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Title: Dell 24" IPS screen for 290$
Post by: drventure on July 28, 2012, 09:36:32 pm

Seems like a pretty good deal for new 1920x1200 monitor.

http://www.techbargains.com/news_displayItem.cfm/308792 (http://www.techbargains.com/news_displayItem.cfm/308792)

Title: Re: Dell 24" IPS screen for 290$
Post by: ChrisK on July 29, 2012, 11:52:31 pm

Wow, great price on an awesome monitor!  Wish I could have bought one of these instead of a new garbage disposal today.  :)

Title: Re: Dell 24" IPS screen for 290$
Post by: teeuwen on July 31, 2012, 11:47:55 am

I have one of these for a recent gaming computer i built.

mine is a 20" though, but they are very nice.

the picture, color and brightness is good, aswell as the monitor stand is very nice and highly and easily adjustable.

Title: Re: Dell 24" IPS screen for 290$
Post by: ChrisK on July 31, 2012, 12:21:37 pm

Dell's U series monitors are all excellent.  I've got a 2001FP in my cab, a 2005FPW in storage, a 2311 on my PC, and a 2711 as a second on my Mac.  I'd buy any of their U series models sight unseen.

My greatest fear is that my 2001FP in my arcade cab fails.  It's a 20" narrow-screen IPS display with a VESA mount... a very rare beast these days, and you need a much larger monitor in wide-screen to get the same kind of display height.

Title: Re: Dell 24" IPS screen for 290$
Post by: lordnacho on July 31, 2012, 12:55:05 pm

I've got this one(which is an e-ips) and the u2410(ips).  Can't for the life of me get the colors to match well.  Even with a colorimeter I borrowed.  Different backlightings. 
Tempted to sell the u2410 so I can get another u2412, I'd take the hit on the cost, since I really don't see much difference between the two, other than the u2410 has a card reader on the side.