Grokgod said:In this corner the beast. The 20" Dell fpw. (...) In this corner the classic beauty.The original Apple Cinema Display.
Great report! Lesson for the cheapskates: you do get what you pay for.
Grokgod said:In this corner the beast. The 20" Dell fpw. (...) In this corner the classic beauty.The original Apple Cinema Display.
Grokgod said:The Dells image quality was nice, the same as the Cinema.
But the contrast setting was unusable so its true specs were worthless!
Also the Brightness control was useless!
Imagine staring into a TOO bright light constantly.
A bright bulb glaring into your eyes, that isnt good!
It was painful for me. Badly and irritating.
There are many times when I turn down the cinema's brightness for comfortable use! At differnet times of the day.
That is what brightness controls are for.
If anyone thinks that hurting your eyes to save a few dollars is ok, then they arent thinking right.
Insane saving cant help poor vision.
I gathered that the brightness and contrast controls on the Dell monitor were not even functional - you couldn't adjust the brightness or the contrast.Chip NoVaMac said:Can you explain the Contrast and Brightness issues that seem to bother you? I will have to wait for a couple weeks till my 205FPW comes in, so I can only judge by the online manual at this point (http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/monitors/2005FPW/English/index.htm) - not firsthand usage. And the Contrast and Brightness can be set from the front buttons on the panel. Are you saying that the range is not nearly enough for adjustments?
It is that with all the monitors that I have used on both PC's and Mac's; I just see where your comments are coming from.
Rower_CPU said:On the Dell LCDs I've used, the contrast control is disabled when connected via DVI but available for VGA connections. Not sure why, but that's what I've seen.
Uuuh that's by design. DVI sends the data through the digital interface. You don't set geometry, contrast, pixel clock, or phase adjustment; you use your video card.Grokgod said:As I said in my review and again in my last post.
The Contrast ratio is Grayed OUT!
No use, USELESS, will not work, cannot be adjusted.
Dimmed, Greyed, not an option.
DVI gives you a pure digital picture; your video card passes along geometry settings, contrast, and other details. VGA does not, requiring you to adjust those settings. You also get better signal strength not prone to interference with DVI. Essentially DVI is "hands free" mode -- plug it in and it works.Chip NoVaMac said:If that is the case, on a PB 12" rev B, what would using DVI verses the VGA output do (other than maybe make the Contrast available, and maybe a greater variance in the Brightness) for me?
Has nothing to do with the OS version; you can set the contrast and brightness via your color calibration scheme right now. This is by design (when using DVI).Rod Rod said:Nice, congratulations. Please post an update once you get it. Maybe by then 10.3.7 will be out and who knows, maybe it (10.3.7) will enable contrast controls for that monitor.
Don M. said:Has nothing to do with the OS version; you can set the contrast and brightness via your color calibration scheme right now. This is by design (when using DVI).
Actually they were different questions with different answers.Rod Rod said:Thank you, I gathered as much from your previous two posts in a row. If you must respond to multiple people, please do so in a single post. Using tabs and copy/paste makes the process very simple.
Don M. said:Actually they were different questions with different answers.
I'm sorry that the format of my answers didn't meet with your approval. So much for being helpful. <shrug>
edesignuk said:I gave in, just ordered up a 2005FP, little christmas present to myself
hmmmm....3360x1050 desktop space (iMac 20+2005FP)...sweetness...
NoRod Rod said:Congratulations ... does Dell have crazy coupons for UK customers as well?
edesignuk said:I gave in, just ordered up a 2005FP, little christmas present to myself
hmmmm....3360x1050 desktop space (iMac 20+2005FP)...sweetness...
Mine's due to arrive WednesdayChip NoVaMac said:Congrats! I am trying to patiently wait for mine.![]()
edesignuk said:Mine's due to arrive Wednesday![]()
What can I say, except...Chip NoVaMac said:You are trying to taunt me, aren't you?![]()
Ordered mine on the evening of Dec 3, and it sys it won't ship till Dec 17.![]()