Ends 2/6. Dell Business has the Dell UltraSharp U2913WM 21:9 29" Ultra-Wide LED Monitor for $550 with free shipping. Features a height-adjustable stand, tilt and swivel. If you're looking to expand your workspace with a single monitor, this is it.
2560 x 1080, 21:9 aspect ratio, 2mm:1 dynamic contrast
LED backlit matte, 8ms response, 300 cd/m2 brightness
I'm with 2 and 4. This is like the difference between a $25 steak and a $55 steak. Does it taste more than twice as good? Nope. And the quality of this monitor over a $250 one doesn't justify the extra $300 unless you're using it for your profession, like #4 suggested.
I have an older WFP2408. It's a different monitor, but I just wanted to clue you into how I was treated by Dell customer service - horribly. I opted for the 5 year extended warranty/service. Mistake... In year 2, I started getting problems where my monitor would just go off and on repeatedly at times. To stop it, I simply turn off the monitor using the front button at the bottom of it, and turn it back on. Problem solved, for now. I called customer service and got a person with a heavy accent that I could barely understand that was clearly reading from a script. Now, I'm very computer savvy, so I did a lot of testing before calling to determine it's the monitor and nothing else. I tried to explain all of this to the guy and he just kept saying "I understand sir, but..." and took me right back to the script he had to lead me along by. I wasted 5 hours on the phone with him. Since I couldn't get the monitor to start it's on and off thing and the monitor passed its self-test, he refused to replace it, blaming my computer for the problem. I told him I tried it on another computer with the same results. He then accused both computers of being too underpowered. I told him my specs, which were high end at the time, and he still refused. I just wasted a good part of a day and my precious money for nothing. I finally gave in and still have the monitor and it still has the problem. To the contrary, I have an iPhone and when I call Apple, I talk to a human that speaks English very well and they bend over backward to please me. That's customer service, and might be where I spend my money next time.
^ When that type of thing happens to me I stop the person and clarify that the item is definitely faulty and that I am requesting an RMA for replacement. If the CSR won't immediately issue that then it is time to speak to their manager and so on, up the ladder.
Sometimes it also helps to post in a company's public forum then an employee can direct you to a contact for the warranty replacement and even if they want you to do a test you can communicate through email instead of a tedious phone call.
anybody with experience using this? seems like a good deal.
I'd rather have two 24" monitors, or for that price, three or four....
This is a pretty ridiculous deal for this model line.
Say what you will about Dell, but they know how to make great monitors.
#2, I don't know what you're smoking, but you won't find a monitor that is even close to this build quality and picture quality for this price.
Great gaming monitor, by the way.
I agree with #2, to me it's more about the effective workspace than the picture quality since I'm not a graphic artist.
I'm with 2 and 4. This is like the difference between a $25 steak and a $55 steak. Does it taste more than twice as good? Nope. And the quality of this monitor over a $250 one doesn't justify the extra $300 unless you're using it for your profession, like #4 suggested.
great monitor for watching movies in that ratio. Have fun doing that with your two monitors.
I'm opposite of whatever #4 says. This one has an internal power supply. If the screen doesn't fail, the built in power supply will...
I have an older WFP2408. It's a different monitor, but I just wanted to clue you into how I was treated by Dell customer service - horribly. I opted for the 5 year extended warranty/service. Mistake... In year 2, I started getting problems where my monitor would just go off and on repeatedly at times. To stop it, I simply turn off the monitor using the front button at the bottom of it, and turn it back on. Problem solved, for now. I called customer service and got a person with a heavy accent that I could barely understand that was clearly reading from a script. Now, I'm very computer savvy, so I did a lot of testing before calling to determine it's the monitor and nothing else. I tried to explain all of this to the guy and he just kept saying "I understand sir, but..." and took me right back to the script he had to lead me along by. I wasted 5 hours on the phone with him. Since I couldn't get the monitor to start it's on and off thing and the monitor passed its self-test, he refused to replace it, blaming my computer for the problem. I told him I tried it on another computer with the same results. He then accused both computers of being too underpowered. I told him my specs, which were high end at the time, and he still refused. I just wasted a good part of a day and my precious money for nothing. I finally gave in and still have the monitor and it still has the problem. To the contrary, I have an iPhone and when I call Apple, I talk to a human that speaks English very well and they bend over backward to please me. That's customer service, and might be where I spend my money next time.
^ When that type of thing happens to me I stop the person and clarify that the item is definitely faulty and that I am requesting an RMA for replacement. If the CSR won't immediately issue that then it is time to speak to their manager and so on, up the ladder.
Sometimes it also helps to post in a company's public forum then an employee can direct you to a contact for the warranty replacement and even if they want you to do a test you can communicate through email instead of a tedious phone call.