Poll: Would you rather have the 2405FPW or 2005FPW?

[Mik3y]

For gaming and everyday use, which LCD would you rather get/have?

 

[bjc112]

2405fpw hands down!

My system can push it so I wish i had it!

For now, i'll stick with my 2x2005fpwS!

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/bjc112/dually.JPG

 

[aatf510]

2005fpw. I have both monitors and I am finding 2405fpw too big for some games.
Also, it's terribly hard to find hardware to allows really smooth gaming @ 1920x1200 (at least a pair of 7800GT isn't quite enough)

 

[SynthDude2001]

For gaming, 2005FPW. The 2405FPW would be really nice for gaming, but I'm already wanting to upgrade from last year's $350 6800GT (I have a 2005FPW), and 1920x1200 would just speed up the upgrade process even more. So even if I had the money for the 2405FPW, the video card cost can still be a concern...

For other "everyday" use, 2405FPW. I can't think of a reason why more space/pixels wouldn't be better in that situation.

I certainly wouldn't mind being given a 2405FPW, but otherwise I'm just planning on sticking to my current monitor for a while. I spend too much money on computer hardware as it is, no need to increase that spending even more 😛

Obviously, if money is no object at all, even for expenses other than the monitor specifically, then I'd recommend the 2405FPW. But in the "real world" I live in...2005FPW for me.

 

[tuteja1986]

most people would have 2405fpw but price is the main issue :*( $600 is alot of money if you think about it

 

[touchmyichi]

2005fpw is a little baby monitor 😀

 

[VERTIGGO]

this thread is like "what would you rather find on the ground, a 20 or a 10"






no offense

 

[shuttleboi]

2405.

I don't understand why people keep saying that their video card would be too slow to drive games on this monitor. Doesn't the 2405 have "one-to-one" mode where smaller resolutions would be framed inside black borders?

 

[Gogar]

one to one mode rocks! also i love the 1200 vertical resolution of these screens.. for games that only do 4:3 you can always play 1600 1200

 

[Madellga]

I voted for the 2405.

I'm a happy 2405 owner, but I still wonder if the 2005 would be a better choice.

The 2405 is a good monitor, amazing image/quality and games look great on it, but it is bigger than I expected - you can only know when you have it at you rig, it doesn't help knowing the dimensions and looking at photos. Demands a good hardware too. Your head has to move more (not just the eyes) and there is a lot of mouse travel...you have to adjust speed, acceleration and get used to it.

It was not easy in the beginning, took me some days to get along with it.

Bigger is not always better. I think we have a limit on the size the monitor should go. Anything bigger than this gets not comfortable to see/read/use.

I wish I had the chance to try both before buying. I had no chance to see this type of monitor on display before buying (even non Dell).

 

[Ackmed]

You have to move your head to view from side to side? Are you 1' away? I can easily move just my eyes... LCD is a little past an arms length away.

 

[VERTIGGO]

yes, one to one is awesome. I currently use 16:10 for my Source games, on a 5:4 monitor, and to me the bars just make it resemblea movie. However, I can't wait to see how much better it looks expanded to 24"!

 

[cpacini]

Originally posted by: tuteja1986
most people would have 2405fpw but price is the main issue :*( $600 is alot of money if you think about it

Its really not as bad as you think, when you consider that a monitor is going to last you throughmultiple updgrade cycles, whereas you may buy 3-4 $300 video cards over the life of the monitor.

I don't understand why people keep saying that their video card would be too slow to drive games on this monitor. Doesn't the 2405 have "one-to-one" mode where smaller resolutions would be framed inside black borders?

Me either. My buddy games on one with a x850xtpe, and I can run 1600x1200 in any game out there, so I dont think 1900x1200 is that much of a stretch.

 

[Piuc2020]

By buying a 2405FPW you are automatically bound to spend money on a new videocard every year to keep playing at 1920x1200, that is something you should consider, if you can spend the money on new videocards then the 2405FPW is definitely the best, if not the 2005FPW might be a better buy.

 

[xtknight]

Happy days with the S-IPS 2005FPW. The only reason I'd buy the 2005FPW is because of the S-IPS panel. In either case, wait till Dell gets out their HDCP-capable monitors before you buy anything. It's likely they'll have better specs too.

