I liked my 3011 so much I kept it all these years in the closet until I got the energy to work on it. Thanks to you, the biggest hassle was easy, ie, taking it apart! i have a electronic guy who works on circuit boards, but not monitors due to the size. He said if I bring the boards to him however, he'll check it out. Got them out & ready to get them to him. Keeping my fingers crossed the problem is the same as yours AND he can find the parts. Thanks for the very helpful video.
No problem at all 🙂 This is a really early video I made when starting on UA-cam so I'm a little embarrassed about my editing techniques lol. But it's great that it helps so many people. Also, go through the comments on here as there's a lot of people whom in the past have given great tips, advice and solutions for getting their Ultrasharps back on the desks 👍
@@DIYDumpRat top far left of main board (input connectors facing me). Fingers crossed that was the only one but I had a good look. Either way, your video was greatly appreciated…thank you
@@sulrich70 Wow the main board. You don't see that every day. Normally it's the power board. But good job mate, and no problem at all, thanks for the comment 👍
Thanks for the tips on opening this box. My monitor was periodically going blank after 20 minutes or so until I opened it up and re-soldered some questionable looking solder joints on the supply board. A couple days later, so far so good. Your video was very helpful.
No worries at all, congrats on saving your monitor! I'll be making another more updated video soon, as I've a few more monitors now that also require repair 🙂👍
Big thanks for making this video. I was able to get into my U3011 without damaging it. I found that I had cracked solder joints in the power supply that I was able to repair.
@@xhobv02 you're probably best off grabbing a magnifying glass and looking over the entire (rear side) of the board with a strong light. Once I remember where I put my board I'm going to look over it myself for any cracked solder joints.
Cheers! Walked out of work with 3 of the 30" versions of these destined for the tip due to the office upgrading to 40" ulltrawide curved screens. One had its screen cracked on the journey, and the other just stopped working (buttons light up but did nothing). Using this I spliced two broken ones into one working monitor!!
really nice video! thanks for sharing! I have an old dell u2711, some years ago it started to have a problem: it only works whe the brightness and contrast are set to low, when i try to increase any option, the screen turn off, i have to set them back to low (the buttons at the right lateral still works), turn off it and turn on again and the image appears.. after watch your video i opened it, tried to reatach the cables and done a little cleaning, but the problem persist, didn't find any bad capacitor on the boards too... i'm considering to replace the power supply board... do you think there's a higher chance of have another board with problem or have any other suggestion? Thanks for your videos! they are very useful!
Thanks Mic, yeah I'm pretty lucky. Wait till I upload the video I recently made of me fixing a new 60" 4K t.v that I found outside in a thunderstorm with a piece of sticky tape. And thanks for leaving my very first UA-cam comment!
I fixed two of these. After about 4 years those two (first one of) 2200 uF capacitors die. Just need to replace those that costs less than a dollar. It all starts as random back light shut down, but when you re-connect the power it would work for a day or two, but that trick would stop working after a few days and week. Then you just replace those caps.
@@broodjenoodlesIf you don't have specialized tool to check it in-circuit, then yes, the best way is to de-solder and measure ESR. So those might be bad even if they are not bulged. Even if they measure nominal capacitance they ESR might way out of spec.
great monitor line up. I'm rocking a U2410 vertically and the U3011 landscape as main monitor. Love the 16:10 aspect ratio, so difficult to find in modern monitors.
Hey man apologies for the late reply. Had a major house fire lately and it's set me back quite a bit. But yeah you're so right I love these monitors. Unfortunately the ones in this video were Burt to a crisp in the fire. But I luckily had 2 more that I'm now rockin. Just not thw 30 Inch one that I loved so much lol
@@broodjenoodles I'm actually doing really well. I've just finished cleaning up the entire bottom half of my house. Finally was able to remove all the baked on black smoke. Looks great and no longer smells of fire. Almost ready for paint. Then I'll start upstairs once the power is reconnected 👍 I've been taking tonnes of footage so expect lots of videos lol. But I still don't have a decent enough editing computer since my original one was destroyed in the fire. Hopefully it won't be long. I'm thinking of doing a simple post update with photos though so you'll be able to see some of my progress 😎
@@DIYDumpRatwow, great you made it through. Great youre doing fine as is your house (partly). Good luck renovating! It'll be great to see some updates.
