Very HOT! -- deals on most Dell Flat Panel monitors 20% off - NEW 10% coupon!!! (Dell Small Business)

[papaschtroumpf]

Actually here's what I got from Dell:

I can advise you that industry wide there is a minimum of 7 pixels
out. Within 30 days from the invoice date, you can receive an
exchange with less than 7 pixels out at no cost to you, because
of our total satisfaction guarantee. However, outside of that
time frame, there has to be 7 pixels or more in order to receive
an exchange.

 

[overclock]

I ordered the 1901FP last night at 9:00 pm eastern and just checked, 9-12-03 9:00 am eastern, and the monitor has already shipped! It is in transit to the carrier's hub. That's fast. I'm not used to this level of customer service.

 

[michal1980]

any chance of any other coupons working with this deal? like a 10% of entier order, or some dollars off of some amount?

 

[Cfour]

Why don't the 18"-19" LCDs goto 1600x1200?

Tony

 

[MontyBurns]

Just a quick plug for the 2000fp: Stunning picture quality, great performance in games, huge, bright, beautiful, worth every penny.

In a word.

 

[Heinrich]

Anyone know the OEM on the 2000fp

 

[MontyBurns]

Originally posted by: Heinrich
Anyone know the OEM on the 2000fp

Super Excellent Beautiful Picture Co., Inc.

 

[papaschtroumpf]

Originally posted by: Cfour
Why don't the 18"-19" LCDs goto 1600x1200?

Tony

Yeah, that's my gripe. I had to go for the 2000fp even though 19" would have been fine, but UXGA is a must. With this kind of price range you would expect this monitor to be useful for quite a while and I think that a max of 1280x1024 is not going to be large enough in a few years. (the next lower size, 1024x768 is definitely too small when you run XP!). The only 19" I could find that does UXGA is a Samsung and reviews for gaming were not so hot.

Also, my GF4-Ti4800 can't achieve good FPS at either 1280x1024 or 1600x1200, so until I get a new card (my goal is sub-$100 for a 5900 Ultra leve card) I would have to live with a black border around the screen and smaller picture when playing at a lower resolution like 1024x768. Instead, with a 1600x1200 picture I can set my in-game resolution to 800x600 and let the monitor double the picture automatically in each direction, basically one pixel in the frame buffer maps to 4 on the screen with no distorstion. The trick is, at 800x600 I can turn on full antialiasing and anysotropic filtering in the card with no worry about impacting the framerate, so even through the resolution is 4 times worse, the picture on the screen still looks great!

Another tip: this 2000fp has S-video input, so when it's time to upgrade to your next monitor, you can hang this panel on the wall and use it as a flat TV hooked up to a VCR or DVD player.

 

[GermyBoy]

Is it worth it (despite the size and power issues) to get a 20" flat panel? I'm going from a 22" CRT (20" viewable) and have no intentions of ever viewing less than this (except on laptops and work machines).<a href="http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.cfm?catid=40&threadid=1137486">
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[TheeeChosenOne]

1.) What is Dell's return policy for DEAD pixels (say 1 dead picxel)?

2.) Are the 19" or 20" monitors good for FPS gaming and such?

 

[papaschtroumpf]

Originally posted by: GermyBoy
Is it worth it (despite the size and power issues) to get a 20" flat panel? I'm going from a 22" CRT (20" viewable) and have no intentions of ever viewing less than this (except on laptops and work machines).<a href="http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.cfm?catid=40&threadid=1137486">
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space saving on your desk. That's a big one for me, I don't have room for larger than 17"
lower power.
DVI interface is very crisp.
Distortion free image.

On the other hand if you have a good quality 22" CRT and don't mind the space it takes, stick with it, especially if it is a flat screen CRT. Color fidelity, contrast ratio and pixel responses are much better on a CRT than LCD.

Of course there is always the cool factor...

 

[TheeeChosenOne]

When are the sub 20ms refresh rate 19"+ LCD monitors coming out?............

