Hi everyone!
This is a question that I cannot seem to get a definitive answer to. Who makes the displays for the XPS 2710 Touch? I've read that it is a Samsung PLS panel, but when I run Belarc, which tells you everything that is inside your computer, it comes back with a strange name that I've never heard of. I was really hoping to get a Samsung PLS display, because they feature incredibly accurate colors, deeper blacks, and an overall noticeably better-than-IPS display. Can someone PLEASE help me with this???
My second question has to do with resolution. I would really like to use the XPS 2710 as a second monitor some of the time, but at full WQHD (2560x1440) resolution. Yes, I know that some manufacturers limit their respective HDMI ports to 1080p, but I didn't think Dell was one of them. After all, why does Dell advertise the fact that the HDMI spec used in the XPS 2710 is HDMI 1.4 and why does Dell bother with an HDMI IN port on the XPS 2710 at all???
I am asking because any LCD's resolution other than its native (=highest) resolution scaled down will look grainy (=crappy). I ask because I have a late-2012 Mac mini, which has miniDisplayPort and HDMI for video out. Apple is one of those manufacturers that limits the HDMI output to 1920x1080 (1080p) for 16:9 monitors, so to get any higher resolution than 1080p, I have to go through miniDP. That's not a problem as far as the Mac is concerned, as I easily attain 2560x1440 with my 27" Apple Cinema Display. I wanted to do the same with the XPS 2710 and was lead to believe that it would be possible, because it not only has HDMI IN but that it also supports HDMI 1.4.
Of course, the fact that a high-end PC made in 2013 would not have DisplayPort or miniDP (or at least DVI in lieu of DP) is somewhat tragic as well. At any rate, the fact that I can't get a dual-monitor setup in 2560x1440 working with these two monitors is extremely disappointing. And again, the problem does not lie with my Mac, because the HDMI port in my Mac mini drives my 1080p projector just perfectly, while at the same time driving my 27" Cinema Display at full 2560x1440 resolution. I wish I could connect the XPS 2710 in the same manner. :( There is probably a hack available that forces the HDMI IN port to accept 2560x1440, but I was hoping to avoid that.
I really need answers to these two questions.
Thanks for any help! :)