23" Dell UltraSharp U2312HM IPS-Panel Swivel & Height Adjustable Widescreen LED Monitor $219.99 + Free Shipping (Starts at 10AM PST)

Quote from Tarbo : Hmmm this or these? http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/...PDKIKX0DER http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/...PDKIKX0DER

ASUS has horrible quality control with their monitors. I'm using one right now and it has a nice smudge like mark on it. I deal with it but a lot of their monitors have problems like this.

Quote from atticus14 : to add to the other guy these monitors also have a 3 year warranty and from what I've heard they seem to support them well...they'll even replace it if one dead pixel I think. But yeah, picture quality on these things are pretty great, this is pretty much the top end monitor in the price range, however I find it funny that the price is listed as 209 and marked up to 219 on the sale page. I could see this dropping to a flat 200, but it may take a few months. The next step up from this will run you about 350 on a good sale http://www.newegg.com/Product/Pro...6824260020

The next step is $300 http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Dell+...&cp=1&lp=2

Quote from Genius4sho : ASUS has horrible quality control with their monitors. I'm using one right now and it has a nice smudge like mark on it. I deal with it but a lot of their monitors have problems like this.

They both have awful quality control issues imo but dell is a lot easier on returns.

Is $240 after tax/fees a good deal, or should I just wait for a better price? This looks like it would be nice to have, but I'm in no rush.

Quote from Tarbo : The next step is $300 http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Dell+...&cp=1&lp=2 They both have awful quality control issues imo but dell is a lot easier on returns.

while 16:10 is nice it's still another eIPS vs the IPS /w 8 bit panel I linked, that was kinda the step up in visual quality i was referring to.

Dell monitors are great and the warranty is pretty darn good too..

Sure, no HDMI, but it does come with DisplayPort which some may find advantageous if any plans to run Eyefinity.

Quote from peanut932 : Is $240 after tax/fees a good deal, or should I just wait for a better price? This looks like it would be nice to have, but I'm in no rush.

I'm not going to tell you that you should wait, but here is my experience.
I purchased this monitor direct from dell on 2/28 for 209+tax (no coupon). I had decided on this one and watched the price closely including checking dell.com every day. This is what I documented from dell.com:

2/20: $249
2/21: $199 (waited too long to pull the trigger)
2/22: $299
2/23-2/27: $249
2/28: $209
2/29: $224

Currently the price at dell.com is $250 and I don't know if it has still been going up and down, but you might get a better price if you keep a close eye on it. However, during the week I watched the other Ultra Sharp models did not change price much at all.

So far I am very happy with the monitor. I have it connected to my work laptop via DVI and my Macbook Pro via Display Port. One note is that the MacBook won't send an RGB signal via Display Port. Instead you get YCbCr. This appears to be the same issue people are having with the u2713hm. You can read more about the issue and a fix for the u2713hm here:
http://forums.macrumors.com/showt...?t=1481582
So far it looks fine to me, but I may try a similar fix at some point.

A couple more things. The screen is not glossy which I like. Some people have complained that the coating is distracting, but it looks good to me for both office work (programming) and game play(TF2, Portal 2). Along with the e-IPS panel the other feature that made it worth some extra cash is the stand. It adjusts for height, swivel, and tilt, and is so easy that you won't hesitate to make a quick change.

I paid $229 for this monitor back in December 2011. It's as close to a professional monitor as most people will ever need. I have no problem preparing microstock photography on this monitor despite many of my competitors throwing huge wads of cash on Eizo professional monitors. Remember though that it's a 23 inch, and the 24 inch version gives some extra height that many people would prefer, it didn't matter to me though. I'd say this is a pretty good deal.

Quote from tinymonkeyt : Would this be worth the extra $70 + dollars spent?

Only if you like quality.

dam wish this was sold by dell. I still have $400 in gift cards

How is this one compare to S2440L, is there really noticeable difference in vision?
that one has HDMI :-)

Any of you have any opinions of this monitor vs

This: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Pro...6824236310

looks to be a great deal to me! thanks OP

Quote from atticus14 : to add to the other guy these monitors also have a 3 year warranty and from what I've heard they seem to support them well...they'll even replace it if one dead pixel I think. But yeah, picture quality on these things are pretty great, this is pretty much the top end monitor in the price range, however I find it funny that the price is listed as 209 and marked up to 219 on the sale page. I could see this dropping to a flat 200, but it may take a few months. The next step up from this will run you about 350 on a good sale http://www.newegg.com/Product/Pro...6824260020

Price is actually stated as 289 with a strikethrough. Easy way to find out is highlight it and right click on Chrome and it'll ask if you want to search for 289. Other way is copy and paste. Hence the save $70 message in red.

Tempted on buying this as my wife wants a new monitor from her some odd year old Acer monitor. This would be a big step up even though it's 23" instead of 24"