Soooo unless if I'm being retarded (I haven't done my own google research so I've already been retarded enough)... the original panel I was looking at in post #1 is a good choice? Seems about right.

Hell no. Terrible choice.

I bet the reviewer wouldnt even buy one or himself.

Lol all the cons in his conclusion are exactly what the ultrasharps wouldnt have. With the exception of backlight bleeding. Thats just a common issue with every monitor unfortunately.

Op are you mainly gaming or doin real video/image editing?

This post was edited by NewKID on Aug 29 2013 04:50pm

You can still get the Dell Ultrasharp U3011 (which has no LED back light) on Amazon

So what $500 and below options are great for an accurate 27-inch IPS monitor?

I'm left wondering still.

Ok any DELL Ultrasharp with 1.07 billion colors, 7ms or less response time an .027 or less pixel pitch.

Watch any movie involving a hospital...they ALL use DELL's


http://www.amazon.com/Dell-U2713HM-IPS-LED-CVN85-27-Inch-LED-lit/dp/B009H0XQQY/ref=sr%5F1%5F1?ie=UTF8&qid=1378081271&sr=8-1&keywords=Dell+UltraSharp+U2713HM ...best price

http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&sku=225-4015 ...all the specs


/e Does have LED back light though and 8ms response time

This post was edited by Ghot on Sep 1 2013 06:23pm

I'll keep that in mind, though I am really looking to spend less. $500 is like a cap really.

If the difference is like 95/100 quality for $600 versus 90/100 quality for $400, I'll go for the 90.

I really want to just correct the issue where in various Adobe editing programs, when I edit anything, the color doesn't translate correctly to its jpeg form. Note that this issue is purely to do with the screen, I've got all color profiles and everything else set up correctly. I've used my iPad using airview to edit, and that helps, but it's laggy as shit and not really a great tool for that.

This post was edited by Canadian_Man on Sep 1 2013 06:28pm

none with your budget and requirements

This post was edited by NewKID on Sep 1 2013 06:48pm

Under $600 qnix is your best bet.

They are very color accurate, Even out of the box.