Saturday, June 9, 2007
Dell's UltraSharp 3007WFP-HC Reviewed at BIOS
Posted by Damion Chaplin in "HARDWARE" @ 12:00 PM
"The black-and-silver UltraSharp 3007WFP-HC is geared specifically at design professionals. This is made obvious due to its minimal connectivity options (there’s only one DVD-D port) and lack of on-screen display (OSD) - to alter the display’s settings you have to go via your graphics card driver. Besides these shortcomings, the display offers a jaw-dropping native resolution of 2560x1600 (WQXGA+) pixels, 8ms response time, contrast ratio of 1000:1 and brightness of 300cd/m2. There are also two integrated memory card readers on the left hand-side of the monitor (useful for photographers) and four USB 2.0 ports (two at rear) for connecting devices such as digital cameras and printers. Thankfully, the height-adjustable stand with tilt and swivel (no pivot) capabilities is a snap to use and allows you to easily find your comfort zone."
Dell makes exceptional monitors, and I'm sure this one is no different, but the lack of inputs kind of surprises me. I own the 2405FPW, and one of its greatest features is the many different means of connecting stuff to it. I use DVI for my desktop, but I frequently connect it to my laptop with the VGA connection and sometimes my XBox with the component connections. I'd really miss those connections if they were taken away. That said, my 24-incher is pretty hefty and I'm not sure I would even want to move a 30" screen from room to room, so maybe I could live with just one connection. Provided I don't ever need it to have HDMI. :wink:
Dell makes exceptional monitors, and I'm sure this one is no different, but the lack of inputs kind of surprises me. I own the 2405FPW, and one of its greatest features is the many different means of connecting stuff to it. I use DVI for my desktop, but I frequently connect it to my laptop with the VGA connection and sometimes my XBox with the component connections. I'd really miss those connections if they were taken away. That said, my 24-incher is pretty hefty and I'm not sure I would even want to move a 30" screen from room to room, so maybe I could live with just one connection. Provided I don't ever need it to have HDMI. :wink:
