the build quality differs. dell's ultrasharp lineup has very sturdy base/stand

as for the warranty service, every monitor will face dead pixel anytime soon. if the manufacturer's warranty service sucks / does not provide 1 to 1 exchange / RMA, u might have to stuck with the 'flawed' monitor.

wait, LG series 7 has been released?
*the one with wide gamut
LG 27EA83

if you're from sarawak, you can always order from niclasteoh

premium panel = better panel meaning the color is richer and more accurate with a lot of customization options available.

dont go for the S-series. it is extremely glossy up to the point of being an annoyance.

wont movies in 16:9 format looked weird on 21:9 screen ratio?

becoz dell has the best warranty service in malaysia with excellent price/performance ratio monitors.

Nah, glossy screen popping out better color is a urban myth.

It all comes down to the screen panel's contrast, range of gamut, etc.

If glossy = better color as what you have claimed, every professional monitor like HP dreamcolor or NEC or Dell Ultrasharp would have used glossy panel. Heck, even the legendary Apple cinema 30" (which is far superior than any current monitor apple has) used matte screen.

When i said 'premium panel', i meant the panels are already pre-calibrated according to factory setting which is better than the glossy S series. In fact, Ultrasharp series is one of the most 'flexible' monitors around (meaning it is compatible with most hardware screen calibrators)

And what Dell meant by premium panel = part of the superb warranty service, which is miles ahead than its competitors.

maybe u misunderstood my post.

PS: Ive tried both U series and S series monitors before, and currently im using U2713HM.

so, based on ur experience on 2713H, how much improvement is the premier color version compared to the cheaper 2913wm?

double post. edited

This post has been edited by G_KeN: Mar 24 2013, 01:17 PM

oh lol, i assumed u own both unit, and i was talking about whether or not the extra gamut on the premier color units has impact on real life experience like better color during the movie or something to justify the premiuum several hundreds ringgit cost. yea, i do know the ratio thingy has its pros and cons.

u shud do a lil bit of homework before purchasing expensive stuffs like monitors.
the said monitor has 90° Horizontal Viewing Angle and 50° Vertical Viewing Angle. that explains the viewing angle. so i assume its a tn panel.
if you're desperate for a tn panel (i dunno why but i dont see the point buying tn panel), samsung is much better.

but of course i would suggest u to buy amva panel (which has great black depth) monitors like dell s2440l or IPS panel (which has the best viewing angle and color reproduction) like the dell U2312hm.

Couple of hundreds more n u can get urself a U2713hm.

Ultra wide ratio is good for multitasking.

But if u're into movies, while most movies used the same ultra wide aspect ration, some movies especially those in imax format are better to be viewed in 16:9 ratio.

I believe gtx660ti is sufficient

My unit seems to show some noticable ghosting playing fifa13

Other than that the color is on par with its ultrasharp siblings.

Asking on behalf of a friend of mine,

Anyone knows when will the new Dell U2414h start selling in malaysia?

The model is just released in usa btw.

No reviews so far. I predict somewhere around mid december before christmas.

just got myself an old classic u2312hm

pre calibrated by shop, so the PQ is very good.

better than my previous s2340l, because u2312hm has better contrast ratio and higher nit.

if you are serious in photography, u shud invest in monitor color calibrator. around rm4xx can get you a decent one.

almost the same, to be honest.

I would recommend u to get a hardware monitor color calibrator.

no it wont bother u.

what games do u play?

I played Quake 3 (ultra fast FPS game) competitively on my old U2709 pva panel (which has higher ghost time) few years back and i didnt realize any ghostings that bothered me.

I am currently using U2312HM, playing CS and COD occasionally, no problem whatsoever.

I believe the screen quality on an IPS panel is much more worth than trying to buy a TN panel (which has far worse picture quality) simply because of the response time. To me, anything below 8ms normal. I dont see any noticeable diff 2ms vs 8ms.