@@DIYDumpRat Great! I am planning to try and fix my U2711 which recently went 'power+backlight but no picture', so it's cool to see someone else having a go. I use Ultrasharps for editing too btw! Super monitors - great colour.
@@lucyv Ahh cool, well I hope you're successful! Yeah I love these monitors. I recently just found out a pretty cool bit of information regarding them. Apparently the panels Apple used in their iMacs were these Dell U2711 panels 😯 I had no idea. No wonder they were so loved 😀 In my next Dell U2711 related video I'm going to try and do a full screen replacement. I promise my video won't be as long and as boring as this one. I've come along way since making this video lol
@@DIYDumpRat Success! Took the back off - reseated two cables and the thin white ribbon, and bingo, menu etc came back. Fingers crossed it stays fixed. :)
@@lucyv Wow! Is that all it was 😯 That's amazing well done! If it does happen again and you need to reseat the ribbons place a thin piece of paper behind the ribbon before locking it in to help pack it out a bit and firm up the connection. But good on you that's so cool 😎👍
i had mine since 2012 and still going strong. did try to get newer ones but didnt even last more than 2 years so i returned the new ones got a refund and stick to the u3011s and guess what? they still going strong in 2023 use them for gaming too and even tho is 60Hz They are so smooth still to this date.
Nice 👍 I plan on doing a screen swap video on one soon. Thinking of putting a screen from a 2011 imac in a Dell Ultrasharp that has a cracked one. Apparently iMac's used the same screen 🙂
I wonder if I should get all this old Ultrasharp monitor for my editing job, since a modern monitor can reproduce 99% sRGB just as good with way higher 10mil contrast ratio. So enticing when thinking all these monitors was at $1000 10 years ago and now just cost less than $100 to get a working one.
Agreed mate, I'm using 3 now. In Australia when they were released they were $14, 000. 00. No chance I could afford one. Now you can grab them used for around 2-400. Fun fact, these were the same displays Apple used in their iMac's 😎
I'm looking at a refurb'd U3011T on PBTech, Graded A off lease. I'm really thinking about biting the bullet. I own an original in mint condition U3007WFP. Absolutely glorious monster it is but as you probably know... Very limited in what it can do. I own 4 of the mini 17" ones that look the same. My dream one I'm yet to find is the U3014
Today I've bought this monitor in not working condition for 30€. I've found that all output voltages (5V, 24V left and right) are missing. With a bit of troubleshooting, I've found the power switcher TOP266VG cracked! With a smoke mark under it, on the PCB. I think that this switcher pilot the secondary transformer and looking the pin-out, I've got 0L between Source and Drain. Now I'm waiting for replacement part, but this monitor has a huge power supply.. so look all power IC, power MOSFET (there are 5 in primary side). It's possible that one of there are faulty. Also you need always to check if you got 300/380V on big primary capacitor. Hoping for the best
@@DIYDumpRat Done! That's the problem! I see that another problem of this monitor is cold solder joint on power supply and a little capacitor near the TOP266VG. In some forum i've notice that another big problem is the T-CON board...it's not a really lucky monitor. unfortunately on my monitor there are also some dead pixels and a gray dot in the shadowed center. It's worth for 30€ but i can only imagine the professionist that bought this monitor for +1100€
@@gius0161 I have had one for almost 10years and paid about £350 on eBay (big bargain at the time). This model seems to have several small issues that often are from almost new, and my research years ago was that dell were not even trying to fix a lot of customers issues and they were just shipping out a new unit until the customers warranty ran out. I have had an issue for years now where the proximity sensor on the buttons doesn’t work right and often the buttons do not respond at all. Also the DisplayPort connection causes issue an issue where the monitor refuses to go to sleep and remains powered on with a black screen. Luckily mine is still working even after 10years averaging atleast 6hours daily use, but I have the brightness set to 0 so the PSU board must be getting an easy ride.
@@DIYDumpRat it was initially used as a monitor, 3-4 years. then as a xbox 1 screen for about 4 years. then as a pc monitor again. no issues except for a cyan vertical band 3 or 4 pixels wide on startup up that goes away within 5 minutes.
@@DIYDumpRat i agree, and unfortunately current tech products rarely last more than a year. about the only product type that lasts longer are displays.
Hey mate, did you have any luck getting the Dell U3011 to display HDMI at full 2560 x 1600 resolution? For some reason the HDMI seems crippled to 1200 lines on these otherwise good monitors. I'm wrestling with this issue now to help someone get their HDMI-out laptop to output to it in full 2560 x 1600.
