Dazzla Veteran Posted April 21, 2004 Veteran Share Posted April 21, 2004 First impressions are pretty damn good. I hit a stumbling block straight out of the box though, damn US plug! I had to jet into town and grab a converter, they'd shut the shop and I had to beg to be let in! Anyway, I got it all powered up without being blown up. Very, very, very first impressions are it's not as bright as the Samsung by default. Then after having a little play in the OSD it's set by default to be 50% bright :| stuck that up to 75% and it's nice, whites are white and blacks are still deep, deep blacks. There's far less ghosting then my Samsung, that being a 25ms monitor and this being a 16ms monitor; when pushed to the very extreme you can still see traces of it but that's me violently throwing my MX700 around :D Build quality is very good, the VESA style way the screen fits onto the stand is cool, I haven't tried rotating it yet though. Although I barely used that feature on my Samsung so I guess I won't now either. The one thing I'm most pleased about is that there's not a single dead or stuck pixel :| it's 100% perfect (touch wood). 1.92million pixels and they're all operating perfectly, damn impressive!! Here's some piccies... Damn plug!!!! Weeeeee Newness! Face shot: Puuuuuurty :wub: A bit more info from my last forum post about this, there was a Color Profile from Dell included on their CD so I applied that and made it default and it does look better. The disadvantage being that it won't match the sRGB being used in Photoshop. I haven't noticed any difference in the color profiles yet but I'm sure I will. I also tried my hand at gaming, gave Call of Duty and Colin Mcrae Rally 4 a little run out, the difference between this and my Samsung 181t (25ms) was profound. There was no noticable ghosting at all on CMR4, comparable to a CRT I'd reckon :D Call of Duty there was a bit when throwing the mouse around, although it's hard to tell if it's the monitor or not because it was moving so fast. I also for the sake of it stuck on a few DVD's, I actually tried using the S-Video input as well which is included on the monitor so that was a cool little thing to play with; worked flawlessly :happy: Cost me ?590 from eBay, the seller was in America (wake_me, I incurred no customs fees whatsoever and I tracked it all the way with DHL (International Priority)). I wouldn't hesitate recommending it to anyone else, ?260 ($460) saving over the Dell UK RRP so it's a bargain as wel:D:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abster Posted April 21, 2004 Share Posted April 21, 2004 Congrats. I have the same monitor! So far its been great but it really shines when you use it with a DVI interface! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ritalin Posted April 21, 2004 Share Posted April 21, 2004 it's really nice... i love the shape of the leg or whatever that's called Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight' Posted April 21, 2004 Share Posted April 21, 2004 Looks like a nice monitor Dazzy :) God damn, just wish it didn't have the Dell logo lol :'( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rock30 Posted April 21, 2004 Share Posted April 21, 2004 This is an excellent monitor. I have 2 of them... :D The response time is great. I've used the S-Video in for my satellite TV and ran picture-in-picture... small TV window in the corner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Posted April 21, 2004 Share Posted April 21, 2004 Nice review Dazzla, and nice screen ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMeK Veteran Posted April 21, 2004 Veteran Share Posted April 21, 2004 you lucky sod nice monitor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougkinzinger Posted April 21, 2004 Share Posted April 21, 2004 Congrats.I have the same monitor! So far its been great but it really shines when you use it with a DVI interface! Right. Tis a fine monitor. Now you just need two more!! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kombolcha Posted April 21, 2004 Share Posted April 21, 2004 that's an amazing monitor i have the 19" version and so far it's good. i just need the DVI adaptor, i'll try to steal my friend's he doesn't use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Posted April 21, 2004 Share Posted April 21, 2004 Thanks for the review again Daz, I'm sure this will be my next screen. (Y) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finsta Posted April 21, 2004 Share Posted April 21, 2004 Any ghosting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Posted April 21, 2004 Share Posted April 21, 2004 Any ghosting? Reading the review usually helps answer those questions. :rolleyes: I haven't noticed any difference in the color profiles yet but I'm sure I will. I also tried my hand at gaming, gave Call of Duty and Colin Mcrae Rally 4 a little run out, the difference between this and my Samsung 181t (25ms) was profound. There was no noticable ghosting at all on CMR4, comparable to a CRT I'd reckon Call of Duty there was a bit when throwing the mouse around, although it's hard to tell if it's the monitor or not because it was moving so fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oblivion Posted April 21, 2004 Share Posted April 21, 2004 Beautiful Screen Daz :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfalcon Posted April 21, 2004 Share Posted April 21, 2004 I'm going to purchase the Dell Ultra Sharp 19in. Reading your review has helped cement my decision. (I'm assuming they're relatively the same, minus the s-video part i believe). Has anyone purchased through the Dell Outlet before? Seems I could save a chunk there, but is it worth it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted April 21, 2004 Share Posted April 21, 2004 Right. Tis a fine monitor. Now you just need two more!! :D Shhhhh, make everyone jealous! :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt74441 Posted April 21, 2004 Share Posted April 21, 2004 Damn thats a nice monitor. I should take advantage of my 20% discount at Dell before I get my ass fired from my job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rumbleph1$h Posted April 22, 2004 Share Posted April 22, 2004 I'm going to purchase the Dell Ultra Sharp 19in. Reading your review has helped cement my decision. (I'm assuming they're relatively the same, minus the s-video part i believe). Has anyone purchased through the Dell Outlet before? Seems I could save a chunk there, but is it worth it? not true..... the 1901fp is much different than the 2001fp 25ms response time and max resolution of 1280x1024 for starters :D EDIT: by the way, i own the 2001fp as well, and it is an excellent monitor. i would highly recommend it to anyone :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stncttr908 Veteran Posted April 22, 2004 Veteran Share Posted April 22, 2004 Damn you people. I can't afford this thing right now. Stop giving me reasons to blow my $899 on one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Posted April 22, 2004 Share Posted April 22, 2004 Damn you people. I can't afford this thing right now. Stop giving me reasons to blow my $899 on one. Its not really 899 lol look on ebay you can get for about $700.00 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yanman Posted April 22, 2004 Share Posted April 22, 2004 Dazzla, why are you so rich?! ROFL Anyway, thanks a lot for the review, it was very helpful. I'll be sure to get one once i save up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted April 23, 2004 Share Posted April 23, 2004 i love the shape of the leg or whatever that's called It is called a stand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kombolcha Posted April 23, 2004 Share Posted April 23, 2004 i have mine on analog (VGA) how much does a DVI cable cost? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzla Veteran Posted April 23, 2004 Author Veteran Share Posted April 23, 2004 DVI cable should've come with it but they're only like $10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kombolcha Posted April 23, 2004 Share Posted April 23, 2004 :| where can i get that from i just checked outpost and a DVI-DVI cable costs $55 but isn't a VGA-DVI adapter just as good? the back of my monitor (1900FP) has both a VGA and DVI input Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BxBoy Posted April 23, 2004 Share Posted April 23, 2004 nice review and nice monitor.. (Y) i am jealous.. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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