What is all of your opinions on the new Dell U3014 Monitor? I'm looking to get some monitors for graphic design, and saw these were coming out. Just wanted to see what everybody thought!
http://accessories.ap.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=au&cs=audhs1&l=en&sku=210-41434
Well Dell monitors are usually top of the line, and you really cant go wrong with it.
It is rather expensive tho, even in Europe, last version went for 1100 Euros or so, but if you have money to spare, its a great 2560x1600 monitor with a USB, its nice and adjustable, height, tilt, swivel what you would expect. Looking at the specs, the only thing i would like to improve, is the frequency, would be nice to get 120 Hz, considering it costs so much. (you can get some korean crap for 500 and overclock that to 120Hz but it really won't be stable)
For graphic design, it is propably one of the best, if not the best on the market, the response time is a bit low, but it wont really affect your work.
However, if you are looking for multiple monitors, it might get a little crazy, i would propably have it as my main display, and some 24' on the side, 2 is still better than one, if you like to multitask.
One thing that i like, is the warranty, even with one dead pixel, they will replace your panel.
Now looking at alternatives, HP ZR30w is similar in some ways, but it looks more like a TV, it has a stock stand, what isn't adjustable and its missing a few video connection ports.
Looking at smaller ones, the 27' at 1440p would propably be a more reasonable choice, considering they are a lot cheaper. Dell Ultrasharp U2711 ~600Eur, and Asus PB278Q is also near 600.
Samsung, and Apple have some products aswell, but they are overpriced so far as i can tell.
Yeah, I understand. Just trying to find the absolute best for heavy gaming and graphic design. What if I went with a 1440p panel instead of 1600p? Any difference? Also the refresh times are a bit concerning too, really want to see over 60Hz :D
Im not really an expert here, im running mostly on 1080 or 1200p.
Well the main difference is [img]http://cdn.overclock.net/7/7f/7f8a68ff_464948d1315327318-16-10-vs-16-9-eure-meinung-wuerde-mich-mal-interessieren-aspect-ratio-tmn.jpeg[/img]
After a bit research, it is, as i feared, the 120Hz at that resolutions will start to skip frames, simply its not possible to push that much data through it. Overlord was doing something crazy like that, they buy monitors from alibaba or somewhere, have it shipped there, then overclock and hand-check everything, and then sell them off.
Im sure you are better off with Ultrasharp series or something from Asus.
And well, to pull a stunt like that off, you need something crazy to run it, like Titan SLI, one would be mad to go there.
If you are doing gaming, especially fps, you want something with extremely low response time, 2-3ms, Larger screen / resolution, often means lower response time, no easy task to push that much traffic through a cable, let alone process it. and in comparison to 1080p, there are nearly twice as many pixels.
2,073,600 -1080p (2-5ms)
3,686,400 -1440p (U2711 6ms, PB278Q 5ms)
4,096,000 -1600p (U3014 6ms)
So yeah, i suppose you cant really have two things at once, you cant have maximum level performance and quality at the same time, unless you turn to other sourcers, like overlord.
So absolute best, i dont know, studio quality perhaps has what you are looking for, i dont know really, perhaps Nec http://www.necdisplay.com/p/desktop-monitors/pa301w-bk-sv, but it has even slower response time
i suppose there really isn't a market out there, because lets face it, only 1% or less are willing to pay 1000-2000$ on a monitor like that, it would make no sense to develope and manufacture one, if there is no market.
I've met a happy medium. I am getting these: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236294&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=
They are beautiful, 60Hz, 1440p, 5ms, the works. It's a hoss, for about over $500 cheaper than a U3014. I'm happy with it :D
I'm getting two GTX Titans. How'd you know? :D