Widescreen Gaming Forum

I am on the verge of going from forum lurker to multi-monitor participant, and I just wanted to get any critical comments on the setup I'm looking at before I pull the trigger. I'm thinking 3 of these:

http://dealzon.com/deals/dell-ultrasharp-u2312hm-23-inch-monitor

while they're on sale. I'd run all 3 from a single Radeon 5870. My understanding is that, among those who have a preference, IPS is favored. I know it's largely subjective, but what difference would you expect performance-wise between the above monitor and this one:

http://dealzon.com/deals/dell-s2330mx-23-inch-led-monitor

? I know the cheaper one does not have native displayport, but other than that...?

Better color, fantastic viewing angles, consistent color, many options, virtually no light-bleeding, lower power consumption. None of that is subjective. It's the image quality and color consistency that make them great for multi-monitor, TN's color gets wonky even at slight angles, and as you are surely aware, the top and bottom edges darken quite a bit.

After buying and using one of those Dell IPS panels for a couple years now, I can say that i will never buy another TN panel again.

The only thing "wrong" with these current IPS screens is the aggressive anti glare coating, but not much you can do about it, without going to a Samsung A850 panel (and taking the backlight bleed lottery), or the Apple Cinema, or the Hazro. The anti-glare makes text on white backgrounds appear sparkly and "noisy". Some people are really sensitive to it, others not so much. My current screen is glossy, no anti-glare at all, and I control the lighting in the room accordingly, my GF's 2211 annoys the hell out of me with its anti-glare. But I don't really think you can go wrong with those screens at that price, they are built well, have basically no input lag, and a good warranty.

Good luck!

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