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Has anyone purchased the Dell U2711 Display?

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A display of this size and resolution is hardly ideal for S-Video or composite or component because those connections give somewhat crappy image quality even on small displays so a display this big will be just a blur. Not to mention there are few devices that actually use those connectors.

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There is a large thread at HardForum.

I like what one poster did hooking up his 27" iMac to the u2711 for a dual display
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That photo looks interesting, but what it doesn't show is that the iMac has that extremely glossy apple finish, and the u2711 does not. The bezels are also somewhat different. It kind of turned me off on the idea. Apple needs to sell an Apple version of the u2711, a 27" iMac without the mac.

I just plugged in a Dell u2711 to my Mac Mini(3,1). Bought a mini-DP to DP cable. Works perfectly. I can confirm that I am also driving a second monitor out the mini-DVI port, at 1920x1200. Though, the dot pitch is different. In fact I sure didn't find any other monitors of any resolution that use .233mm dot pitch like the LG panel in question.

My question is: can I also drive a second u2711 at the same time with a Mac Mini... can a Mac Mini drive dual u2711. The second one would of course have to be driven from the mini-DVI port. The u2711 comes with what appears to be a dual link DVI- DVI cable.

My other question: any rumor that the mac mini will get i5 or i7 or even quad core i7? Any rumor that Apple will release a standalone version of the u2711 (without the iMac stapled onto the back)?

I mean I know Apple sells a Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter (though I'd rather use a Mini DisplayPort to DisplayPort adapter, since the u2711 support DisplayPort)... but what I'm asking about is a Mini-DVI to Dual-Link DVI Adapter... assuming the Mac Mini even supports Dual-Link on its Mini-DVI... which the more I think about it I'm starting to doubt... I mean its the same question as, can I drive two 30" Apple displays... can you drive the 30" Apple display out of the mini-DVI port... and the answer is NO.
 
Anyone know where to buy the mini display port to display port cable on ebay? Im having a hard time looking for it. Im from Spain. I need an online store that can send this cable to me. I want to buy the U2711.

Thanks.
 
Sensamic said:
Anyone know where to buy the mini display port to display port cable on ebay? Im having a hard time looking for it. Im from Spain. I need an online store that can send this cable to me. I want to buy the U2711.
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Monoprice has great prices on cables. And they ship to Spain. But the shipping is $30. I guess if you can afford the u2711 you can afford it. Or get several cables from monoprice, the shipping won't go up that much after the initial $30.
 
Has anyone tried to connect a Late 2006 Macbook Pro to a u2711? I'm curious if it can run the native resolution of the monitor.
 
U2711+macbook quick review

imationx said:
Yes! It is a very nice display and I don't think you will regret purchasing.
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I think this display may be a good deal if you need an affordable IPS high res office display. But please be aware, that this is not a professional display, just a better than average office/home display.

Some technical comments:
- Youll' get at most 2048x1152 resolution through VGA, DVI or HDMI with your mac.
- You'll get the full 2560x1440 resolution using a minDP-Dual link DVI adapter + the supplied dual link DVI cable, or a miniDP-DP adapter + the supplied DP calbe or a miniDP to DP cable.
- On a 2010 macbook and iMac 27" using a miniDP-DP cable or a miniDP-DP adapter + the supplied cable you'll get audio streamed to the display (I've tested this with my 13" mbp, and a miniDP-DP adapter).
- The display has an absolutely substandard anti-glare coating the U2711 (rainbowy, blurry, grainy) . You'll definitely feel this monitor superior in terms of image quality to some mainstream TN panel displays, but you may have hard time enjoying it if you got used to professional or Apple displays. I regularly switch between this and my iMac 27" screen (office vs home), and the latter is a magnitude better than the U2711 in terms of clarity.
- The display receives 2 or 6 channel audio (16, 20, 24 bits, 44,1-192khz). You can select the desired output mode using Mac's "Audio MIDI setup" tool.
- The display has no digital audio out (shame), but has 5.1 analog audio out. It provides pre-amplified line out, which may cause distortion if you cannot compensate it on the receiver side. Audiophiles should get the digital audio directly out of your Mac, but for office workers it's a nice feature.
- The display is factory calibrated to Adobe RGB and sRGB, so you can quickly get fairly accurate outputs if you use digital connection, and set the appropriate calibration both on the unit and on the display (but why calibrate it, when the anti glare coating will ruin the image quality anyway).
- The display has a significant resume time which is common to CCFL displays.
- The big blue power led on the bottom right cannot be turned off.
- The touch sensitive buttons feature a proximity sensor, if you move your hand towards them, they'll light up, which is really nice.

