24 vs 27 Monitors

Greetings,

I currently own two U2412m monitors from Dell but am thinking of upgrading to twin U2711m from Dell.

Has anyone done this upgrade and how much of a difference did you see just from the size comparison?

 

Well, It would definitely be noticeable difference in size. Although I believe those monitors have a resolution of 2560x1440 so there will be a TON of usable space, but it would probably tank your gaming performance if you plan on using them for that. Takes a lot of VRAM. Also the colors are likely to be better on those screens since they are true 8-bit IPS as opposed to the extended 6-bit e-IPS used by the 24".

Also, your prifile says you live in South Korea, which is where they sell the Catleap and Shimian monitors normally. You can buy 2 of those and save a lot of money and still be covered by their warranty in Korea. Then again the Dell panels will still be cherry picked and have 3 year warranties. Just a suggestion.

 

I'll only be in Korea till February and then I'll head back to the states and I'll rather go with the Dell's. Those companies that you listed I read on them a little where they seem to be great, but again you may end up with a few dead pixels and I do a lot of work with photography and can't have any. The resolution is great as well and I've read that my 560's in my M18x can run that res without any problems.

 

I find 24" to be more than big enough for multi monitor configs. The only reason I would go 27" or 30" is if I was staying with a single monitor.

 

....you can't have a single bad pixel?

just move the image by a pixel and you can see whats under it(it'll most likely be the same color as the pixel next to it).

Personally, my ideal setup would be 27" with a 24" in portrait mode. its good for a programmer, I imagine it wouldn't be half bad for graphics work either (haven't asked around yet though).

 

Another reason why I don't want to use those off brand monitors is the lack of connections. Seems like they only have DVI to use and I'm using my M18x to hook them up with, so that creates a little problem. Now if they came with diplay port as well, than there would be no problem.

Certain dead pixals won't kill me, but I might find them annoying as all hell.

 

The 560s will have a lot of trouble running 2560 x 1440 resolution for games such as Metro 2033 and Crysis. I can barely get playable frame rate at that resolution with everything maxed on my desktop with a gtx 670 for those two games. Certainly most games are easily able to be played at 2560 x 1440 but those 560s will be hurting especially with the 1.5 gb of vram. I own a hp zr2740w which is basically a u2711 without as many inputs and an OSD.

You might want to look into the u2713hm if you don't need the 10 bit support or if you hate dell's antiglare coating.

 

The 560's will be up for sale here in about two weeks, as I bought a pair of 580's. Those should make a major difference is performance. I actually haven't even played Metro or Crysis yet.

I've been reading a little about the u2713m, seems to be just like the u2411m except bigger and if that is the case I'll still go with the u2711m.

 

The 580's should give you a decent performance boost though texture mods at that resolution will go over 2 gb of vram for certain games. If you can pick up a u2711 on sale, you might want to go with that monitor since the u2713hm has mostly evolutionary changes nor is it to be considered the u2711's direct replacement. I think the u2711 vs. u2713hm will come down to whether you do graphic art work that needs the u2711's wide gamut or if you prefer the tamed anti glare coating on the u2713hm.

 

With my photography business growing I don't think it'll hurt to have the higher gamut and bit-rate.

 

i would love some 27 inch screens but the 16:9 kills me. it wastes tons of vertical pixels and desk space. It is much wider than 24 inch not just because of 3 inches but also because of the ratio change.

sadly i think i would rather have a 27 inch screen with 1920x1200 over 2560x1440. go to microcenter and check them out. If you got a huge budget than just do yourself a favor and get the zr30w...you'll be happier

BTW might as well get a Korean screen from microcenter if you are getting 27 inch 2560x1440 because it'll only be 400 bucks. Also the extra money can get you a colorimeter and than you can calibrate it.

 

No-one says you have to run the panel at native res for gaming: The fact is that a larger screen = more immersive. e.g. I run a 30" on my gaming rig, and in-game it's at 1920 x 1200 with everything turned up.

Better to use such a config before weighing in perhaps. I only use 24"s in >4 monitor configs simply because otherwise there's too much head movement involved + you have display-stand city. My everyday work config is at the very least two 27"s. Even my crappy 27" iMac has a crappy Thunderbolt display hooked up to it.

 

Main thing is I'll be going back to the states soon and I want to have the warrenty that goes with it, plus I know I'll be getting a panel without any dead pixels. I use Lightroom and CS5 all the time and this is very important to me.

I think I'll just buy one for now once I find a good deal to see how I like it. If I don't like it I'll just return it, but if I love it I'll be ordering the second one.

How do you like working with 27" monitors?

 

Well as I said it's the minimum default experience for me when I'm not on a laptop or the aforementioned gaming rig. I'd find two 24"s a little constricting.

2 over 2 or 3 over 3 24" setup is however pretty productive for uses where you explicitly want to compartmentalise the information you're seeing - this is the way the majority of my U2412's are employed at the moment. It really depends on what you do.

For home/general purpose use however it's either 23/4"-30"-23/4", 27/30"-27/30" or 27"-27"-27".

 

blurriness is immersive?

generally, you do better running at native res and just not using any AA

 

I find 27" screens with 2560x1440 resolution have low pixel pitch which results in small text that is hard to read. For me anyways. You might want to check that out before upgrading. You would be going from 0.270 mm to .0.233 mm.

 

If you are fine with 1080p on a 15"/17" 1440p on 27" is fine. I think 27" 1440p dpi is less than 1080p 17"(eyeballing)

 

I'll be able to answer my own question in about two weeks. I just bought one U2711m brand new from Dell for $800 and will be able to do a side by side comparison as I'll be using one 27" and 24" till I can afford another 27" monitor.

 

1440p on 27" is fine looks glorious from a distance, Getting too close to it ruins all of the fun D;

 

what...?

pixel density is HIGHER than your 1080 24" monitor....