Dell 2405fpw

CSSource God

Hey guys, just a quick question!:) Im interested in buying one of these bad boys and i was wondering if anyone has it already? My question is, is it worth blowin 800 quid on this monitor?? I make good use of my machine so i'll use it alot for gaming etc! I have the cash so should i invest in it??:D Is the picture clarity as good as a decent CRT?? Thanks in advance fellas:D

jesus_thats_gre

We have a few in work and it is pretty sweet.. The res of 1920x1200 really is a sight to behold but you had wanna make sure you have a fairly sweet graphics card if you wanna play at that res in games.

WizZard

I have it's not-so-little brother, the 2005FPW and it's great. I'd recommend it to anyone!

jabaroon

CSSource God wrote:

Hey guys, just a quick question!:) Im interested in buying one of these bad boys and i was wondering if anyone has it already? My question is, is it worth blowin 800 quid on this monitor?? I make good use of my machine so i'll use it alot for gaming etc! I have the cash so should i invest in it??:D Is the picture clarity as good as a decent CRT?? Thanks in advance fellas:D

Just bought one myself....AMAZING....GET IT!!

Wertz

Love to know where you're getting it for 800 quid....
I've got the 2001fp and I'm still amazed with the quality after 6 months of ownership; if the 2405 is of the same manafacturing quality then I'd assume it's the dogs wobbly bits...

savemejebus

i think it works out at around €800 odd from overclockers.co.uk

have the 2005fpw myself and it's fantastic. I would have got the 2405 but don't think x800xtpe could handle the res for games like fear and BF2

Wertz

Not to be pedantic but it comes out at £665 stg inc VAT ex shipping...so about €1050 or so unless the OP can get it VAT free.
Still cheaper than what dell are asking ATM.
Heck even at that price it's worth it....I paid almost €600 for the 2001 which I'm sure most of you all did...driving this beast on the latest games is the tough part....you could arguably spend as much again on two SLi cards to run the more demanding titles...

savemejebus

my mistake, but i could swear it was cheaper a few weeks ago, it was probably one of the "weekly specials".

unklerosco

savemejebus wrote:

my mistake, but i could swear it was cheaper a few weeks ago, it was probably one of the "weekly specials".

It twas.. Was gonna get one of these myself(can get it for €700) but by the time my pc is fin there'll prob be something better out(duhh!!) so i'll be waiting till then.. They seem to be the best at that size tho, widescreen is gonna be big next year id say.. Allot more tfts r gonna be 16:9

Wertz

700 notes...I dunno I'd be snapping one up at that price since dell are lookin' more than twice that.

How much larger a resolution can we really go though, before GPUs simply can't keep up? :v:
The way forward for games now seems to be the large LCD tvs with DVI-input...

CSSource God

Thanks for the feedback fellas:) Im sure i wouldnt regret havin one of these babies on my desk must be savage! You can get it for around 800 if you shop on Ebay, maybe not right now but sometimes they are sold from UK or germany at this price:D

unklerosco

Wertz wrote:

700 notes...I dunno I'd be snapping one up at that price since dell are lookin' more than twice that.

How much larger a resolution can we really go though, before GPUs simply can't keep up? :v:
The way forward for games now seems to be the large LCD tvs with DVI-input...

I just know they'll have a new panel out when i finally get around to using it.. Better safe than sorry..

CSSource God

Hey guys, just got 2 of these today!:D Will have to post some pics tbh, even better than i expected:) Awesome clarity and the size of them is awesome. Bought them off ebay, the seller has none left sold all 20 in 3 days, such good value that i bought 2:)

savemejebus

2 of them, i don't know which must be bigger, your desk or your bank account fair fcuks man

CSSource God

To be honest man im not gona use the 2 of them my mate is interested in it! But i am gona put them in dual mode on me desk and take a pic of it just for the laugh;) it will look ridiculous!:D

Ginger

They are fantastic screens.. i have the 2005FPW.. wide screen does take a bit of getting used to .. but once you do.. there is no going back.. And the rotation feature is very handy when reading or working with pics in portrait mode.

Brilliant screens