Dell Ultrasharp U2711 Monitor Review

Dell's UltraSharp U2711 is among the most expensiveSecure Digital and Sony Memory Sticks.
monitors review at and two of the best performingThe next screen display the Dell label-free design seen
monitors we have seen; but at $1,049, its price will bein many recent Dell monitors. Five buttons line the
prohibitive to some buyers.bottom right corner of the frame. Pressing either
The 27-inch Dell UltraSharp U2711 is a lot like a largerbutton brings up the OSD, which is parallel to the array
version of the U2410 Dell launched a few weeks ago -of buttons, and each option corresponds to one of
in fact, is larger than 3 inches, at least for the screen.four buttons. Once a new menu appears, the function
Like the U2410, the U2711 has a matt black chassisbutton changes dynamically, as the top two buttons
with a touch of gray light that passes through thebecome the up and down arrow buttons used to
center of the panel. The panel is 1.75 inches deep,navigate through the menu of new view. Since any
however, the back of the screen - which houses thelabels for the OSD buttons are actually on the screen
backlight, connection options and ventilation system -(instead of on the bezel), calibration of the screen in a
extends another 1.5 inches, which the depth ofdarkened room is easy.
full-screen monitor to about 3.4 inches. The width ofThe OSD buttons U2410 Dell has low sensitivity, which
the panel measures 25.4 inches long and the surfaceis sometimes necessary to push them harder than
of the screen itself is a bit dull, matte and smooth. Thewhat we consider normal. The U2711 does not have
bezel measures 0.8 inches long everywhere.this problem, as the appropriate response buttons.
View Design and featuresIts OSD menu options include the level of brightness,
His foot rectangular pedestal measures about 12.5contrast, and different color options. The presets are
inches wide by 7.8 inches deep. When called to thedivided into two categories: Graphics and video.
sides, U2711 swayed more than the U2410 did. In theGraphics There are six presets to choose from:
U2410, Wade was virtually nonexistent. With thestandard, multimedia, games, hot, cool, Adobe RGB,
altitude of the screen at its lowest level, the distancesRGB, and Custom. Your video presets are: Movie,
from the bottom of the bevel on the desktop 1. 7Game and Wildlife. The presets do not change
inches, and at its highest is 5.1 inches. The panel rotatesanything but the balance of red, green and blue,
about 70 degrees to the left and right and tilts 25therefore, how well each institution is subjective. There
degrees backward. The panel can be unscrewed andare options to adjust the hue, sharpness and color
VESA mount support (style) on the wall. Unfortunately,saturation as well as additional options to configure the
no portrait mode, unlike the U2410.OSD to remain on screen until a minute (useful for
Dell includes a plethora of video options for U2711, allanyone who will spend a good amount of time for
located in the back, such as VGA, HDMI, DisplayPort,calibration).
Component, Composite, and two DVI ports. S-Video isView  Manufacturer's Specifications
the only link is missing, originally included in the16:9 The Dell UltraSharp U2711 has an aspect ratio
2408WFP. Also included are two downstream USBfrom 2,560 x1 ,440-pixel native resolution. 16:9 Monitor
ports, an upstream port, an audio output port and atrend currently sweeping the market has many small
port of the speakers. Access to these connectionsmonitors with higher resolutions than they were
was quite easy, we are only hampered by the lack ofcapable of 16:10 aspect ratio. A 22-inch model with a
a pivot function in the monitor. On the left side panel16:9 aspect ratio now has a high potential definition, the
intermediate two additional USB ports and a port cardnative resolution of 1,920 x1, 080 (1080p) pixels instead
reader supports xD-Picture Card, MultiMediaCard,of 1,680 x1, 050 pixels.