Which monitor?

[Larry Heath]

I need to upgrade to a higher quality monitor. I have used Dell equipment for years, so I have been looking at their u2711 and u2713hm. I don’t have the coin for “IDEAL”, so these two seem within my current budget.

Comments and suggestion as to which of these two would be a better choice would be welcome.

Later Larry

[popnfresh]

As a general rule, I recommend a monitor with an IPS panel for color fidelity and wide viewing angle, and an LED backlight for long term image stability and low power consumption. There are a lot of monitors on the market that have both, but they vary widely in terms of how well they perform.

PC Hardware Help maintains a regularly updated online list of currently available monitors with IPS panels. I've found it to be a valuable resource when choosing monitors to purchase for my company:  http://www.pchardwarehelp.com/guides/s-ips-lcd-list.php