@@DIYDumpRat An earlier reply was deleted perhaps because of a URL. Full 2560 x 1600 resolution at 30 Hz via HDMI turns out to be possible on this monitor from Intel GPUs. This can be done using Custom Resolution Utility.
@@williamlee0 No worries at all. I'm happy just using Display Port as I only require short cables, and they're pretty cheap. But that's really good to know mate 👍
I recently moved house and haven't powered on my 3011 in 6 months (setup monitor for GF) it was working for about 5mins then a sound like a pop was heard, which I thought was the power board but changing cables and boards. Now the monitor doesn't turn on do you think it is a blown fuse?
Mate sorry to hear. It definitely sounds power board related if you hear a pop. It’s definitely worth a try at least testing the fuse and replacing it if it’s bad. But unfortunately fuses don’t normally blow for no reason. Although I have replaced them on tv power boards and they’ve come back to life. I’ve also had similar things like tvs etc blowing after not using them for a while. Hey they only cost a few cents so go for it. I’d be interested in knowing how it turns out. At least you didn’t smell burning. Then I’d say it’s something more serious.
hi mate, exactly the same as what the person I bought the monitor from said- sudden pop and no power - found blown switching IC u601 pn TOP266VG (I got it from Aliexpress US 0.45 = shipping) - also check capacitors with bulging top or blown rubber on feet. capacitor C667 on my case ( 47uf/100V electrolytic)
@@jfrancisco5909 G'day buddy, thanks for spreading the word about your experience. I'm glad I didn't throw my defective board out now. I'll have to take a look at it at some stage. Hey did you actually leave another comment? I got 2 notifications but could only find this one comment. Thanks again mate.
@@DIYDumpRat I actually did left similar sort of comment but I was surprised I could not find it either. :) one thing I should add - while waiting for part to arrive, I used external power +24VDC(6A) , +5VDC(3A) and soldered thick wires to the output pins of the "failed" ps. Removed the USB moduled on the U3011 side and route the cables through that opening. Under 6Amp 24VDC source won't be enought to lit up the screen backlight.
Hi there, I just measured them. The base on the 30 incher is slightly wider but the mount on the back is exactly the same size so yes they are interchangeable 👍
forgot to mention (sorry!) but i’m having this issue where the screen has a nasty red tint on it; the effect is more concentrated at the right side of the screen and starts dissipating near the edges at the left. got this u2711 yesterday for very cheap and i’m pretty stoked about the size, contrast and detail but the red tint irks me. besides making everything look red i think the red tint is also making the monitor lose brightness. :(
Hey sorry for the delayed reply. Looks like you left your comment right when my bedroom caught on fire due to a faulty electric blanket. Really set me back. But to answer your question, no I personally haven't. But I do know the red tint effect you're talking about. A screen replacement shouldn't be too difficult actually. But the best information I can give is to let you know that the screens in these older Ultrasharp monitors are the same screens as in the older Apple iMac's. In fact I think Apple used to buy the screens from Dell. Should make it alot easier if you do decide to replace it 🙂👍
Hello, I can buy U3014 used and working for 130 euros...Let's say that I'm not afraid of monitor dying...I need it for begginers picture editing. Is it worthed to get it in 2023 or should I get some mid range newer model (picture wise)? I've read alot about screen spec and turns out that there are alot of fishy spec out there.
G'day Marko, mate it's all up to you. But if I found one here in Australia for that price I'd jump on it for sure. Mine was burnt to a crisp in a house fire a couple months back and I miss the hell out of it. Luckily I still have one or two 27 inch models left so that helps. But yes I think they're still amazing monitors for sure. Sorry, I haven't really looked into the newer stuff. I found a nice 30" curved Asus a while back. I loved that, but it was burnt as well.
