Ryan Hoffman Posted October 24, 2005 Share Posted October 24, 2005 I've had the monitor exactly one week now, and I'm in total love. I was worried that it wouldn't be too small, and I was worried that it would have lots of problems - but its absolutely perfect. This thing just looks amazing. I used to be one of those "lay in bed with a laptop" kinda guys, but now I *want* to work at my desktop. Also... media center looks absolutely stunning on a 20" Widescreen display. IMHO, its the only affordable route to go for a real media center in a room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cube Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 guys i got mine on friday night, wow this thing is awsome. I have so much room on my desk now and dont notice any bleed or dead pixels *knock on wood* :D great deal tho! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snakehn Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 i got mine 2 day ago, no dead pixels anf stuff but i noticed something wrong yesterday... I see Horizontal lines scrolling up in the left side of the screen, you can't notice it when you are using a White or clear color wallpaper, but is noticeable with darker wallpapers, at resolutions higher than 1024x768, and also it seems to happen only when using DVI. so i called Tech support, we did a workarround blablabla and guess what? New Monitor Coming Tomorrow :D Dell Rocks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dL Posted October 28, 2005 Share Posted October 28, 2005 Yay! I finally got my 2005fpw. It looks fantastic. One thing I am worried of... when I tried backlight bleeding test using blank screensavers, when I look at it at an angle, how come I see purple? But when I look at it straight, it's black (with I believe a bit white at the four corners). I assume those are backlight bleeding, right? dL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snakehn Posted October 28, 2005 Share Posted October 28, 2005 UPDATE Guess what? i just got the replacement monitor today as they promissed and first thing i noticed in the box was a BIG Label with the beautiful Word "Refurbished" on it. :angry: So i called again, and they are going to send a Brand New monitor on monday.... Sorry Dell, you can't fool me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dL Posted October 28, 2005 Share Posted October 28, 2005 An update to mine. There is no dead pixel even though the picture I took it appears to have two. It's the camera :( Noo... Anyways, I think I got a pretty good 2005fpw :D Thanks Dell! Manufactured in Oct. 2005 too ;), A02, Mexico. dL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pierre71 Posted October 29, 2005 Share Posted October 29, 2005 First 2005FPW was a A02 Sept. 2005 made in mexico unit. No dead/stuck pixels but had backlight issues in 3 corners. Detectable in normal daylight indoor ambient light conditions. Second 2005FPW was A02 Oct. 2005 made in mexico - no dead/stuck pixels, backlight issues in 2 corners, and a "dead" zone in the middle of the monitor (maybe the backlights in this area are weak?). Overall better then first one, detectable only in low/no ambient light from behind viewer. Third one is in the mail now... we shall see. I'm being real picky here... unless I get one thats perfect I'm not going to be 100% happy. Just can't stand the thought of paying tripple figures for something that I'm going to be staring at for hours that isn't at or near perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crni Posted November 5, 2005 Share Posted November 5, 2005 i got mine 2 day ago, no dead pixels anf stuff but i noticed something wrong yesterday...I see Horizontal lines scrolling up in the left side of the screen, you can't notice it when you are using a White or clear color wallpaper, but is noticeable with darker wallpapers, at resolutions higher than 1024x768, and also it seems to happen only when using DVI. so i called Tech support, we did a workarround blablabla and guess what? New Monitor Coming Tomorrow :D Dell Rocks! 586732040[/snapback] Apparently there are DVI incompatibility issues with some graphics cards...all you have to do is adjust pixelclock slightly and scanlines are gone. If you have nVidia card you can adjust it from 'advanced timings' options in drivers and for ATI card you need app like Powerstrip. I adjusted mine from 119000MHz to 119298Mhz and that solved the problem... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inplode Posted November 7, 2005 Share Posted November 7, 2005 someone PLEASE post a SS of where the freaking service tag is located !! i cant locate mine and i need to return it i have bleeding like whoa in all 4 corners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snakehn Posted November 7, 2005 Share Posted November 7, 2005 (edited) Apparently there are DVI incompatibility issues with some graphics cards...all you have to do is adjust pixelclock slightly and scanlines are gone.If you have nVidia card you can adjust it from 'advanced timings' options in drivers and for ATI card you need app like Powerstrip. I adjusted mine from 119000MHz to 119298Mhz and that solved the problem... 586771235[/snapback] Thanks for the tip, i'll try that out, because i got the third monitor and i still see those lines. Update: I love you man, it worked! Edited November 7, 2005 by Snakehn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dL Posted November 8, 2005 Share Posted November 8, 2005 Just wondering, does 2005fpw considered to be a High Definition LCD (not talking about HDCP here)? If so or not, why or why not? dL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
