Dell UltraSharp 2005FPW 20" Widescreen LCD

[InternalStorm]

Works fine with 6800 Ultra, your problem must be in radeon drivers or something. Can't be that processor or ram.

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Works fine as in maxed out at 1680x1050 with full AA/AF with zero lag at all on de_dust levels?

[darkmark327]

I am just going to ask... anybody who has an X800XT+... I run CS: Source and if I max everything out at 1680x1050 (all High settings/ 8x AA/ 16x AF) I get some lagging in certain maps. Especially de_dust, de_dust2... I consider anything that goes to 30 pretty laggy because it really affects the gameplay when you are always at 60fps and then it lags to 30-40... just wondering if it's just the card that can't handle it or my CPU or something. I have a 3000+ Newcastle s754 at 2.35GHz so that isn't that much of an issue... my RAM also up that high at 2-4-4-8. MOST maps don't lag at all and are a constant 60 (the refresh rate), but some can get intense in some areas.  Even overclocked at well over 600 on the core and mem there is still that lagging in areas which upsets me. I put it down to 4x AA and 8x AF and it is BETTER and most maps DO NOT lag but still lags in de_dust. I am accrediting this to the high resolution but any comparisons would be nice ;)

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I think you're overdoing it. I use 1680x1050 2x AA / 4x AF. But then I have dual monitors, and the second one hurts performance a bit.

[InternalStorm]

I think you're overdoing it.  I use 1680x1050 2x AA / 4x AF.  But then I have dual monitors, and the second one hurts performance a bit.

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Heh... so I guess even some of the best cards can't handle maxed out quality at 1680x1050. Any other backers to this to make me feel better and not like I wasted hundreds on a card that isn't fulfilling my dreams? :laugh:

[Vice]

I play CS:S at 1680 x 1050 with everything on full at 0xAA 16xAF with a 6800GT @ Ultra speeds.

I do this because if de_inferno comes up or a level just as graphically intensive I don't get any lag and I prefer my textures to look crisp then a corner of an object. If I turn it to 2xAA 4xAF I lag to hell for the first 10mins or so of de_inferno which is just annoying. Of course I also run VSync on which limits my output to 60fps and stops the picture from tearing up at such high rez and hurting your eyes.

Hope that helped someone lol

[Johnr]

Could everybody with a Dell 2005FPW look on the right hand side of their screen (Next to the scrollbar) and look if the bezel on the right hand side (Black plastic casing) shows some metal underneath if you look closely (And you can push the plastic on that side in and feel it moving)

Also, stand up and look down on the area where all the buttons are.  Is there metal exposed there too?

It seems badly designed to me if this is how it is on every model :(

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REPOST :laugh:

Got a replacement today, July 2005 :o

The exposure problem has gone away quite a bit, but now I can see a small white light to the left of the control buttons and also there is still some exposed metal in the middle of the right hand side, about 2 - 4 inches of it.

Am I just getting unlucky here :x

[InternalStorm]

I have no idea John... to me there is no exposed "metal" and it looks just fine. Not sure if you are unlucky or just looking to hard :p personally I would just forget about it. If the backlight bleed is immense then yes, get a replacement. But if it's just that you are seeing metal and it's not really affecting the picture quality I wouldn't worry about it too much.

[Johnr]

Well I could forgive the right hand exposure, as it isn't major (But you can see it big time when the screen is rotated and that side is running along the bottom of the new position!)

But I cannot forgive being able to see the little white light near the power buttons. It isn't 'backlight bleed' or anything, it looks like a backlight component.

And realistically I might as well keep trying while they're still prepared to send me 'new' monitors out :). I just don't get it, the left side has no problems at all so why should the right side be suffering!

[..Vector..]

Ordered one on tuesday, hope it's fault free (Y)

it's shipped with "walsh western" and the eta is "Carrier will phone customer to arrange suitable delivery date"...it's been like that for a couple of days now, and they still haven't been in contact :/

[Johnr]

Ordered one on tuesday, hope it's fault free (Y)

it's shipped with "walsh western" and the eta is "Carrier will phone customer to arrange suitable delivery date"...it's been like that for a couple of days now, and they still haven't been in contact :/

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They don't turn up on your doorstep, for me it was FedEx / Business Post Express (Both times now).

And how much are kettle power leads worth? I'm going to build up quite a large collection exchanging these monitors :happy:

[..Vector..]

They don't turn up on your doorstep, for me it was FedEx / Business Post Express (Both times now).

And how much are kettle power leads worth?  I'm going to build up quite a large collection exchanging these monitors  :happy:

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Are you in UK? and did they call you?