@@Makonator007 you won't regret it mate. Occasionally you see them with yellowing around the surrounding edge. Probably stay away from it if it has that. I use mine for video editing. Blows all the others that I've tried away 😎👍
Good find! I actually just got a u3011, and it has an issue where it randomly shuts off and I have to unplug it and plug it back in, do you know how I could go about fixing it? If not all good, I haven't ever tried to fix a monitor so I don't know much about what would cause it
G'day Nathan, sorry for the late reply mate. Too be honest it's hard to say. With a symptom like that it could very well be the main board OR the power board. I'd say it's more likely to be the power board though. I know with T.V's some of them (like the Sony's) have temperature chips on the main board that turn the tv off if faulty. The best part is, if it's the main board then finding one of those is definitely more easy compared to needing to replace a P/B. The reason for this is that like a TV the main boards are interchangeable between all sizes of monitor. So theoretically are a little easier to find. Where as the power boards are pretty specific to the size of the screen... if that makes sense. I think finding a power board for this monitor would be pretty difficult considering it was so expensive when released, meaning there wouldn't be as many floating around. But hey if you're smarter than me (which wouldn't be hard) you might be able to fix the board :) Sorry I couldn't shed more light on your problem. Let me know how you get on mate. Cheers
@@DIYDumpRat Thanks for the reply! I'll look into the boards, I was under the impression it was a capacitor, but I will come back if I can get it working!
@@thiagodocoutoesilva1224 Fixed one of these at work. Turned out to be the IC chip overheating in the center of the power board. I detached the two transistors, heatsink, and IC chip from the board. Removed all old crusty thermal paste, and reapplied new paste and everything works as normal. I hope this helps some of you out there that don't have a spare power board.
My U3011 works half of the time. Sometimes the picture just disappears for no apparent reason. I have two of these monitors and I tried swapping cables between them, but the problem is in the monitor. The computer still thinks the monitor is on and I can navigate my mouse there to pause/play videos, but no picture is displayed. Idk what to do. I opened it up, but everything seems ok to my unprofessional eye
Sounds like a back light issue mate. Same thing happens to tvs. The power going from the board to the back lights is only working intimitantly I reckon... but I could be wrong.
My u2711's lights went out recently and I heard you say that they weren't backlit ? Are they just not LED backlit or not backlit at all ? If there is backlighting, am I any chance of getting replacement ? And removal re-fitting instructions ? Or if you a Melbournite are you interested in doing the job or know someone that might ? I've loved this monitor and would like to have it repaired................Gerry
Sorry to here that mate. No I'm not local sorry, plus I wouldn't feel comfortable I'm afraid. Backlights going out is normally a power board issue on this monitor. They are not LEDs, they are tiny thin fluro tubes. I think the term is CCFL backlights? What tvs used to be. Very unlikely to be a bulb issue, but possible. More likely to be a power board problem. So unless you can find someone who can repair the board you will need to get a replacement and do the same thing as I've done in the video. But your probably better off just finding a used monitor I think if you love the model so much. But agreed, it's an awesome monitor. Even today it still holds its own 👍
I liked my 3011 so much I kept it all these years in the closet until I got the energy to work on it.
Thanks to you, the biggest hassle was easy, ie, taking it apart! i have a electronic guy who works on circuit boards, but not monitors due to the size. He said if I bring the boards to him however, he'll check it out. Got them out & ready to get them to him.
Keeping my fingers crossed the problem is the same as yours AND he can find the parts.
Thanks for the very helpful video.
No problem at all 🙂 This is a really early video I made when starting on UA-cam so I'm a little embarrassed about my editing techniques lol. But it's great that it helps so many people. Also, go through the comments on here as there's a lot of people whom in the past have given great tips, advice and solutions for getting their Ultrasharps back on the desks 👍
Your guide really helped me with mine, I have had this monitor for almost 19 years. Cold solder was a great observation
No worries mate happy it helped. What part did you have to reflow?
@@DIYDumpRat top far left of main board (input connectors facing me). Fingers crossed that was the only one but I had a good look. Either way, your video was greatly appreciated…thank you
@@sulrich70 Wow the main board. You don't see that every day. Normally it's the power board. But good job mate, and no problem at all, thanks for the comment 👍
19 years? This monitor been out since 2013'ish, thats only 10 years...
Thanks for the tips on opening this box. My monitor was periodically going blank after 20 minutes or so until I opened it up and re-soldered some questionable looking solder joints on the supply board. A couple days later, so far so good. Your video was very helpful.
No worries at all, congrats on saving your monitor! I'll be making another more updated video soon, as I've a few more monitors now that also require repair 🙂👍
Thanks for all the effort. This enables us to save the environment (and cash) as well!
7:47 Board Review
14:00 Tear down begins
Big thanks for making this video. I was able to get into my U3011 without damaging it. I found that I had cracked solder joints in the power supply that I was able to repair.
Andrea well done! I love simplistic re-flow repairs. Can I ask where on the board you found them?
