Honestly: Is the Dell 2001FP really good for gaming?

[ndee]

I wanna get me a 21" screen and I'm taking the Dell 2001FP in consideration. Is there maybe just a new Dell monitor on the block? And how is the 2001FP for gaming? What about the Widescreen 2005FPW? They're incredibly cheap here, the 2001FP goes for $620(Switzerland).

Thanks for any informatiooooooooon.

 

[MobiusPizza]

From reviews I've seen it's 16ms response time seems adequate for gaming. If you do a search of "2001FP gaming" in google the reviews seems to agree on that

Oh yeah you'd need the top-end range of graphic card to do 1600*1280 resolution gaming.

Widescreen is supported by some games. But I can't comment on that.

 

[NiKeFiDO]

Most Importantly:

Originally posted by: AnnihilatorX
Oh yeah you'd need the top-end range of graphic card to do 1600*1280 resolution gaming.

 

[Vegito]

had no problem with doom 3 and cs...

but why not wait for the 4ms if you're worry

 

[sourceninja]

I wouldn't give mine up for anything but the new 24inch

 

[ndee]

Hm, I currently have a SyncMaster 191T which I gonna upgrade with the 2005FPW, the 2405FPW will be too expensive and if I wanted to, I could get just another 2005FPW Where do you apply the coupons when you order thru Dell?

 

[MobiusPizza]

I am planning to buy those 4ms 19" LCD monitors in summer. Mainly because they handle 1280*1024

 

[ndee]

Hm, I don't want to wait til' summer cuz there is a project right now I'm working on and two monitors are just absolutely awesome if you do some programming.

 

[Riddleman]

yeah its good for gaming.

 

[imported_asfd]

it is good for anything I used so far.

 

[1sikbITCH]

I saw in your other thread that you already ordered the 2005FP but I'll add that I've been playing NFSU 2, UT2k4, COD, and HL2 on my 2001FP with a 6600GT and it plays great. Took about a week to get used to going from a 17in CRT though.

 

[ndee]

Originally posted by: 1sikbITCH
I saw in your other thread that you already ordered the 2005FP but I'll add that I've been playing NFSU 2, UT2k4, COD, and HL2 on my 2001FP with a 6600GT and it plays great. Took about a week to get used to going from a 17in CRT though.

sweet

 

[tren001]

The 2005 (12ms IPS panel) should be a bit faster than the 2001 (16ms IPS), and these panels shouldn't be much slower than those promised 4ms TN panel imo. A 12ms IPS panel like the 2005 is probably equivalent to an 8 ms TN panel, if I'm not mistaken. And when you are not gaming, the quality of the big IPS panels are noticeably better than TN panels, especially in the viewing angles.

 

[Actaeon]

I have a Dell 2001FP, and I see absolutely no ghosting at all in any of the games I play. I have Doom3, Half-life2, UT2k4, and a bunch of others. It is a very sweet monitor.

 

[imported_llama]

my 17" LG is good, its 16ms response, i cant see any bluring and can play UT2004 for hours on end (or i could when my 9800Pro was working ) this was through the DVI. I think that i would get the 2001 because the widescreen ones are a bit hard to get working with games as viewing angles etc need adjusting, not hard to do just a pain

 

[Woofmeister]

Originally posted by: tren001
The 2005 (12ms IPS panel) should be a bit faster than the 2001 (16ms IPS), and these panels shouldn't be much slower than those promised 4ms TN panel imo. A 12ms IPS panel like the 2005 is probably equivalent to an 8 ms TN panel, if I'm not mistaken. And when you are not gaming, the quality of the big IPS panels are noticeably better than TN panels, especially in the viewing angles.

It's been beaten to death in these forums, but just remember that the 2005 has a lower native resolution (1680x1050) than the 2001 (1600x1200), and all of the upcoming 4 ms panels of which I am aware (NEC, Samsung, Viewsonic) have even lower native resolutions (1280x1024).

A fast pixel response is certainly one characteristic of a good gaming monitor, but higher resolutions are where the hottest graphics cards really shine (and that goes double for SLI).

My recommendation would be to either wait for a 4 or 8 ms response 20 inch flat panel or just go ahead and get the Dell 2001FP now.