Hypoxiaicon Posted May 18, 2005 Share Posted May 18, 2005 Mine isnt as bad as that, mine for me, I dont notice it often because Im just fed up of Dell in general, ive had 3 of these and Dell wont let me exchange for some stupid reason which I wont go in to. Id try and get it replaced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dissonance Posted May 18, 2005 Share Posted May 18, 2005 Mine isnt as bad as that, mine for me, I dont notice it often because Im just fed up of Dell in general, ive had 3 of these and Dell wont let me exchange for some stupid reason which I wont go in to.Id try and get it replaced. 585940964[/snapback] I know you said you didn't want to get into it but would you mind explaining so that hopefully I could prevent the same problem? Do you have any pics of any of the 3 monitors backlighting? How did all of yours compare to mine? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistical Posted May 19, 2005 Share Posted May 19, 2005 Maybe I have terrible eyes or just not looking at it right? I put on a black screensaver and this is what I get (screenshot at bottom). To me, this is not a problem at all, and not as bad as dissonance's post/screenshot or others. I'm keeping mine, I love it. First Dell product ever owned, probably last, unless in the future I am looking for another new monitor and Dell were to have something nice out then too compared to others at that xx time, who knows. This will be fine for me for a few years. No dead pixels out of the box, still not yet either. I have no problem with what I see. It's not like I'm going to be using a black desktop. In games I havn't noticed anything at all, I tried out Chaos Theory and everything was fine to me. I can live with what I have, not getting rid of the monitor. I love it. Here's that screenshot I took with the some? blacklight bleeding, if much at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsynthuhsize Posted May 19, 2005 Share Posted May 19, 2005 Okay, PLEASE HELP!! Ordering tommorow 699 for a Apple Cinema Display 20" OR 408 for Dell 2005FPW 20" Whicch one should I order? It looks like if I go with the apple, I will not have any trouble with backlighting, dead pixels. BUT I pay almost twice as much, I could almost buy two for the price of one apple. But, I HATE dealing with crap. Plus, the apple is really pretty... Help me out! PS, I am using it for graphic and web development. Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randy_tho Posted May 19, 2005 Share Posted May 19, 2005 Okay,PLEASE HELP!! Ordering tommorow 699 for a Apple Cinema Display 20" OR 408 for Dell 2005FPW 20" Whicch one should I order? It looks like if I go with the apple, I will not have any trouble with backlighting, dead pixels. BUT I pay almost twice as much, I could almost buy two for the price of one apple. But, I HATE dealing with crap. Plus, the apple is really pretty... Help me out! PS, I am using it for graphic and web development. Ben 585942196[/snapback] If you have too much money get the Apple I guess. I think it had some issues with red tint but not as rampant as the 2005FPW. However if I'm spending 700 on a monitor you might consider saving more and getting the ultimate 24" from dell. It like just under 1,000. Me personally, I'd wait to get the Dell for like 450 bucks. ( I have to pay a 10percent tax) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogueNW Posted May 19, 2005 Share Posted May 19, 2005 Damn, I was waiting to pick up 2 of the 2005fpw's until the refresh rates got a little lower for gaming joy, and they have. The pics with the backlit corners make me want to re-evalute that position. Maybe I just expect too much from a 400 dollar monitor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsynthuhsize Posted May 19, 2005 Share Posted May 19, 2005 I think, (thanks randy) I am gonna go with the apple monitor. I am going to pay 60 bucks to get it shipped overnight and join the MAC *gasp* side. Unless you guys can convince me otherwise! Calling all dell salesforce! Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l77Il7H Posted May 19, 2005 Share Posted May 19, 2005 they just shipped mine. i can't wait!!!!! omg, deep breathes! :D :D :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joni_78 Posted May 19, 2005 Share Posted May 19, 2005 I bought mine (new unopened box) from Ebay and after they send me payment received email, I haven't got any contact to them in last 10 days and DHL says there is no package send under my name :(. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyrana Posted May 19, 2005 Share Posted May 19, 2005 Well, even though I am saying people are too picky... I sent my 1st unit back for a backlight like you have now. My current one has like 1/3 that leakage. But, even on the original one, unless I was running a -perfectly- black background like you are, I really couldn't tell. I guess it could possibly be a bit annoying when watching a DVD that had black bars on top and bottom in an extreme case? But, given the price of this 20" widescreen monitor, I think they are great. The colours and all really are quite nice in my opinion. Maybe I have terrible eyes or just not looking at it right? I put on a black screensaver and this is what I get (screenshot at bottom).To me, this is not a problem at