Product Uses: software development, web browsing

Review:I received the monitor for XMAS and the size is absolutely amazing. At first you need to get use to the smaller text but afterwhile it grows on you. The clarity of the text is nice and sharp. My only issues with the monitor is a slight graininess from the antiglare coating and the single input. Overall i would give the monitor a 8.5/10

Review:I debated long and hard before finally pulling the trigger on this purchase, but when the price dropped below $1K, I couldn't resist. It's got an IPS panel- you can't get any better for photo editing or any other color critical application. Run-of-the-mill TN panels are not adequate for photo editing because the colors change quite rapidly as you slightly change viewing angle. I was reluctant to drop so much money on a monitor but have no regrets. The picture quality is fantastic, the USB hub & card reader are the icing on the cake.

Because this is a 'high color' monitor which is capable of displaying more colors than your typical monitor, color management becomes an issue (at least in XP). Most users probably won't even notice the issue. If you're keen on color management, it comes down to this: when viewing pictures in applications which are not color managed, including Picasa, pictures look more saturated than they really should. If you're new to color management, I suggest you read up about color management and this monitor before buying. If you have color management software and colorimeter, you should be able to tame this beast-at least for color managed apps like Photoshop and the latest Firefox versions. It doesn't look bad when unmanaged, just a bit oversaturated.

Ultimately, the color management issue is not due to the monitor, it's due to the OS limitations and applications. This monitor goes above and beyond what the norm is and it takes some effort to get it to display perfectly.

Pros: IPS panel, card reader, USB hub, great price when you time it right

Cons: No built-in control of picture except brightness. You must use the video card control panel to do any tweaking.

Product Uses: Gaming, web surfing, home office

Review:Pros

I have no complaints about the monitor. I initially got this monitor to enhance my experience while playing games. When I kick up the resolution all the way I see detail in my games that I never saw before. For example, all gems now sparkle and the lighting effects are truly awesome. There is much more detail on leaves, trees, and colors are much more richer. In the non-gaming environment, the extra screen real estate is a real bonus. You can have many windows open at the same time which makes you much more productive.

Cons

If there is any complaint at all, it is because Dell supplied some lousy drivers that don't work properly with Windows Vista 64-bit systems. The drivers are not necessary so it's not a big deal. Lastly, text can be small at the highest resolution but this is easily resolved by cranking up the DPI settings to large text.

Product Uses: Connecting with Friends, Finances, Gaming, work, photoshop, web, design

Review:I have been using one of these at work so I am buying one for home. I am a IT networking engineer. For the money this is the best 30inch I could find.

To all you newbies complaining of small text, there is a thing in windows call DPI scaling. If you bump your scaling up to 120 or larger, your text and fonts will be larger when running the native resolution on the monitor.

I am going through this at work right now. We have everyone upgrading to these very nice 19 inch wide-screens and the users complain that the text is to small so they run these things at 800x600 and wonder why everything is so blurry. Even though I try to explain to them about the DPI scaling they just grumble and use it at those blurry settings. Unbeleivable...

Product Uses: Finances, Gaming, browsing, video

Review:I am absolutely tickled pink with my new monitor. I upgraded from the 2407 which is a wonderful monitor and I cannot get over the size difference.

It is amazing. You can view entire web pages in one shot which is extremely useful for financial analysis or pages with a lot of information. Much more efficient than running multiple monitors.

Movies are fantastic and the color is extremely vibrant.

Gaming is a whole new experience especially on titles such as Crisis. However! to run full resolution requires a mondo powerful GPU.

The only drawback is that the dark levels could be darker.

Product Uses: software development, software performance metrics, software debugging, engineering web 4.0 code

Review:Hi, I only use Dell Ultrasharp monitors because of their quality. I own a 2001, 2-2007, 2007WFP, 2-2407WFP, and now a 3007WFP.
I have to say the 3007 is very good in all aspects. The only minor issue is spurious banding and random green dots after waking from sleep. It turns out that this is an issue with other 30 inch screens - especially apple ones.
I have had the monitor for a week and this has occurred 4 times.
It is not the video card - I tried a 3650 and a 4650, it is not the system - I tried two different pc's with a dual-link DVI output. It is not dual-monitor mode - It turns out to be a resolution issue.
The fix is: reduce the resolution temporarily to 1280x800 and then back up to 2560x1600 and all the random dots and banding disappear for the rest of the day.
thank you
/michael

Proseasy on-line purchase. quick delivery. set up fast.
Consnewer model has better plug in.

ProsIt's very big. Not complicated with too many features. It does have on-screen brightness level display, but requires the USB cable to be attached so the pc can send that data back to the monitor on the reverse usb stream.
ConsMust have a DUAL LINK DVI CABLE as well as compatible graphics card to display native resolution of 2560 x 1600! This was not mentioned anywhere. Complete lack of internal scaling options or any control other than brightness. The power button is a non tactile feedback button, it doesn't click or move at all, it's more like a touch switch, you can merely brush your finger across the switch and it works. Could damage easily if you thought you needed to push the button in to work it.

Review:Once the Dual vs. Single link cable was figured out, the monitor works great so far. I have only had it a week, so not able to comment on longevity. For $750, you can't beat it.

ProsThere is no need to upgrade from this point. it's like having two screens in one. The image is crisp and the colors are realistic.
ConsDoes it read sd cards? this would be my only con.

Review:If you have the means and you enjoy being at your computer like i do. This piece of equipment will save you from getting glasses!