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Title: Black Friday - Dell U2412M 1900 x 1200 monitor - $269
Post by: engicoder on Fri, 28 November 2014, 15:02:52: http://deals.dell.com/productdetail/u2412mep

I have this monitor and for productivity, I think its one of the best deals for the money. It has good color reproduction, anti-glare screen, IPS panel, and the hard to find 16:10 ratio. I've used it for gaming and its pretty good, but not as nice as the newer 144Hz ones.
Title: Re: Black Friday - Dell U2412M 1900 x 1200 monitor - $269
Post by: ComradeSniper on Fri, 28 November 2014, 18:20:14: This isn't really a good deal...

http://www.amazon.com/Dell-UltraSharp-24-Inch-LED-lit-Monitor/dp/B005JN9310
Title: Re: Black Friday - Dell U2412M 1900 x 1200 monitor - $269
Post by: engicoder on Fri, 28 November 2014, 18:28:05: Quote from: ComradeSniper on Fri, 28 November 2014, 18:20:14
This isn't really a good deal...

http://www.amazon.com/Dell-UltraSharp-24-Inch-LED-lit-Monitor/dp/B005JN9310

Touche ;D
Title: Re: Black Friday - Dell U2412M 1900 x 1200 monitor - $269
Post by: faceyourfaces on Fri, 28 November 2014, 23:23:59: Even better, 27 inch 2560x1440 for $10 cheaper: http://ebay.com/itm/141115538942

I personally have this monitor and I love it. Going to get two more of them.
Title: Re: Black Friday - Dell U2412M 1900 x 1200 monitor - $269
Post by: Sniping on Fri, 28 November 2014, 23:58:34: Quote from: faceyourfaces on Fri, 28 November 2014, 23:23:59
Even better, 27 inch 2560x1440 for $10 cheaper: http://ebay.com/itm/141115538942

I personally have this monitor and I love it. Going to get two more of them.

I like the Samsung PLS rebrand monitors better.

For those who want to buy name brands, there's http://slickdeals.net/f/7433098-27-acer-k2-series-2560x1440-ips-led-monitor-275-w-visa-checkout-free-ship-newegg

The 4K monitors are also not that much of a premium right now, but TN though...
Title: Re: Black Friday - Dell U2412M 1900 x 1200 monitor - $269
Post by: elton5354 on Sat, 29 November 2014, 00:03:04: Or get their 28" UHD 3840 x 2160 for $299

http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/en_US/pdp/Dell-28-Ultra-HD-4K-Monitor---P2815Q/productID.309552300
Title: Re: Black Friday - Dell U2412M 1900 x 1200 monitor - $269
Post by: byker on Sat, 29 November 2014, 00:05:34: Quote from: elton5354 on Sat, 29 November 2014, 00:03:04
Or get their 28" UHD 3840 x 2160 for $299

http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/en_US/pdp/Dell-28-Ultra-HD-4K-Monitor---P2815Q/productID.309552300

That is a crazy good deal. 4k for $300??!!!
Title: Re: Black Friday - Dell U2412M 1900 x 1200 monitor - $269
Post by: elton5354 on Sat, 29 November 2014, 00:18:24: Quote from: byker on Sat, 29 November 2014, 00:05:34
Quote from: elton5354 on Sat, 29 November 2014, 00:03:04
Or get their 28" UHD 3840 x 2160 for $299

http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/en_US/pdp/Dell-28-Ultra-HD-4K-Monitor---P2815Q/productID.309552300

That is a crazy good deal. 4k for $300??!!!

Same price if you go on their CAD website.
TN panel though. 30hz on their highest res and 60hz at 1080p
Title: Re: Black Friday - Dell U2412M 1900 x 1200 monitor - $269
Post by: engicoder on Sun, 30 November 2014, 16:00:34: Quote from: elton5354 on Sat, 29 November 2014, 00:18:24
Quote from: byker on Sat, 29 November 2014, 00:05:34
That is a crazy good deal. 4k for $300??!!!
Same price if you go on their CAD website.
TN panel though. 30hz on their highest res and 60hz at 1080p

The 30Hz is the deal killer. I've tried the cheap Dell 4K that is also 30Hz and its noticeable even when not gaming. I think these won't be around very long. They are just an attempt to grab the early 4K rush by offering a cheap option.
Title: Re: Black Friday - Dell U2412M 1900 x 1200 monitor - $269
Post by: ed_avis on Mon, 01 December 2014, 04:06:56: 30Hz is noticeable but personally I am used to it - in fact I still have a couple of T221s (3840x2400) running at 24Hz. At the time (a couple of years ago) the low refresh rate was an acceptable tradeoff for the high resolution. You can improve things a bit by tweaking the video driver to turn off vsync, which makes the mouse pointer smoother at the expense of some theoretical tearing.

These 4k monitors do run at 60Hz when you drop down to 1920x1080, so you could use that for gaming and have the crisper resolution for work. Whether the lower refresh is acceptable partly depends on what your work is; all I'm saying is don't dismiss it out of hand.