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DELL Ultrasharp U2311 - IPS vs ASUS PA238Q - IPS. Which is better?

26 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/dell-ultrasharp-u2311-ips-vs-asus-pa238q-ips-which-is-better.146462/

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robotsmani Original post #1
Sep 15, 2011 at 12:20 PM
Hi,

I have short listed for these two IPS monitors. Please suggest which is good.

DELL Ultrasharp U2311(LCD, DVI, VGA) - 14k net
ASUS PA238Q(LED, DVI, HDMI, VGA) - 15.2k plus tax

Is it worth buying with HDMI and LED?

Planning to buy this saturday...please suggest.

Thanks,
Mani
Ishu Gupta
Sep 15, 2011 at 6:17 PM
Similar monitors. I don't care for LED or HDMI.
G
Sep 16, 2011 at 4:55 AM
Hi,

I have short listed for these two IPS monitors. Please suggest which is good.

DELL Ultrasharp U2311(LCD, DVI, VGA) - 14k net
ASUS PA238Q(LED, DVI, HDMI, VGA) - 15.2k plus tax

Is it worth buying with HDMI and LED?

Planning to buy this saturday...please suggest.

Thanks,
Mani

ASUS PA238Q over DELL Ultrasharp U2311 anyday..
(just registered to this forum to reply you)
looking for the same myself and after 3 days of intensive search i can definitely say that PA23Q is farrrrrrrrr superior...

Plz let me knw where are you getting this price with vendors number if possible.. price i m getting is much higher than this. :) thx..
d6bmg
d6bmg #4
Sep 16, 2011 at 5:42 PM
DELL Ultrasharp U2311. (if you don't need that hdmi port).
aniket.cain
Sep 16, 2011 at 6:08 PM
ASUS PA238Q over DELL Ultrasharp U2311 anyday..
(just registered to this forum to reply you)
looking for the same myself and after 3 days of intensive search i can definitely say that PA23Q is farrrrrrrrr superior...

Plz let me knw where are you getting this price with vendors number if possible.. price i m getting is much higher than this. :) thx..

Could you please elaborate how the Asus one is 'farrrrrrrrr superior'?
Ishu Gupta
Sep 16, 2011 at 9:51 PM
Could you please elaborate how the Asus one is 'farrrrrrrrr superior'?
+1.

They are both e-IPS panels. And this Dell is one of the best in the range. :confused:
R
Sep 16, 2011 at 11:07 PM
Here is some comparison

DELL --------- ASUS
LCD-----------LED
8-bit color------10-bit color
No-HDMI--------HDMI
No-PIP/PBP------PIP/PBP - Picture in picture/picture by picture
8ms (gray to gray)--6ms (Gray to Gray)
Contrast Ratio:
1000 to 1 (typical),
10,000:1 (dynamic)-------- Contrast Ratio (ASCR) : 50000000:1
14k net------------------15.2k + Tax

Price from aashirwad computers s p road bangalore

I was almost decided to buy DELL, Dinesh(aashirwaad computers) told me about the ASUS. Some 2k diff we can get the LED, HDMI and PIP. Otherwise both are similar. Also i found in the net, there are some defective DELL pieces around. So i am scared little in DELL. Tomorrow i am going to SP road. Let's see which one i will buy :neutral:
MegaMind
Sep 18, 2011 at 12:15 AM
The PA238Q looks better to me..
R
Sep 18, 2011 at 10:24 PM
Got the ASUS. Amazing Colors. Amazing Monitor. Start loving it. Will post some pic. Can i post the pic here?
MegaMind
MegaMind #10
Sep 18, 2011 at 11:03 PM
^^Congrats, post some pics...
Ishu Gupta
Sep 18, 2011 at 11:09 PM
Congrats. Just pics won't do. We want a full blown review. ;)
G
gargdada #13
Sep 19, 2011 at 5:13 PM
@aniket - i guess robotsmani's table has made my point abt faaarrrrrrrrrrr superior :) :) But the crown jewel is that PA238Q is factory calibrated. It is very tough to manually calibrate a monitor properly.

