Compare Prices : Dell UltraSharp 3008WFP 30'' - Expert Reviews

Pros: Very wide viewable angles, with no colour-shift evident ; excellent colour reproduction ; plenty of connectivity options ; built-in USB hub and memory card reader

Cons: The stand has a thin, single mounting point, so the monitor is prone to wobbling

Verdict: It's big, but it's also one of the best performing monitors we've seen. Its colours and clarity are sublime, and it can be viewed from extreme wide angles almost perfectly!

Review summary: As each new succeeding generation of 30-inch displays comes out, you would expect new technology and lower prices. So far, you would be half-right—we've been getting new technology, but the price has been creeping up.

Review summary: The $1999, 30-inch Dell 3008WFP beats other monitors to the punch as the first display equipped with the new DisplayPort connection. But its graphics performance, though respectable, trails that of other similar-size monitors. (For our look at other ...

Pros: Very good text performance DisplayPort enabled

Cons: Less-than-stellar graphics performance Movie colors inaccurate

Verdict: Six on-screen display (OSD) control buttons, which activate and let you navigate the easy-to-use display adjustments, reside in the lower-right corner of the monitor. The second OSD button is dedicated to the picture-by-picture function, which ...

Review summary: The Dell UltraSharp 1908WFP is a stylish monitor with the tilt, swivel, and height adjustments usually found in bigger LCDs, but its performance is lacklustre.

Verdict: The Dell UltraSharp 1908WFP's offering of full physical adjustments on such a small monitor is attractive. But its text and graphics test scores, the lowest of the monitors we've tested recently, make it less enticing.

Review summary: For a small monitor, the UltraSharp 1908WFP offers a lot of physical flexibility. While many rival 19-inch wide-screen LCDs and some larger models are content to offer merely tilt, Dell goes the extra mile to provide a particularly easy-to-maneuver ...

Pros: Full set of physical adjustments Stylish design and integrated USB hub

Cons: Lackluster performance Poor graphics contrast

Verdict: The Dell UltraSharp 1908WFP's offering of full physical adjustments on such a small monitor is attractive. But its text and graphics test scores, the lowest of the monitors we tested, make it less enticing