[CoolerUK]

Ordered mine today from aria.co.uk, hope it is ok :unsure:

[Johnr]

Are you in UK? and did they call you?

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First time they called me up Tuesday morning, I was on a bus so told them to ring me back, they tried again when I was on the bus back home so I didn't even bother picking it up.

Called Dell and they eventually said they would sort the delivery...Friday afternoon the screen turns up (Scheduled for 5-9pm...).

Returns ... They arranged a date but they showed up a day later than arranged. Luckily someone was in.

For the replacement Dell sent me about 3 fresh invoices, and Walsh Western sent a letter confirming the delivery date of this monitor. It all gets very confusing :pinch:

Now I have to arrange something with Dell regarding this monitor. Gonna instruct them to get it 100% spot on this time before sending me any other screens :laugh:

P.S. You UK buyers that have just popped into the thread, inspect your monitor closely when all set up, especially to the right hand side of the screen and try and spot the exposed metal behind the black plastic casing. I'm still wondering how the hell they can all be like this!

My Samsung TFT has gone now :cry: That was a brilliant monitor but let down by lack of adjustment.

[dulow]

Just wanted to know if there is still any good coupons for this monitor.....If so share and also were is a good place to look for dell coupons....thanks for your time.

[Steven]

Offer ends July 20, 2005 11PM CT on select items.

Discount Details:

Up to 33% Off Select Dell Flat Panel Monitors!

Take 33.4% Off Dell 2005FPW 20.1" Flat Panel Monitors

Take 30% Off Dell 2001FP 20.1" Flat Panel Monitors

DELL

UltraSharp 2001FP 20.1-inch Flat Panel LCD Monitor with Height Adjustable Stand

$749.00

$524.30

[You Save $224.70]

http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/Product...ategory_id=4009

DELL

UltraSharp 2005FPW 20.1-inch Wide Aspect Flat Panel LCD Monitor with Height Adjustable Stand

$749.00

$501.83

[You Save $247.17]

http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/Product...uctlisting.aspx

Take your pick! Widescreen (1680x1050) or 4:3 (1600x1200).

[Gotchaforce]

why theyre both pretty crappy prices

2001fp drops to $460 all the time

2005fpw drops to $430 all the time (lowest being $348 or so after DPA)

[..Vector..]

Called Dell, it's coming Tuesday on an all day service, i can't wait that long!! :woot:

[Jason S. Global Moderator]

yeah steven, those are good prices until you add some more coupons... www.slickdeals.net always has the Dell coupons listed... there are threads in the Forums > Hot Deals section as well as a sticky thread in the Forums > Coupons section.

[lanvo]

Percent off coupons expires 7/18/05 5:59AM CST or after redemption limit

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LCDS

Dell 2405FPW 24" Widescreen LCD $1199 - 28% = $863

Dell 2005FPW 20" Widescreen LCD $749 - 34% - $60 = $434

[Jason S. Global Moderator]

so tempting isnt it... im waiting for the sub $400 again though

[lanvo]

hey, does anyone notice that the "Auto Adjust" button is not working? i press the Auto Adjust button which is the "+" button near the power button on the panel but it won't do anything, i even go into the menu but the "Auto Adjust" Button was black out... i hook my monitor up through the DVI connector...

does anyone have this same problem?

[InternalStorm]

hey, does anyone notice that the "Auto Adjust" button is not working? i press the Auto Adjust button which is the "+" button near the power button on the panel but it won't do anything, i even go into the menu but the "Auto Adjust" Button was black out... i hook my monitor up through the DVI connector...

does anyone have this same problem?

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I just want to know why 75% of the options in the menu are greyed out :p btw... the + button I don't think is auto adjust. The + and - are just used for adjusting in the menu I believe.

[lanvo]

in the 2005FPW manual, it said the "+" button is the "Auto Adjust" button but i'm afraid that, this has change in the A02 revision?

- http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/moni...setup.htm#Using

[Steven]

i hook my monitor up through the DVI connector...

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DVI will let you adjust the controls via your video card settings.

[lanvo]

talking about video card settings here is some tips:

if you want your color to be deeper on your 2005FPW monitor, then turn the "Digital Vibrance" on to low and you will notice the picture quality increase right away :D but this settings might only be avaliable with the Nivida Graphic Driver...

but having "Auto Adjust" function is always better for instant automatically settings...

[sciguy007]

just got mine but its got a pretty bad case of that backlight problem :(. about 50 percent of the edge of the screen glows from the backlight. other than that, this display is soooo nice. no dead pixels. revision A02. out of curiosity, does anyone elses screen have a sort of black wave moving along an edge with some dark colors?

Edited July 16, 2005 by sciguy007