generalnewbie Posted November 8, 2005 Share Posted November 8, 2005 implode a simple google would work LCD TV On the bottom left hand corner of the back of the unit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SojIrOu Posted November 8, 2005 Share Posted November 8, 2005 Just wondering, does 2005fpw considered to be a High Definition LCD (not talking about HDCP here)? If so or not, why or why not?dL 586783098[/snapback] well there's different types of high def like 720i, 720p, 1080i, 1080p. it can view 1280x720 content fully so its sort of high def (so that makes 17" and 19" lcds high def too i guess?) but 1920x1080 has to be scaled down so its not fully high def. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dL Posted November 8, 2005 Share Posted November 8, 2005 well there's different types of high def like 720i, 720p, 1080i, 1080p. it can view 1280x720 content fully so its sort of high def (so that makes 17" and 19" lcds high def too i guess?) but 1920x1080 has to be scaled down so its not fully high def. 586783182[/snapback] That's because the native resolution is 1680x1050. dL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inplode Posted November 8, 2005 Share Posted November 8, 2005 implode a simple google would work LCD TV On the bottom left hand corner of the back of the unit. 586783116[/snapback] you would be Wrong the Service tag is not on there flatscreens i had to Call them and get my new one set out to me be here in 3 - 5 days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrm03 Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 Can someone tell me where the best place to get coupon codes for this monitor is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason S. Global Moderator Posted November 10, 2005 Global Moderator Share Posted November 10, 2005 Can someone tell me where the best place to get coupon codes for this monitor is? 586790460[/snapback] www.slickdeals.net you wont find any right now, but they'll be on the main page when there's a sale. also, search the Forums for more deals (Y) that place is addictive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AcdShdw Posted November 12, 2005 Share Posted November 12, 2005 haha i jumped on the bandwagon, after reading this thread , i bought one 2 days ago! :p so happy!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamend Posted November 12, 2005 Share Posted November 12, 2005 someone PLEASE post a SS of where the freaking service tag is located !! i cant locate mine and i need to return it i have bleeding like whoa in all 4 corners 586779447[/snapback] There are no service tags for Dell LCD screens. Your only option for support is to call them up and ask the pre-programmed idiot at the other end to be transferred to his supervisor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeBuzz Posted November 17, 2005 Share Posted November 17, 2005 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1 now thats a phat monitor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronmanDunn Posted November 17, 2005 Share Posted November 17, 2005 Well, I just received my second 2005FPW today to replace my first one. I was getting the scan lines on the left hand side when connected by DVI, and am getting them again on my replacement monitor. The good news is that there is virtually no backlight bleeding on the replacement one, which the first one suffered. I want to get a replacement, but if I am going to keep getting ones with scan lines, I would prefer to keep this one with no backlight bleeding lol. Was looking to adjust the pixel clock as mentioned a few posts up, but can't seem to do it on my Sapphire 9600 Pro. Time to call Dell and see what my options are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snakehn Posted November 18, 2005 Share Posted November 18, 2005 stay with than one, i had a third replacement monitor because of those scan lines, and i still have them, as somebody stated on this thread before, it may be incompatibility with the video card, i tried powerstrip to fix it and it worked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wutang01 Posted November 18, 2005 Share Posted November 18, 2005 OMFG ... I gotta get me one of this. >< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cvrt7.62Ghst Posted November 18, 2005 Share Posted November 18, 2005 Ok, here's a question: I have one of these, would it be feasable to take the plasic verticals off somehow and run 3 displays edge to edge to have one superwide seamless display? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vice Posted November 18, 2005 Share Posted November 18, 2005 You need to change the pixel clock on your graphics cards DVI to make the scan lines go away (if you have them to begin with). It's not the monitors fault its your card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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