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Additional info for those, who like me find the U2711's AG coating super annoying:

http://forums.overclockers.com.au/showthread.php?t=878149

This guy has step-by-step instructions with pictures on how to remove the AG coating, and make the U2711 glossy (just like the iMac). It seems like a relatively simple process, and has the potential to turn this so-so display into a great one. But be warned, this mod is irreversible, will cause loss of warranty, and has some minor associated risks (water damages electronics; minor or serious cracks and scratches; damage to the polarizing and deeper layers; pixel damages; complete disintegration of display layers).
 
Ok, check out my new glossy U2711 next to my iMac. See the reflection in the U2711 screen? Say good bye to that annyoing AntiGlare coating. Now the U2711 is a perfect match for a mac. Crystal clear images, astonishing contrast, beatiful brightness.

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This was done by 'surgically' removing the AG coating. Check out some additional pictures here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/42236618@N07/tags/u2711/

For the AG removal idea, credit goes to djdude1010, and the LumenLab forum's brave pioneers.
 
stevemr123 said:
Ok, check out my new glossy U2711 next to my iMac. See the reflection in the U2711 screen? Say good bye to that annyoing AntiGlare coating. Now the U2711 is a perfect match for a mac. Crystal clear images, astonishing contrast, beatiful brightness.

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This was done by 'surgically' removing the AG coating. Check out some additional pictures here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/42236618@N07/

For the AG removal idea, credit goes to djdude1010, and the LumenLab forum's brave pioneers.
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Wow, you are one brave soul. I've got no problem building PC's and replacing RAM, HDDs, and optical drives on MBPs but the idea of taking apart and working on an expensive display makes me weak. Congrats on your U2711's transformation :)
 
I have a U2711 as well...

comparing this to the other mva panels I have (2709, 2408 and a 2405), the anti-glare initially bugs me a lot and I came pretty close to do the ag removal hack. However, after playing with the calibration process I found a balance point where the AG and the brightness kinda evens out. It is much much better now. If u are not brave enough to do the ag removal hack, or like me hate the glossy screens, play with the calibration a bit and it may work out for u too!
 
stevemr123 said:
- The display has a significant resume time which is common to CCFL displays.
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While CCFL displays take a bit longer to fire up than LED backlit ones, this is only a Dell problem. The same issue is on the 30" 3008WFP, meaning startup/resume, resolution changes and input switching is very slow compared to other CCFL displays. It seems to be an issue with the OSD or scaler, since there are other displays using the same panel but the Dells seem to be some of the only displays at this size that have anything beyond brightness control built-in. Shame that they didn't bother fixing it for the newer U2711.
 
stevemr123 said:
I think this display may be a good deal if you need a cheap non-IPS high res office display. But please be aware, that this is not a professional display, just a better than average office/home display.
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1) I wouldn't call this a cheap monitor. Yes it's cheaper than a full 27" iMac, but that's not really apples to apples.

2) The monitor does in fact have an IPS panel, so please check that before you spread that it is a "cheap non-IPS" any further.

http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&cs=04&l=en&s=bsd&sku=224-8284&redirect=1
 
Superman07 said:
1) I wouldn't call this a cheap monitor. Yes it's cheaper than a full 27" iMac, but that's not really apples to apples.

2) The monitor does in fact have an IPS panel, so please check that before you spread that it is a "cheap non-IPS" any further.

http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&cs=04&l=en&s=bsd&sku=224-8284&redirect=1
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1) Yes, I should have written 'slightly less expensive than other 27" or 30" displays'. Btw, I bought it for $580 only :D (it was on sale at the local store), but its list price is definetly higher.
2) :eek: Yes, you're right, I fixed the post. I donno why did I write non-IPS, since I bought this display because it's IPS in the first place. Maybe subconsciously I was so angry about the AG coating that I degraded it to non-IPS... :)

Actually its a great display, I really love it now (without the AG), it has as good image as the iMac (plus it has wider gamut, which is good for photographers).
 
I'm having a problem with my U2711 screen and currently on a replacement screen.

