Requesting suggestions on Dell UltraSharp 2001FP

[jkirch]

Hi everybody,

I am thinking of buying an external display for my T40p with Port Replicator. Since Dell has a deal on some stuff I wonder if somebody can give me some advise if these panels are good. If I remember correctly there is a Dell panel in Bill's office so they cannot be too bad.

Thanks already for your answers.
Cheers,

Jens

[G-Man]

Bill was blackmailed by Dell, that's why the Dell screen. He wants to sell it but nobody wants to buy it.

Regards,
G-Man

[BillMorrow]

Bill was blackmailed by Dell, that's why the Dell screen. He wants to sell it but nobody wants to buy it.

Regards,
G-Man

well, to be honest, i bought three dell FP2000 a couple of years ago, for $850 each..
i wanted 1200x1600 and lots of real estate..

i bought direct from dell so if any of these had a bad display (i.e. stuck pixels) i could send it back..

one of the supplied cables went bad after about 6 months and i never could get through to a live support rep so i just gave up..

so far, these are still working well, but if i get some $$ i'll sell them and grab some of the IBM 20 inch display..
or the dell FP2001 which has the thinner bezel..

[jkirch]

Well, I checked for the IBM 20" TFT, bt the price is about 400 EUR higher than the Dell display. I'd like to get the 1600x1200 for CAD work with CATIA V5.

I was thinking of getting an old fashioned Tube (CRT), but space on my desk at home is limited.

Cheers,

Jens

[gosha16]

the 2001fp is amazing. i use it on my desktop and it is gorgous. it is a little dark, but you get 16ms response times 20.1" 1600x1200 and beutiful colors. cant ask for anything more.

[BillMorrow]

Well, I checked for the IBM 20" TFT, bt the price is about 400 EUR higher than the Dell display. I'd like to get the 1600x1200 for CAD work with CATIA V5.

I was thinking of getting an old fashioned Tube (CRT), but space on my desk at home is limited.

Cheers,

Jens

i'm going to see what my cost is on the ibm display..
AND
the dell display..

just for laughs..

[rjm1135]

Here in Australia, the price was the clincher for me - at $1700 AU (I got educational pricing - $1400 AU) it is about $1000 or more cheaper than quality competitors and it is a fine display.

I even have a good Dell service story. My display arrived with 3 pixel imperfections. Now down under, we don't seem to be so lucky with the whole "if you're not happy in the fist x days, please return it - no questions asked". Dell's official policy was more than five pixels, but they quite happily agreed to replace it as a "sign of good faith". So they are shipping me out a new one and then they'll organise to have the old one collected (all at their expense). In fact, we have a number of Dell servers and PCs at my school and I can't fault Dell on their support.

As a point of interest, an IBM Australia sales rep told me they have a 7 day return policy - but only on UNOPENED GOODS. Now if only I had x-ray vision!

Cheers,
Rob.

[hausman]

For a positive review see http://www.anandtech.com/showdoc.html?i=1918

[yukit]

I got one at work. Looks great. 1600x1200 is really nice for development.
It is nice that it actually has a dedicated input switch button on the bezel.

This is the reason I am looking get a port replicator/mini dock fro my T40p so I can connect it via DVI.

yuki

[ldbobby]

I have a Dell 2000FP... absolutely love it. Been good to me for 2 years now. My bro just got a 2001FP... and correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems wider