Asia's U2410 is likely to be produced only in China .... the call centre maybe in India (not the production facility). Info available on the plastic tab behind the USB ports/card reader.

Tint issue.. Green on left screen.... Pink on the right side (or other variations of screen uniformity)... Mine U2410 has it to, but very slightly on grey background, un-noticeable on white background. Tint issue varies from panel to panel. You can fault LG's production and Dell not getting the cream of the crop (Apple, NEC, Eizo and HP gets first dibs.)

Your monitor should be new, it is the request for replacements that may get refurb. units.

There is also the dithering issue on Abode RGB and sRGB modes. This will be address with new firmware. Very bad on Dell's part.. 2 and 1/2 years ago with the 2407wfp banding (firmware issue), still with firmware issue with the latest Ultra I guess it maybe wise to always wait for rev A01 on Dell's product...

This post has been edited by BeastX: Nov 9 2009, 05:20 PM

Standard 3.5mm stereo plugs!!??.... need to look/check again to be sure....

Actually, kind of redundant but an option none-the-less (if you have analog input speakers). If you already have audio out by ps3/pc/x-box through stereo audio analog out, there is no need to pipe digital audio through HDMI of the monitor that converts the audio to analog.

I see it as just a convenience for Dell's attached speakers or a cheap digital to analog audio decoder piped through HDMI.

Blue dots follow video and not stationany on screen.... badly encoded video... or the monitor just doesn't know how to display the correct shade...

This issue varies from panel to panel..... luck of draw.... Mine has very little, slightly noticeable on grey background...

This post has been edited by BeastX: Nov 24 2009, 03:26 PM

OLED TV (marketed) ... there is only 1 so far, the 576p, 11 inch by Sony (super expensive/super small).. perhaps you mean LCD with LED backlight..

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Added on December 7, 2009, 2:03 pmMore pixels... very fine dot-pitch/small text. (for 15 inch/16inch). Refresh-rate will be 60Hz rate, not really much an option/point for faster on a notebook/laptop

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Added on December 7, 2009, 2:08 pmBright? as in stuck on?... Defective is either dead pixel or stuck pixel (or sub-pixel). Technically all functioning pixels are bright pixels...

Perhaps 5 defective pixels/sub-pixels is a more accurate term/condition in the warranty/claim...

This post has been edited by BeastX: Dec 7 2009, 02:09 PM

Waste of money to buy monster cable,.... money better spent to go for better monitor and get a 1.5 to 2m HDMI cable for RM 6 - 10. Said many times... digital is digital, 1 or 0, does not matter what u use in between to conduct the signal, be it gold/silver/graphite/carbon/copper/super-conductor

This post has been edited by BeastX: Dec 11 2009, 05:10 PM

I believe some high end/professional NEC and Eizo monitors are still manufactured in Japan, panels are soursed from Taiwan/Korea/Japan.. I believe only sharp manufacture their own panels, in Japan (but for TVs)

VESA (Video Electronics Standards Association)... Mount refer to the 4 standard mounting screw holes behind the monitor... Resolution refers to the standard resolutions...

Roughly 2x more.... pixel goes from 0 to 90 and back to 0 degrees... or Black to White to Black (or vis-versa)....

Usually a little more than 2x....

Longer-life, longer peak time brightness (more or less stable brightness in its life-time) , narrower wave-length produced, less current consumed,...... unless they used tri-colour LEDs, no real advantage in true colour reproduction, TN panel less range (and viewing angle) than IPS

This post has been edited by BeastX: Dec 28 2009, 04:31 PM

Response time depends on panel type not backlight... fastest panel being a TN ... @ about 2ms G2G

The power LED on my 2410u died on an otherwise excellent panel, good in a way the blue light was distracting, valid for a warranty claim?....

I'd say not a major problem but a benefit... There is still 3 years for claim.. for better reversions/panels/firmware. Better not risk bad panels for something minor that I could fix (when out of warranty)

TN - Twisted Nematic..... Google TN panel, get all u need to know...

This post has been edited by BeastX: Dec 30 2009, 10:09 AM

Check forums on users' report...., Dell has a big enough consumer base/active return policy/an OK customer service... that this may apply. You may not get a brand new monitor but a re-furb. one that may have faults (other than firmware), something like lottery, luck of draw, Pros and Cons...

Other manufacturers are not so open about the firmware and reversions and exchanges/warranty.

A standard 2m HDMI cable should not cost more than RM15

RM 15 or less for a standard 2m HDMI

22 (1080p) TN panels monitors .... take your pick (cheapest)