CNET: It shows images in a fidelity we’ve not seen on a 27-inch display before. Also, the monitor exhibits deep blacks while watching movies, vibrant color in games, has a robust onscreen display, and has a plethora of connection options.

The Dell UltraSharp U2711 is a feature-rich monitor with incredible performance that earns its high price. This is the monitor to buy if you have the money. Honestly, even if you don’t have the budget, you should probably start pinching pennies, because it is that good.

AnandTech: “A 27” beauty sporting extremely impressive features. The iMac 27 offers a 72% color gamut while the U2711 has a 102% color gamut. Besides having a higher color gamut and different backlighting technology, Dell uses 12-bit internal color processing with the ability to output 10-bit color. That means you can get 1024 levels of grey instead of just 256, reducing the amount of banding present in certain situations. 24-bit vs. 30-bit color also means you get a color palette of 1.07 billion instead of 16.7 million. …

If you’re after great image quality, the U2711 ranks right up there with the best that we’ve tested. Overall, we were very impressed with the features and colors. It performs as well as any professional monitor that we’ve tested, with a price tag that’s significantly lower than other professional offerings, e. g. EIZO. …

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