decision I had to make. However from what I can research, the 2711 has a better colors than the 3008wfp. It really came down to quality vs. Slight increase in size and I chose quality.
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I'm kind of in the same boat and am wavering between these two. I am pretty set on the 2711 but man the difference in size isnt so slight.

Check out this post #379 from this thread. He has pics of both monitors side by side so you can gauge the size a bit better.


http://hardforum.com/showpost.php?p=1035315788&postcount=379

Maybe its just me but the size difference is noticeable :D
 
jeansamedi said:
I'm kind of in the same boat and am wavering between these two. I am pretty set on the 2711 but man the difference in size isnt so slight.

Check out this post #379 from this thread. He has pics of both monitors side by side so you can gauge the size a bit better.


http://hardforum.com/showpost.php?p=1035315788&postcount=379

Maybe its just me but the size difference is noticeable :D
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You're right, I forgot about that difference. Nonetheless it certainly seems that this monitor has better PQ than any of the 30 inches which somewhat sucks as I would like the extra screen size but if I have a choice, quality over quantity.
 
Attached are some photos of my new U2711 dual monitor setup.
I bought them from an eBay reseller and the monitors were shipped directly from Dell to me. This seller is no longer selling these monitors on eBay. The monitors are perfect with no dead pixels or backlight issues. Two 30" monitors would be too large for my desk so the U2711 size ended up to be perfect for a dual setup. This is great for people who do CAD work because you can have all your menus on your second monitor which frees up your workspace on the primary monitor.

I am using Displayfusion Pro to stretch a single wallpaper onto both monitors and to add a taskbar on the second monitor. It works great for dual monitors.

I am also using two Humanscale M8 monitor arms to free up the desk. The included U2711 stands are a bad design because it does not have enough vertical adjustment. You also cannot pivot the displays to portrait mode. My monitors are positioned 2" higher than the maximum vertical height of the stands.

Regarding the AG coating, I am used to the Dell coatings on my work monitors so they do not bother me. Removing the coating would be bad for me because I might break the monitors in trying to remove it, It would void the three year warranty and it would hurt the resale value further down the line.


http://yfrog.com/1ru27111j
http://yfrog.com/mtu27112j
http://yfrog.com/jtu27113j
http://yfrog.com/83u27115j
http://yfrog.com/9du27116j
 
Livestrong7,

very cool setup, congratulations.

btw, it may sound odd, but if you remove the front plastic bezel and the black plastic, you can still use the mount (because the mount holes are attached to the internal metalic frame of the display), and you'll end up with a much thinner metalic bezel (which is great for a dual monitor setup) and a cool industrial look (The cons are: this will look odd in an office environment, you'll have to unplug the sd card reader, and the touch controls will not work as intended). :cool:
 
Just got my replacement monitor from Dell (first one was dead, seemed like power issue, monitor would power on but no image), anyway its working, seems like some lighting issues in the lower right part of the screen and when a white screen is showing the right and left sides aren't nearly as white as the middle (sorry for not using technical terms). But no dead or bright pixels and the resolution is amazing in games! Both the dead monitor and this one seem to be tilting a little to the left though, I saw someone else with this issue and Dell said its within its "standards" oh well I guess! probably could put something under the stand to even it out or just wall mount it (wall is 4 inches behind the monitor as it is).

Anyway, I guess for $850 I was expecting more but also not too dissapointed. I mean I have it right next to my Samsung TN 24" panel, I was expecting a little more of a size difference, they look almost identical from a distance (but I guess 3" in width isn't much and their height is the same). Also I put a few high res picture on both screens (U2711 in Adobe RGB mode) and they looked pretty identical, I was expecting a bigger difference in colors. I am an amatuer photog and I am sure professionals can tell the difference, guess I am just dissapointed that I can't. Maybe I will try a monitor calib and see if that makes a difference.

One thing I can say that will probably prevent me from returning this monitor, is that games look a ton better, I just played a little Dragons Age and Avatar (got it free with cpu) and I could tell a huge difference with the characters in the higher resolution. My 8800GT SLI even kept up at 35-40 fps, which I didn't think it would, almost second guessing my decission on buying a GTX 470, hahaha.
 
Was that 35-40fps with AA? Going from 20" to 27" and the associated high dpi that the u2711 certainly was quite a change for me as well. Switching back to my old monitor instantly gave me the sense of having a view that was too zoomed in :p
 
Neb said:
Was that 35-40fps with AA? Going from 20" to 27" and the associated high dpi that the u2711 certainly was quite a change for me as well. Switching back to my old monitor instantly gave me the sense of having a view that was too zoomed in :p
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without AA, but in Dragon Age when I turned it to 8AA it didn't seem to make a huge difference, maybe 5 fps... this was a small sample and 5 minutes of play though.

once I get my GTX 470 tonight I will put Crysis back in just for the eye candy (haven't played that since I got my 8800GT SLI (for me its not really a game as much as a benchmark and pretty to look at).
 