Hi, I have the same issue. But no idea where to find a cold joint or faulty component... can you help me?
@@xhobv02 you're probably best off grabbing a magnifying glass and looking over the entire (rear side) of the board with a strong light. Once I remember where I put my board I'm going to look over it myself for any cracked solder joints.
Cheers! Walked out of work with 3 of the 30" versions of these destined for the tip due to the office upgrading to 40" ulltrawide curved screens. One had its screen cracked on the journey, and the other just stopped working (buttons light up but did nothing). Using this I spliced two broken ones into one working monitor!!
Mate well done! What a score! 👍
really nice video!
thanks for sharing!
I have an old dell u2711, some years ago it started to have a problem: it only works whe the brightness and contrast are set to low, when i try to increase any option, the screen turn off, i have to set them back to low (the buttons at the right lateral still works), turn off it and turn on again and the image appears.. after watch your video i opened it, tried to reatach the cables and done a little cleaning, but the problem persist, didn't find any bad capacitor on the boards too... i'm considering to replace the power supply board... do you think there's a higher chance of have another board with problem or have any other suggestion?
Thanks for your videos! they are very useful!
You must have an amazing dump yard near you. Holy smokes those are some fantastic finds!!!
Thanks Mic, yeah I'm pretty lucky. Wait till I upload the video I recently made of me fixing a new 60" 4K t.v that I found outside in a thunderstorm with a piece of sticky tape.
And thanks for leaving my very first UA-cam comment!
I fixed two of these. After about 4 years those two (first one of) 2200 uF capacitors die. Just need to replace those that costs less than a dollar. It all starts as random back light shut down, but when you re-connect the power it would work for a day or two, but that trick would stop working after a few days and week. Then you just replace those caps.
G'day John, sorry I missed your comment mate. That's great solid information right there, it should help a lot of people for sure. Cheers! 👍
How do you check if they die? Do you need to desolder them, since they're in series?
@@broodjenoodlesIf you don't have specialized tool to check it in-circuit, then yes, the best way is to de-solder and measure ESR. So those might be bad even if they are not bulged. Even if they measure nominal capacitance they ESR might way out of spec.
@@JohnJTraston arghh then I would need to desolder them all 😖. Im not that good at soldering so that'll become a challenge (soldering them back in)
great monitor line up. I'm rocking a U2410 vertically and the U3011 landscape as main monitor. Love the 16:10 aspect ratio, so difficult to find in modern monitors.
Hey man apologies for the late reply. Had a major house fire lately and it's set me back quite a bit. But yeah you're so right I love these monitors. Unfortunately the ones in this video were Burt to a crisp in the fire. But I luckily had 2 more that I'm now rockin. Just not thw 30 Inch one that I loved so much lol
@@DIYDumpRatwow, are you doing fine? How is it going now? Do you need any help?
@@broodjenoodles I'm actually doing really well. I've just finished cleaning up the entire bottom half of my house. Finally was able to remove all the baked on black smoke. Looks great and no longer smells of fire. Almost ready for paint. Then I'll start upstairs once the power is reconnected 👍
I've been taking tonnes of footage so expect lots of videos lol. But I still don't have a decent enough editing computer since my original one was destroyed in the fire. Hopefully it won't be long.
I'm thinking of doing a simple post update with photos though so you'll be able to see some of my progress 😎
@@DIYDumpRatwow, great you made it through. Great youre doing fine as is your house (partly). Good luck renovating! It'll be great to see some updates.
Woah! Exciting when you see the power came on! AND the screen was ok!!! This is cool. Thanks!
No worries Lucy glad you enjoyed it! I'll be doing another one pretty soon 🙂
@@DIYDumpRat Great! I am planning to try and fix my U2711 which recently went 'power+backlight but no picture', so it's cool to see someone else having a go. I use Ultrasharps for editing too btw! Super monitors - great colour.
@@lucyv Ahh cool, well I hope you're successful! Yeah I love these monitors. I recently just found out a pretty cool bit of information regarding them. Apparently the panels Apple used in their iMacs were these Dell U2711 panels 😯 I had no idea. No wonder they were so loved 😀
In my next Dell U2711 related video I'm going to try and do a full screen replacement. I promise my video won't be as long and as boring as this one. I've come along way since making this video lol
@@DIYDumpRat Success! Took the back off - reseated two cables and the thin white ribbon, and bingo, menu etc came back. Fingers crossed it stays fixed. :)
@@lucyv Wow! Is that all it was 😯 That's amazing well done! If it does happen again and you need to reseat the ribbons place a thin piece of paper behind the ribbon before locking it in to help pack it out a bit and firm up the connection. But good on you that's so cool 😎👍
Any recommendation for exposing more of the ribbon that connects the "power on" button to the PCB? I have to reattach the RISE cable.
