Dell Ultrasharp 2005FPW 20.1 Inch Widescreen LCD. $426 with ...

[arn]

ah... was workign this morning.

arn

 

[Case]

Dell LCD w/Powerbook

Will the 20.1 inch Dell LCD work with my 12" PowerBook rev. A? I know there's an adapter, but does it work with my PowerBook? And will my PowerBook support 1680 x 1050 resolution?

Thank you!

I ordered the dell a couple of months ago and then picked up the 12 inch pb microcenter special recently. Rev b, maybe?

I use the lcd with the pb lid closed and works great. I have also used it in dual monitor setup and haven't had any probs. I wan't doing video/phot ed. or anything at the time so take the comments about video ram to heart when using it in dual mode.

I connect it via the mini-vga to vga connector and it looks excellent. DVI port is used by pc and I didn't bother to switch it.

Case

 

[bishopduke]

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[SurfinSHELL23]

Beautiful - plan on getting one of these once I get my PB in no more than just over a year from now. Trying to talk self into 12" PB to rationalize purchase of display...

 

[jeremy.king]

And if you're not in one of those states, you're supposed to pay it yourself on your tax form at the end of the year. (Unless you live in a state without sales tax, like NH or DE).

Since when is this the case? Any links for reference? I have bought several items online tax free and not one of them has indicated to me that I need to pay (or am responsible for) WI sales tax... Also why would states collect sales tax on an income tax return?

 

[fuzzynavo]

Good Buy

I took advantage of the $397 deal last week and mine arrived today. I'm using it with a rev b 12" powerbook and it works great! I do find spanning with only 32 mb of vram makes the display a little choppy, but if you turn off the pb display, then the external runs smoothly. And finally, it's really not as ugly as some people make it out to be. Of course, it's not as sexy as the ACD, but its not thaaat bad.

 

[neut]

Since when is this the case? Any links for reference? I have bought several items online tax free and not one of them has indicated to me that I need to pay (or am responsible for) WI sales tax... Also why would states collect sales tax on an income tax return?

many states do ... my state for example requires us to report all internet $ transactions at the same time as reporting your income. it's a good way to streamline taxing at the end of the ($) year. though some internet stores charge sales tax and reimburse the state (some states require it); it can get confusing (as they were meant to be).

keep busy people.


peace | neut

 

[SiliconAddict]

I think I'll wait for that too.

Ditto. Returned my 2005FPW. Quality wise its good unless you are REALLY picky about backlight bleed. something even ACD's have.

When the Dell 24" Widescreen goes to around $900-$800 I'm sold.

 

[frome]

Dell on Mac Site??

Dell - Apple
Apple Displays are still beter even if they cost more.
They have a Apple Logo on them
Ill stay with apple

 

[krimson]

Uhhh...do they have anything under $10? I can't find anything really cheap (like canned air, etc.).

There are a bunch of ~$10 items (CD/DVD cases, 10pk CD case, etc) in the Home Office section.


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For those of you that were trying to use the coupon yesterday, the coupon expired 5:30CDT 5/26/05... Sorry, I failed to mention, but it seems that it should have been valid for most of you, provided that you added something to make your pre-tax total over $750. See above.

If you missed it, check the Slick Deals in a few days, the new coupons come out every 2-3 days.

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Oh.. and the 2405's were on sale in the refurb section for $428 (+tax)
I suggest interested parties keep watching Dells refurb section, they'll pop up again.

 

[neut]

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Oh.. and the 2405's were on sale in the refurb section for $428 (+tax)
I suggest interested parties keep watching Dells refurb section, they'll pop up again.

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I've definately got to keep an eye on that refurb section ...

*it looks like Dells corrected the, 'typo' ... the 24" refurbs are back up to $998.00 and the 20" refurbs are $428.


peace | neut

 

[magnumpraw]

Coupon Codes Correct?

I just tried to purchase this monitor, but when I entered each of the coupon codes nothing happened? Has anyone else successfully purchased this monitor with these codes?

Thanks

 

[NtotheIzoo]

I have had this monitor for a little over a week now...its amazing...had to get used to it at the beginning...for 403...its the best purchase i've made this year...now for the 12" powerbook in august...yippee!!!!

 

[jeremy.king]

I just tried to purchase this monitor, but when I entered each of the coupon codes nothing happened? Has anyone else successfully purchased this monitor with these codes?

Thanks

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[shamino]

Since when is this the case? Any links for reference? I have bought several items online tax free and not one of them has indicated to me that I need to pay (or am responsible for) WI sales tax... Also why would states collect sales tax on an income tax return?

Read the fine print on your state income tax form. It's usually called the "consumer use tax" or something similar.

I don't know if every state has it, but it's in every state I've lived in. Sometimes it's a separate form that you are supposed to file with your income tax, sometimes it's part of the main tax form.

Anything you buy where sales tax was not collected by the seller is supposed to be reported on the form, so you can pay it.

In many states, they also want to collect the difference between your sales tax rate and what you paid to other states. For instance, if you live in a state with a 5% rate, and you buy something in a state with a 4% rate, and you paid that 4% to the state you bought it in, you are expected to pay the remaining 1% to your own state on the use-tax form.