Livestrong7 said:
I actually bought mine from another eBay seller who is no longer selling this monitor.
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I received my u2711 today, and it was factory sealed, with an original ship date of 6/10/10 to the seller. Hopefully I never have any issues if I need warranty repairs.

The display looks great. I'm coming from a 27" iMac, so I had some concerns. One was making the change from glossy to matte. At times the glossy screen was annoying, because my iMac is next to a window, so I can almost always see myself in the screen. But I do like the way the colors on the iMac look. The matte fixes the reflection, but the trade off is having the AG coating. However, the AG coating isn't as bad as I was worried it would be. It is nothing like the AG coating on my 2007wfp, which is horrible. It is noticeable, but I'm hoping I adjust to it, as there doesn't seem to be any other option since all of the nice IPS screens have an AG coating. I do feel like the AG coating is reducing the sharpness of the display, though.

I am glad I picked this over the 30 inch. One of the first things I did was switch to the sRGB mode because the colors on Standard were annoying. Everyone saying the colors in non managed apps on a Wide Gamut display look bad are absolutely correct.
 
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I've already found a problem. I have green pixels blinking and randomly appearing on the screen. If I do anything on screen, like drag my mouse over them, or open a new window, they go away. They always come back though. I tried both a DisplayPort and DVI cable, and it happens with both. Does this sound like an issue with the display? Or maybe the video card? My setup is in my sig, and the whole system is new. I just put it together on Monday, and have been running on my 2007wfp until I got the u2711 today, and never noticed it on the other screen.

Edit: If it was the video card, wouldn't taking a screenshot record the bad pixels? Because it doesn't show up in a screenshot.

Here is a video.
http://img18.imageshack.us/i/mvi0868.mp4/
 
Lava Lamp Freak said:
I've already found a problem. I have green pixels blinking and randomly appearing on the screen. If I do anything on screen, like drag my mouse over them, or open a new window, they go away. They always come back though. I tried both a DisplayPort and DVI cable, and it happens with both. Does this sound like an issue with the display? Or maybe the video card? My setup is in my sig, and the whole system is new. I just put it together on Monday, and have been running on my 2007wfp until I got the u2711 today, and never noticed it on the other screen.

Edit: If it was the video card, wouldn't taking a screenshot record the bad pixels? Because it doesn't show up in a screenshot.

Here is a video.
http://img18.imageshack.us/i/mvi0868.mp4/
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I bet its the monitor, do you have another computer or laptop that you can connect to it? that is the best way to check, I had some red/blue artifacts on my old Samsung monitor that I thought for sure was the video card, but then when I connected my wife's laptop to it they were still there, took 2 returns to Samsung but they did fix it.
 
The only time I had that issue with an LCD was the DVI cable... just something to try.

But it was much worse, half the screen would flash red/blue pixels or something. Or certain colors of grey would actually turn bright red.

In the end it was just a cheap DVI cable.
 
Aumakua said:
I bet its the monitor, do you have another computer or laptop that you can connect to it? that is the best way to check, I had some red/blue artifacts on my old Samsung monitor that I thought for sure was the video card, but then when I connected my wife's laptop to it they were still there, took 2 returns to Samsung but they did fix it.
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It's the computer. I tried the display on another computer, and it worked fine. Then I tried another monitor on the new computer, and it shows the same artifacts. So, the display is fine.
 
Hey guys, I just bought an Alienware M15x laptop and plan to save up for a large screen to do college work on/ game on, possibly with an xbox 360/ps3, and lower pc resolution as the Alienware laptop won't be able to play everything at 2560x1440. So a good scaler for me is a must (leaving the slightly more responsive 3007wfp out of question).

Therefore, I'm stuck between the 3008wfp and the u2711. While I prefer the pixel per inch and the size of the 3008, i've heard that it has input lag. This would essentially render it useless for gaming. Can people who have played games on the 3008wfp comment on how easy it is, or if the input lag is a realistic problem? Or are there any ghosting issues on it? The reviews I've read weren't too optimistic about it.

On the other hand, I checked out the Apple 27" imac, and don't mind the pixel pitch at all. It does seam a little crisper in terms of colors and everything, and scaled resolutions (1920x1080, 1600x900) looked actually good. Not to mention its cheaper, and I don't mind the small text at all.

Can anyone comment on their realistic experience with pc/console gaming on the 3008wfp? And about gaming at non-native resolutions (1920x1200, 1600x1000) on the 3008wfp? I would very much appreciate of people could help me out with this here.
 
