This is the new model for the famous U2713HM. It's not the usual 30% Dell deal, but considering it's a new model, 15% is not bad.
Get the P2715Q. It can be got for 15% off just by speaking to Dell Customer Care. Comes to $747
or wait for the asus 5ms GTG refresh time.
waiting for reviews on input lag tho.
Because that would double the price if you want the same image quality? They offer 4 and even 5k monitors, you don't want to see the price tags.
jaw drops 5K?! Far out. Can see the sweat/mucus on nose hairs with that! What next? 6K and see the tiny piece of dust on cam views nose in the subjects reflected irises?
Hah, there have already been a few 8k (7680x4320) displays shown off at tech shows.
Pretty sure that's meant for enormous wall sized TVs and there's no content but still, crazy.
Can see the sweat/mucus on nose hairs with that!
You can just zoom-in on low DPI monitors to achieve this….
High DPI monitors are meant to improve rendering quality for vector graphics - drawings and fonts, not increase real-estate or make raster graphics super tiny.
Example: an 8pt Arial should be same size on both low and high DPI monitor, but will be much more readable on the latter. More readable means easier for your brain to translate character's render and then to associate it with its representation. Most people would be uncomfortable reading 8pt on 100dpi screen, but much less so on a 600ppi paper printout.
IMO, U2515H is a better buy for all day use - same resolution but with advantage of being smaller. I use 27" daily but it's too big, I'd say 24" is better.
@Merlict: Yeah pointless getting it if there isn't any content. Though I have seen Paris and NY cityscapes done in a huge array of cameras. It's complicated.
Depends on viewing distance.
@AlexF: Well I meant watching TV & movies, not pausing and zooming in.
But doesn't a wider screen mean better productivity with saving time Alt-Tabbing between windows, and having two windows up you can type stuff up from notes or full text.
That's the point of dual and triple monitor set ups on the one machine.
But doesn't a wider screen mean better productivity with saving time Alt-Tabbing between windows
I understand that intuition tells you that it would, however, the wider the monitor the greater the head movement. Ideally, you want less head and greater reliance on eye movement.
Also, unless the monitor is curved, the distance between centre and outer is different and that requires refocusing.
So, these are two factors^ against large monitors. It's perfectly fine for short time use, but if you're staring at monitor for 9 hours (like I do) - it becomes tiring and uncomfortable. Notice, this is independent of DPI…
Then, with low DPI, long use becomes even more unpleasant because your brain is always trying to interpret poorly rendered characters.
^Third one is applicable to TN panels - there's colour-shift when viewed on angle - the wider the monitor the greater the angle towards the sides.
@AlexF: You're right, more head movement, but it's probably good for eye health to rest and move it a bit. Just not all day repetitively.
Curved! Genius, they need to do this!
However the better the resolution the less distance you need, so your viewing angle would be the same if you're seated further back. You'd adjust that.
Not sure colour-shift would apply for single user and being less than 1.5m away at most when you're in the centre. I thought they were 176degrees at least mostly and it's more a TV thing with wider rooms and a 4th or 5th person sitting way off centre.
Plus the angle you notice pixels not giving full colour is from the TV to veiwer, not viewer to TV. Though it's the same thing but they're inverse. A single user at a monitor won't notice it as they're in the centre and not so close that they need to move their head.
but most people want a big screen so they can view some objects better….
Get glasses. Far more useful than a big monitor.
@AlexF: Glasses weaken eye muscles then you have to get stronger ones later and you're on that treadmill and never get off.
… you're on that treadmill and never get off.
Don't make it sound so absolute - I've been on same prescription for 7 years.
Besides, good vision is essential for enjoying life.
@AlexF: Pinhole glasses exercises didn't work for you? Not sure if it works, but it's been on sale a long time, so it must work for some people.
7 years, give it another 3 and you'll be getting stronger ones.
now waiting for the 4k equivalent and a 3 monitor stand that can hold them.
Same. Will be awesome. 3 x 27" here I come!
simple search on staticice shows at least 20 shops with a cheaper price
dell full rrp is always more expensive compared to other authorised dealers. Although dell does offer free shipping which is good
I'd say, just wait for 30% off deal
No deal.
http://accessories.ap.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=au&l…
I've been waiting for this to go on sale
Curious that it's not classed as an Ultrasharp monitor. I wonder why. Looking at the specs nothing immediately jumps out, well, except for the 1.07 billion colour thing for a monitor that covers only 99% sRGB o.O
http://www.asus.com/au/Monitors/PB279Q/
or go for this 5ms GTG and 100% sRGB (even though it still says 1.07 billion)
Thanks! That makes more sense though, as you only need 16.7 million colours to cover sRGB, depending on how accurate the actual panel is hence most say ~99% sRGB.
Which is why that spec on the Dell stood out, it'd have to be wildly inaccurate for it to have 1.07 billion colours and still not be able to cover all the sRGB colour space.
Will have to keep an eye on this Asus, though 10 bit is always so much more expensive.
wow that's expensive… you could get a 55" tv for that…
I had the U2711 and it's great. Pity the resolution hasn't changed and its not 4K