31 Jan 2011, 09:21
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I have ordered the Dell U2311H, should you go along the same path, make sure you are getting the latest revision of said monitor (currently rev. A02).
albatros_la wrote:You are right, Don, in fact I am thinking to buy the Dell instead of the Nec LCD. The Dell is much cheaper, at least here in Italy: 287€ vs 349€. Strangely, the EA231WMi costs 30€ more than the successor, at least at the shop where I found both of them. I guess Dell has already switched to LED backlight. The flatpanelshd review does not mention light bleeding issues: is the Dell tested by flatpanelshd the LED backlight version or is it the old CCFL one? I am just trying to understand if the light bleed is a drawback of the LED technology or if it is just a consequence of a weak chassis design.I gathered from the reviews that the U2311H is a CCFL-lit monitor. Although I do think LED is an interesting technology (mainly because of the energy efficiency), I tend to think that the author of this message does make a valid point. According to the reviews I have read, the purple tinting does only occur when viewing the panel from extreme angles.
On the other hand, Dell LCD has got some contrast issues which lead to purple tinting, something that has not been encountered by the review of the Nec one...
I have ordered the Dell U2311H, should you go along the same path, make sure you are getting the latest revision of said monitor (currently rev. A02).