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DEAL ALERT!! Dell 2005FPW 20.1 Widescreen LCD - $389 shipped!
AlanS17:
Yeah, vertical would be super handy for web surfing or word processing. I think horizontal would be preferred for most other applications, though.
mr.Curmudgeon:
--- Quote from: Nannuu on July 26, 2005, 03:17:54 pm ---So you can rotate the screen anytime and the video card and Windows will just flip the image for you? Assuming you have the right video card that is.
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Not automatically. (More Here.)
"NOTE: To take advantage of the "Display Rotation" function (Landscape versus Portrait view) an updated graphics driver is required for your Dell
shmokes:
I have the 2001fp at home and on my desk at work and just purchased a 2005fp for a coworker. Between the two I think I would prefer the 2005fp, but both are a thing of beauty. For MAME, of course, the 2001fp would be better.
AlanS17:
For regular, everyday work, I'd rather have the 2005FPW. But I can't help thinking that a 2001FP would be perfect for MAMErs wanting to have full screen horizontally and vertically. MAME would handle the rotation. You don't need fancy drivers. You would just need the cfg's.
It sure beats trying to rotate a massive CRT. You could even remove the monitor from its pedestal and mount it flat against some sort of lazy susan. It sounds too easy to be true.
Darnit... looks like I'll have to do another project...
u_rebelscum:
First of all, dells' 2005fp monitor is a 16:10 wide-but-not-as-wide-as-TV-widescreens-screen, not 16:9. Sort of like the 5:4 LCD monitors hiding/thought as 4:3s, there are many 16:10s are out there. Minor nit pit.
--- Quote from: AlanS17 on July 26, 2005, 03:24:36 pm ---Yeah, vertical would be super handy for web surfing or word processing. I think horizontal would be preferred for most other applications, though.
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Yeah, if I got it (and I have time), I'd keep my 22" CRT (4:3) for normal use, and the 16:10 vertical on the left for word processing, coding and maybe surfing. IMO, CRTs still rule for movements & resolution changes (video & action gaming), while LCDs are better for word processing, surfing & most "office" stuff. Which is what I'd be doing. Of course, I'd probably play vertical games on the 16:10, but hey, I'm flexible. ;D