WOW! What's with all the corsets hangin' on the wall @ 44:55?
I make them mate. That's what I do for my day job 😁👍
i had mine since 2012 and still going strong. did try to get newer ones but didnt even last more than 2 years so i returned the new ones got a refund and stick to the u3011s and guess what? they still going strong in 2023 use them for gaming too and even tho is 60Hz They are so smooth still to this date.
Awesome to hear mate. They're great monitors. I don't ever plan on getting rid of mine. I think I've found 5 or 6 now. Most didn't even need fixing.
@@DIYDumpRat Yep still going strong. Gonna get another 30 inch soon as they have never let me down. :)
Nice 👍 I plan on doing a screen swap video on one soon. Thinking of putting a screen from a 2011 imac in a Dell Ultrasharp that has a cracked one. Apparently iMac's used the same screen 🙂
You can overclock those, it should be around 90Hz on 1080p and 72 on 2k'ish. Might be even higher for yours.
You could overclock them to get around 100Hz on 1080p tho.
Where did you get the power supply? I've only seen one so far, on aliexpress, which costs around €140
Does anyone happen to have the service manual for this monitor?, DELL doesn't have it to give out.
Your set ups look great. Keep them coming.
Cheers Bud appreciate you watching!
I believe it's the same panel used in the 30" Apple Cinema Display, AH-IPS I think.
It sure is. I was amazed when I found that out. Explains a lot too 👍
I wonder if I should get all this old Ultrasharp monitor for my editing job, since a modern monitor can reproduce 99% sRGB just as good with way higher 10mil contrast ratio. So enticing when thinking all these monitors was at $1000 10 years ago and now just cost less than $100 to get a working one.
Agreed mate, I'm using 3 now. In Australia when they were released they were $14, 000. 00. No chance I could afford one. Now you can grab them used for around 2-400.
Fun fact, these were the same displays Apple used in their iMac's 😎
I'm looking at a refurb'd U3011T on PBTech, Graded A off lease. I'm really thinking about biting the bullet. I own an original in mint condition U3007WFP. Absolutely glorious monster it is but as you probably know... Very limited in what it can do. I own 4 of the mini 17" ones that look the same. My dream one I'm yet to find is the U3014
Today I've bought this monitor in not working condition for 30€.
I've found that all output voltages (5V, 24V left and right) are missing.
With a bit of troubleshooting, I've found the power switcher TOP266VG cracked! With a smoke mark under it, on the PCB.
I think that this switcher pilot the secondary transformer and looking the pin-out, I've got 0L between Source and Drain.
Now I'm waiting for replacement part, but this monitor has a huge power supply.. so look all power IC, power MOSFET (there are 5 in primary side). It's possible that one of there are faulty. Also you need always to check if you got 300/380V on big primary capacitor.
Hoping for the best
Mate good luck with it! That's a bargain if you can get it going for that price and a few extra dollars in parts 👍 Let's us know how you get on.
@@DIYDumpRat Done! That's the problem!
I see that another problem of this monitor is cold solder joint on power supply and a little capacitor near the TOP266VG.
In some forum i've notice that another big problem is the T-CON board...it's not a really lucky monitor.
unfortunately on my monitor there are also some dead pixels and a gray dot in the shadowed center. It's worth for 30€ but i can only imagine the professionist that bought this monitor for +1100€
@@gius0161 I have had one for almost 10years and paid about £350 on eBay (big bargain at the time). This model seems to have several small issues that often are from almost new, and my research years ago was that dell were not even trying to fix a lot of customers issues and they were just shipping out a new unit until the customers warranty ran out. I have had an issue for years now where the proximity sensor on the buttons doesn’t work right and often the buttons do not respond at all. Also the DisplayPort connection causes issue an issue where the monitor refuses to go to sleep and remains powered on with a black screen. Luckily mine is still working even after 10years averaging atleast 6hours daily use, but I have the brightness set to 0 so the PSU board must be getting an easy ride.
I’ve had my dell u3011 since new in 2012. Still going strong. Finally replacing it with a LG c1 48” tv in the next couple weeks.