My 2010 MBP was connected via mini display to displayport. all of a sudden it stopped working and the laptop/monitor didn't detect each other . I contacted Dell and they sent out a replacement, which i have had for two weeks. Now the same thing has happened again.

Is it something i'm doing????
 
Problems with new U2711.. and its replacement!!!

Hi Jimmymck.. I'm having similar issues,

I ordered my U2711 about 4 weeks ago, the first one that arrived had a flicker in the right hand half of the screen.. just a slight jump of all pixels to the left by about one or two pixels every few seconds, started after the screen had been on for a few minutes.

After getting Dell on the phone and talking to their tech department, they declared it DOA and sent me a replacement which arrived today.

The replacement works fine until I plug my DisplayPort in (works fine under DualLink DVI), my colleague found the problem when adjusting brightness and contrast, once again the right hand side of the screen is affected but with a different problem.

This time ONLY the right hand side will adjust Brightness and Contrast, the left half remains totally unchanged.. but only with DisplayPort, DualLinkDVI is fine..., very frustrating!

Third time lucky?!?!?! Eeek

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Felixrising
 
Since the early 2008 MBP's do not have Mini DisplayPort, does anyone know if 2560 x 1440 is possible with that model MBP and this monitor? :confused:
 
need monitor for macbook pro 3.1

hi all,
new to the forum and shopping around for a monitor to go with my macbook pro 3.1 that does NOT have a mini display port.
does anyone know if the new 27" apple led cinema display due in sep can be hooked up to older macbook pros that dont have a mini display port, or is the dell u2711 still the best option ?

thanks !
 
No. The 27" will be limited to newer macs with DP just like the now discontinued display.

So your best bet would be the dell display for best connectivity.
 
I hate the antiglare coating and with other options out there I'm not willing to de-glaze mine :)

I have problems with it hand shaking with the mini-dp to dual DVI connector. I have to switch from VGA(my kvm) to DVI a lot and I get snow 50 percent of the time. When the MB Pro(2010 330) sleeps and wakes up I sometimes get a picture, sometimes don't, sometimes get lines. Unplug and replug the mini dp to correct.

I look at it next to my wife's iMac 27" and its just blah....it just lacks that real crispness to it.

ZR30W should be here in a day or two, compare them side by side.

I'd probably like the monitor without the glare coating if it did not have the technical problems.

I also have a mini-dp to dp cable coming, see if that solves the hand shake issues.

I would just do the Apple CD 27" but the tint issues are not something I want to deal with. My wife's iMac goes back to Apple tomorrow night.
 
Problems connecting MBP with Dell U2711

Jimmymck said:
I'm having a problem with my U2711 screen and currently on a replacement screen.

My 2010 MBP was connected via mini display to displayport. all of a sudden it stopped working and the laptop/monitor didn't detect each other . I contacted Dell and they sent out a replacement, which i have had for two weeks. Now the same thing has happened again.

Is it something i'm doing????
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Hi all,

I share the experience told by Jimmymck. Following the advice by ozbody I bought a miniDP to DP cable from CircuitsAssembly to connect my 2009 MBP to the brand new Dell U2711. It was amazing how with just this cable, I could reach the maximum resolution at 2560x1440. However, it was like that for just a couple of months. Then, suddenly, one day it did not work any longer. I couldn't get any output from the MBP to the monitor. I complained to Dell who promptly sent me a new monitor. Happy for a while! It took another couple of months the new monitor to suffer from the same weakness. I'm really afraid this can happen again, for the third time.

The mini display port of my MBP is, apparently, working perfectly, since it does work ok with miniDP to VGA or miniDP to DVI, even with a miniDP dual link DVI.

By the way, when using the dual link DVI adapter, quite often the image gets an annoying fog which can only be removed by switching off-on the monitor or unpluging-repluging the adapter. Any other experiences in this line?

I would thank further notice about more this issues with the Dell U2711. I suppose the company should study in depth this and provide us a solution.
 
I bought 2 x Dell U2711's. I'm sending them back. The anti-glare on them is very heavy and is very annoying. Google the issue, you will see that some get over it, some don't (some even land up taking the unit apart and removing the AG coating and voiding the warrantee). The colour is also very saturated. This can be corrected with calibration, but out of the box the colour is dreadful on a Mac.
 
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