The U2311H is all dandy except it doesn't support 1:1 pixel scaling and 24p blu ray content playback.Other than that personally i can find no qualms about it.
LYP [Lowyat Plaza] shops typically don't sell Dell LCDs,on LYN [Lowyat.net] there's tonnes of Dell LCD sellers.Or you can just buy at dell.com.my

it means that you can't play hd movies on  blu ray discs using this lcd,ps3 gaming works fine.only bluray movies playback is affected.
1:1 scaling is needed when you want to use programs and games that doesn't support 16:9 aspect ratio yet still want the picture to not be stretched.for example,old games like starcraft and warcraft doesn't support 16:9 aspect ratio so if you play those games the picture willbe stretched

i don't know about pirated blu ray movies though,do they run at 24p too?are those on blu ray as like the real stuff?

Dell monitor all dull one,

well,i've had enough of LCDs with non adjustable stands [do they think all people have the same torso height??].It's a nightmare.If you wanna compare it to a car,my taste is for something that performs good for me,the outlook can be ultra simple for all i care,kinda like the VW Golf GTI
Then again this is aesthetics,a subjective value which differs from person to person.

The current crop of AOC's Razor line of LCDs look dashing though,pity that they don't offer other panels/adjustable stands

for proper calibration you need a physical calibrator,they cost a lot.So don't bother.You can always use softwares to help your eyes calibrate the LCD,but it won't be as good as a proper one

On a sidenote,have anyone seen someone offer LCD calibrationservice?Spending more than RM300 for a one off job is not good,but if someone can do it for around RM30 then i'll be glad to pay