Viewing angles, the strong point of the H-IPS Dell U3011
Maybe you were a little disappointed by the response rate results, although again I want to assure you that it is not a problem.
Moving onto an attribute that IPS displays excel at, we look at the viewing angle of the Dell U3011. Sure your TN panel is faster than the Dell but what happens to the image if you are just a few degrees off of 90?
As you can see, this monitor has less problems displaying an accurate picture 45 degrees off of true than my camera does focusing on the PC Perspective website being displayed at the far side of the screen.
A little backlight bleeds in once we move to 33 degrees, a minor drawback to this style of monitor as the CCFL backlight needs to be quite intense to push its photons through the IPS style liquid crystal matrix though the IPS cannot completely shut it out like a VPA LCD can.
You will never try to use the monitor at this acute of an angle but isn’t it nice to know that shoulder surfers can get at least a rough glance at what you are looking at even if they are standing only 5 degrees off of being in line with the monitor. Be warned.
It can do full resolution
It can do full resolution over dual-dvi cable
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/MONITORS/U3011/en/ug/optimal.htm
like most modern monitors the default windows pnp driver will not always set a proper resolution.
HDMI is limited still
I was using the Catalyst
I was using the Catalyst 11.2’s for this review and I could not coax them to see above 1920×1200 as a maximum resolution with the dual DVI cord. I am sure there exist some driver versions that will reach their full potential for those with a 30″ monitor and a card without DisplayPort but really, isn’t it simpler to invest in a card that can manage DisplayPort than hunt down a specific driver?
Well, that is an interesting
Well, that is an interesting statement. Mainly because I purchased two EVGA GTX 570 cards to run in SLI and ended up purchasing two EK water blocks to cool them with my WC loop. So I basically invested over $900 in my graphics cards, discovering shortly after that the reference GTX 570 cards did not feature display port!
Sure, they had the mini HDMI port, but no display port? I was just confused as to why they would have mini HDMI but no display port. Of course, the EVGA GTX 570 HD now features display port! Go figure.
I have a U2711 and it is
I have a U2711 and it is amazing with the smallest dotch pitch available on a monitor.
I wish I had the cash for a U3011 but as also have a U2410 and U2311 as well I think my wife would kill me!
I have a 2311 and it’s
I have a 2311 and it’s awesome! I can’t imagine how better the bigger guys could be, also they are kinda pricey for me so never given ’em a thought. Hail IPS!!!
I also have the U2711.
I also have the U2711. Although it is a bit smaller than the U3011, it is still “big” for a monitor. I immediately noticed the color difference when playing BC2: Vietnam. It changed my gaming experience for good.
Maybe next year I will upgrade to the U3011, unless there is something better. Either that or I will get a 2nd U2711.
very nice, but i can’t
very nice, but i can’t understand why they are not using ATW Polarizers anymore, it’s a shame really, they could make really nice blacks on IPS.
Looking straight on the
Looking straight on the blacks on this are great, it is only if you are a bit off of true that you notice a bit of lightness to it at the edges. I do prefer that to the colour changes you get going off of true on a TN monitor.
of course is vastly superior
of course is vastly superior to any TN crap but they should use ATW Polarizer for hi-end IPS monitors.
wonder if I can convince
wonder if I can convince someone to send me a display with it so I can compare
with that ATW Polarizers we
with that ATW Polarizers we have nice black just like PVA’s, they look really nice
The U2412HM looks like a step
The U2412HM looks like a step backwards from the U2410. 🙁
“…work to pay for it or use
“…work to pay for it or use it as a task write off…”
task–>tax