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Poll Results: Best display for 1000 $

 
  • 33% (10)
    Apple cinema display 27 inch
  • 56% (17)
    Dell ultra sharp 27 inch
  • 10% (3)
    Something else
30 Total Votes  
post #31 of 37
If one cares at all about text sharpness+clarity and the clarity and vibrancy of white colours at all, they should avoid the U2711 like the plague since it uses an extremely grainy matte coating. All 1200p+ matte IPS panels use the same coating. There is a reason the new Dell U2713 is going to be glossy thumb.gif
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This image shows how much the anti-glare coating degrades the clarity of pixels up close. For reference the 27Q LED-P is a glossy IPS panel and the X275, XB24, S24A350T and FP241W are A-MVA panels with semi-glossy coating which is the lighest matte coating. Most of the other displays are IPS panels which use the same coating as the U2711, which is why they look just as blurry. The ACD will look just as clear as the 27Q LED-P

Considerthe Samsung S27A850D, is uses a PLS panel (Samsung's version of IPS), semi-glossy coating=superior colours & text, almost no grain and it is sRGB=more natural colours for games and movies.

Both the Samsung & Dell have over 1 frame of input lag, delay sensitive users should get an ACD or dual-link dvi only Korean 1440p display.

1200$ buys a Samsung S27B970D which also uses glass like the ACD.
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Apple's cinema display looks amazing. Honestly, ever since I had a room mate with an iMac, I just haven't seen any monitor that looks as crisp and as bright as the apple's display. The dell one is good and may be better but it doesn't look atheistically pleasing as the apple one. Can't even touch it. biggrin.gif
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post #33 of 37
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Originally Posted by van13330gg View Post

Apple's cinema display looks amazing. Honestly, ever since I had a room mate with an iMac, I just haven't seen any monitor that looks as crisp and as bright as the apple's display. The dell one is good and may be better but it doesn't look atheistically pleasing as the apple one. Can't even touch it. biggrin.gif


Paste an apple logo on the Dell, problem solved.
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I have one last query though, My card probably wont be able to handle games like BF3 @1440p ultra. How good would 1080p look on a 1440p ultrasharp?? I can run almost every game @ultra 1080p witlh acceptable framerates..
    
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post #35 of 37
Should look ok. I suppose it would be like playing 720p content stretched to 1080.
You could change the scaling on the video output so it centres it in the display rather than stretching it.
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post #36 of 37
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Originally Posted by Kand View Post

Paste an apple logo on the Dell, problem solved.

haha but just look at them though. Aluminum plus glass display versus a cheap piece of plastic. I don't know about others but if I were to drop some heavy dough on my monitor, I would prefer the good look as well as the performance. The only one thing I like about Dell monitors is that they are able to change their orientation so easily compared to the immobile cinema display.

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post #37 of 37
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haha but just look at them though. Aluminum plus glass display versus a cheap piece of plastic. I don't know about others but if I were to drop some heavy dough on my monitor, I would prefer the good look as well as the performance. The only one thing I like about Dell monitors is that they are able to change their orientation so easily compared to the immobile cinema display.
Snip.

Yes. Dells do come with awesome functional stands unlike.. Most Samsungs these days. Ahem.

Cheap piece of plastic? It's pretty solid. And really, this aluminum vs plastic argument is the similar to how you'd want your drink to be delivered to you, whether in a can or in a plastic bottle.

Can you adjust the Apple's.

a. Height
b. Angle
c. Swivel
d. Rotation

I'm sure you'd at most be able to adjust the angle but all of the above is what the Dell has.
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