DEAL ALERT!! Dell 2005FPW 20.1 Widescreen LCD - $389 shipped!

[divemaster127]

I have a question since this monitor has a oddball resolution, will it have any problems playing

[pointdablame]

I have a question since this monitor has a oddball resolution, will it have any problems playing  newer games like World of Warcraft etc, warcraft does not support this resolutions specifically
thanks
divemaster

no, it'll be fine.  And even if you run at a lower resolution, it will look fine.  It is supposed to be crispest at teh native resolution seeing as that is the only resolution where every single pixel is used as a single pixel, but you'll be hard pressed to notice a difference in most cases.

[johnnysmitch]

Just thought I'd bump and let everyone know that Dell just lowered the starting price of the 2005fpw by $50, so now, after all the coupons and such, you can pick one up for only $359 (I'm now trying to get the one I bought sunday price adjusted...)

[Nannuu]

Bah!  Now it's expired.  Apparently not good until the 30th.  Oh well, that's what I get for deliberating so long...

[John IV [MameUI64]]

If anyone wants to see Mame on Dell widescreen, here's a review of the 2405FPW.

http://www.classicgaming.com/mame32qa/dell2405fpw/controller.htm

[u_rebelscum]

So you guys think CRT's are still better for gaming
thanks
divemaster

nope, not at all.

My Dell 1800FP has NEVER shown any ghosting or trouble with games whatsoever.  It's actually better than an old KDS CRT I had, and on par or better than my NEC FE950+

If you get a good LCD, you will have ZERO problems with games.  I play HL2 and my native res (1280x1024) with all settings maxed and never get a visual hiccup.

And my LCD is below average by today's standards.  If you get a 16ms or 12ms LCD, you'll be in gaming heaven.

I disagree, partially.  It really depends on the person as well as the quality of the monitor; much like some people can use 60 hz CRTs while many can make do with 75 hz; some people don't see ghosting in 16 ms LCDs while others still see it in 12 & 8 ms LCDs.

Just because your LCD is great for you, pointdablame, does not mean all LCDs great for all people.  I need 85 hz CRT, and see ghosting in my brother's dell 2001fp 20" LCD; lower quality LCDs are even worse.  You can look at other forums that some people post that 100+ hz CRTs is their minimum, and/or even 8 ms LCDs still ghost too much for them.  Some of it might be partially due to low quality or exagerated specs of the CRTs or LCDs, but some of it is due to the individual.

I repeat: for some/many people (including you) LCDs might be better than CRTs in all cases, but not for me nor for all people.  For me, CRTs are better for gaming, videoing, and emulating (emu due to multiple resolutions more than refresh/latency).  However, I can't speak for you, divemaster; you might be more like pointdablame. 

It's almost like an opinion, pointdablame; please don't generalize that other people are wrong about LCDs just because it's not true for you.

[pointdablame]

I wouldn't say I'm generalizing, just going off of personal experiences and other people's opinions.

I've personally never seen ghosting in my LCD as you said, and I dont' doubt that you might see it.  However, the fact that some LCDs are praised left and right by hundreds of people both online and off for its abilties in gaming is enough in my mind to recommend it to people.  If you know that you can only use your CRT at 100hz or 85hz, then you already know that you have a more sensitive eyesight than an average person, and would thus pick your choices accordingly.

I have to believe that the 40+ people who have seen and used my LCD (I"m in a gaming club at college) would give me enough experience to at the very least recommend a monitor as a good choice.

I read Anandtech frequently and agree that it is a personal choice in many regards.. however, the fact that many people will recommend one screen over another is enough to base at least a basic recommendation on.

I would never recommend buying a monitor without seeing it yourself, or in the case of Dell, without a return policy that assures you can check the screen.

[divemaster127]

oh well i tried to buy one for 359.00 & now it wont work oh well
thanks
divemaster127

[defender2005]

Hey mr.Curmudgeon do you have any more coupon codes that work? I really want the monitor but only one of the coupon codes work. Please help!!

[divemaster127]

Yah, i wanted to buy this too, & i even called dell but being online they could not help me...
divemaster

[Nannuu]

You can get the codes at these sites.  They are great for finding nice deals.  Not only for Dell.  Unfortunately I forget to check them often enough and miss out.

http://www.edealinfo.com/

http://www.slickdeals.net/

http://www.fatwallet.com/

[Santoro]

and http://www.techbargains.com

[shmokes]

I disagree, partially.  It really depends on the person as well as the quality of the monitor; much like some people can use 60 hz CRTs while many can make do with 75 hz; some people don't see ghosting in 16 ms LCDs while others still see it in 12 & 8 ms LCDs.

I won't go so far as to say that's 100% wrong, but I suspect that the majority of people who claim to see ghosting on 8 and even 12 ms LCDs are either lying or truly believe they are seeing it, but are actually inventing the ghosting in their head.  Mostly the latter, I'd wager.  At any rate most people by far will not see any ghosting on these Dells with 16 ms response times. 

In other words it's a pretty safe bet that they will work great as gaming monitors for you.