Dell UltraSharp U3011 30in IPS LCD Monitor (2560x1600!) $1124.25 Free Shipping

This coupon is for 25% off. I missed the 30% off coupon in the beginning of January, even though I've heard people have still talked to a rep and gotten nearly the same discount. Either way, my bank has a rewards shopping program so I can earn 2% cash back on any purchases from the Dell website so I guess it works out to almost the same thing.

Just placed my order, thanks for the heads up!
 
I'd really like to get a 30" LCD, but I'm worried about it dying in 4-7 years. I've kept my screens for about 5 years, and the 30" are just too expensive when you figure cost over the lifetime.

To justify the price of the 30", it'd have to last me about 7-10 years for me to feel like it was worth it. Yeah, I know it's a bigger screen, but it's way too expensive compared to the 24" and 3x24 configurations.
 
This would be incredible but I'm a bit worried its too big. I've been eying a U2410 and the coupon code works for that too.

How far away should a 30"er be?
 
I picked up the U2711 model and whatever the 24" ultrasharp is yesterday for 25% off each. I agree the 30" is just too big, at least for my set up. It came with a 3 year advanced exchange warranty though so if it even looks cross-eyed at me it's going back.

Saved some decent coin but then I naturally got raped again by Cali sales taxes.
 
Low Roller said:
This would be incredible but I'm a bit worried its too big. I've been eying a U2410 and the coupon code works for that too.

How far away should a 30"er be?
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Text size for 20" and larger screens should be about the same size. So you wouldn't sit any further away from a 30" than you would a 22" or a 24" LCD unless you specifically wanted to adjust the font size. The difference is that a 30" fills more of your peripheral vision than a smaller monitor does. Trust me, it's not too large.
 
No such thing as to big lol but really I love my 30. When your gamming it really fills up your field of view. My wife games on a 32 on her desk lol So the 30 is just fine.
 
Low Roller said:
This would be incredible but I'm a bit worried its too big. I've been eying a U2410 and the coupon code works for that too.

How far away should a 30"er be?
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wait what? There a 25% off for the U2410? Wheres the code?
 
Strange, but I guess it doesn't matter, however I am getting $150 off without the coupon.. was thinking it would take another 25% on top, probably doesn't apply cause its already discounted.

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just a follow up, Dell Home needs the coupon to get the $449 price, while Small Business is $449 w/o coupon ..... and the code only works in Home
 
Yeah that - $450 for a 24" monitor - is not a deal regardless of the method required. It's OK, but not a deal.
 
This does not work on the 24 or the 27. Both models have a discount applied without the code but this code does nothing. It will show at the bottom that you added the coupon that doesnt apply
 
Dan_D said:
Text size for 20" and larger screens should be about the same size. So you wouldn't sit any further away from a 30" than you would a 22" or a 24" LCD unless you specifically wanted to adjust the font size. The difference is that a 30" fills more of your peripheral vision than a smaller monitor does. Trust me, it's not too large.
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Text size is considerably smaller than a 24". I moved from a 2407wfp-hc and text was way bigger on it. I had to up the text size in windows on my 3008wfp because I had to squint to read it and it was giving me headaches.

I don't know how well this pic will work but its worth a shot.



Didn't turn out great oh well. But the default 100% is very small.

I don't know how correct these numbers are but the intertubes say the dell is .25mm dot pitch and a 24" is around .27mm
 
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munkle said:
Text size is considerably smaller than a 24". I moved from a 2407wfp-hc and text was way bigger on it. I had to up the text size in windows on my 3008wfp because I had to squint to read it and it was giving me headaches.

I don't know how well this pic will work but its worth a shot.



Didn't turn out great oh well. But the default 100% is very small.

I don't know how correct these numbers are but the intertubes say the dell is .25mm dot pitch and a 24" is around .27mm
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There is some difference but I don't think it's massive. My 20" monitors basically have about the same sized text as my 30's do. All are using the normal font settings in Windows 7.
 
Dan_D said:
There is some difference but I don't think it's massive. My 20" monitors basically have about the same sized text as my 30's do. All are using the normal font settings in Windows 7.
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My glasses probably make a bigger effect also. They make stuff smaller so that's probably why I noticed it alot more.
 
Dan_D said:
Text size for 20" and larger screens should be about the same size. So you wouldn't sit any further away from a 30" than you would a 22" or a 24" LCD unless you specifically wanted to adjust the font size. The difference is that a 30" fills more of your peripheral vision than a smaller monitor does. Trust me, it's not too large.
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one exception would be 27" displays with 2560*1440 resolution (108.79 PPI)
text was significantly smaller than a 24" at 1920*1200 (94.34 PPI)

30" at 2560*1600 is 100.63 PPI
 
I would love a 27 inch with that resolution. The 28 at 19x12 that I have now doesn't have enough pixels.
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My monitor arrived about an hour ago, hooked it up temporarily (wall mounting later)...holy $%&#! I've been gaming on crappy monitors since the CRT days - I've been missing out - such a nice, crisp, colorful monitor.

EDIT: This thins is ridiculous, I love it!
 
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