I'm Canadian, so I found it at a big box Canadian store called Future Shop. I actually bought it to try it out. It only cost me $249.99 Canadian, which in my opinion is very cheap.
I wanted to see how well it worked with my PS3 even though it is only DVI and VGA, but with HDMI to DVI adapter it works perfectly due to the 16:9 ratio being the native ratio of 480p, 720p, and 1080p. It does scale everything up to 2048x1152 with the PS3, but there is no visible distortion or cutting off of the picture (ie. overscan) so I am actually inclined to keep it as a small console monitor. It is also very low in the input lag category from what I can tell (and I'm sensitive to input lag).
It also worked perfectly with Xbox 360 over HDMI to DVI, and worked very well at 720p with Xbox 360 over VGA. 1920x1080 worked over VGA, but cut a small portion off of the bottom of the screen (about half inch), but these are Samsung specific characteristics, and I doubt the Dell would have any scaling issues over DVI, HDMI, or VGA.
Alternatively with PC it will do 1:1 pixel mapping with my ATI 4870 card from Asus with no issues, so that is nice too, and I had no issues detecting the new resolution of 2048x1152 over DVI.
Visually it is pretty good, and compares quite well with the BenQ E2400HD which I have in my possession. Both are solid TN panels with no issues with dithering or banding. I did actually test the color calibration and it is also good. With the glossy coating, I'm assuming the Dell would be razor sharp with good perceived contrast.
Originally posted by: ZetaEpyon
Thanks for the information, 10e. It'd been my guess that the Dell uses that Samsung panel; the release timing of these two monitors was too coincidental to be anything else.
Where did you happen to see the 2343BW? I'd like to see one in person myself, if possible.