Dell UltraSharp 2005FPW 20" Widescreen LCD

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Neowinian

Raksu

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2005FPW is going for $600 US(with coupon) is that a good buy?

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I just HAD to register, when i noticed this topic. :) Me, myself and i are from Finland, and i've been looking for a long time something like this..

And i had question about those coupons, they only work in Uk and US? I just ordered my copy of 2005FPW with 840? (with delivery) from Dell (finnish)

i guess im not getting any discounts?:blink:k:

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You guys are not going to friggin believe this.... I just got this e-mail from Dell after filling out their tech support form:

Dear redfive,

Thank you for contacting Dell Technical Support.

As per the email, I can understand that Dell 2005 monitor has

backlighting issue. I really apologize for the inconvenience caused for

the same.

I can replace the same for you. But it will not fix the issue. Hence,

our engineers are working on the fix for the monitor. They will soon

come out with a patch, which can easily fix the issue.

Please email me with the after a week. I hope, I will be glad to help

you further.

Thank you for choosing Dell.

Respectfully,

Jason

DT D29479

Dell Technical Support

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A patch??? WTF?

Then I get this 2nd email from the same support guy:

Dear redfive,

I have consulted this issue with my supervisor just now. I am taking

ownership of the issue and will ensure that monitor is free from any

problem.

Please provide me the monitor serial number. It is the 14 to 20-digit

number found on any side or back of the monitor.

Please provide me the above requested information, I will be happy to

assist you further

Thank you for choosing Dell.

Respectfully,

Jason

DT D29479

Dell Technical Support

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I can't make heads or tails of this.....A PATCH?!?!

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darkmark327

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A patch? For a monitor? WTF? Perhaps their "patch" will be a word document explaining how to massage the edges as mentioned earlier in the thread :rofl:

Seriously maybe he meant there will be a new revision of the monitor...or something...or...shut up.

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Neowinian

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I posted this in the general help forum and no one has been able to say anything yet. Maybe someone here will have some insight.

I just recently got a Dell 2005FPW flat panel monitor. This is my first flat panel and I love it. I run with a Nvidia Geforce FX5200 128MB vid card. When I pivot the screen 90 degrees, my performance slows way down. Full Sys specs:

DFI Lanparty NFII Ultra B

Athlon XP 3000+ 333MHzFSB

1.5 GB Kingston PC3200 RAM

Geforce FX5200 128MB

Win XP 2005 MCE w/SP2

Has anyone else experienced problems like this. Thanks in advance for any help or light that can be shed on this problem.

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darkmark327

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I posted this in the general help forum and no one has been able to say anything yet.  Maybe someone here will have some insight.

I just recently got a Dell 2005FPW flat panel monitor. This is my first flat panel and I love it. I run with a Nvidia Geforce FX5200 128MB vid card. When I pivot the screen 90 degrees, my performance slows way down. Full Sys specs:

DFI Lanparty NFII Ultra B

Athlon XP 3000+ 333MHzFSB

1.5 GB Kingston PC3200 RAM

Geforce FX5200 128MB

Win XP 2005 MCE w/SP2

Has anyone else experienced problems like this. Thanks in advance for any help or light that can be shed on this problem.

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I thought I remembered reading somewhere that screen rotation takes a performance hit; I don't remember where.

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jkinzer

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I haven't had any problems in portrait (screen rotated).

To those who are on the fence about this monitor: GET IT. Best $600 I ever spent. Period. And I have only had it for 2 days. :D

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Hi everyone.. This is my first review and first post on Neowin.net..

I decided to write this review for many reasons:

1- I?m a big Neowin fan

2- I searched everywhere for a review on Dell?s UltraSharp 2005FPW 20.1-inch Widescreen LCD, but I didn?t find any!

3- I recived the monitor 4 days ago, and decided to post this review in hope that it might help someone out there!

Now, I ordered and paid about US $670 for this new screen from dell. I received it within 5 days and shipping was free..

