Re: Dell 20" widescreen LCDs
- From: "RobertB." <rb28@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 09 Aug 2005 13:16:57 -0400
In article <raUJe.2774$zr1.2574@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Nicholas Andrade <SDNick484@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> RobertB. wrote:
> > Is anyone using the Dell 2005FPW (there are two slightly different
> > models, although I'm not exactly sure how they differ) LCDs?
> >
> > I was wondering how they compare with ViewSonic and BenQ (FP2091). I
> > have read a number of somewhat contradictory reports. Most say that the
> > Dell is a very good LCD for the price, but not so great with video (DVD
> > playback and games). My concerns are, in order of importance:
> >
> > 1) absolutely sharp text (since I do a lot of typing on my machines)
> > 2) outstanding video playback (I play DVDs on my computers, which sort
> > of double as TVs right now). A plus for the Dell is that it has S-video
> > and composite video inputs, so I can hook up a standard DVD player
> > directly to it.
> >
> > I've been using my iMac G4, which has a 17" widescreen LCD to watch DVDs
> > and the quality is exceptional. I realize the Dell is larger.
> >
> > The reports I read said the Dell was pretty good, but not at all good at
> > video playback (ghosting, flare, etc.). The ViewSonic was marginally
> > better at this. BenQ FP2091 was supposed to be quite good but a bit more
> > expensive.
> >
> > If you're using any of these monitors, I'd like to hear from you.
> >
> > robert
>
> I picked up a 2005FPW a couple weeks ago and am totally satisfied. So
> far I've watched a couple movies (Garden State & Hitch) on it, and they
> looked great. Note that the Dell is 16:10 so there are slight
> horizontal widescreen bars on 16:9 movies, but it didn't bother me at
I don't think that would bother me much and I won't be watching movies
on it all that much anyway.
> all. There is an excellent comparison between the Dell 2005FPW and the
> Apple 20" Cinema Display [1] that's worth reading (turns out they both
> use the same LG.Philips panel but Dell has a brighter backlight). In
The Dells are said to be too bright, in fact, which bothers a lot of
people. But I assume (hope) that can be adjusted. I've seen the Apple
displays (I have a 17" widescreen) and they're phenomenal. I don't think
I've seen a better computer display from any manufacturer.
> tried Halo and Star Wars: Battlefront so far, and they're both perfectly
> playable (albeit with very slight streaking) in both Composite and
I won't be playing many games, so that's not a consideration.
> S-Video -- I didn't notice the streaking with the DVD's going through
> DVI. I bought the component adaptor to get HD resolutions on games that
That's good to know.
> support it (Soul Calibur 2 in my case) and so far it works OK, but I
> need to use it more to really judge it. One thing to note is that if
> you plan to use the monitor with a HD receiver (like one from Comcast or
Not something I'm considering.
> monitor for $389+CA tax and am seriously considering picking up another
> the next time I see it below $400.
Where did you see it at that price? That's an amazing price.
robert
>
> [1] http://anandtech.com/displays/showdoc.aspx?i=2400
> [2] http://secure.llamma.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=447
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