Dell Ultrasharp 3008WFP lcd: How best to sum up this screen?
BEST MONITOR EVER!
My Mitubishi 2070SB was awesome in it’s time and until I bought my wife a 24″ Dell LCD didn’t think it could be bettered. I was wrong.
In terms of Wow-factor, this big screen is probably up there with playing Eye of the Beholder and Wing Commander on my first 8bit Soundblaster card – back in the days when the only other option was Adlib’s music card, or the tinny beeps of a pc speaker (we are talking around 1990 here).
So much more production too, with all the extra area!
Stats for this include:
up to 2560 x 1600 resolution.
3,000:1 contrast ratio
A raft of connections, including DVI, HDMI and even Display port
The only bad thing is the refresh rate, which is a maximum of 75Hz – not enough to try Nvidia’s 3D glasses – they need a screen with 100Hz – ain’t a lot of those about, really.
Anyway, compare my old and new screen for bulk:
Comparison of 22" CRT and 30" LCD
Dell 3008WFP unpacked:
Dell 3008WFP unpacked
To put this into gaming perspective, here’s a screengrab of Warcraft’s Ironforce Auction House, with all the settings at maximum. (With an Nvidia 295 GPU).
You can see the full sized 2560×1600 image here: ah-full-effects.jpg
Screengrab of Warcraft AH with this monitor
As an aside, and sometning I’ve commented on elsewhere… Avoid buying extras direct from Dell like the plague.
The price is rising, largely due to the plummitting value of the UK pound, but it is still £500 to £600 cheaper to buy from almost every other online store. Just a look and the screen below. Used to be able to haggle with Dell, now you just get a flat voiced sales rep telling you ‘The price is on our website’
(The full sized comparison image is here: Dell direct are overpriced)
Dell direct are overpriced
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