Dell UltraSharp 2005FPW 20" widescreen 1680 x 1050 16ms / 800:1

pencil · 29-12-2004 11:19PM #1

Hi all,

I'm still building a new kit out for myself - I'm self employed so I gets to pick the best stuff, cos I approve the purchase ;-)

It time to get a new monitor, my 6 year old 21" Dell is well past its due date, it burning the eyes out of me.

I'm thinking of getting this: Dell UltraSharp 2005FPW, 1680 x 1050 16ms / 800:1 is a 20" widescreen & costs €918.39.

It's getting absolutley amazing reviews here-
http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=246836 - my top priority is a GOOD image quality - I'm a designer so colours & onscreen image quality is of top importance - I play the odd game.

My question to you guys is whether you would get it over 2 of these

Dell Ultrasharp 1905FP 19", 1280 x 1024, 20ms / 250cd/m2 / 800:1 €1110 (for 2)

Has anyone experiance with either?

Also that link to the American site is AWASH with talk of Dell discount Coupon s etc. can they be got for the Irish Dell site?

Cheers.

silent · 29-12-2004 11:33PM

most people will say that lcd's do not produce absolutely real colors and no real black - I'm not into those things and love my 1,5y old 1800fp so can't comment on that. But you being a graphics person should look into this.
supposedly the samsung 213T has great colours, is widescreen (which is great for working on them) and almost same rez as the 2005fpw

have a read in the long [H] thread about the 2005fpw here - early units seem to have a problem with slight backlight distribution, should be fixed with the models produced in december. not sure what batch dell.ie is selling but probably the new one.

1x 2005fpw compared to 2x4/3's 19"
2 19" provide more real estate (both on desk

, on screen and rez-wise) - thing to keep in mind is that you'd want dvi driving them, not dvi+analog. Sadly only few graphics card are dual dvi so you'd need to take a dual graphics card route to achieve this.
I'd probably stick to 2 19" since it's more screen real estate, but it all comes down to personal prefference.
since you can offset a part of the cost due to being self employed - have you though about the 23" sony and similar screens? 1920x1200 and more space if'd like a single screen

I know I'm going for a 2005fpw or something of similar rez and size (20-23") in second half of 2005, once hell/dell lowers the inflated price in europe a bit.

Static M.e. · 29-12-2004 11:35PM

hey

I was in the same boat recently and I had a look at alot of the forums over that very monitor 20" widescreen in the end I choose a different dell monitor
the Dell Ultrasharp 2001FP 20" which is absolutly amazing

their is a great TFT guide here
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?threadid=17209584

for general information

That 2005 though was my 2nd choice its another great Tftand I would have chosen it if my primary use wasnt for games.

Buy it

Static M.e. · 29-12-2004 11:52PM

Just found another thread dedicated to the dell 2005 interesting read

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?threadid=17327297

koneko · 30-12-2004 12:09AM

Check out HardForum.com (Displays)

Lots of people there having problems with the 2005FPW. Lines stuck on the screen, dead pixels, and a pretty annoying problem with light leakage in the corners of the screen.

pencil · 30-12-2004 02:04AM

Whats VERY dissapointing is the way that DELL is RIPPING off Irish people!

Dell.ie = € 918.39 incl. VAT, shipping
Dell.com (US) = €529.26 + they get money off offers!
Dell.co.uk = €870.17 incl. VAT, shipping.

Michael Dell is a Limerick man! & they are probably shipped from Bray.

Bad taste in mouth, spit.

koneko · 30-12-2004 11:45AM

Here is the thread:

http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=830031

24 pages....

pencil · 30-12-2004 05:41PM

Yeah its getting good reviews but just can make up my mind.

Has anyone used one of these? Dell Ultrasharp 2001FP 20" performance are they good? etc.

Is the difference in contrast 800:1 vs 400:1 a big issue? - thats the question bugging me.

weemcd · 30-12-2004 06:19PM

i was in pc world the other day and the stuff they display on their tft screens is criminal, low quality videos on the screen which look absolutley awful, making the screens out to be terrible quality. Did better with the mac screens tho, they are nice pieces of hardware

RicardoSmith · 30-12-2004 06:59PM

Personally I find two monitors more productive then one big one. We have some of those 19" TFT's at work. I haven't used them personally though. I have a 17" and a 15".

Static M.e. · 30-12-2004 07:58PM

Dell Ultrasharp 2001FP 20" performance are they good

Im actually going to collect my brand new one tonight, a friend was holding mine for me over xmas. He ordered one too and has told me its fantastic.

will let you know tomorrow

pencil · 31-12-2004 12:39AM

Cheers Static M.e.

Static M.e. · 31-12-2004 04:05PM

Got the monitor last night set it up today, its class !!!

quite impressed with it really, first of all its massive I mean the screen size is huge ! quite alot bigger than I had thought it would be, while the actual area it takes up is minimal it also can move both up and down on its stand and the whole screen itself can be rotated 90 degrees on its side.

I havent preformed any actual monitor testing software on it or anything not really sure if you can do that, but if you want to test anything specific I will, or indeed if you would any other information let me know.

Overall Im very happy with it

it really is MASSIVE and the 16ms response time should be perfect for any games or what ever I throw at it.

its sweeeeeeeeeet

pencil · 31-12-2004 06:53PM

Cheers static me,

You got the "Dell Ultrasharp 2001FP 20" right?

Are you in the Design game?

Did you buy from Dell, was it the website quoted price?

Static M.e. · 01-01-2005 12:51AM

Not in the design game, in comp/networking game.

yes I got the Dell Ultrasharp 2001FP 20"

Got it through Dell , though not directly, through a business friend.

If you know someone who works for dell, or who does alot of business with Dell it is possible to get it a discounted price.

halkar · 01-01-2005 08:22AM

I agree with Static, 2001FP is a class monitor. It is made by Benq, same model as Benq FP2091 . I bought one from Dell when they had their discounts few weeks ago, Price is €784 now, including vat and delivery. Check the Dell site everyday, every hour, their prices changes often. :rolleyes:
My advice, call their sales and you might get more discount

Monitor is great for games and general usage, it has composite and svhs where you can plug in a dvd or video player and watch while surfing the web. PIP is great. I even plugged in my sattelite receiver but because it zoomes I wasn't happy with the quality. Get it if the price is right, you won't regret it

Dell UltraSharp 2005FPW 20" widescreen 1680 x 1050 16ms / 800:1

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