Needs opinions on an LCD screen.

[ebeattie]

Lol, ummm.... so what do you guys think about the Dell 2407FPW? I figure I might as well bite the bullet in a few weeks. Reviews look damn good.

 

[StrangerThanFiction]

I have the Sceptre 22 inch, and I am not unhappy with it. It is far from the highest quality monitor out there though.

Pros are low price, fast response, hdmi port

Cons are light bleed issues, flimsy stand, cheapo DVI cable

It looks pretty good--bright and crisp, except for the light bleed (which is minor but still noticeable). The included DVI cable, as I had read in reviews, was junk and alternated between causing screen garbage and making the screen go all green. A Dell DVI cable from borrowed from another monitor made black pixels appear bright red and made all other colors pinkish. I was almost ready to RMA it when the second cable did not work. A Monster brand DVI cable solved all the problems, but Monster cables are not cheap, so the low price of the monitor was somewhat negated. The stand is probably OK, if you don't plan on moving it around a lot, and it is in no danger of being knocked over. I am putting my sceptre on an ergotron arm as soon as I have a free moment.

VGA (using my own cable, did not bother with their cheap looking stringy thing, as I have plenty of good VGA cables) also looked great. It does a decent job of mapping DVDs to full screen (letterboxing can be turned on and off). I haven't tried many games with it but HalfLife 2 looks very good, and I noticed no ghosting. An HD video camera connected to the HDMI port looked very good as well (also using a Monster cable, as no HDMI cable is supplied) even though the monitor is not really 1080i resolution.

I am still happy I got the Sceptre, since I can attach every video source I own to it. I do not think it is the most reliable or high quality monitor. I recommend it only if you want to a monitor that is very flexible, and do not mind replacing the junky cables.

 

[BernardP]

Originally posted by: ebeattie
Lol, ummm.... so what do you guys think about the Dell 2407FPW?

I'll tell you if you say what oic means

 

[Captante]

Originally posted by: ebeattie
Lol, ummm.... so what do you guys think about the Dell 2407FPW? I figure I might as well bite the bullet in a few weeks. Reviews look damn good.

If you want to go for a 24 inch, I strongly suggest you take a look at the BenQ FP241W which is what I ultimately purchased after doing a ton of research & shopping around ... it costs a bit more then the Dell, but IQ & color reproduction are by consensus opinion somwhat better & they have a zero dead pixel policy, plus I've been playing a lot of FEAR, Oblivion & Quake 4 on mine so far with near-zero visible ghosting & its one of the VERY few moniters of any size which include an HDMI input.

Look here for much more in the way of useful infirmation then you'll find here on AT, not only on the BenQ, but on the Dell & also on the other worthy contender in this size range made by Gateway & a ton of info on other size options as well... some of the threads are VERY long, but by the time you get done you'll be confident in making the right decision.

HardOCP Display forum

 

[ebeattie]

Anybody know what Dell's dead pixel policy is?

 

[Griffinhart]

Originally posted by: ebeattie
Lol, ummm.... so what do you guys think about the Dell 2407FPW? I figure I might as well bite the bullet in a few weeks. Reviews look damn good.

I got one about a month ago. So far I love the screen. Zero dead pixels that I can see. Games like EverQuest 2 have an almost ethereal quality while playing. Battlefield 2, 2142 and Company of Heroes all look fantastic on it.