| Dell's UltraSharp U2711 is among the most expensive | | | | Secure Digital and Sony Memory Sticks. |
| monitors review at and two of the best performing | | | | The next screen display the Dell label-free design seen |
| monitors we have seen; but at $1,049, its price will be | | | | in 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 larger | | | | button 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 chassis | | | | button changes dynamically, as the top two buttons |
| with a touch of gray light that passes through the | | | | become 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 the | | | | labels 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 of | | | | darkened room is easy. |
| full-screen monitor to about 3.4 inches. The width of | | | | The OSD buttons U2410 Dell has low sensitivity, which |
| the panel measures 25.4 inches long and the surface | | | | is sometimes necessary to push them harder than |
| of the screen itself is a bit dull, matte and smooth. The | | | | what 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 features | | | | Its OSD menu options include the level of brightness, |
| His foot rectangular pedestal measures about 12.5 | | | | contrast, and different color options. The presets are |
| inches wide by 7.8 inches deep. When called to the | | | | divided into two categories: Graphics and video. |
| sides, U2711 swayed more than the U2410 did. In the | | | | Graphics There are six presets to choose from: |
| U2410, Wade was virtually nonexistent. With the | | | | standard, multimedia, games, hot, cool, Adobe RGB, |
| altitude of the screen at its lowest level, the distance | | | | sRGB, and Custom. Your video presets are: Movie, |
| from the bottom of the bevel on the desktop 1. 7 | | | | Game and Wildlife. The presets do not change |
| inches, and at its highest is 5.1 inches. The panel rotates | | | | anything but the balance of red, green and blue, |
| about 70 degrees to the left and right and tilts 25 | | | | therefore, how well each institution is subjective. There |
| degrees backward. The panel can be unscrewed and | | | | are 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, all | | | | anyone 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 is | | | | View Manufacturer's Specifications |
| the only link is missing, originally included in the | | | | 16:9 The Dell UltraSharp U2711 has an aspect ratio |
| 2408WFP. Also included are two downstream USB | | | | from 2,560 x1 ,440-pixel native resolution. 16:9 Monitor |
| ports, an upstream port, an audio output port and a | | | | trend currently sweeping the market has many small |
| port of the speakers. Access to these connections | | | | monitors with higher resolutions than they were |
| was quite easy, we are only hampered by the lack of | | | | capable of 16:10 aspect ratio. A 22-inch model with a |
| a pivot function in the monitor. On the left side panel | | | | 16:9 aspect ratio now has a high potential definition, the |
| intermediate two additional USB ports and a port card | | | | native resolution of 1,920 x1, 080 (1080p) pixels instead |
| reader supports xD-Picture Card, MultiMediaCard, | | | | of 1,680 x1, 050 pixels. |