Dell UltraSharp U3011 30" Monitor
Dell UltraSharp U3011 30" Monitor
- IPS (in-plane switching) technology for minimal color deviation across a wide viewing angle
- 30" (76cm) display with 2560x1600 resolution and 16:10 aspect ratio for clear images and exceptional multitasking
- Easy, versatile adjustability and some of the latest connectivity options, including HDMI, DisplayPort, DVI-D, USB ports and a 7-in-1 media card reader
- Product has 3 year warranty
- Refresh Rate: 60Hz (Recommended)
Dell UltraSharp U3011 30" Monitor
1. Comes with displayport. This is huge on a Mac. It was simple to use a
mini-displayport to displayport cable (about $15) to get the monitor
working with my Macbook Pro. Full resolution off the bat with no
sleep/wake issues, no software to install. There are some serious issues
using DVI-D with the 2560x1600 screen resolutions on both the portable
and desktop macs. Not the fault of the monitors, but the fault of Apple
and their implementation of video cards. You could spend hours online
reading about the problems with cables and adapters. Nobody seems to be
able to get them to work reliably. Check the NEC site for the latest as
they have posted technical bulletins on this issue and things may have
changed. Price of the monitor was not an issue for me, but the potential
time trouble shooting problems was. I hate computer maintenance and
trouble shooting (which is why I'm on a Mac and wish I could ditch all
the PC's in the office).
Dell UltraSharp U3011 30" Monitor
2. Good color gamut, comes reasonably well calibrated, easy to calibrate
further with an x-Rite eye-one display 2. That IPS technology is heads
and shoulders above TN screens for any serious photography work goes
without saying. Covers a good part of the Adobe RGB spectrum (and all of
the S-RGB spectrum). As of early 2011, the mac OS is not capable of 12
bit color from end-to-end (OS, software, hardware, output) and therefore
to a certain extent, you can't use all the capabilities of the hardware
calibration of the NEC Spectraview system at this point in time. People
get pretty obsessed about this kind of stuff, but the bottom line is
that most pictures are seen on computer screens which have never been
calibrated and will not be as good as this Dell (or the NEC) nor can you
control the lighting conditions under which someone will view one of
your prints. Aside from the most demanding color-accurate uses (you're
making commercials for coke, printing fine art for sale), this monitor
will get you 99% of the way to where you need to be. No one will ever
notice the last 1% (unless they're a geek on a photog forum with lots of
spare time). If you really need the best in color management and have
the hardware that can take advantage of this, go with the NEC, Eizo or
other high end screen.
Dell UltraSharp U3011 30" Monitor
3. Lots of connection options. USB, speakers, HDMI/DVI-D (I don't use),
etc. Some might consider it sacrilege to have these sorts of connections
on a professional monitor. I consider it convenient. Less cable
clutter.
Dell UltraSharp U3011 30" Monitor
4. Price. Not cheap, but it is about $1000 less than the NEC which uses
the same panel, but different hardware (in fact all the high end 30 inch
IPS panels come from the same manufacturer). Usually can be found for
between $1150-1300.
Dell UltraSharp U3011 30" Monitor
