DEAD - HOT - It's back again - Dell 1800FP at SB for $382 + tax

[grant2]

Originally posted by: augmentin
the wal mart microtek one is no good. read its review in the latest PC magazine.

pcmag.com doesn't have any microtek LCDs reviewed, can you give us a link or is it print only?

 

[bUnMaNGo]

just got my LCD! gonna hook it up right now =D

 

[JaYBirD0613]

I SOOOOOO wanna jump on this deal!

Any idea if dell.ca will match this?

If anyone has a spare 15% of coupon PM please! Thanx!

 

[JaYBirD0613]

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DEAD - HOT - It's back again - Dell 1800FP at SB for $382 + tax
Well to answer my own question I called Dell Canada. GRrrRRRR!!! Why do us Canadians always get the &@#$# deals?! The rep told me that Canadians cant get the american deals cause they are completely different than US sales. The best he could offer me was $100 CDN off and free shipping. Total would be $872 after taxes. If they would honor the US deal that would work out to be around $700. He then proceeded to tell me that I would only get that deal through him and that any other rep would offer me only $10 off. Bah!!! As much as I love being Canadian, I sometimes wish I lived in the US. :frown:

 

[XNice]

EDIT--Nevermind i took at it for 480 shipped. This will be bigger than my current Envision 17in i got here a while back.....till then wait time.

 

[grant2]

Originally posted by: JaYBirD0613If they would honor the US deal that would work out to be around $700.

I dunno where you get $700 from, my CC was charged: 611.97 (412.95 USD @ 1.4819)

 

[LuckyTaxi]

Originally posted by: cashman
HOT DAMN!

 

[Wolverine27]

Should be receiving mine today according to UPS

 

[Procrastinator]

Can anyone pm at 15% dell C@up@n they're not using? Also, can someone tell me if there are any other stackable C@up@ns? Thanks.

 

[JmsAndrsn]

Originally posted by: Procrastinator
Can anyone pm at 15% dell C@up@n they're not using? Also, can someone tell me if there are any other stackable C@up@ns? Thanks.

Sorry...but they expired on April 11th

 

[Jabroni]

Please anyone that has one of the new coupons... PM me with it...

Please.

 

[Domination]

Please anyone that has one of the new coupons... PM me with it...

Ditto . Anyone else have a spare?

 

[vtqanh]

I don't think Dell has sent out any new coupons

 

[ericlp]

I'd just like to say....

Positives
45Lbs lighter then my CRT, Takes up less Desk Space. It's Brighter, and the Colors are a tad better then the CRT. Text seems to be more Crisper then my AG Tube. Geomerty is out standing. It took me a while to get the samsung setup the way I want. It's relaxing to look at. Same Screen Size. Digital Inputs! My CRT takes about 5 mins to warm up and perform at it's best. The LCD takes about 5 Seconds!!!


Negitives:
They are really hard to compare to my Samsung syncmaster 900NF. Yeah... Since... well, the 900NF is a top of the line CRT.
My Smasung would do 1600 X 1280 @ 85Hz... That is very impressive. There is only one SHORT comming to this LCD... It can only do 1280X1024 @ 75Hz...

Final Thoughts:
I've only had my LCD for about 3 hours... And I've already played some Unreal and DVD's. This is very sharp. Altho, I did see a bit of ghosting overall I was expecting worse. I am impressed with the LCD. It's definetly a keeper and a replacment for my CRT. Anyone want to buy a top of the line CRT Samsung 900NF? I guess I can find some more positives like no radiation, Low Power ... I can actually plug this into my UPS with out any problems.

For this cost these can't be beat. I've looked at both of them very carfully and noticed no dead LCD's. I hope you all had simular experiences.

Thanks for the deals!

 

[JaYwoO55]

how do u set it at 75hz? it only lets me go to 60

 

[Computergasm]

Originally posted by: SupermanCK
you guys know you can get the 20" LCD for $781 shipped (tax included)

How can that be done? Too late?

 

[Ryan]

Originally posted by: JaYwoO55
how do u set it at 75hz? it only lets me go to 60

Did you not read the HUGE stickers that were on the monitor, or the manual?!?!? It says to display the monitor at 60mhz for a reason

LCDs are not like CRT monitors - You will experience no eye strain with the refresh rate at 60mhz, anything higher than that will cause the quality to degrade.