Whow, impressive. Were you using it as a T.V or a monitor? I've been using mine for almost 6 months since fixing it. Still going strong. I love it :D
@@DIYDumpRat it was initially used as a monitor, 3-4 years. then as a xbox 1 screen for about 4 years. then as a pc monitor again. no issues except for a cyan vertical band 3 or 4 pixels wide on startup up that goes away within 5 minutes.
@@b4ds33d Nice one. Love it when a product gets used and used well 👍
@@DIYDumpRat i agree, and unfortunately current tech products rarely last more than a year. about the only product type that lasts longer are displays.
Watching this on the same monitor I just picked up today at a local recycling center.
Brilliant, love hearing that 👍 Enjoy, it's an excellent monitor.
Hey mate, did you have any luck getting the Dell U3011 to display HDMI at full 2560 x 1600 resolution? For some reason the HDMI seems crippled to 1200 lines on these otherwise good monitors. I'm wrestling with this issue now to help someone get their HDMI-out laptop to output to it in full 2560 x 1600.
Yes mate, the only way to get full resolution out of this display is via the Direct Port input unfortunately.
@@DIYDumpRat An earlier reply was deleted perhaps because of a URL. Full 2560 x 1600 resolution at 30 Hz via HDMI turns out to be possible on this monitor from Intel GPUs. This can be done using Custom Resolution Utility.
@@williamlee0 No worries at all. I'm happy just using Display Port as I only require short cables, and they're pretty cheap. But that's really good to know mate 👍
I recently moved house and haven't powered on my 3011 in 6 months (setup monitor for GF) it was working for about 5mins then a sound like a pop was heard, which I thought was the power board but changing cables and boards. Now the monitor doesn't turn on do you think it is a blown fuse?
Mate sorry to hear. It definitely sounds power board related if you hear a pop. It’s definitely worth a try at least testing the fuse and replacing it if it’s bad. But unfortunately fuses don’t normally blow for no reason. Although I have replaced them on tv power boards and they’ve come back to life. I’ve also had similar things like tvs etc blowing after not using them for a while.
Hey they only cost a few cents so go for it. I’d be interested in knowing how it turns out. At least you didn’t smell burning. Then I’d say it’s something more serious.
hi mate, exactly the same as what the person I bought the monitor from said- sudden pop and no power - found blown switching IC u601 pn TOP266VG (I got it from Aliexpress US 0.45 = shipping) - also check capacitors with bulging top or blown rubber on feet. capacitor C667 on my case ( 47uf/100V electrolytic)
@@jfrancisco5909 G'day buddy, thanks for spreading the word about your experience. I'm glad I didn't throw my defective board out now. I'll have to take a look at it at some stage. Hey did you actually leave another comment? I got 2 notifications but could only find this one comment. Thanks again mate.
@@DIYDumpRat I actually did left similar sort of comment but I was surprised I could not find it either. :) one thing I should add - while waiting for part to arrive, I used external power +24VDC(6A) , +5VDC(3A) and soldered thick wires to the output pins of the "failed" ps. Removed the USB moduled on the U3011 side and route the cables through that opening. Under 6Amp 24VDC source won't be enought to lit up the screen backlight.
Hello there. Could you tell me please, if u2711 and u3011 have the same stand? Or maybe they have similar mount and are interchangeable?
Hi there, I just measured them. The base on the 30 incher is slightly wider but the mount on the back is exactly the same size so yes they are interchangeable 👍
@@DIYDumpRat Thanks!
hi. you (or anyone else) have any experience with replacing the backlight or diffuser on u2711s?
forgot to mention (sorry!) but i’m having this issue where the screen has a nasty red tint on it; the effect is more concentrated at the right side of the screen and starts dissipating near the edges at the left.
got this u2711 yesterday for very cheap and i’m pretty stoked about the size, contrast and detail but the red tint irks me. besides making everything look red i think the red tint is also making the monitor lose brightness. :(
Hey sorry for the delayed reply. Looks like you left your comment right when my bedroom caught on fire due to a faulty electric blanket. Really set me back.