Most people don't bother paying this - they simply lie and fill in zero on the form. States rarely audit this kind of thing unless you've bought a big-ticket item (like a car or a boat) from a state that doesn't have sales tax. Some states (like NJ) actually make you sign a statement that the value is accurate so they can (theoretically) prosecute you for perjury if you write down a zero when you should have paid something.

Because of the real hassle of keeping the records needed to pay this, I actually prefer to buy from mail-order vendors that collect sales tax. If they collect it, I don't have to bother with reporting it.

 

[shamino]

many states do ... my state for example requires us to report all internet $ transactions at the same time as reporting your income. it's a good way to streamline taxing at the end of the ($) year. though some internet stores charge sales tax and reimburse the state (some states require it); it can get confusing (as they were meant to be).

IIRC, a store is required to collect sales tax if they have a business presence in the state they're shipping the item to. If they have no presence in the state, they don't have to collect it (although they are free to do so if they want.)

Several members of my family (in NJ) bought Dell PCs over the past two years. The first two systems they purchased did not have any tax collected. The third system did. Some time between purchase nos. 2 and 3, Dell opened a shipping depot in NJ. This established a business presence in the state, forcing them to collect sales tax for NJ.

 

[xli_ne]

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Oh.. and the 2405's were on sale in the refurb section for $428 (+tax)
I suggest interested parties keep watching Dells refurb section, they'll pop up again.

Damnit I thought it was true for half of a second. That would be so sweet. Will just have to wait and see how cheap that monitor will go for.But then again, they wouldn't have an apple logo on them

 

[neut]

IIRC, a store is required to collect sales tax if they have a business presence in the state they're shipping the item to. If they have no presence in the state, they don't have to collect it (although they are free to do so if they want.)

Several members of my family (in NJ) bought Dell PCs over the past two years. The first two systems they purchased did not have any tax collected. The third system did. Some time between purchase nos. 2 and 3, Dell opened a shipping depot in NJ. This established a business presence in the state, forcing them to collect sales tax for NJ.

OIC.

Thanks for the clarification.

btw- Dell still has this banner up, but the 24"ers have been removed:

peace | neut

 

[Celeron]

I ordered one of these on Tuesday. Shipped on Wednesday, I got it this afternoon. Its fantastic! Mine was manufactured May 2005, and its an A01 revision from Mexico. I haven't noticed any dead pixels and there doesn't appear to be any backlight bleeding.

I'm very happy.

I'm using the DVI connection on my PC's 6800GT and the analog 15-pin dsub on my 12'' rev. B Powerbook. I was surprised that the 32meg card in the PB can drive it at 1680x1050 but it can and it does a nice job.

I'm very pleased overall. There is definately no reason to buy the 20'' Apple cinema display. The panels in the 20'' Cinema display and the 2005FP are identical. The 2005FP has 4 inputs, the Apple has 1. I could go on, but why bother?

 

[neut]

btw- Dell still has this banner up, but the 24"ers have been removed:

... i notice that they've changed their graphic; i should have taken a screen shot.


peace | neut

 

[flounder]

Dead Pixels?

I just hooked mine up today, I bought it for 416 and a free 100 4 x 6 glossy paper (but that is beside the point) I have found 3 dead pixels and 2 -3 stuck pixels. You dont notice the stuck ones unless you are on a black screen .. so dont care about those. The three dead pixels have me worried. You really cant see them that much with this LCD having so many(so damn small) But on is in the lower left with the other being an inch above it and the third is right on the right side in the middle. My dad cant see them but he also wears big glasses. So how do you all feel? Should i try for a better one. I mean this LCD is very pretty. I love it (other than the 3 dead pixels) Color is so crisp, my dvd's look good on it. I am on my 12in powerbook rev b. I had a few problems with the video. Twice now the picture starts to act up and the screen doesn refresh at all and all i can do is to log out and log back in? I am hoping that problem will go away. But I must say this thing is a thing of beauty!

 

[esperluette]

need dvi support?

I just bought one of these monitors and hooked it up to my silver 733 PowerPC g4 through the d-sub connector.

However, I can't get it to support the 1600 x 1200 resolution that it's supposed to and there doesn't seem to be widescreen support. Am I gonna have to buy a new video card? I will, but I was hoping not to. What am I missing?

 

[ChrisFromCanada]

If it is a Dell 2005FPW then your widescreen resolution should be 1680x1050. If you accidently got the Dell 2005FP (no W at the end) then you can only run the full screen resolution of 1600x1200. What are your resolution options in system preferences?

 

[esperluette]

Thanks! It's the FPW (at least, that's what it says on the back) but I can only get 1280 x 1024 to work (1600 x 1024 will work but looks hideous for some reason -- splotchy and hard to read).

1680 x 1050 is not an option in the Display Preferences for me.

 

[kant]

It isn't true, and "everybody does it" isn't an excuse to violate the law.)

Of course it is. If a law is held in such general contempt that even moral people regularly break it, it is worse than useless.

"To make laws that man cannot, and will not obey, serves to bring all laws into contempt." - Elizabeth Cady Stanton