I really wanted a widescreen LCD, I looked at Apple?s 20-inch WS LCD and HP?s 23-inch WS LCD, but the price was prohibiting! ($1,300 for Apple?s and $1,900 for HP?s)..

I currently own a ViewSonic VP171s 17-inch LCD monitor, I really like it, and it?s great for gaming (16ms response time and 1280x1024 nativeThe official specs for Dell?s UltraSharp 2005FPW 20.1-inch LCD are:-inch LCD are:

20.1-inch, Wide Aspect (16:9), Active Matrix TFT, Midnight Gray, 1680x1050 Pixels, 300 cd/m? Brightness, 600:1 Contrast Ratio, 12ms response time, VGA / DVI-D / S-Video Connectors, 4 USB 2.0 Ports, 100 Hardware:t

Hardware:

The package looked really cheap! but after opening the box, I fell in love immediately!! The screen wasn?t much heavier than my previous 17-inch LCD. There are 4 inputs in the lower rare end of the LCD: DVI, S-Video, analog VGA, and composite video. There is also a USB hub to connect up to 4 USB devices.

On the stand, there is a cable organizer (just 2 long clips to hold the power cord, DVI cable, and so on).

On the lower right corner of the LCD, there is 6 buttons for accessing the OSD, changing input, and Picture-in-Picture. 

http://img111.exs.cx/img111/6751/2005FPW-1.th.jpghttp://img111.exs.cx/img111/8609/2005FPW-2.th.jpg http://img111.exs.cx/img111/3904/2005FPW-3.th.jpg

There is no manual with the LCD, just a CD and an installation flyer. There is an HTML manual in the CD which I didn?t even look at. I just plugged the monitor and updated Windows XP with the monitor?s driverDesktop Usage:D.

Desktop Usage:

The screen is simply marvelous, the work space is enjoyable, and you can easily open more than one program horizontally. MS Word and Photoshop CS never looked better! Colors were even better than ViewSonic?s VP171s, shiny and vibrant colors, excellent brightness, and silveresh colors never looked better. The screen is huge! I mean it?s really huge!!

One more thing: in Photoshop CS, the program asked me if I wanted to change the color profile to the one supplied by Dell. I accepted but found that the colors weren?t that good! So I changed the profile back to Photoshop?s default and everything looked great.

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Watching Movies & TV:

I?m not a big fan of watching movies on computer screens because I have a kick ass home theater setup in my living room, but I tested a couple of movies just for this review!

Guys, this screen changed my mind!! Colors & clarity were amazing.. I didn?t notice any ghosting or frame drops, this LCD kicks ass! I didn?t test the TV inputs though, and the Picture-in-Picture function works fine, you can even choose the second picture?s position on the screen, or even watch two inputs horizontally..

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Gaming (HL2)

This is the ultimate gaming LCD, I used it with Half Life 2 and I couldn't be happier. I was really surprised by HL2?s ability to display the game in widescreen; it gave me the option to display the game in widescreen (16:10) using a resolution of 1680x1050!! The display was amazing and the view is simply stunning! No ghosting or frame drops, but you have to choose ?wait for V-Sync? in the game's video options menu.

http://img116.exs.cx/img116/458/hl2_2005FPW-1.th.jpg http://img116.exs.cx/img116/2408/hl2_2005FPW-2.th.jpg http://img116.exs.cx/img116/1509/hl2_2005FPW-3.th.jpg

http://img116.exs.cx/img116/6022/hl2_2005FPW-4.th.jpg http://img116.exs.cx/img116/8662/hl2_2005FPW-5.th.jpg

http://img12.exs.cx/img12/6826/hl2_01.th.jpg http://img12.exs.cx/img12/2203/hl2_02.th.jpg http://img12.exs.cx/img12/7005/hl2_03.th.jpg

http://img12.exs.cx/img12/291/hl2_04.th.jpg http://img12.exs.cx/img12/3153/hl2_05.th.jpg http://img12.exs.cx/img12/8884/hl2_06.th.jpg

