Text: Black text on white looked clear, without any obvious color tint problems. While there was some obvious clouding along the left edge of the screen, it was thankfully confined there and didn't show up anywhere else. In our Dark Screen test, I stare at a screen devoid of color in an attempt to identify spots where light from the backlight seeps through (known as 'clouding'). The U2713HM excelled in all of our color tests, showing a propensity for displaying color accurately and smoothly with no unexpected jumps in color scale progression. As for dark gray, the U2713HM just barely displayed down to level 2 while still maintaining a deep black, pointing to the display being capable of retaining dark detail during dark scenes in movies. The U2713HM's performance here indicates that the display would retain its contrast ratio and likely not be prone to washing out light colors. The display posted a composite score of 98 on CNET Labs' DisplayMate-based performance tests.ĭisplayMate: The U2713HM displayed light gray up to level 253 255 is considered white and every level in-between it, and 1 is a variation of gray, so 253 is nearly as high as you can get. I tested the Dell UltraSharp U2713m through its DVI input, connected to a Windows 7 PC, using the included DVI cable. Admittedly, this is a crazy personal thing and doesn't really affect the monitor's quality.Ģ0-degree back tilt, 45-degree left and right swivel, 90-degree pivot, 4.5-inch height adjustment In my mind, IPS monitors should be these weighty behemoths experiencing the opposite was a bit off-putting. Perhaps as a byproduct of being unaccustomed to such light IPS displays, it was difficult to get used to something (a well-performing IPS monitor) that felt so light and airy. Also, there's an Energy Smart mode that lowers the brightness based on the amount of ambient light in the room. You can augment both hue and saturation, though.įor the energy conscious among you (all both of you), in the top-right corner of the OSD sits an energy-use meter that gauges how much power the monitor is using.

One minor disappointment, however, is that you can't alter color temperature or RGB values when in a different preset. The RGB preset allows you to access red, green, and blue values individually. The color temperature preset allows for altering temperature values from 5,000 Kelvin up to 10,000K. Its seven different presets consist of Standard, Multimedia, Movie, Game, Text, Color Temperature, and RGB (sRBG). Dell still makes the best-designed OSDs in the industry with a contextual navigation system that never lets you forget the function each button has at any given time.Ĭustomizations are robust and vast, providing access to brightness, contrast, and sharpness. The onscreen display (OSD) array is aligned vertically along the lower-right bezel and consists of four small but well-spaced buttons.

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