Dell U3011 $989.99 with FREE shipping from Amazon

Nice deal. But far too many pixels for my single GPU to handle.

1440p is more of a sweet spot.
 
Nice deal. Too bad for you. Gaming at 1600 is just silly. In a good way.
 
Awesome deal! Do you think a 6950 would be enough for gaming on this bad boy?
 
So tempting with Prime....

1440 will have to work for now though... :(
 
Screw it... In for 1. With Prime, I'll get it Tuesday. I should be able to sell my 3008 for $400 - $500.

techie81: You'll have to scale back a lot on the eye candy. Add a second 6950 and you'll be pretty solid for 1600p gaming.
 
Nice deal. I am getting one for $680 with 2 years left on the warranty from one of the members. Should I get a new one?
 
As expected, the low price didn't last. Back up to $1076.99. Glad I ordered early.

The Newegg deal mentioned by spacing guild is dead, too. Sold out.
 
Tyler-Durden said:
Screw it... In for 1. With Prime, I'll get it Tuesday. I should be able to sell my 3008 for $400 - $500.

techie81: You'll have to scale back a lot on the eye candy. Add a second 6950 and you'll be pretty solid for 1600p gaming.
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i sold my 3007 for $600 and upgraded to the u3011 this past new years. best upgrade i've made in a while. the color reproduction was significnatly better.
 
techie81 said:
Awesome deal! Do you think a 6950 would be enough for gaming on this bad boy?
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I've got a 7850 and a 3011 but I play slightly older games (saints row 3) at medium settings and it works fine. Looks fantastic though, I highly recommend it.

That being said I'm not much of a gamer and use the monitor more for work.
 
See-Fu said:
i sold my 3007 for $600 and upgraded to the u3011 this past new years. best upgrade i've made in a while. the color reproduction was significnatly better.
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Good to know. I'd love to get $600 for my 3008.

My 3011 shipped today. :)
 
Tyler-Durden said:
Screw it... In for 1. With Prime, I'll get it Tuesday. I should be able to sell my 3008 for $400 - $500.

techie81: You'll have to scale back a lot on the eye candy. Add a second 6950 and you'll be pretty solid for 1600p gaming.
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I currently have a 3011 but used to have a 3008. I miss the 3008. That was one well built monitor.
 
Tyler-Durden said:
Really? What about the 3008 made it better than the 3011?
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Expensive build quality: solid glass base, chrome metal arm, brushed metal case & bezel.

I remember getting my 3011 & thinking "Wow Dell really cheaped it down on this model"
 
tboo said:
Expensive build quality: solid glass base, chrome metal arm, brushed metal case & bezel.

I remember getting my 3011 & thinking "Wow Dell really cheaped it down on this model"
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How 'bout the screen and images when gaming?
 
Tyler-Durden said:
How 'bout the screen and images when gaming?
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Really never noticed a difference. It wasnt like I got the 3011 & said to myself "wow the build quality it crap but the picture is so much better than the 3008." They seem the same to me. Heck, if I could swap & get a 3008 with the same warranty my 3011 has Id probably do it.
 
Ugh I was too late to the party here and missed out, next time! Thanks for the help.
 
I've been eyeballing a large dual monitor setup, 2X30 may be a bit much though, but was tempted.
 
How are these at displaying HD TV, console, blu-ray content? Liking the idea of having one of those for all my viewing purposes and drop the Samsung LED 46in.
 
martinmsj said:
How are these at displaying HD TV, console, blu-ray content? Liking the idea of having one of those for all my viewing purposes and drop the Samsung LED 46in.
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I've used my 3008 for HDTV and BR DVD viewing. It works quite well, though the picture isn't as bright as a true HDTV because of the monitor's matte screen. You also need to add something for the audio - powered speakers, home theater, etc.
 
I want to know why these still cost so much and why there isn't good competition after so long for 30in panels.

not to mention 5inch phones having 1080p+ screens...

I was hoping ~$600 for one of these puppies by now.
 
lilbabycat said:
I want to know why these still cost so much and why there isn't good competition after so long for 30in panels.

not to mention 5inch phones having 1080p+ screens...

I was hoping ~$600 for one of these puppies by now.
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Call Dell and ask them. These are premium products not designed for mass market. If you can't afford one then buy a Korean monitor. What does a 5inch phone has to do with a 30 inch monitor? Did you even bother to see how many 5 inch displays you can make out of a 30 inch display?:rolleyes:
 
lilbabycat said:
I want to know why these still cost so much and why there isn't good competition after so long for 30in panels.

not to mention 5inch phones having 1080p+ screens...

I was hoping ~$600 for one of these puppies by now.
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The technology involved in making one of these monitors is ridiculous. And Dell needs to make some $$ somehow. Selling it to you for what it costs is not one way.

I just picked up a dell 3007wfp for $550 on Ebay over christmas. The dell u3014 just came out.

The u3011 will still hover at around 1000+- $ for the next year or two. Buy a korean if you want cheap.
 
lilbabycat said:
I want to know why these still cost so much and why there isn't good competition after so long for 30in panels.

not to mention 5inch phones having 1080p+ screens...

I was hoping ~$600 for one of these puppies by now.
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Get out of this thread. :rolleyes:
 
If you primarily game, it might be worthwhile to pick up a 3007wfp-hc. It is the 30" panel without a built in scaler, so you get the least input lag. The -HC is more vibrant if that is what you are looking for, but if you don't have the monitors side by side while using them, it is really hard to notice a difference.

I would imagine you can pick up the 3007s for around 400-600 now only downside, they are used, so a very YMMV.

Not to take anything away from the U3011 though. Definitely still a great monitor at the ~$1000 price point, plus it's new.
 
Has anyone had the chance to test their 3011 against a 3014? I know it's switching to LED in the newer model but not sure if that is a plus or a minus necessarily. Thinking of possibly buying a 2014 so I can move my 3011 to my second machine (will replace 2x24").
 
Damn I bought mine for 999 over 2 years ago with 3 yr accidental warranty.
 
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