30 inch monitor

The U3011 does have a brightness control. Do you know how bright you consider to be too bright (quantitatively)? I have one, and I love it, and I find that it has plenty of brightness range, but it's hard to say if you'd like it without knowing how bright you find comfortable.

not really. the monitor i have right know is way to bright even during the day without any lights on

^5 +1 what cjl said.

I am going to purchase the Dell Ultrasharp U3011 30 inch monitor in two days. I've read quite a few technical reviews and can confirm what cjl said. The monitor definitely has a brightness control. In addition, you can further control brightness and other settings with the software that came with your video card. If this is for high end mainstream work such as professional photography, video editing, or graphics design, you can use a color calibration device to really fine tune the settings.

In several technical reviews it was noted that although the monitors are color calibrated at the factory, they are still too bright for professional work. That can easily be corrected by turning down the brightness to a very low level.


cjl - You have a private message. Didn't want to highjack this thread.

i decided to purchase one, i'll see how it works out in a few days. hopefully it wont burn my eyes outta my sockets like this one.

@astrellios,

...is no news good news? It's been, umm, a few days :~), and I am very interested in how your eye sockets are faring. I also have light (brightness) and flicker-sensitive eyes, and need to invest in a monitor soon. Looking for feedback and a clear yet not-too bright and not-flickering (with brightness at 0-20) monitor suitable for cgi and text work.

Best wishes