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Title: Dell UltraSharp U2412M $260 @ Newegg
Post by: hungryfingers on Sat, 11 January 2014, 19:46:21

Short-term promo. I like this monitor a lot.

IPS, LED backlit, 8ms refresh, and a kind of weird resolution at 1920x1200 (16:10) that never bothered me.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824260047

Title: Re: Dell UltraSharp U2412M $260 @ Newegg
Post by: dorkvader on Sat, 11 January 2014, 20:12:33

Good deal for people (like me) who prefer 16:10 to 16:9.

Title: Re: Dell UltraSharp U2412M $260 @ Newegg
Post by: SpAmRaY on Sat, 11 January 2014, 20:18:23

Don't like these as much as the older model but I've been using then for a while.

And 1920x1200 ftw!

I despise 1080 resolution.

Title: Re: Dell UltraSharp U2412M $260 @ Newegg
Post by: tobr1an on Sat, 11 January 2014, 20:46:39

I thought this been 229? Like yesterday.

Title: Re: Dell UltraSharp U2412M $260 @ Newegg
Post by: tp4tissue on Sat, 11 January 2014, 21:20:14

this is the dithering panel correct?

the 6bit.

Title: Re: Dell UltraSharp U2412M $260 @ Newegg
Post by: dorkvader on Sun, 12 January 2014, 14:01:23

Quote from: tp4tissue on Sat, 11 January 2014, 21:20:14

this is the dithering panel correct?

the 6bit.

I thought IPS panels were 8bit, and if they used dithering you could get 10bit.
and TN panels are 6bit that can get up to 8bit with dithering.

Title: Re: Dell UltraSharp U2412M $260 @ Newegg
Post by: tp4tissue on Sun, 12 January 2014, 14:29:21

Quote from: dorkvader on Sun, 12 January 2014, 14:01:23

Quote from: tp4tissue on Sat, 11 January 2014, 21:20:14

this is the dithering panel correct?

the 6bit.

I thought IPS panels were 8bit, and if they used dithering you could get 10bit.
and TN panels are 6bit that can get up to 8bit with dithering.

no, there are 6bit ips-es  i recall this is one of them.

Title: Re: Dell UltraSharp U2412M $260 @ Newegg
Post by: missalaire on Sun, 12 January 2014, 15:31:12

Quote from: tobr1an on Sat, 11 January 2014, 20:46:39

I thought this been 229? Like yesterday.

Yes, it was lower recently.

Title: Re: Dell UltraSharp U2412M $260 @ Newegg
Post by: dorkvader on Sun, 12 January 2014, 17:20:14

Quote from: tp4tissue on Sun, 12 January 2014, 14:29:21

Quote from: dorkvader on Sun, 12 January 2014, 14:01:23

Quote from: tp4tissue on Sat, 11 January 2014, 21:20:14

this is the dithering panel correct?

the 6bit.

I thought IPS panels were 8bit, and if they used dithering you could get 10bit.
and TN panels are 6bit that can get up to 8bit with dithering.

no, there are 6bit ips-es  i recall this is one of them.

According to an article I found (http://www.anandtech.com/show/5550/dell-u2412m-16-10-ips-without-breaking-the-bank), it's an e-IPS panel and is indeed 6bit native.
TFTcentral (http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/dell_u2412m.htm) says the panel is a LG LM240WU8-SLA2

Title: Re: Dell UltraSharp U2412M $260 @ Newegg
Post by: tp4tissue on Mon, 13 January 2014, 01:21:10

Quote from: dorkvader on Sun, 12 January 2014, 17:20:14

Quote from: tp4tissue on Sun, 12 January 2014, 14:29:21

Quote from: dorkvader on Sun, 12 January 2014, 14:01:23

Quote from: tp4tissue on Sat, 11 January 2014, 21:20:14

this is the dithering panel correct?

the 6bit.

I thought IPS panels were 8bit, and if they used dithering you could get 10bit.
and TN panels are 6bit that can get up to 8bit with dithering.

no, there are 6bit ips-es  i recall this is one of them.

According to an article I found (http://www.anandtech.com/show/5550/dell-u2412m-16-10-ips-without-breaking-the-bank), it's an e-IPS panel and is indeed 6bit native.
TFTcentral (http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/dell_u2412m.htm) says the panel is a LG LM240WU8-SLA2

dithering makes the screen just a tad blurry... not the end of the world though.. for this price... it's pretty solid.