Samsung XL2370 vs Dell U2311H

ilovesfa13 · 20 Sep 2010 at 18:35

What do we reckon chaps?

Yes i do enjoy playing all types of different games, but i also want a monitor that's generally great and beautiful on a day to day basis for movies and browsing etc. No professional work though like editing etc.

Samsung
+ Nice design
+ HDMI port (gfx only has VGA + DVI but am looking to get a card soon for DX11 with an HDMI port).
+ LED
+ Good response time + contrast.

Dell
+ It's an IPS panel
+ ...'nuff said.

Both 23", both roughly the same price. Is the Samsung, for all its impressive numbers and features, still going to get thrashed by an IPS panel?

ilovesfa13 · 20 Sep 2010 at 19:21

Hi PCM2, thanks for your advice =)

I do go on your site and i have read up on your review on the Samsung, does sound very impressive, especially if what you say about it pushing on the near 120hz performance is true. Also, the benefit of the HDMI is handy just in case for anything like a PS3 etc. The benefit of wide viewing angles on an IPS is also pretty irrelevant for me to be honest. Then again, the TV tuner on the Samsung is also just as irrelevant to me.

While the colours and shade is still certainly appealing on the Dell, the vibrancy and brightness sounds good on the XL. I think the fact that bothers me is that the Dell is a straight up monitor for visuals, it doesnt have the speakers and tv tuner of the Samsung which is cheaper. I'm a believer of getting what you pay for, and the fact that Samsung is the cheaper brand, i worry i am being seduced by its figures even though its essentially a cheap korean build that may well break down within 2 years...

ilovesfa13 · 20 Sep 2010 at 21:01

PCM - U2410 is a best case scenario, but i just do not think i want to spend that much money on a monitor even though i hear it is a fantastic bit of a kit. I would love to have it, but definitely don't want to spend more than £300 really. I'd rather pay £200 less for 2nd best i suppose.

Andi - Well put, thanks for putting straight a couple of my misconceptions! You've got a good point, i'm not going to flatter myself that i am so pro who is whiz at all this kind of stuff, i just want a screen which is good to look at and serves me with a better quality that most.

Put it this way, both at a budget of £270, which screen would you go for? (either of these 2, or any other for that matter)

ilovesfa13 · 21 Sep 2010 at 18:30

The Samsung has many appealing features, but i think i am more inclined to go for the Dell. Simply, IPS > TN. Going to IPS would resemble more of an upgrade for me, and there must be a reason why almost *everyone* says they would go IPS and would never go back to TN.

Also, many reviews comment on how the XL2370 is so expensive for what it is, whilst the Dell is often praised for how cheap it is for it's quality...it feels like i am getting a better deal out of the U2311H.

ilovesfa13 · 24 Sep 2010 at 14:31

Thanks for the comments all.

The U2410 still sounds like an awesome machine. Put it this way, if i got that monitor i severely doubt i will feel the need to ever upgrade above that again. It's really just a matter of stretching to that £450 mark, i could save nearly £200 with the U2311h. Just an issue of going for value or going full hog for the kingpin!
Maybe it's qualities are wasted on me perhaps though...