@robotsmani - try not to play with the brightness, contrast n color settings.. it would be a real pain to re calibrate them properly (if there is not reset to default option)

i m myself looking for the same monitor.. price quoted to me is 15.2k (final price).. but its not available for 10 days atleast. Tried asus sales in delhi and mumbai. its not available with any :-(
G
gamekraze #14
Sep 19, 2011 at 10:34 PM
Let me know if it has bad bleeding problems.. or is it hardly noticeable. Also is there any ghosting that you noticed?
MegaMind
MegaMind #15
Sep 19, 2011 at 10:38 PM
Let me know if it has bad bleeding problems.. or is it hardly noticeable. Also is there any ghosting that you noticed?

You are kidding right?
R
Sep 20, 2011 at 11:14 AM
Congrats. Just pics won't do. We want a full blown review. ;)

Sure. I will do the review, but let me use it for one week :wink:

@robotsmani - try not to play with the brightness, contrast n color settings.. it would be a real pain to re calibrate them properly (if there is not reset to default option)

i m myself looking for the same monitor.. price quoted to me is 15.2k (final price).. but its not available for 10 days atleast. Tried asus sales in delhi and mumbai. its not available with any :-(

i just reduced contrast and brightness to 50 as it was 100 and it is straining my eyes.

In here bangalore i didn't get the monitor anywhere else and aashirwaad is having only one stock with him.

Let me know if it has bad bleeding problems.. or is it hardly noticeable. Also is there any ghosting that you noticed?

No bleeding. No Ghosting. :-D
G
gamekraze #17
Sep 20, 2011 at 3:49 PM
Thats good to hear :D
ashintomson
Sep 20, 2011 at 9:03 PM
@robotsmani - congrats man .... post some pics ... pls .....
R
Oct 19, 2011 at 8:42 PM
Hi All,

Actually i want to do a complete review for this monitor. For that i want to use it for a month and play some games and see for the ghosting. i was waiting for my GPU and the Games.

BUT i getting PMs asking about the backlight bleeding issue. So i rushed to write this post to help people whose planning to buy this monitor.

This monitor is having backlight bleeding issue.

Using this monitor for first 2weeks i have not noticed any bleeding. After that i started seeing the bleeding happening corners(left bottom & right top).

Actually when i switch on the monitor, this bleeding is not noticeable. After two or three hours of usage it starts.

I asked the dealer about this. He has given the Rashi perpherals no. I have not talked to those people, because i am going on vacation next week. Also i am worrying that if they do RMA or not. if they do also i am not sure how long it will take. So i am thinking to start the RMA process after diwali.

What you people think?

Other than the bleeding everything else is great. i am still loving it :)


NOTE: Before buying this monitor please check it thoroughly
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mrcool63 #20
Oct 20, 2011 at 1:04 PM
i was planning to buy this but it cant be found anywhere..

The shop people call it 'kohinoor ka heera':lol:
It disappears faster than it appears apparently.. very hard to find..
actually even the dell suffered from backlight bleed in the initial issues.. is it that bad in this?
MegaMind
MegaMind #21
Oct 20, 2011 at 1:31 PM
IPS panels are prone to Bleed..
Sarath
Sarath #22
Oct 20, 2011 at 4:57 PM
Luckily my IPS is yet to bleed. :D
rahul2002
rahul2002 #24
Oct 21, 2011 at 3:31 PM
planning to buy u2311h.....have displayport in my GPU card!!! can anyone tell me where i can buy displayport cable ???
MegaMind
MegaMind #25
Oct 21, 2011 at 3:51 PM
^^Go for Asus PA238Q..
rahul2002
rahul2002 #26
Oct 21, 2011 at 7:28 PM
^^ budget is 14k....sooo cant afford the asus one!!!!