Hey guys, I just bought U2711 but I have that kind of issue as you can see on -> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnuiggUGUZw
What should I do next? :rolleyes: Is this normal thing? What do you think?
SuperBoycott is me :)
Thank you

My DELL:
MODEL NO. U2711b
REV A00
Data of Mfg: March 2010 90-110
MADE IN CZECH REPUBLIC
S/N: CZ-0G606T-74263-03T-0HUL Z
 
@BTTej

Wait so your complaint is that when you tap your monitor, it makes a noise in a certain spot? No offense but who cares? It's not like your going to repeatedly tap your monitor, I hope not anyway, and it seems it doesn't affect picture quality. So really what's the problem?
 
Come on! It’s moving ! I do not want to have dust in a place that I shouldn’t have. And it’s annoying!:mad: When you will touch screen to show something to somebody... - it’s not funy to hear that smth is just not right. :rolleyes:
And you pay for this! :confused:
 
Sounds like it's a little loose and has some room to go back and forth. :/ I'm not sure what you can do other than accept the minor flaw.

Btw, I think it's a good idea not to touch non-touchscreen monitors when pointing at stuff. It leaves dirty fingerprints. It highly annoys me if anyone does that to my screens.
 
Livestrong7 said:
Attached are some photos of my new U2711 dual monitor setup.
I bought them from an eBay reseller and the monitors were shipped directly from Dell to me. This seller is no longer selling these monitors on eBay. The monitors are perfect with no dead pixels or backlight issues. Two 30" monitors would be too large for my desk so the U2711 size ended up to be perfect for a dual setup. This is great for people who do CAD work because you can have all your menus on your second monitor which frees up your workspace on the primary monitor.

I am using Displayfusion Pro to stretch a single wallpaper onto both monitors and to add a taskbar on the second monitor. It works great for dual monitors.

I am also using two Humanscale M8 monitor arms to free up the desk. The included U2711 stands are a bad design because it does not have enough vertical adjustment. You also cannot pivot the displays to portrait mode. My monitors are positioned 2" higher than the maximum vertical height of the stands.

Regarding the AG coating, I am used to the Dell coatings on my work monitors so they do not bother me. Removing the coating would be bad for me because I might break the monitors in trying to remove it, It would void the three year warranty and it would hurt the resale value further down the line.


http://yfrog.com/1ru27111j
http://yfrog.com/mtu27112j
http://yfrog.com/jtu27113j
http://yfrog.com/83u27115j
http://yfrog.com/9du27116j
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Hi,

Where did you bought the Humanscale M8 LCD arms? How much did it cost you?

Do you know if it comes in black as well or whether there are other high quality black LCD arms?
 
krazmych said:
Hey guys, I just bought an Alienware M15x laptop and plan to save up for a large screen to do college work on/ game on, possibly with an xbox 360/ps3, and lower pc resolution as the Alienware laptop won't be able to play everything at 2560x1440. So a good scaler for me is a must (leaving the slightly more responsive 3007wfp out of question).

Therefore, I'm stuck between the 3008wfp and the u2711. While I prefer the pixel per inch and the size of the 3008, i've heard that it has input lag. This would essentially render it useless for gaming. Can people who have played games on the 3008wfp comment on how easy it is, or if the input lag is a realistic problem? Or are there any ghosting issues on it? The reviews I've read weren't too optimistic about it.

On the other hand, I checked out the Apple 27" imac, and don't mind the pixel pitch at all. It does seam a little crisper in terms of colors and everything, and scaled resolutions (1920x1080, 1600x900) looked actually good. Not to mention its cheaper, and I don't mind the small text at all.

Can anyone comment on their realistic experience with pc/console gaming on the 3008wfp? And about gaming at non-native resolutions (1920x1200, 1600x1000) on the 3008wfp? I would very much appreciate of people could help me out with this here.
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The 3008WFP does have measurable input lag, but it hardly renders it "useless for gaming." (Sorry, I get so tired of seeing that from people who just look at numbers and haven't actually used the monitor) Check out the 3008WFP threads here and pay attention to people who actually own the monitor. Most of us aren't bothered at all by the input lag. As I have said numerous times, I also own a 3007WFP-HC which has no scaler and therefore next to no lag...when I switched to the 3008WFP I did not feel that my gaming experience was negatively affected, while the advantages of the 3008WFP are apparent.

Gaming at non-native resolutions is great. I played several games at 1920x1200 when I just had a single GTX 260 in order to give my frame rate a boost, and games still looked awesome (though ever-so-slightly less sharp and more jaggy, which is expected). I've also played OLD games (think the original Thief; 1024x768). Really, I can find very little to complain about with this monitor. Most of the people who knock it have never used one and are just recycling things they've read online; simple as that.
 
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