new monitor

larryddd · 1 Jun 2011 at 15:49

hi
I will be replacing my ageing monitor in the next month. I am keen on the Dell U3011, is anyone using this one at the moment and can give me some opinions of its performance, also the Hazro equivalent are they as good. thanks in advance

raralis · 1 Jun 2011 at 16:13

I have the Hazro 30" monitor and the HP one that uses the same panel as the Dell U3011.

Regarding the Hazro, it performs very well and I'm quite pleased with it.

The HP is a tad bit better but costs £200 more.

Both use no scalars/OSD which means there is no input lag. The Dell one has a scalar and has some input lag compared to the Hazro and HP. It has more connectivity options however.

For gaming, watching movies, browsing and 3D work both are amazingly good.

Minor annoyances: The Hazro screen gets hot when active like a mini radiator. Good for cold winters, not that good for summers.

The HP stand doesn't rotate to each side like the Hazro one.

There are some reviews in the monitor section by Duff man for both screens. Have a look at those.

Hope that helps.

Rara

larryddd · 1 Jun 2011 at 16:32

Thanks for your quick reply, on thing do you need to change your graphics card or anything to run one of these high end monitors.

raralis · 1 Jun 2011 at 17:41

As long as your graphics card has a dual link dvi connector or displayport, it will work fine.

Anything above the nVidia 7800 or ATI/AMD 1000 series will work fine.

Rara

larryddd · 1 Jun 2011 at 17:45

thanks for your replies.My graphics card is
Asus ATI Radeon HD 4850 512MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express)

raralis · 1 Jun 2011 at 17:50

Yes that supports the max display of 2560x1600.