Dell U2412M - 16:10 IPS without Breaking the Bank
by Chris Heinonen on February 28, 2012 9:00 AM ESTDell U2412M Color Uniformity and Gamut
Of course if only the center of the panel looks good, it’s going to make images look bad with color shifting and other undesirable results. Taking a set of nine measurements around the screen lets us evaluate the screen uniformity.
There is a bit of a shift around the screen that is most noticeable in the corners and with the grayscale. The average dE for all the measurements manages to stay below 3, but all the blue swatches stay above 3 across the display. At a couple locations certain colors manage to rise above 3, but for the most part it is just blue. The rise in the grayscale is the most noticeable thing, which is what causes the high average dE results in the corners.
The Dell has around 70% of the AdobeRGB colorspace, which is close to the sRGB standard. We expected this as our blue dE values were so high and if we could do more than 70% of the AdobeRGB gamut we would see more accurate results there. However, I don’t think anyone considering the U2412M with it's high blue dE values will reject it because of its slightly smaller than sRGB gamut.
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ExarKun333 - Tuesday, February 28, 2012 - link
Dio you need to be spoon-fed? Dell makes more expensive IPS monitors. You just need to go to Dell.com to see them. U2410, U2711, U3011, etc.DParadoxx - Tuesday, February 28, 2012 - link
I dont because I already own those monitors. The point is to give feedback for the site. Thanks!cheinonen - Tuesday, February 28, 2012 - link
Perhaps a comment like "What I'd like to see in the future are some reviews of 16:10 panels with true 8-bit or 10-bit IPS panels" would be more helpful, since when it just says "Finally a 16:10 review, but its eIPS.... no thanks." I have no idea if you want TN, 10-bit IPS, VA, 120 Hz, etc...kevith - Wednesday, February 29, 2012 - link
Behold, a fair and enlightened rich kid, nice.Touche - Tuesday, February 28, 2012 - link
What are the disadvantages of eIPS?phantom505 - Tuesday, February 28, 2012 - link
6 bit with tricks vs true 8 bit.... read 1st page.Oxford Guy - Tuesday, February 28, 2012 - link
Also, e-IPS has narrower viewing angle than S-IPS/H-IPS.Ratman6161 - Tuesday, February 28, 2012 - link
My older U2410's are also 1920x1200. We also have a slew of Cheap Dell 19 inchers that are 1440x900 which, unless my math is flawed is also 16:10. Paging through their consumer oriented models you do mostly see 16:9. But if you check out the small business section (or corporate or Education\Government) you can find lots of 16:10 options.Death666Angel - Tuesday, February 28, 2012 - link
Did you read the first page? He never said this was new. He said it was where wide screen started and then faded away concerning the budget displays.Considering the price of this monitor, it is a rather new thing to find 16:10 with non-TN panel insides.
Ratman6161 - Tuesday, February 28, 2012 - link
What I'm saying is that 16:10 budget displays never did fade away. You just have to know where to look for them and it will not be with the consumer oriented products. At my office we have at least 60 19 inch 16:10 displays. We got about half of those in mid 2009 and the rest in mid 2011 for about $139 each.