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Grisgra
06-02-2005, 10:16 AM
Did some searching, hit the sticky (no help there), and it seemed that if I want to 4-table without overlap and with minimum squinting, going with the 2405FPW is the way to go.

Is that correct? Or is there a better buy somewhere? If it is the best way to go, any tips on how to get it for cheapest?
lstream
06-02-2005, 10:22 AM
I don't know if there is any consensus, but I have this monitor, and although I don't 4 table it would be ideal for this. No overlap at all with room to spare.

If you can spring for it, then your whole computing experience moves up a notch. I think it is wonderful.
obsidian
06-02-2005, 10:51 AM
Well, it is the cheapest 24" widescreen you are going to find. I might pick one up when Dell has some crazy deal on them. As far as squinting, I have no problem viewing text on a 20" monitor @ 1600x1200 resolution.
Grisgra
06-04-2005, 12:06 PM
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Well, it is the cheapest 24" widescreen you are going to find. I might pick one up when Dell has some crazy deal on them. As far as squinting, I have no problem viewing text on a 20" monitor @ 1600x1200 resolution.

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Yeah . . . I'm wondering whether getting a widescreen is worth it, actually, given that the party screen's dimensions are almost exactly proportional to the dimensions of a typical screen. Seems that with a widescreen you'd get a bunch of extra space on the right or left that wasn't really necessary/useful.
Freakin
06-04-2005, 12:42 PM
The 2405FPW is worth every penny. I have both the 2405 and the 2001 and I can hardly stand to look at it because it is so dull in comparison. The contrast ratio & luminescence(sp) is awesome on the 2405. Also, it has PIP, and 5 different inputs (including component).

Freakin
ZimbuTheMonkey
06-04-2005, 03:30 PM
Got my 2405FPW two days ago, it is very nice. And you won't find a better deal than it because it is the cheapest 24'' widescreen monitor available.

Takes a little bit to get used to so much screen real estate though.
gila
06-04-2005, 05:06 PM
Is there any way we could get a screen shot of 4 tables on a 2405?

Al
ZimbuTheMonkey
06-04-2005, 05:15 PM
Sure, gimme a few mins

EDIT: Here ya go:

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y56/ZimbuTM/poker.jpg
ZimbuTheMonkey
06-04-2005, 05:22 PM
Here's one of my pretty wallpaper (actual resolution) /images/graemlins/smile.gif
The monitor doesn't suffer from the uneven backlight problems of the 2005FPW, and mine (fortunately) came with ZERO dead/stuck pixels.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y56/ZimbuTM/dell2405fpw.jpg