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Ned_Flanders

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So, looking for a high end 20+ inch monitor as my 17" doesn't have enough space to view all the porn I want 😳 ...

Been looking at the Dell 2405FPW / 2005FPW - Any other suggestions.

^ If anyone has the above monitor what is it like for gaming?
 
I've owned both the 2005fpw and 2405fpw btw.

Obviously the 2405fpw rocks but if you don't quite want to spend that much get the 2005fpw which is nice as well and won't be so demanding on games since it runs at 1680x1050 vs the 1920x1200 that my 2405fpw runs at. I also like the flash card readers on the 2405fpw as well as the way HD content looks on it. The thing is, you can get a 2405fpw for around $900 but you can get a 2005fpw for less than $400 if you look hard enough. I paid $600 for mine so spending the extra $300 was relatively easy but to pay an extra $500 or so is a bit more.
 
Running at non-native resolutions is kinda bad on any lcd. Especially in 2D. In games though you can change the aspect ratio and get the game to play at lower than 1920x1200 with it still looking good. I haven't quite figured it out perfectly but basically you'll get black bars on the sides for most games. In some games though like HL2 there were certain resolutions (I think the WS resolutions) where it would literally just center the window on the monitor.
 
Being in the UK I can get a 24" for £519 ish. I'm not upto date on the exchange rates but say it is $1.7 to £1 = $882
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If you have the money, get it. I run mine with a x800xl and it's fine for most everything except games like Farcry, HL2, and FEAR that really get bogged down at the higher settings.

If you get a 2405fpw plan on upgrading graphics cards sooner than you thought. I mean, why buy an uber monitor if you're not going to play at high settings?
 
Don't buy it on Ebay. That's my opinion at least. I bought a 2005fpw for $600 to my door from Dell. Buddy did the same thing but got charged $60 for shipping. The guy had a sneaky line in there that said free shipping if paid immediately or something. Well, Paypal doesn't process the sale immediately so he was charged the shipping.

On top of that if you get a dead pixel you're out of luck. I sent my first 2005fpw back and got another one that was perfect. No cost to me.
 
Dell doesn't offer all of the coupons to non-US customers. You may have to find someone here that you can trust to buy it for you and work out an arragement to get it. I have a friend that buys and resells dell equipment to international buyers. They get a deal, because it's cheaper than normal for them and he gets the extra cash because of the rebates, and coupons.
 
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