 

[papaschtroumpf]

Originally posted by: TheeeChosenOne
1.) What is Dell's return policy for DEAD pixels (say 1 dead picxel)?

2.) Are the 19" or 20" monitors good for FPS gaming and such?

See my post from yesterday quoting Dell. Note that what they really say is that they will exchange a display if you're not happy with it but they don;t guarantee that the replacement will not have DEll pixel either.

I know several people that own those and they have no dead pixels, but I don't know what that really means.



As far as gaming, everyone seems to think that the 2000fp is great for gaming even though it is rated at 25ms. I ordered one and I'm a gamer so I hope these reviews are right. On the other hand most magazines and sites that cater to gamers say that high quality CRTs are still superior to LCDs for a fraction of the cost. (see my post above too). Unfortunately all the people I know that have that LCD have it at work, so I have not epxerienced gaming on one of those first hand.

 

[papaschtroumpf]

Originally posted by: TheeeChosenOne
When are the sub 20ms refresh rate 19"+ LCD monitors coming out?............

Now that I got the 2000fp, I hope the answer to your question is: in a very long time (for UXGA displays at leat).

 

[APUMAN]

Originally posted by: overclock
I ordered the 1901FP last night at 9:00 pm eastern and just checked, 9-12-03 9:00 am eastern, and the monitor has already shipped! It is in transit to the carrier's hub. That's fast. I'm not used to this level of customer service.

Ditto... except I got the 1800fp. Hopefully I'll get it sometime next week! Thanks for the post, I almost missed this deal. With all that I'm read on this forum, I'm sure I'll love it. I ended up ordering mine from Home/Home Office cuz of the no tax it came out cheaper...same as $400 + tax for me in CA, which was what I was looking for...

 

[TheeeChosenOne]

I'm getting CA tax on the LCD.

Are you guys getting taxed as well?.........

 

[K-squared]

Dell Small Business charges tax in all states where state sales tax is charged unless you have a tax exempt number on file with them. Dell Home only charges sales tax on those states where they have a physical presence (FL, KY, NC, NV, OH, PA, TN, AND TX).

Originally posted by: TheeeChosenOne
I'm getting CA tax on the LCD.

Are you guys getting taxed as well?.........

 

[TheeeChosenOne]

The $270+ price difference between the 20" and 19" model is retty obscene?


ANY COMMENTS?.........

 

[papaschtroumpf]

The 20" if UXGA (1600x1200), the 19" is only XGA (1280x1024). That's a huge difference.

 

[K-squared]

Some things to consider:

• 1800FP - .285 mm Pixel Pitch / 1280 x 1024 / 18.1 viewable - widely quoted as best FP for gaming
  1901FP - .294 mm Pixel Pitch / 1280 x 1024 / 19.0 viewable - protrait mode for image and text editing
  2000FP - .255 mm Pixel Pitch / 1600 x 1200 / 20.1 viewable - best overall image based on dot-pitch and resolution

Dell online specs:

• Dell UltraSharp 1800FP 18-inch Flat Panel LCD Monitor
  Dell UltraSharp 1901FP 19-inch Flat Panel Monitor with Height Adjustable Stand
  Dell UltraSharp 2000FP 20-inch Flat Panel LCD Monitor

 

[brianboru]

how hot do these get compared to CRT monitors? I have two huge 21" monsters that I'm using now... they get pretty hot. Are these a lot cooler?

 

[rocadelpunk]

ordered 1901fp on sunday, still in pre-production

 

[Rage187]

Got my 1800fp today, and could not be happier.

and not 1 single dead pixel !!!!


Plus they included a DVI cable which saved me a few dollars.



/cheer dell

 

[Vikroda]

Dell just sent out a 10% coupon which can be combined with the 20% off flat panels.

1800FP $381 (+tax)
1901FP $468

I subscribed to the Dell mailing list using two different email addresses. My yahoo account never seems to get the coupons; however, my school account does.

 

[K-squared]

bumped for the new coupons and truly HOT prices ! ! !