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Equipment & Techniques => Computers & Peripherals => Topic started by: GrayJack on April 22, 2011, 04:35:20 am

Title: NEC PA271 or UltraSharp U3011?
Post by: GrayJack on April 22, 2011, 04:35:20 am

OK  I'm down to the wire on my monitor selection and it's either the NEC PA271w-bk or the Dell UltraSharp U3011.  Critical factors are color rendition and wide viewing angle.  Disregarding price difference for the moment, which should I pick?

Title: Re: NEC PA271 or UltraSharp U3011?
Post by: degrub on April 22, 2011, 08:32:14 am

i have the 3011 and the PA-241
How good are your eyes ? The pixel pitch is about .23 on the NEC 27 and about .25 on the Dell. And the aspect ratio is slightly taller for the Dell (16:10 vs 16:9). If you are working a lot with text this can be an issue.

i haven't had issues with either one.
If i had a second screen, i would use the NEC 27 for image display and the secondary for controls.
i sometimes use the pivot capability of the NEC. The Dell will not.
The backlight compensation and overall evenness seems better than the Dell, but i have no particular issues with the Dell.

Title: Re: NEC PA271 or UltraSharp U3011?
Post by: digitaldog on April 22, 2011, 09:47:00 am

If color calibration is critical, PA! Its built from the ground up for this using either Mutiprofiler or SpectraView II.

Title: Re: NEC PA271 or UltraSharp U3011?
Post by: Steve Weldon on April 25, 2011, 05:35:16 am

Quote from: digitaldog on April 22, 2011, 09:47:00 am

If color calibration is critical, PA! Its built from the ground up for this using either Mutiprofiler or SpectraView II.

+1

Title: Re: NEC PA271 or UltraSharp U3011?
Post by: GrayJack on April 25, 2011, 12:52:27 pm

Done, I've ordered the NEC.  Thanks to all for the help!