My new Imac 27'' and my PC getting along fine :) (Dell u2711)

[lilo777]

AnandTech's comparison of these two monitors

This DELL monitor was reviewed by AnandTech. Among other things, they had this to say: "For one, Apple uses LED backlighting whereas the U2711 sticks with CCFL technology. But isn't CCFL worse? That depends on what you're after; the iMac 27 offers a 72% color gamut while the U2711 has a 102% color gamut (based on the CIE 1931 standard). Using RGB LEDs, it would be possible to get a similarly high color gamut, but our experience with RGB LEDs to date is that they cost more and consume more power than regular LEDs, so we can understand Dell's interest in sticking with the "older" technology. (We've only seen RGB LEDs in a few laptops so far, and as one example it's a $175 upgrade on the Dell Studio XPS 16 compared to a regular white LED display.)"

 

[lilo777]

OK, the two monitors are about equal, but what about the mice?

 

[Dr.Pants]

This DELL monitor was reviewed by AnandTech.

Anandtech's reveiw was lacking. U2711 thread on [H]ard.

Should sum it up. Yes, that's me commenting about lag in the link.

At anyrate, RE: Colour gamut, higher gamut is cool and all as long as there are colour-aware programs and a handy calibrator, if accuracy is the name of the game. Otherwise just call it a day and pick up an NEC 2490WUXi (which methinks is standard gamut).

...but what about the mice?

Let's think about this for a moment.

 

[nafai23]

LED vs non LED from my limited experience with my set up is only this....

The dell takes about 5 mins to get to full brightness with I wake the machine up in the morning and the imac goes instantly.

I thought I would get better blacks on the led but the simple matter is the imac does not have great black levels. It has some backlight bleed on everyone I have seen. My dell is not showing this.

As far as the color gamut I have to get things calibrated right before I can go there and I am not a pro.

The mice.

I felt like the mac mouse sucked when I bought the machine but lets say I took it out of the box and I use it all the time and I just installed bettertouchtool and now I wish I could use it on my pc

Also my PC is seeing less usage time than the mac. Games and Home theater apps only.

Anandtech's reveiw was lacking. U2711 thread on [H]ard.

Should sum it up. Yes, that's me commenting about lag in the link.

At anyrate, RE: Colour gamut, higher gamut is cool and all as long as there are colour-aware programs and a handy calibrator, if accuracy is the name of the game. Otherwise just call it a day and pick up an NEC 2490WUXi (which methinks is standard gamut).



Let's think about this for a moment.

 

[Whiteyez]

Wow the DELL looks fantastic, but how about the arm? What arm are you using in the DELL monitor?

 

[Mintin8]

I would also like to know about the arm. It looks quite nice.

 

[nafai23]

Its the innovative 7500 I found on these forums that people were using for the 27'' imac.

Amazon has it for 99

 

[DFTU101]

Font/reading question

Wow, both look like great monitors. I was wondering, with the higher resolution (great for games, video, movies), how is it for everyday web surfing (reading), emailing, looking at iCal events, word processing, etc. Do you find the fonts too small with the high resolution? Is one monitor (with the same resolution) easier to read on (matte vs glossy)?

 

[mr.thedaniel]

This DELL monitor was reviewed by AnandTech. Among other things, they had this to say: "For one, Apple uses LED backlighting whereas the U2711 sticks with CCFL technology. But isn't CCFL worse? That depends on what you're after; the iMac 27 offers a 72% color gamut while the U2711 has a 102% color gamut (based on the CIE 1931 standard). Using RGB LEDs, it would be possible to get a similarly high color gamut, but our experience with RGB LEDs to date is that they cost more and consume more power than regular LEDs, so we can understand Dell's interest in sticking with the "older" technology. (We've only seen RGB LEDs in a few laptops so far, and as one example it's a $175 upgrade on the Dell Studio XPS 16 compared to a regular white LED display.)"

As far as the color gamut, the higher gamut (like the dell displays' 102%) will be more accurate with calibration if you're doing photo/video/print work, but they also tend to look a lot more saturated than monitors with standard 72% gamut. That said, you can still get great color from monitors with standard gamut, especially if you're going to the extent of calibrating them.

I've been on a Dell 3008wfp 30" for a while, which has the higher color gamut, and personally I prefer the color on the imac's display (though I don't do print work, so technical accuracy isn't as important to me)

So unless you are doing things that requires technically accurate color, I would take a look in person at the difference between standard and higher color gamuts before deciding based on stats/specs alone

Also, for those asking about the Arm he's using, there's a whole thread about it here: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/807142/

innovative 7500 sounds like the best option and it's a great deal for $99!

 

[xpipe]

I have this monitor as well. My only real complaint, I think, is the lack of A-TW polarizer (though I don't think the iMac has it either...how do 27" iMac users perceive the "IPS glow" on their display?).

My "silly" complaint is that it makes my 24" iMac look dinky and leaves me wanting the 27". But I can't even begin to justify the 27" because my 24" is just fine. Better than fine, even. But I still want it. Thus, an element of cognitive dissonance.

 

[powerhouse7]

What the deal with the USB ports, can you use them to connect USB Devices to your iMac?

 

[Msbeezy]

I couldn't agree more on your assessment of the DellU2711. I did the same comparo but with my 24" ACD then promptly sent the Dell packing and ordered/received the 27" iMac.
What a beautiful picture...just watched Avatar..outstanding.
The matte coating on the Dell is unacceptable and also as you state the glossy screen makes images pop and is much whiter and brighter...just luv it !

 

[powerhouse7]

I just bought this screen for use as a second display with my 27" imac but I cannot calibrate it to look the same as my imac's display. I've tried sooo many time. Is there a way to load the imac's profile for the display seeing as they're the same?

 

[rigid]

Sweet setup man.