Daily Deal: 25% off Dell UltraSharp 30'' and 27''
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Need a new monitor, but you're willing to pay for quality? Then look no further than the deals of today.
Dell UltraSharp U3011 30-in 2560 x 1600 IPS-panel LCD Monitor @ $1,124.25

Dell UltraSharp U2711 27-in 2560 x 1440 (WQHD) LCD Monitor @ $824.25
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2650 x 1600 is becoming more mainstream, if they had 2560 X 1600 LCD panels for $500-$800 that would have trouble staying on shelves.
Maybe next year.
There was the Dell 2007,3008, then they skipped the 3009 and 3010, and now they have the 3011.
If I ever plan to spend MSP $1699 on a 30 inch monitor in Feb of 2011, then it needs to have really good Pixel level LED back lighting and be multi-touch like the retina display on the Iphone.
If it does not have those features in Feb of 2011, it is an over priced, over glorified 30 inch TV
I hate thumb prints on my monitor, on anything but a tablet or a cell phone touch seems a gimmick to me.
Plus I'm sure it's going to bring the price up even more so don't hold out for too long.
Yes, 3 30inch 2560x1600 displays would be nice with multi touch. There are larger ones out there:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ohNzHWL7FI
Infact, why not take it a step further, 3 1080p 3D projectors with 2 hacked Kinect connected to a windows 7 pc to give a fully interactive gaming experience?
Color, static contrast ratio, viewing angles and clarity that blow any screen out the water with a response time that can theoretically reach below 0.01 ms with a refresh rate in the high hundreds? Yes please.
To bad they will cost 5 grand for pc's, a 30" oled consumer television will cost less even though it will be the exact same fu***** thing, since we can connect via hdmi anyways, but that's life...
Picked up the U2711 a few months ago, upgrading from a 1080P screen. The pixel density and picture quality have to be seen to be believed. Worth every single penny.
Lots of people mention gaming with this monitor. I am fairly certain that your fast gaming environment is going to look/play better on a much cheaper TN (normal) monitor. This is your entry level professional/serious hobby monitor for graphics/image use.
The price catches me because it is a nice monitor at that sale price. At its normal price... its still a good monitor, just that there are a lot of alternatives at the same price.
I am still on a normal monitor for web graphics/pages. I hate my color results and compensate by moving the image all over the monitor to try and see how it really looks in all the shades of color my monitor has depending on where the graphics is located. I also check my final graphics on a few other monitors to ensure it is at the "good enough level".
This is a crap control measure though. The last time I did some graphics for a company I got one complaint back about a color blend having a dark spot on one of the graphics. This graphics had no image/color problem on my monitor - as I checked the graphic on a few other monitors I could sometimes see (just as they did) that there was a burn spot on the image. Wanting corrections because it doesn't fit the end desire is fine. That is part of honing in the final product. Sending bad samples because of faulty/amateur production is just embarrassing and unprofessional. I will buy a new monitor this year... this one is a candidate.
Note on Games: I read players saying how great their games look on this... but you find those comments on almost all posts where someone just got there newer bigger monitor. The Gray to Gray times and input lag is worse on this monitor than a typical TN (normal). Which is why gamers might not like it as much but for someone working on graphics it doesn't really matter.
My Point: Make sure you get the monitor you really need.
Price examples:
Normal monitors (everyday use) 150-500
Graphics monitors (entry) 800-1400
Graphics monitors 1800-2500
Graphics monitors 8000-14,000
Graphics monitors (Industry finishing) 20-30k
Medical Monitor (For displaying gray scale) 2-5k
There are monitors across the price spectrum just listed the main bands I have encountered.