 

[ericlp]

Originally posted by: rbloedow

Originally posted by: JaYwoO55
how do u set it at 75hz? it only lets me go to 60

Did you not read the HUGE stickers that were on the monitor, or the manual?!?!? It says to display the monitor at 60mhz for a reason

LCDs are not like CRT monitors - You will experience no eye strain with the refresh rate at 60mhz, anything higher than that will cause the quality to degrade.

What read the manual ??? You must be joking!!!

The 1800FP is set to 1280x1024 @ 60hz, but I found that it would actually go to 75hz. Naturally I enabled this. It did seem to make fonts on the screen look slightly better. I don't know if this was just me or if it actually does that but I think it improved image clarity. During my use I noticed absolutely no flicker. I did notice though that the pixels are semi-large. The reason for this I think is because I'm used to my laptop LCD which is 1600x1200 @ 15.1". The pixels are so incredibly small on it that you need a magnifying glass to see them.


Not like I had to agree... But... I didn't even know it could go up to 75hz, untill I started looking around in the os setup. Yeah, whatever... if you like 60Hz, then well. good for you...

 

[Ryan]

Originally posted by: ericlp

Originally posted by: rbloedow

Originally posted by: JaYwoO55 how do u set it at 75hz? it only lets me go to 60

Did you not read the HUGE stickers that were on the monitor, or the manual?!?!? It says to display the monitor at 60mhz for a reason

LCDs are not like CRT monitors - You will experience no eye strain with the refresh rate at 60mhz, anything higher than that will cause the quality to degrade.

What read the manual ??? You must be joking!!! The 1800FP is set to 1280x1024 @ 60hz, but I found that it would actually go to 75hz. Naturally I enabled this. It did seem to make fonts on the screen look slightly better. I don't know if this was just me or if it actually does that but I think it improved image clarity. During my use I noticed absolutely no flicker. I did notice though that the pixels are semi-large. The reason for this I think is because I'm used to my laptop LCD which is 1600x1200 @ 15.1". The pixels are so incredibly small on it that you need a magnifying glass to see them. Not like I had to agree... But... I didn't even know it could go up to 75hz, untill I started looking around in the os setup. Yeah, whatever... if you like 60Hz, then well. good for you...

Are you using the Analog connection or DVI?

Hz settings in CRTs and LCDs, even with analog hookup, work differently. In CRTs, images are turned on-off rapidly and the Hz setting controls how fast that transition is. When the setting is low, our eyes notice the blank/off state more and so it's harder on our eyes. In LCDs, the display is constantly on, so Hz settings doesn't really affect it.

It states on the Dell Support webpage for the 1800fp that 1280x1024 @75hz is strictly for analog only. Furthermore, for both the 1800fp LCD's I've tried, 1280x1024 @75hz is not as crisp/sharp as 1280x1024 @60hz - maybe there is something more to what was printed in 5 languages in 64pt font on the protective shipping cover. It says use 1280x1024@60hz for optimal.

 

[Wolverine27]

I couldn't really tell the difference between 60Hz and 75Hz...they're both gorgeous ...so I'm using the recommended 60Hz.

 

[grant2]

Originally posted by: ericlp
The 1800FP is set to 1280x1024 @ 60hz, but I found that it would actually go to 75hz. Naturally I enabled this.

What's "natural" about 75hz on an LCD? The manual says 60hz is "natural." Unless it has < 16ms response time (which this one doesn't) then there's NO reason to go higher than 60hz on an LCD.

It did seem to make fonts on the screen look slightly better. I don't know if this was just me or if it actually does that but I think it improved image clarity.

It's just you. Save the wear & tear on your expensive graphics card & monitor- put it back to 60hz.

 

[BigJ]

This monitor is beautiful!

 

[grant2]

For some reason, Dell shipped me 2 of them.. with 2 seperate CC charges:

DELL MARKETING-COMPANY 12877-773-3355 TX 412.95 USD
DELL CATALOG SALES, L.P. 800-624-9897 TX 381.65 USD

I guess I'll call the "marketing-company" and see if they'll price match "catalog sales"

 

[senior guy]

Originally posted by: grant2
For some reason, Dell shipped me 2 of them.. with 2 seperate CC charges:

DELL MARKETING-COMPANY 12877-773-3355 TX 412.95 USD
DELL CATALOG SALES, L.P. 800-624-9897 TX 381.65 USD

I guess I'll call the "marketing-company" and see if they'll price match "catalog sales"

From which Dell org did you order it in the first place?

 

[grant2]

Originally ordered from Dell.com. There were no email notifications or anything on the 2nd one, it just mysteriously showed up at my mail center yesterday, and today the charge was posted to my CC.