But to answer your question, no I personally haven't. But I do know the red tint effect you're talking about. A screen replacement shouldn't be too difficult actually. But the best information I can give is to let you know that the screens in these older Ultrasharp monitors are the same screens as in the older Apple iMac's. In fact I think Apple used to buy the screens from Dell. Should make it alot easier if you do decide to replace it 🙂👍
Hello, I can buy U3014 used and working for 130 euros...Let's say that I'm not afraid of monitor dying...I need it for begginers picture editing. Is it worthed to get it in 2023 or should I get some mid range newer model (picture wise)? I've read alot about screen spec and turns out that there are alot of fishy spec out there.
G'day Marko, mate it's all up to you. But if I found one here in Australia for that price I'd jump on it for sure. Mine was burnt to a crisp in a house fire a couple months back and I miss the hell out of it. Luckily I still have one or two 27 inch models left so that helps. But yes I think they're still amazing monitors for sure.
Sorry, I haven't really looked into the newer stuff. I found a nice 30" curved Asus a while back. I loved that, but it was burnt as well.
@DIYDumpRat sorry to hear about house fire...I guess I will get this one...got 27 gaming so that 30" will be use only for picture edit. 🙂
@@Makonator007 you won't regret it mate. Occasionally you see them with yellowing around the surrounding edge. Probably stay away from it if it has that. I use mine for video editing. Blows all the others that I've tried away 😎👍
Good find! I actually just got a u3011, and it has an issue where it randomly shuts off and I have to unplug it and plug it back in, do you know how I could go about fixing it? If not all good, I haven't ever tried to fix a monitor so I don't know much about what would cause it
G'day Nathan, sorry for the late reply mate. Too be honest it's hard to say. With a symptom like that it could very well be the main board OR the power board. I'd say it's more likely to be the power board though. I know with T.V's some of them (like the Sony's) have temperature chips on the main board that turn the tv off if faulty. The best part is, if it's the main board then finding one of those is definitely more easy compared to needing to replace a P/B. The reason for this is that like a TV the main boards are interchangeable between all sizes of monitor. So theoretically are a little easier to find. Where as the power boards are pretty specific to the size of the screen... if that makes sense. I think finding a power board for this monitor would be pretty difficult considering it was so expensive when released, meaning there wouldn't be as many floating around. But hey if you're smarter than me (which wouldn't be hard) you might be able to fix the board :) Sorry I couldn't shed more light on your problem. Let me know how you get on mate. Cheers
@@DIYDumpRat Thanks for the reply! I'll look into the boards, I was under the impression it was a capacitor, but I will come back if I can get it working!
@@nathane286 Mate normally if it's a cap it will be difficult to turn on. And once on will normally work normally. But I could be wrong :) Good luck!
@@nathane286 I have the exactly same problema. Did you find out what was the problem?
@@thiagodocoutoesilva1224 Fixed one of these at work. Turned out to be the IC chip overheating in the center of the power board. I detached the two transistors, heatsink, and IC chip from the board. Removed all old crusty thermal paste, and reapplied new paste and everything works as normal. I hope this helps some of you out there that don't have a spare power board.
My U3011 works half of the time. Sometimes the picture just disappears for no apparent reason. I have two of these monitors and I tried swapping cables between them, but the problem is in the monitor. The computer still thinks the monitor is on and I can navigate my mouse there to pause/play videos, but no picture is displayed. Idk what to do. I opened it up, but everything seems ok to my unprofessional eye
Sounds like a back light issue mate. Same thing happens to tvs. The power going from the board to the back lights is only working intimitantly I reckon... but I could be wrong.
@@DIYDumpRat any easy fixes for this?
My u2711's lights went out recently and I heard you say that they weren't backlit ? Are they just not LED backlit or not backlit at all ? If there is backlighting, am I any chance of getting replacement ? And removal re-fitting instructions ? Or if you a Melbournite are you interested in doing the job or know someone that might ? I've loved this monitor and would like to have it repaired................Gerry
Sorry to here that mate. No I'm not local sorry, plus I wouldn't feel comfortable I'm afraid. Backlights going out is normally a power board issue on this monitor. They are not LEDs, they are tiny thin fluro tubes. I think the term is CCFL backlights? What tvs used to be. Very unlikely to be a bulb issue, but possible. More likely to be a power board problem. So unless you can find someone who can repair the board you will need to get a replacement and do the same thing as I've done in the video. But your probably better off just finding a used monitor I think if you love the model so much. But agreed, it's an awesome monitor. Even today it still holds its own 👍
It works best on the vga port 2048×1280 on higher resolution dvi 2560×1600 every thing works fine but loses some text quality
NSOL :)
Haha yep! I go through a lot of postit notes :D