That's all folks, hope that I helped som:unsure: thVerdict n this monitor  :unsure:

Verdict

- Design 9/10

- Display quality 10/10

- Gaming Quality 9/10

- Overall 9/10

- Installation 8/10

- Packaging 4/10 (cheap box and packing materials and no printed manual, but I guess that what makes Dell's products cheaper than the competition)

great review, i have been thinking about gettint this monitor. one question though. the dell site shows pip and pbp. i was wondering if anybody has posted a picture of the screen with pbp on screen. i am really interested in connecting 2 computers (vga and dvi) and being able to see both desktops on screen at once.

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I ordered mine on Monday and I am confused about something.

Why does it take them 5 days to ship one of these out? I ordered a 19 inch Dell LCD from them also and it was shipped out from them the next day.

From the status screen it looks like they build them as they are ordered?

Also, my status has been on the "In Production" since the second day. It looks like they have 5 more steps to go and it was supposed to ship out today. Will they get it out today or am I going to have to call and bitch?

/Edit: Damn them. RIGHT after I posted this (they must be watching) I got a email from them. It is listed below.

We have reviewed your order. Although we had anticipated being able to ship your order sooner, we are experiencing an unexpected delay with your order and will not be able to ship this order and any associated orders until on or before 01-14-2005.

No action is required to proceed with the new date, however, if you do not wish to wait, you may cancel your order.

If you wish to cancel your order or if you have any questions, please go to www.support.dell.com  or contact us at 1-800-624-9897, extension (66966).

Please include your order number or customer number with any correspondence.

We apologize for any inconvenience this delay may cause.

Thank you,

Dell Inc. Notification Team

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Frank

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I purchased the 2005 over the 2001 for one reason. I normally use dual monitors at home and work. With the workspace that the 2005 has (the width) I may be able to deal with just one monitor instead of having to purchase two 2001's.

I may get this monitor and decide I would rather have two 2001's and if that is the case I will return it for a 2001 and save up for about 3 months to get a second 2001. It all depends on how this monitor comes out.

I also have started to play a few games which support widescreen (Doom III and soon HL2).

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coolchan

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People who bought these,

Did you actually require a WideScreen format?

Or did you just want the latest and greatest TFT?

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If you are in the market for a new monitor (as I am). So you could as well get the latest and greatest.

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darkmark327

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S-Video and Composite are bound to look like ass, they're low-resolution which on a flat panel is death because of interpolation; besides that, they look like ass in general anyway.

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I purchased the 2005 over the 2001 for one reason.  I normally use dual monitors at home and work.  With the workspace that the 2005 has (the width) I may be able to deal with just one monitor instead of having to purchase two 2001's.

I may get this monitor and decide I would rather have two 2001's and if that is the case I will return it for a 2001 and save up for about 3 months to get a second 2001.  It all depends on how this monitor comes out.

I also have started to play a few games which support widescreen (Doom III and soon HL2).

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I actuall ordered two 2005's BECAUSE use dual monitor configs .. the more the widespace, the better .. twice as much, even better

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jkinzer

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just had a red and blue pixel die out of no where.. these monitors starting to **** me off.. the s-video/rca look like ass! and pixels dyin.. WTF

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How long have you had the monitor for?

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Platypus Stan

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People who bought these,

Did you actually require a WideScreen format?

Or did you just want the latest and greatest TFT?

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I don't "require" widescreen for anything I do, but I don't upgrade monitors too often. I expect to still have this one when widescreen becomes the standard rather than the exception.

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choweining

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I have a Dell Inspiron 4150 system with an ATI Mobility Radeon 7500

I've installed the monitor inf file, and it detects a Dell 2005FPW ( analog ) . However, I can't get 1680 X 1050 . the ATI control panel says I have "multiple monitors on ATI MObility Radeon 7500"

What should I do?

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knowleqe

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little over a month.. ****es me off even more now cuz next month dell comes out with 24" widescreen one :(

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where'd you hear this?! and how much?

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