Gateway fpd2185w

[supaidaaman]

Im on my 2nd Gateway fpd2185w widescreen lcd. This is my first experience with an lcd. I hate them. period.

There is no servere/noticeable spot lights from any of the corners, but a huge circular area in the middle of the screen that is CLEARLY darker from the corners. EXTREMELY visable when looking dead on. (im not sure the average consumer would notice, but i do) How do they expect anyone to do any type of video editing or even casual photoshop/image work when you have to look at an angle or drag the image to a corner in order to see its actual color? I guess ill have to put my time line in Premiere directly in the center and my 2 monitors on the right and left bottom corners.

Ive seen the $700 mac cinema displays and the image quality has equal lighting across the entire screen.

So, am i going to have to pay $100 more to get a decent LCD that doesnt suck? Or downgrade to the Dell2005?

any suggestions? comments?

 

[Jiggz]

2005FPW Dell, tried and tested. Unless you want to go for the 24" which is even better.

 

[Jules]

Originally posted by: Jiggz
2005FPW Dell, tried and tested. Unless you want to go for the 24" which is even better.

 

[Gadzookie]

Gateway fpd2185w i have this monitor and i love it !!!!!!!!!!!! i dont know why y our having such a bad time with it :-(

 

[TrevorRC]

Originally posted by: Jiggz
2005FPW Dell, tried and tested. Unless you want to go for the 24" which is even better.

 

[pulsedrive]

Originally posted by: Jiggz
2005FPW Dell, tried and tested. Unless you want to go for the 24" which is even better.

Not to mention OP, but how is the Dell 2005 a "down grade" it uses the EXACT same panel as the 700 Cinema Apple and it is about 300 cheaper.

 

[darkswordsman17]

OP, get that new NEC 20". You can get it for a little over $700 IIRC.

The color and lighting uniformity should work out much better for you.