New Dell UltraSharp 2405FPW

[SPeedY_B]

http://img1.exs.cx/gal.php?g=picture524cl.jpg

Crap photo quality, only have phone cam available at the moment.

 

[NetRyder]

Sweet!
First impressions?

 

[muzikool]

Very nice, Dave. I'm looking forward to better pics... when does your camera come back? And, uh, how much you selling that cinema display for?

 

[SPeedY_B]

First impressions: HOLY CHRIST THAT's BIG! ... then later on, still thinking the same really. Very nice monitor, will give a better review when I've used it more

Muzi, well it's technically not been sent yet, so may be a while. The cinema is going for £500 if you, or anyone you know is interested

 

[trainmaster77]

Just done some quick math, if they do ship over (note, very rough figures) :

1080 USD -> 565 GBP
+ 17.5% VAT
+ 14% Excise Duty
+ ~$100 Postage
Total: £800.00

I hope the postage isn't that much, I just pulled a nice round figure out the air. I'm not overly sure how much it'll be priced here though, can't see it being below the £800 mark, but a few months ago, I would of said I would never see a 20" Widescreen below £500 (the 2005FPW is currently £472 over here.) so I don't know.

This is a bit annoying though:Bloody customs and excise

I dont know if this has been answered .. only if the panel has an internal tv tuner will they charge a duty or importing tariff. I hope that helps.

 

[muzikool]

Muzi, well it's technically not been sent yet, so may be a while. The cinema is going for £500 if you, or anyone you know is interested

I knew I couldn't afford it even before I asked... just had to know though.

 

[SPeedY_B]

Hehe, I paid more than double that when it was new *falls off chair*

It is an ace display and I'll be sad to part with it, that's if I can find someone to buy it

 

[NetRyder]

Great review and some nice pics
http://www.jaded-gamer.com/content.php?review.55

 

[SPeedY_B]

Very nice review, and I particularly liked the price comparison:

Apple £1250
Benq £1300
HP £1450
Philips £1150
Sony £1450
Viewsonic £1350
Samsung £1200

Just going to show that Apple aren't the most expensive out there. So people really need to shut-up about it.

 

[NetRyder]

Well, the U.S. pricing scene seems to be very different

Viewsonic $2,075
Sony $1,799
Apple $1,799
Benq $1,499
HP $1,399

I only checked the ones that were priced higher than the Apple display in the UK, but that was the point anyway. The Viewsonic is priced significantly higher because it includes a 3-yr warranty (all the rest are 1-yr).

So yeah, I guess the Sony and Apple are priced the same, which isn't really all that surprising.

 

[SPeedY_B]

Freaky.

Ah well, at the time of this post, when it comes down to it, the only logical choice is the dell anyway

 

[NetRyder]

I always wonder why pricing in the UK is so weird....

 

[SPeedY_B]

Well, our government is one of the larger group of ****wits on the planet (note: one of, I'm sure there's more) and the general rulings and laws in this country would have most believe that we all thoroughly enjoy paying an absolute fortune for all our goods.

 

[DSLZEN]

Finally got my new computer desk (Osullivan Model 111062) put together and mounted the 2405FPW to it. I had to do a few modifications to the Dell mount and the flat panel vesa bracket that came with the desk. I lose the ability to adjust to portrait with the new mods, but I not going to loose any sleep! :squareeye

No dead pixels! Got my resolution set to 1920x1200 via DVI and things look very good being powered by my ATI x800 Pro.! The 2405FPW gives a very sharp and bright uniform image from my seating position. This screen is BIG...gonna take some time to get used to it! Will continue tweaking it later, as I'm sure the picture can be improved even more.:yowch:

I played a few rounds of Half Life 2 @ 1920x1200 and was very impressed by what I saw. Wide vistas of City 17 that you don't see @ 1280x1024. And no ghosting. Dell is going to sell a load of these displays to hardcore gamers. And I think this monitor makes a very good dorm or small bedroom display for HDTV (via component) and DVD's.

An image of my new setup and shots of HL2 can be seen at ImageShack. The images are around 600k each, so better if you have a fast connection:

http://img153.exs.cx/gal.php?g=2405fpwnewdesk5ir.jpg

I used a digital camera, but have very little experiance in taking photos of monitors, so you won't be seeing the full pontential of what the 2405FPW is capable of displaying.

PS..the five dollar US in the pic? It's all the money I got left after buying the 2405FPW! :laugh:

 

[SPeedY_B]

Great aren't they? and may I say, that's a bloody nice desk to go with it too

Would love to play HL2 on mine, alas, it'll never happen *shakes fist at valve*

 

[DSLZEN]

Great aren't they? and may I say, that's a bloody nice desk to go with it too

Would love to play HL2 on mine, alas, it'll never happen *shakes fist at valve*

Surely you heard of Bit Torent?! He..he...don't go there!

 

[SPeedY_B]

It's not that I can't get my hands on it, it's the fact that i own a Mac, therefore Valve hate me

 

[NetRyder]

Oh wow...that's a superb setup for the display, DSLZEN!

 

[DSLZEN]

It's not that I can't get my hands on it, it's the fact that i own a Mac, therefore Valve hate me

You poor bloke! You got the best and worst of todays technology!

 

[SPeedY_B]

I haves consoles and friends PC's for games, they just don't have widescreen LCD's though