 

[Chocolate Pi]

Me either. My buddy games on one with a x850xtpe, and I can run 1600x1200 in any game out there, so I dont think 1900x1200 is that much of a stretch.

Actually, it is a... stretch!

*is shot for horrible joke*

 

[Ackmed]

Good one. 🙂

And 1920x1200 is MUCH more demanding than 1600x1200.

 

[aatf510]

Originally posted by: Ackmed
Good one. 🙂

And 1920x1200 is MUCH more demanding than 1600x1200.

Yes, actually it doesn't look like much compare to 16x12, but for real, it does suffer from a noticable performance hit.

 

[Mik3y]

Originally posted by: VERTIGGO
this thread is like "what would you rather find on the ground, a 20 or a 10"






no offense

none taken. i didnt make this thread for myself. its to prove a point to someone.

 

[w00t]

Originally posted by: Mik3y

Originally posted by: VERTIGGO
this thread is like "what would you rather find on the ground, a 20 or a 10"






no offense

none taken. i didnt make this thread for myself. its to prove a point to someone.

I am still leaning towards 2005fpw..

 

[cpacini]

Actually, it is a... stretch!

*is shot for horrible joke*

Pun was intended 😉

And 1920x1200 is MUCH more demanding than 1600x1200.

True, but not to the point that its going to be impossible to run. The only game that I cannot run at 1600x1200 4x 8x is FEAR, so 1900x1200 should be fine without/lowered AA and AF. And there is no reason you cannot run 1600x1200 on the 2405, if anything I would want it for that so I could run those resolutions in non-widescreen games.

Now I just wish I had room on my desk (and in my wallet) for one. 🙂

 

[w00t]

Originally posted by: SynthDude2001
For gaming, 2005FPW. The 2405FPW would be really nice for gaming, but I'm already wanting to upgrade from last year's $350 6800GT (I have a 2005FPW), and 1920x1200 would just speed up the upgrade process even more. So even if I had the money for the 2405FPW, the video card cost can still be a concern...

For other "everyday" use, 2405FPW. I can't think of a reason why more space/pixels wouldn't be better in that situation.

I certainly wouldn't mind being given a 2405FPW, but otherwise I'm just planning on sticking to my current monitor for a while. I spend too much money on computer hardware as it is, no need to increase that spending even more 😛

Obviously, if money is no object at all, even for expenses other than the monitor specifically, then I'd recommend the 2405FPW. But in the "real world" I live in...2005FPW for me.

Originally posted by: Madellga
I voted for the 2405.

I'm a happy 2405 owner, but I still wonder if the 2005 would be a better choice.

The 2405 is a good monitor, amazing image/quality and games look great on it, but it is bigger than I expected - you can only know when you have it at you rig, it doesn't help knowing the dimensions and looking at photos. Demands a good hardware too. Your head has to move more (not just the eyes) and there is a lot of mouse travel...you have to adjust speed, acceleration and get used to it.

It was not easy in the beginning, took me some days to get along with it.

Bigger is not always better. I think we have a limit on the size the monitor should go. Anything bigger than this gets not comfortable to see/read/use.

I wish I had the chance to try both before buying. I had no chance to see this type of monitor on display before buying (even non Dell).

Originally posted by: Piuc2020
By buying a 2405FPW you are automatically bound to spend money on a new videocard every year to keep playing at 1920x1200, that is something you should consider, if you can spend the money on new videocards then the 2405FPW is definitely the best, if not the 2005FPW might be a better buy.

Originally posted by: xtknight
Happy days with the S-IPS 2005FPW. The only reason I'd buy the 2005FPW is because of the S-IPS panel. In either case, wait till Dell gets out their HDCP-capable monitors before you buy anything. It's likely they'll have better specs too.

Originally posted by: toattett

Originally posted by: Ackmed
Good one. 🙂

And 1920x1200 is MUCH more demanding than 1600x1200.

Yes, actually it doesn't look like much compare to 16x12, but for real, it does suffer from a noticable performance hit.

 

[VERTIGGO]

really the point is, the most demanding games cannot go wider than 16 x 12 anyway, so why not have that extra 5" for widescreen movies, and for games like half life 2 that are more cpu games anyway?