The Dell 3008WFP Thread

andyr · 5 Jan 2008 at 18:57

Thats one very nice monitor , i think i will start saving , what graphics card would do it justice at max res and also in blueray movies?

Sylver123 · 5 Jan 2008 at 20:49

andyr said:
Thats one very nice monitor , i think i will start saving , what graphics card would do it justice at max res and also in blueray movies?

Probably something like the soon to be released GeForce 9 series would be best suited, witch i`ll have anyway. I for sure will be getting one of these screens when released.

MR.B · 5 Jan 2008 at 21:05

Combat squirrel said:
Review is up here:

http://www.hothardware.com/articles/Dell_UltraSharp_3008WFP_30inch_LCD_With_DisplayPort/

HotHardware said:
the Dell UltraSharp 3008 WFP outclassed any 30" panel we've set our eyes on here at HotHardware.com thus far. In addition, due to its on-board image processor, the panel was also the most flexible LCD we've worked with in a long time, allowing crisp image quality at resolutions below its native 2560X1600. Color spectral capability and contrast performance of the display was also unmatched amongst the 30" panels we've tested to date, including Dell's own 3007 WFP-HC and also HP's LP3065. In short, the UltraSharp 3008 WFP's overall performance was, (and we shudder at the risk sounding overly exuberant), nothing short of spectacular.

...Cant really get any better than that :cool:

I'll link that review (and any others in the future) in my original post.

Sylver123 · 5 Jan 2008 at 21:14

Was wondering if that review site is trustworthy, anyone knows?

MR.B · 5 Jan 2008 at 21:29

Sylver123 said:
Was wondering if that review site is trustworthy, anyone knows?

Yeah they are, i've read many things on HH over the years.

Sylver123 · 5 Jan 2008 at 22:48

so it seems like the screen we've been looking for, gamers and all, but very expensive?

Sylver123 · 6 Jan 2008 at 03:32

I also wonder if we`ll see a 24-inch version of this screen released some time this year, for those peeps that have less money and would prefer a smaller size screen?

WJA96 · 6 Jan 2008 at 09:18

MR.B said:
Just found out this monitor uses a S-IPS panel, and not a S-PVA one. So it could be the panel shown on that page, but thats listed as 5ms response and 102% colour gamut, where as on the Dell Aus site it has 8ms response and 117% colour gamut.

Either way, anything over 100% is very good, most TFT's do around 75 - 80% colour gamut, and even the better/dearer ones usually do around 90%. The 3008 has such great specs, i hope it lives up to 'em.

Theres now a review here ... but it's CNet, so it's not exactly in depth, and dont have half the info i'd like. No colour tests, response time tests or anything.

Small print from the Dell website - "3008WFP Colour Gamut (typical) is 117% based on CIE1976 and 100.6% based on CIE1931 test standards."

WJA96 · 6 Jan 2008 at 09:19

MR.B said:
It's 2560x1600, i dont know how that 2 got in there as i copied and pasted from the Dell site...

It's a superscript indicating a small-print disclaimer at the bottom of the page - in this case that a Double-DVI card is required to run that resolution.

MR.B · 6 Jan 2008 at 16:03

Sylver123 said:
I also wonder if we`ll see a 24-inch version of this screen released some time this year, for those peeps that have less money and would prefer a smaller size screen?

There will be a replacement for dell's 24" 2407WFP sometime within the next few months... possibly called the 2408, i'm sure that will be a lot like the 3008 but i doubt the panel in it will do 117% NTSC colour gamut because i dont think any 24" panels are in production yet that can do that...

glitch · 6 Jan 2008 at 21:36

Let's say you had this screen and you wanted to run an Xbox 360 or a PS3 on it, what would be the outcome?

I'm assuming it would do 1:1 pixel mapping so you'd get a small display in the middle of a black background, but would it also do some form of scaling where it stretched the console output to fill the whole screen?

Psycho Sonny · 6 Jan 2008 at 23:25

glitch said:
Let's say you had this screen and you wanted to run an Xbox 360 or a PS3 on it, what would be the outcome?

I'm assuming it would do 1:1 pixel mapping so you'd get a small display in the middle of a black background, but would it also do some form of scaling where it stretched the console output to fill the whole screen?

it would be upscaled - there would be no black bars all around, maybe at the top and bottom depending on the res, but there wouldnt be bars on all 4 sides, the panel scales well at all res's so just set the monitor to 1920x1080 and you should be fine, i think you would be better off with a hdtv tho, sammy 1080p 40incher can be had for only £600-£700 now

Gerard · 6 Jan 2008 at 23:29

The review link appears to be borked, should be this:

http://www.hothardware.com/Articles/Dell_UltraSharp_3008WFP_30inch_LCD_With_DisplayPort/

Also how much is thiis thing expected to go for?

Edit: $2000 :eek:

more like £1100 or so over here despite the exchange rate.

MR.B · 7 Jan 2008 at 01:21

Gerard said:
The review link appears to be borked, should be this:

http://www.hothardware.com/Articles/Dell_UltraSharp_3008WFP_30inch_LCD_With_DisplayPort/

Also how much is thiis thing expected to go for?

Edit: $2000 more like £1100 or so over here despite the exchange rate.

Fixed the link.
The 3007WFP-HC on Dells site is £1,185.58 ... so £1,100 would actually be pretty good considering the 3008 is better in every possibly way. But if you look around you can find the 3007WFP-HC for £800 - £900 on other stores, so i'd expect the same with the 3008.

Psycho Sonny · 7 Jan 2008 at 02:35

MR.B said:
Fixed the link.
The 3007WFP-HC on Dells site is £1,185.58 ... so £1,100 would actually be pretty good considering the 3008 is better in every possibly way. But if you look around you can find the 3007WFP-HC for £800 - £900 on other stores, so i'd expect the same with the 3008.

when it was first launched the 3007 was a lot more

expect it to be on the dell site for £1,500 ish and on other retailers for £1,200 ish

TheOtherOption · 7 Jan 2008 at 18:45

I'm not convinced by the stand - I definitely prefer the 3007 style stands, having said that the rest of it more than makes up for that minor transgression

Legoman · 9 Jan 2008 at 20:17

Drazek said:
i think i just found the solution to my search for the perfect 24" screen o.O ...

*throws 24" in bin and gets a Dell 3008WFP*

Same here. I'm looking for a good 24" screen. I had more or less settled on the BenQ FP241WZ but reading this thread has made me think.

The 3008WFP looks a damn fine screen. The number of inputs is stunning.

Slap · 9 Jan 2008 at 20:40

Excuse my ignorance, but is the 8ms grey to grey response time the lowest quoted one, or are there other higher colour response times to be wary of that manufacturers do not included in there general sales spec?

This LCd monitor does look like it has the potential for being the new standard (on-board scalability and quality of picture etc) that might bring us closer to CRT performance; fingers crossed.
Wonder when they're going to hit UK?

Slap · 9 Jan 2008 at 20:56

Another review: http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,2243995,00.asp

Sylver123 · 9 Jan 2008 at 21:54

Slap said:
Another review: http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,2243995,00.asp

so according to this review, if you want this screen for photo editing and the likes, then, is about the best display they've seen, but if you want to use it for video playback and fast action games, thay recommend you looking elsewhere.

I really hope this is not true, because I was really hoping this would be the screen to go with my high end system this year, for main use as a high def + standard movie playback + high graphic gaming.