30": Dell U3011 or NEC PA301W

Upgrading my workstation monitor, choice between the two. For architectural renderings, very subtle color work in PS, no video. Accuracy is only needed in-house and for prints, most clients are viewing output on crappy consumer-grade displays, or our prints.

Specs are very similar, same res, both CCFL, similar Adobe RGB percentage and ergonomics. I recall reading a review some time ago that said the NEC was slightly better in color accuracy. Dell may have a little more user-friendly OSD controls. Not springing for SpectraView (doesn't work with OS 10.8 AFAIK), will use some other profile system if needed. $700+ diff, could use it for another hardware (Wacom) upgrade.

Thanks for your advice!

For what you listed as your needs, get whichever is cheaper. I have and love the U3011 and use it for everything you listed and more and its been nothing but awesome. Either way once you go 30, youll never go back!

Thanks for the response Ben, I had already ordered the Dell this afternoon!

Only trouble is, when I get home from work I'll be back in front of my old 23" Apple HD cinema...

Great choice! The 3011 is one of the best purchases I've ever made; I absolutely love it. I upgraded because the old screen I was using just would not calibrate for crap; and I was having to edit images by eyeball to get them to print out the way I wanted.

Straight out of the box, I was able to edit an image, pass it off to the print house and it would come back just as I had expected. Wonderful unit, IMO

So when does it come Mark?! Post a pic and let us know what you think!