Just got my Dell 2405fpw.

[FearoftheNight]

Abnormally large....
How can I test for backlight issues? I want to make sure I don't have a bad unit? Thanks.

 

[DaveBC]

Select a black desktop background and turn off the lights. Look for glowing around the edges.

GL

Dave

 

[Ronin]

Welcome to the club, btw. :beer:

 

[johnnqq]

is it true that only one out of 3 are good? do the bad ones really tend to have a pinkish hue??

 

[barok22000]

That Dell monitor sure looks and sounds delicious.. but anybody heard of the Envision 2028- 20" LCD with native of 1600x1200. any review or comments on this monitor?

 

[klah]

Check for dead/stuck pixels too: http://www.laptopshowcase.co.uk/downloads.php?id=1

 

[FearoftheNight]

Glowing around the edges? It sort of seems most if not all the screen is glowing. Is this an inherent feature of LCDS due to the backlighting?

 

[Rage187]

I :heart: mine

 

[Nda]

I love my 2405FPW. Playing games is the best on these monitors.

 

[bigshooter]

Do you guys play at non native resolutions? Do you get the lag that some people complain about due to the dsp not being able to keep up with the scaling needed?

 

[imported_michaelpatrick33]

I have played on my 2405 at 1600 X 1200 and found no blurriness or issue at all. I try to game at native resolution but can't always.

 

[theMan]

Originally posted by: FearoftheNight
Glowing around the edges? It sort of seems most if not all the screen is glowing. Is this an inherent feature of LCDS due to the backlighting?

can you take a picture?

 

[JonnyBlaze]

Originally posted by: bigshooter
Do you guys play at non native resolutions? Do you get the lag that some people complain about due to the dsp not being able to keep up with the scaling needed?

i have a 2005fp and it at lower than native res alot. my 9800 cant keep up in new games so i have no choice.

i even run windows in 1280x768 sometimes.

things look fine.

 

[bigshooter]

Anyone play at 1680x1050 on a2405?

 

[JBT]

Originally posted by: bigshooter
Anyone play at 1680x1050 on a2405?

I used to in CSS when I had a 6800GT, When I got my XT I could play at 1920x1200 just fine though.
rate 1680x1050 looked great.
At any

 

[Insane3D]

Congrats...

I just jumped on the 2005FPW deal for $395 shipped, and almost snagged the 2405 instead for $779...but it's still too steep for my blood. I can get two 2005FPW's for the cost of one 2405...

I'll wait until it gets down around $500...and it's been out for awhile so I get one from the later batches. It seems with LCD's it pays to wait until the model has been out for awhile, since it seems the early batches are more prone to pixel problems and things like backlight issues..

 

[Ronin]

Originally posted by: bigshooter
Anyone play at 1680x1050 on a2405?

Blasphemy!

 

[TheoPetro]

i have to lower the res for bf2 to play all on high. my 6800 is hurten to keep up. maby if i finally jump on the pic-e thing and a 7800 but i doubt thatll be happenen soon. unless someone wants to give me one cuz then i wont have to disgrase this monitor w/ these poor resolutions.