I was seriously tempted by one of the cheap korean catleap screens but think I may give them a wide berth. I know you can pick up one of these for roughly £200 not taking in to account the customs charge if you get one. But then if there is the whole hassle of sending it back over there should problems arise. I will go with a Dell just still unsure on the 27" or 30". I have a 16.10 at the moment and do like that resolution just it's not the best for watching movies on as you will always get black bars on 16.9 content.
Dell U3011 now or wait?
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seems fine in all honesty but you can scale text as you wish i have increased the icon and text size from what i used on my 24 i think ive got back to the normal settings will have to look when home from work its just that resolution and clarity in games is awesome on 2560 x 1440
there was a thread where i had put up my screen shot i think it was in unboxing the u2711 or similar
yup here you go http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18397086
have a scroll right down the thread is a pic which will show you the icon and text sizes
there was a thread where i had put up my screen shot i think it was in unboxing the u2711 or similar
yup here you go http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18397086
have a scroll right down the thread is a pic which will show you the icon and text sizes
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Technically yes, although it would struggle to run full detail in games.
I am going for a GTX670.
I recieved my Dell U3011 yesterday but due to other things I haven't had a chance to connect it up until today. Just to note I got an A09 revision.
It's huge! That may sound obvious but it's true! I've only played a few games on it as I'm waiting until I have installed the OS on a new SSD before I settle in to things with the system.
I played Anno 2070 and previously at 1920x1200 you can see quite a bit, but needed to scroll around a lot. With this monster I see so much more at once! Those extra pixels with 2560x1600 really do help. Colours are superb after some tweaking (see blow).
Aside from gaming, using the monitor for office applications and multi-tasking is just the dogs danglies. How much additional space on excel?!! I thought 1920x1200 was excellent for having excel and vb open at the same time, but this just opens things up. It's akin to moving into a bigger house!
There were a few teething problems however. Hopefully talking about them here will help others.
1. When I first connected the screen, the display was bad. The text was all garbled like there were pixels missing and the colours slightly off. I thought it might have had something to do with my video cards in SLI or the monitor screwed from being transported. It was none of these; it was my existing DVI cable. This is the same cable I had been using on my 1920x1200 monitor perfectly fine; it just couldn't handle the extra resolution of the U3011. I used the one that came with the monitor and hey presto, nice clear text! Text size is perfect for me. It might be an illusion or placebo but it does look slightly smaller from my previous 24" monitor. Very much used to it now though.
2. The anti-glare coating is very aggressive. At first it looks like you need to give the screen a good clean, especially when you are working with a white background. Folk call it the screen door effect; looking at a picture as if through a mosquio net. You wouldn't want a white screen for a background wallpaper! I guess this is something that I'll get used to but some people just cant stand it. It's worth noting I don't thnk you'd notice it on any other background but white (or off-white) and certainly not while gaming.
3. The only other thing I'll add to what other people have said is to make sure after it's warmed for a bit is to adjust the brightness and contrast and load TFTCentral's custom ICC profile available on their website as a minimum setup. This is a good starting point to adjust it to your preference. I adjusted my bightness and contrast from 50 / 50 to 3 for the bightness and contrast still at 50 and preset mode to custom colour, just as they have at TFTCentral. With the ICC profile the display is just lovely.
Highly recommended if you need the desktop space, game immersion and have the cash available to spend.
It's huge! That may sound obvious but it's true! I've only played a few games on it as I'm waiting until I have installed the OS on a new SSD before I settle in to things with the system. I played Anno 2070 and previously at 1920x1200 you can see quite a bit, but needed to scroll around a lot. With this monster I see so much more at once! Those extra pixels with 2560x1600 really do help. Colours are superb after some tweaking (see blow).
Aside from gaming, using the monitor for office applications and multi-tasking is just the dogs danglies. How much additional space on excel?!! I thought 1920x1200 was excellent for having excel and vb open at the same time, but this just opens things up. It's akin to moving into a bigger house!
There were a few teething problems however. Hopefully talking about them here will help others.
1. When I first connected the screen, the display was bad. The text was all garbled like there were pixels missing and the colours slightly off. I thought it might have had something to do with my video cards in SLI or the monitor screwed from being transported. It was none of these; it was my existing DVI cable. This is the same cable I had been using on my 1920x1200 monitor perfectly fine; it just couldn't handle the extra resolution of the U3011. I used the one that came with the monitor and hey presto, nice clear text! Text size is perfect for me. It might be an illusion or placebo but it does look slightly smaller from my previous 24" monitor. Very much used to it now though.