all, and not as bad as dissonance's post/screenshot or others. I'm keeping mine, I love it. First Dell product ever owned, probably last, unless in the future I am looking for another new monitor and Dell were to have something nice out then too compared to others at that xx time, who knows. This will be fine for me for a few years. No dead pixels out of the box, still not yet either. I have no problem with what I see. It's not like I'm going to be using a black desktop. In games I havn't noticed anything at all, I tried out Chaos Theory and everything was fine to me. I can live with what I have, not getting rid of the monitor. I love it. Here's that screenshot I took with the some? blacklight bleeding, if much at all. 585942162[/snapback] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houmack Posted May 19, 2005 Share Posted May 19, 2005 I bought mine (new unopened box) from Ebay and after they send me payment received email, I haven't got any contact to them in last 10 days and DHL says there is no package send under my name :(. 585942671[/snapback] How did you make payment? What's the User ID? You can make a complaint if they don't communicate with you and PayPal can help you get your money back if you've paid with PayPal. eBay will cover up to $200 - $25 proccessing fee if you get ripped off. As long as you won the item on eBay and not through an outside sale. I'm interested to know what Member you dealt with. User ID? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joni_78 Posted May 19, 2005 Share Posted May 19, 2005 Bought from Ebay and payed with PayPal. User ID is "suretradersinc". He's been selling alot and has lots of good feedback but now in the past couple of days there has come 2 bad feedback that they havent got any contact to them. Nice to hear that there is good protection in Ebay/PayPal :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insurektion Posted May 19, 2005 Share Posted May 19, 2005 Id prep a paypal complaint if i were you. Im getting my sweet baby this tues thx to frank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joni_78 Posted May 19, 2005 Share Posted May 19, 2005 I'm new to Ebay so should I left negative feedback now or should I wait? Also can I edit it to positive if he contacts me after that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houmack Posted May 19, 2005 Share Posted May 19, 2005 I'm new to Ebay so should I left negative feedback now or should I wait? Also can I edit it to positive if he contacts me after that? 585944294[/snapback] Hey, don't leave a negative just yet. He's a hug powerseller and i'm sure he gets lots of emails. Try requesting contact information and calling him first. You can do that by loggin into your account, clicking advance search under the search bar, then on the left click "get contact info". eBay will email you with his number. You have 45 days to file a complaint with paypal, so just hang on. Powersellers take a bit to respond. PM me if you need any help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfalcon Posted May 19, 2005 Share Posted May 19, 2005 Finally decided to order one up, it shipped the 17th. Hopefully it'll be in my hands Sat. or Mon. Can't wait! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfalcon Posted May 20, 2005 Share Posted May 20, 2005 Wow, It's out for delivery right now. Not bad considering I only ordered it Tues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notorious1080 Posted May 20, 2005 Share Posted May 20, 2005 Just got mine the other day and it is awesome. No problems with it. I ended up paying $398 for it with shipping to NYC. Must have monito if you have the money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joni_78 Posted May 20, 2005 Share Posted May 20, 2005 Finally got DHL tracking #, mine should be here in Tuesday, but with my luck it has one good pixel :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l77Il7H Posted May 20, 2005 Share Posted May 20, 2005 got mine last night. LOVING IT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waltz Posted May 20, 2005 Share Posted May 20, 2005 this monitor work great for games ? I have a ati radeon 9800 xt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Posted May 20, 2005 Share Posted May 20, 2005 this monitor work great for games ? I have a ati radeon 9800 xt 585948687[/snapback] Yes it will work with a Radeon 9800 XT. I have a 9800 Pro works fine. Just be sure you have the latest Catalyst 5.5 drivers. (Y) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hypoxiaicon Posted May 21, 2005 Share Posted May 21, 2005 this monitor work great for games ? I have a ati radeon 9800 xt 585948687[/snapback] Sure does, I have a 9800 Pro and ive not had a problem playing games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfalcon Posted May 21, 2005 Share Posted May 21, 2005 This monitor is pretty awesome. There's slight backlight bleeding going on, but nothing you'd notice if you weren't looking for it. As far as games, my 9800 pro didn't stutter too much w/HL2 at native res. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightracer Posted May 21, 2005 Share Posted May 21, 2005 I received mine today, and I love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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