jdsabin1 said:The backlighting issue should not be an issue at all. They are using a different manufacturer and a different technology as it relates to backlighting (I will go find the post on another forum if you'd like me to ... I have been scouring the net so hard since this was announced I just don't remember where I read that. Could have been AVS).
I called Dell to ask them if it was indeed going to be available for sale on March 1st. The Dell CSR's are complete tools. He gave me a link that did say Match 1st. I told him I already saw that but wondered if a human being could confirm. He said this was the first he's even heard of the monitor and didn't know. I get more info from anywhere BUT Dell and it's their product. Stupid.
Anyway, no pre-ordering allowed either as I tried that also.
A few days now *IF* it's available on March 1st. We'll see.
Apple, Sony, HP, Samsung ... all PO'd as Dell does the same thing they always do. They don't invent the technology, they wait until it matures, then blow the doors off pricing. That is a win/win for us consumers. Prior to this monitor it was the HP L2335 at $1500 that was the sweet pricepoint. Now we're looking at $1199 MSRP and you know that we're looking around $1,000 with discounts, etc regularly.
Hi everyone - first time poster, long time lurker.....
I too have tried to preorder from 3 different Dell Reps - one of which is our master Dell rep for our company (we buy approx 1.5mil of Dell a year) and he gave me the $1199 pricing and a March 1st date, but no preordering....<sigh> I couldn't get even a peep out of him about the panel specs, shipping dates, etc...
So I thought I'd be sneaky and try posing as a small business owner. Again, the same runaround - they knew about the panel and it's March 1st date, but wouldn't say a word about it. I'm wondering if Dell management told the sales force "one word about this panel before March 1st and you're autta here"?
Anyway, my Dell rep is getting a call bright and early on Tuesday so I'll report back as soon as my order is in! (I wonder if he'll be available to take my order at 12:01am on March 1st?)
Sir Slick
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