iconboy Posted November 25, 2005 Share Posted November 25, 2005 Do what I did:put off the purchase until a good HDCP monitor is out. 586849827[/snapback] Please forgive my ignorance, but what are the advantages and disadvantages of HDCP? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slimy Posted November 25, 2005 Share Posted November 25, 2005 Please forgive my ignorance, but what are the advantages and disadvantages of HDCP? 586849845[/snapback] i'd also like to know :huh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qumahlin Posted November 25, 2005 Share Posted November 25, 2005 i'd also like to know :huh: 586850260[/snapback] Advantages...none Disadvantages....it's a pain in the ass, not all hardware works with it, its meant to keep you from copying things, etc, etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smigit Posted November 25, 2005 Share Posted November 25, 2005 Advantages...noneDisadvantages....it's a pain in the ass, not all hardware works with it, its meant to keep you from copying things, etc, etc 586850417[/snapback] which in turn means its best to get a monitor that supports it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ishare Posted November 25, 2005 Share Posted November 25, 2005 which in turn means its best to get a monitor that supports it 586850652[/snapback] Why would one want to do that? People watch HDTV just fine on today's computer and monitor, why would one buy a new monitor with limitations to do the same thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NetGX Posted November 25, 2005 Share Posted November 25, 2005 ^It is my understanding that HD content that will be coming in the near future will require HDCP, without it the content will not be able to be viewed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smigit Posted November 25, 2005 Share Posted November 25, 2005 yeah what NetGX said. While today we can watch content just fine in the near future apparently we wonjt be able to watch media using HDCP unless the monitor itself supports it. So if you dont plan on ever using such media then your fine, if however you will be (ie movies bought over a counter) then you may very well get burnt. Im torn between getting this monitor in Jan or waiting for a HDCP enabled version. I think ill wait just because half the reason I want it is to watch video on a larger screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenetik Posted December 3, 2005 Share Posted December 3, 2005 Just installed my new one, cant wait to get another! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonComet Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 Finally broke down and bought one after a couple months without a monitor of my own (been using an extra 17" lcd after selling my 193p). Decided that for my purposes waiting for the 2407wfp combined with a sale wasn't worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruckWEB Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 They were selling it for 899 CAN$ yesterday only. And the 30" was 1599$. Only for one day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonComet Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 Ugh, the 2405fpw has a blue stuck pixel near the center of the screen. I really need to get some good luck again and get a monitor worth keeping for once. Maybe the one that'll be here next week will be perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iconboy Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 i called in for the $899 deal, got approved for financing and he even lowered it to $849- told him id think about it and call back. Called back an hour later- CLOSED, doh! im a moron- hope that the sale happens again (probably will). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Civilian Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 just ordered mine today, will be using it for my xbox360 aswell as the pc. PGR3 looks squished on my 19" monitor currently :( as for HDCP am sure there will be ways to still watch the movies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonComet Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 After inspecting the blue stuck pixel further I realized that it is actually 2 blue stuck pixels on top of eachother. Also, though black uniformity is perfectly fine on my monitor, white uniformity is not. Even in a normal desktop I can tell that the left half of my start menu is noticeably dimmer than the right have, and if I full screen a firefox window the right half will look white while the left have will look grayish. Hopefully, the replacement will perform better in this respect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runningking7 Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 Looks awsome to me, but expensive it is :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasondefaoite Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 Does this monitor support 720p and 1080i over the component input? I'd been reading some forums with emails from Dell stating it doesn't (or at least they are officially not supported... ??). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thermal+paste Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 I think the 2407 is that one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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