2. The anti-glare coating is very aggressive. At first it looks like you need to give the screen a good clean, especially when you are working with a white background. Folk call it the screen door effect; looking at a picture as if through a mosquio net. You wouldn't want a white screen for a background wallpaper! I guess this is something that I'll get used to but some people just cant stand it. It's worth noting I don't thnk you'd notice it on any other background but white (or off-white) and certainly not while gaming.
3. The only other thing I'll add to what other people have said is to make sure after it's warmed for a bit is to adjust the brightness and contrast and load TFTCentral's custom ICC profile available on their website as a minimum setup. This is a good starting point to adjust it to your preference. I adjusted my bightness and contrast from 50 / 50 to 3 for the bightness and contrast still at 50 and preset mode to custom colour, just as they have at TFTCentral. With the ICC profile the display is just lovely.
Highly recommended if you need the desktop space, game immersion and have the cash available to spend.
Cheers for the mini review Mysterae. One thing is bothering me is the AG coating these displays have. My NEC has an anti glare coating too but I don't find it aggressive in any way. I'd actually like to see one of these in the flesh just to see the coating for myself as I'm worried about paying all that money and it not being to my taste
first time i put it on i thought that looks weird but after 3 days dont notice it
not sure if u can tell from this but down the thread there is a screenie
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18397086
not sure if u can tell from this but down the thread there is a screenie
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18397086
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Yeah I was surprised about the cable. I had an inkling that it was something like that because the monitor came with the lead already connected 
. I took it off to use my own 
. The place where I got it from do a zero dead pixel guarantee so they must have left it connected after checking. Probably on purpose to stop folk sending it back faulty!
Already getting used to the coating...
. I took it off to use my own . The place where I got it from do a zero dead pixel guarantee so they must have left it connected after checking. Probably on purpose to stop folk sending it back faulty!Already getting used to the coating...
Craarc is right, you grow accustomed to it. I think setting up the monitor helps, the brighter the setting perhpas the more it's noticable? Dunno.
Remember rob, you can always send it back under DSR if it bothers you and you can't get used to it.
I got mine for £830 delivered and you can get one for less but are usually either refurbed or liquidation stock (90 days warranty, so wouldn't bother).
As for the settings it is worth reading the review on TFTCentral and loading the profiles to give it a try. I'm thinking I might drop the contrast down a little more...
Might post a pic of it in action!
Remember rob, you can always send it back under DSR if it bothers you and you can't get used to it.
I got mine for £830 delivered and you can get one for less but are usually either refurbed or liquidation stock (90 days warranty, so wouldn't bother).
As for the settings it is worth reading the review on TFTCentral and loading the profiles to give it a try. I'm thinking I might drop the contrast down a little more...
Might post a pic of it in action!
£830 sounds a lot but do the math and compare with how often and how much you use it over next five years or more. Peanuts when you think of it like that.
I am just worried it might be tttooooooo big. Going to build a cardboard mock up me thinks from the dimensions, stick it onto my current 24 monitor and see how it would look in my office.
I am just worried it might be tttooooooo big. Going to build a cardboard mock up me thinks from the dimensions, stick it onto my current 24 monitor and see how it would look in my office.
as above guys even out the benefits over the downfalls its a good value imo
cant say where they are cheapest as i had a warning about promoting cheaper prices even tho i only mentioned the price not where to get it from as far as i can rememebr
i thought i was within forum rules tbh ..
especially when you see threads like the cat leap quoting obvious prices all be it for an item that oc dont stock.
but look around and the dells are good value if you are prepared to search but yer dont go refurb 3 mths or a year even the 3 year full warranty stuff is amazing value
hopefully that is within forum rules as i had a red card earlier for quoting prices..
and tbh i have no affiliation with any other sites just i think its only fair to promote good value.. without mentioning the name directly
if i did mention it when wrecked ofc i apologise to oc but i dont think i did
anyway point is dells can be found for a damn good price...
cant say where they are cheapest as i had a warning about promoting cheaper prices even tho i only mentioned the price not where to get it from as far as i can rememebr
i thought i was within forum rules tbh ..
especially when you see threads like the cat leap quoting obvious prices all be it for an item that oc dont stock.
but look around and the dells are good value if you are prepared to search but yer dont go refurb 3 mths or a year even the 3 year full warranty stuff is amazing value
hopefully that is within forum rules as i had a red card earlier for quoting prices..
and tbh i have no affiliation with any other sites just i think its only fair to promote good value.. without mentioning the name directly
if i did mention it when wrecked ofc i apologise to oc but i dont think i did
anyway point is dells can be found for a damn good price...
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post mate be nice to see it