had to keep it because i couldn't find another 1920x1280 monitor and the person that wanted the monitor i was replacing wanted it now.
but i still do not like the way the input switching in implemented.
and, on another note, how does one get tech support on a monitor when you can't get past the service tag request? the monitor has no service tag. i guess that's one way to get out of supporting your products.
I just recieved my U2412M. The display is gorgeous and the best for photography unless you want to spend $$$$. However, I agree with you that the input switching is horrible. I am finding it hard to believe that such a setup got pass user testing!! I use to computers, one for the interenet, mail, ect. and the other one for photoshop. I am continually switching back and forth while I wait for a process to finish. I am keeping the display since I know I can't get better color support in this price range.
The only real solution is that Dell updates the driver and makes one of the buttons an input switch.
If you are using Windows OS then there is a utility called mControl which, if you run it on both machines allows you to software switch between inputs on the monitor. I have a DELL G2410H that it works nicely with switching between VGA & DVI inputs. URL for mControl is http://www.entechtaiwan.com/ the utility is shareware and has 21 day evaluation period.
I do think that DELL should provide a software switch as standard though.
You had my mouth watering; right up until I saw "evaluation period". It's a monitor; and I'm all $4.95'd out (or whatever they are charging). And if it CAN be done through a utility, it seems rather shabby that Dell wouldn't have the few hundred bucks worth of coding done, and offer it.
For the record Dell, I too would like to avoid the expense of a DVI KVM, if a software utility can take care of it.
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August 5th, 2011 08:00
So what did you decide to do, keep it or return it?
GKeramidas
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August 5th, 2011 23:00
had to keep it because i couldn't find another 1920x1280 monitor and the person that wanted the monitor i was replacing wanted it now.
but i still do not like the way the input switching in implemented.
and, on another note, how does one get tech support on a monitor when you can't get past the service tag request? the monitor has no service tag. i guess that's one way to get out of supporting your products.
cmgovier
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August 17th, 2011 13:00
I just recieved my U2412M. The display is gorgeous and the best for photography unless you want to spend $$$$. However, I agree with you that the input switching is horrible. I am finding it hard to believe that such a setup got pass user testing!! I use to computers, one for the interenet, mail, ect. and the other one for photoshop. I am continually switching back and forth while I wait for a process to finish. I am keeping the display since I know I can't get better color support in this price range.
The only real solution is that Dell updates the driver and makes one of the buttons an input switch.
poorgolfer
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September 7th, 2011 04:00
If you are using Windows OS then there is a utility called mControl which, if you run it on both machines allows you to software switch between inputs on the monitor. I have a DELL G2410H that it works nicely with switching between VGA & DVI inputs. URL for mControl is http://www.entechtaiwan.com/ the utility is shareware and has 21 day evaluation period.
I do think that DELL should provide a software switch as standard though.
Bob Wahler
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March 13th, 2015 20:00
You had my mouth watering; right up until I saw "evaluation period". It's a monitor; and I'm all $4.95'd out (or whatever they are charging). And if it CAN be done through a utility, it seems rather shabby that Dell wouldn't have the few hundred bucks worth of coding done, and offer it.
For the record Dell, I too would like to avoid the expense of a DVI KVM, if a software utility can take care of it.