Dell new 20" wide LCD 2005FPW. Has anyone seen this beast?

[dr150]

QUESTIONS:

1.) Btw, does it make difference that the GeForce 6800 settings are listed as "Monitor Scaling" instead of "Display Adapter Scaling" on such a widescreen LCD?

2.) The HZ options are only 59Hz, and 60 Hz. Is this right that there's so few Hz options on this Dell 2005 widescreen or other widescreen LCDs?

3.) Is there any way to make my widscreen DVD's diisplay MOST of the screen........I see large bars on top and bottom--more so than I would expect. Are there any settings I have to fuss around with XP, Pwoer DVD, or Geforce software?...

 

[amheck]

I have a question for those of you who are ordering this monitor (or the 2001FP) with the 25% Dellf coupon plus another $$ off stackable coupon. I already have the 25% off coupon, but where do you go to look to see the $$ stackable coupons? Do you just watch the Hot Deals forum? Or is there another good site to go to. I's pretty much ready to order once another $$-off coupon comes out.

Aaron

 

[dr150]

Originally posted by: amheck
I have a question for those of you who are ordering this monitor (or the 2001FP) with the 25% Dellf coupon plus another $$ off stackable coupon. I already have the 25% off coupon, but where do you go to look to see the $$ stackable coupons? Do you just watch the Hot Deals forum? Or is there another good site to go to. I's pretty much ready to order once another $$-off coupon comes out.

Aaron

Post Here in the Deal Forum 2005 Thread:
http://forums.anandtech.com/me...0&threadid=1449299

In short, yes. Stay tuned in "Deals". $$ Coupons are good for only 1500 uses so timing is crucial.

 

[edliu512]

If you are programmer, try flipping the screen so its verticle on the 2005, you will be able to see A LOT more lines of codes at once. I hate it when you gotta scroll up and down when debugging, so being able to see many lines of code at once is a good thing. But then dual monitor is still prolly better, so you can have debug info on one screen, and your codes on another etc etc.

 

[NeoV]

Dell hauled A and got my replacement here today...

No bad pixels, and for the most part, the backlight problem is gone...very happy with their customer service...

now I just have to figure out how to keep this 2nd monitor around!

 

[housecat]

people have noted this before, but i can confirm that the widescreen feels much more natural than fullscreen. the aspect ratio is much closer to how humans look at the world... think about how you see things.. you can see things in the corners of your eyes very well (almost a whole 90degrees both ways), but your vertical vision is severly restricted in comparison. if something is going to fall on your head you'd never know unless you heard it.

i think the human aspect ratio for vision is 2:1 from what i've read. 16:9/10 is much closer to that than 4:3.

my next TV is going to be widescreen now because of this screen.

 

[housecat]

also i'd highly recommend rotating the 2005 90degrees, thought extremely unnatural you will see what i mean when i say widescreen is more natural. it would be very good for programming or similar business tasks though.

 

[agent2099]

Originally posted by: Denis54
I am about to place an order for a new screen and need to decide between the 2001 and the 2005. I realise that most people seem to prefer the 2005 right now but I cannot see its advantages. The 2005 is less than an inch wider (16.96 vs 16) but at the expense of almost 1.5 inch in height (10.6 vs 12). Its total surface is also roughly 6% (180vs 192) smaller than the 2001.

Could you help me understand why I should consider the 2005? I spend my time this way:

70% progamming
15% gaming
15% word and excel work
0% watching movies

Contrast ratio, more attractive bezel, and playing Widescreen games in their OAR.

 

[OhNoPoPo]

http://www.talkdell.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=13

Full review up. Plus fielding questions and requests for more info!

Enjoy!

 

[alwin2u]

hey guys sorry to bother yall but i have a proble i am new to the forums and i kno this is the best way to get an answer is buy asking u guys that know a lot .. well proble is im making a new system amd 64 939 with a ati aiw 9800 pro i have all the parts piked out for the comp but i need to choose a good lcd .. i play a lot of games and watch moviess .. games i play halo CS wolfenstine stuff like that .. would u guys get the Dell UltraSharp 2005FPW or viewsonic vp201b orrr vp191b orrr the dell 2001fpw please let me know thanx guys

 

[Rob94hawk]

Originally posted by: DEMO24
its bascially a updated 2001fp. and the thing is bascially no games really support that resolution so its bascially a pointless upgrade if you got a 2001fp. I just bought a 2001fp and I dont regret it now.

I agree. Wouldn't trade my two 2001fp's for anything. What's with the bizzare resolution? Wouldn't you have to get 3rd party software to even play games at that resolution?

 

[imported_driver]

Originally posted by: Rob94hawk

Originally posted by: DEMO24
its bascially a updated 2001fp. and the thing is bascially no games really support that resolution so its bascially a pointless upgrade if you got a 2001fp. I just bought a 2001fp and I dont regret it now.

I agree. Wouldn't trade my two 2001fp's for anything. What's with the bizzare resolution? Wouldn't you have to get 3rd party software to even play games at that resolution?

Are you guys serious? Have you even done any research on widescreen gaming before making that statement?

 

[Rob94hawk]

Originally posted by: driver

Originally posted by: Rob94hawk

Originally posted by: DEMO24
its bascially a updated 2001fp. and the thing is bascially no games really support that resolution so its bascially a pointless upgrade if you got a 2001fp. I just bought a 2001fp and I dont regret it now.

I agree. Wouldn't trade my two 2001fp's for anything. What's with the bizzare resolution? Wouldn't you have to get 3rd party software to even play games at that resolution?

Are you guys serious? Have you even done any research on widescreen gaming before making that statement?

If it ain't broke...........

