From Professional POV: Dell 2005fpw vs 2001fp

[pdontthink]

Hi all,

I have spent the better part of the day reading threads about the Dell 2005fpw and 2001fp. Lots of good (and not so good) opinions, for which I am appreciative. What I saw precious little of was information and thoughts about usages of these screens by power users/professionals.

The most I read was people claiming that the 2005's width makes for more "usable" workspace, however, I spend most of my work days with several ssh terminals on screen, where I like as much height as I can. Really, same goes with my email client; I like the height as much as I like to have windows next to each other.

I am currently reasonably happy with a 21"CRT at 1600x1200, where I can typically get two reasonably wide windows next to each other.

So I am guessing that the 2001 might be more to my liking, but before taking the dive, I'd really like to hear if anyone makes use of the 2005 for similar purposes... because I certainly like the idea of slightly better specs for the same cash (I certainly like to game/watch vids at the end of the day!).

Opinions highly appreciated!

 

[H20Cool]

I can't speak for the 2005fpw, but I am a happy owner of a 2001FP. If you like height, in case you didn't already know, you can turn the monitor 90* for a portrait orientation. Surfing through long web pages is excellent with this setup. As for screen real estate, well, a 21"CRT has about the same size display as a 20.1" LCD, so if you're reasonably happy with your 21"CRT, then you'll be happy with this LCD. As far as gaming goes, Dell must be honest about the 16ms response time spec. Games (even at high frame rates) and video are smooth, with no blurring or streaking whatsoever. It's a great multimedia LCD in my opinion. To be quite honest, I couldn't find a better LCD monitor for the price.

 

[Hadsus]

The differences between the two monitors is not as great as it may seem. The 2005fpw is only an inch wider and 1.5 inches shorter than the 2001fp. So, the 2001fp has more screen real estate. I also value the vertical dimension more than the horizontal so I ended up getting the 2001fp. Personally, if I were to get a widescreen I'd go for the Dell 2405 as I think the 2005fpw vertical dimension (similar to that of a 17" monitor) would not be enough.

 

[cbehnken]

2001 is better for actual work.

 

[Matthias99]

Originally posted by: Hadsus
The differences between the two monitors is not as great as it may seem. The 2005fpw is only an inch wider and 1.5 inches shorter than the 2001fp. So, the 2001fp has more screen real estate. I also value the vertical dimension more than the horizontal so I ended up getting the 2001fp. Personally, if I were to get a widescreen I'd go for the Dell 2405 as I think the 2005fpw vertical dimension (similar to that of a 17" monitor) would not be enough.

I would suggest that if you really want a *lot* of widescreen real estate, you should put two 2001FPs next to each other. The only drawback would be that it's split down the middle, so you can't look at single very wide windows or play games spanned across them very well.

Or get the 2405FP (should be fantastic if you want to watch native HD content, since it can display 1080p or deinterlaced 1080i natively). Between the 2005FP and 2001FP, personally I'd stick with the 2001FP (or another 21" 4:3 LCD) for desktop work unless you absolutely need widescreen for some reason, since the display is physically larger.

 

[pdontthink]

Wow, good rational responses. Thanks. Sounds like my hunch (2001fp) was about right.

I actually hadn't seriously looked at the 24" but now I am thinking twice. Dell doesn't seem to show specs on screen height on the website for it (all I see is a 22"/25" height, which must be the entire unit), but I presume it has the height I am used to in a 21" CRT with all the great width of the 2005fpw (probably more). I had mainly dismissed it because I doubted it had enough responsiveness for me to play HL2, but it also claims 12ms, so even if it realistically does 16ms, I am going to think more seriously about the 24". Wow.

Anyone have thoughts on that? Obviously, I am off to read threads about the 2405fp....

Thanks again!