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LCD Monitors comparison chart

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Product Apple Thunderbolt Display Editors' choice Samsung SyncMaster S27A850D Editors' choice NEC MultiSync PA271W Dell UltraSharp U2711 Editors' choice
Price $949.98 to $1,658.97 $759.23 to $1,005.47 $1,339.99 to $1,840.87 $880.42 to $1,516.15
CNET editors' rating 4 stars 4 stars 4 stars 4 stars
Average user rating 3.5 stars 4 stars 3.5 stars 3 stars
Release date Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable January 7, 2010
Bottom line
The Apple Thunderbolt Display is an incredible-performing and beautiful-looking monitor with a superfast connection, and we recommend it if you own a Thunderbolt-enabled Mac.
The Samsung SyncMaster S27A850D is a well-designed, stylish, professional monitor with great options and performance.
The NEC MultiSync PA271W is an incredibly performing monitor that may be too expensive for what it offers.
The Dell UltraSharp U2711 is a feature-rich monitor with incredible performance that earns its high price.
Display (projector) diagonal size

27 in

27 in

27 in

27 in

Display (projector) technology [Nov 3, 2011 from CDS: Display (Projector)]

TFT active matrix

Plane to Line Switching (PLS)

TFT active matrix

TFT active matrix

Max resolution

2560 x 1440

2560 x 1440

2560 x 1440

2560 x 1440

Input device type

Microphone

None

None

Info unavailable
LCD Backlight Technology

LED backlight

LED backlight

Info unavailable

Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp (CCFL)

Service & support type

1 year warranty

3 years warranty

3 years warranty

Info unavailable
Digital video standard Info unavailable

Digital Visual Interface (DVI)

DisplayPort

Digital Visual Interface (DVI)

DisplayPort

Digital Visual Interface (DVI)

High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI)

DisplayPort

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