Clipped this from a review posted above:
"2) Different beasts. The 2001fp is not widescreen, so you actually get some truly larger real estate space both horizontally and vertically. It really depends on which you'd prefer and the way you work (widescreen is not as important for internet browsing, word processing, etc.)"

Like I said before, I liked the 2001fp so much I bought another. IMO the only way to best this monitor is to make it bigger and to be able to run games in 1920x1440 or 2048x1536 but no video card could handle this resolution at this point.

 

[R3MF]

how about a 23" screen capable of 1920x1200..........?

widescreen is better for gaming and movies, it just needs time to become mainstream and thus allowing a price parity to develop.

 

[Super j00]

What exactly is "Clear Type"

 

[Sadhu]

Originally posted by: Super j00
What exactly is "Clear Type"

So many questions can be answered quickly simply by placing your entire question into an Intelligent Search Engine. Google is one example of a resource that will help you answer a lot of your questions. You've obviously connected to the Internet. So why not try Google next time you have a question.

The Search one "What is Clear Type?" came up with this page as the first hit result:


http://www.microsoft.com/typography/ClearTypeInfo.mspx

That's not a bad page to look at first. Then below it, in the Google search you will find a number of results that show how to turn it on in Windows. IN XP, you can look at this page:
http://www.theeldergeek.com/enable_clear_type.htm

 

[Hikari]

The 1680x1050 resolution on the 2005 works just fine in HL2, Neverwinter Nights, and Morrowind so far. The last two aren't even that new... I'm sure most newer games have no issues at all with widescreen. The monitor certainly doesn't seem small, and I am coming from a 22" CRT, and I use a 17" one at work. It is -so- much wider than the 17" that I don't really notice that the vertical height is the same...plus I can always rotate the screen if I want to work with a long vertical screen.

 

[imported_driver]

Originally posted by: Rob94hawk

Originally posted by: driver

Originally posted by: Rob94hawk

Originally posted by: DEMO24
its bascially a updated 2001fp. and the thing is bascially no games really support that resolution so its bascially a pointless upgrade if you got a 2001fp. I just bought a 2001fp and I dont regret it now.

I agree. Wouldn't trade my two 2001fp's for anything. What's with the bizzare resolution? Wouldn't you have to get 3rd party software to even play games at that resolution?

Are you guys serious? Have you even done any research on widescreen gaming before making that statement?

If it ain't broke...........

Clipped this from a review posted above:
"2) Different beasts. The 2001fp is not widescreen, so you actually get some truly larger real estate space both horizontally and vertically. It really depends on which you'd prefer and the way you work (widescreen is not as important for internet browsing, word processing, etc.)"

Like I said before, I liked the 2001fp so much I bought another. IMO the only way to best this monitor is to make it bigger and to be able to run games in 1920x1440 or 2048x1536 but no video card could handle this resolution at this point.

Your comment is irrelevant. The two posts I was replying to was about widescreen gaming. The snippet you quoted has nothing to do with gaming.

Don

 

[batmanuel]

Originally posted by: Hikari
The 1680x1050 resolution on the 2005 works just fine in HL2, Neverwinter Nights, and Morrowind so far. The last two aren't even that new... I'm sure most newer games have no issues at all with widescreen. The monitor certainly doesn't seem small, and I am coming from a 22" CRT, and I use a 17" one at work. It is -so- much wider than the 17" that I don't really notice that the vertical height is the same...plus I can always rotate the screen if I want to work with a long vertical screen.

I fired up MDK2 and it was able to run at the display's native resolution with no problems at all. The resolution just popped into the list of available ones without me having to do anything else to the game, so if the game is written well even a pretty old game can handle the resolution fine.

 

[Super j00]

thanks sadhu, i'll be sure to look it up on my own next time

 

[dr150]

<--------------------------Help a NOOB-------------------------------->

WHY do my ALL my widescreen DVDs bave bars up and down as if it were a 4:3 screen--bars are just as large............In comparo, my widescreen TV eliminates bars on most of my widescreen DVDs.

 

[imported_driver]

Things to consider:

1. Does your DVD player support anamorphic widescreen, ie. does it know how to use the full vertical resolution of DVD's?
2. Almost all moveis on DVD will be wider than this monitor. Most movies are 1.85:1 or 2.35:1. Since the 2005FPW is 1.6:1, you will get black bars on top and bottom.

 

[boostaddict]

Just a quick question,
I just bought a 2005FPW and currently have a 20 inch dell CRT. I want to run both and have I an AGP slot. Whats the least expensive solution to running both of these side by side with the 2005FPW at native resolution with the dvi utilized? any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.

 

[Sadhu]

Originally posted by: boostaddict
Just a quick question,
I just bought a 2005FPW and currently have a 20 inch dell CRT. I want to run both and have I an AGP slot. Whats the least expensive solution to running both of these side by side with the 2005FPW at native resolution with the dvi utilized? any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.

Best suggestion would be to use a good dual head video card. There are plenty of dual head cards that support your combination. The type you buy depends upon what things you do with the card, and how demanding. What do you do you plan to do with your dual monitor setup, and what's your budget like? Once that's known, I'm sure you'll find plenty of forum users with an opinion about what the best card to buy might be.

 

[boostaddict]

I appreciate the response. I guess from just looking around on various websites and websearches, I just cant find any conclusive answer that says: yes this videocard supports 1680x1050 while also supporting a 2nd monitor. The one that I have come closest to that has the features I'm looking for is the ATI fire GL T2-128. Which is right around my price range of 200-250 dollars. From some of my reading here, I have picked up that nvidia is a better dual monitor card maker... which also puts another decision into the mix... ala 6800 and quadro
Most of the applications I run besides the usual surfing and office type work is photoshop and other graphics applications and an occasional game. I dont need a full review from you guys.. I just need to know what works for those of you that are running the set up that I've just described. Thanks again for all of your help and suggestions.