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Do the 1905FP LCD monitors still have some troubles with ghosting effects
Hello everybody,
I was wondering if Dell had succeeded in correcting their LCD monitors problems concerning the ghosting issue. Indeed, everywhere I look, on any forums of PC tests, I find two descriptions : Either that monitor is absolutely fabulous, sharp, clear, bright and so on, or I found the totally opposite and it says this monitor is scrap, slow, with ghosting effects on everything even under Windows and simple applications.
If I ask you this, it is just because I was thinking of buying a Dell Dimension with that screen !
I have no fear about the rest of the hardware, but I still doubt about this screen. Anyone here could tell me if these issues belong to the past or are they still current issues ?
As far as I am concerned, Dell is a synonym of quality (I bought a dell in the past, and I was very impressed with the quality of the PC they delivered to me) and I would be very sad to get a poor screen :smileysad:
- UaBiosci: I cannot tell you for the moment if your problem is the one I going to get in the near future since I still did not receive my PC from Dell. The only thing I try to know from the "Dell Community" is : do these numerous problems we can find on that particular LCD monitors have been solved or not.As far as I am concerned, I will not particularly use this monitor to play Quake Like games or any other fast games, but I will mainly use it to work (word processing, programming...) and also to play DivX and DVDs. It has been a long time now since we saw the first 19" LCD screens come out on the market and I find a little bit strange to see that Dell, the number 1 of PC builders sell screens with such a poor reputation !Therefore, I just need some reassurance ;-)
Message Edited by Tanhys on 10-18-2005 01:44 AM
OK, thanks for these testimony. It seems that this is what I thought from the beginning. As I always do when I buy something new, I make lots of research on the internet and find only bad commentaries about the product I have just ordered !!
After all, who would say to the earth that what she/he had bought is absolutely wonderful !! It is far easier to find complaints than congratulations, as usual !!
Cross my fingers and hope I will not be disappointed ! ;-) As I told you, my usage will be mainly programming and watch DVDs. If this screen is fine for these two, then I have nothing to add !
Thanks a lot!
Tanhys- While I have not searched this board to see specific complaints on 1905 models (that's a 19-inch display BTW), the prior 190x models (x being previous versions 1, 2...) had various issues. We have 87 1905 units currently deployed in this office alone (engineering firm with heavy emphasis on design so plenty of models, rendering, and graphics). I have 3 between my home systems and feel they are quite good, but still think my SyncMaster 193P+ superior. Employee complaints have been few with this generation and generally resolved by reverting users' custom resolutions and refresh back to native and all of our Ultrasharps run DVI not VGA. Keep in mind the very large roll the video card has in performance too. If you do more research on LCDs, you will find just about any model, past or present, has its share of poor and favorable reviews. For your indicated use, it is my opinion that you would find the 1905 very acceptable. For gamers, that a whole different matter considering the response times. However, this is the key - you choose the hardware that complements your primary usage. The old why buy a Caddy when all you need is the Chevy.
- Just as an update, Dell is replacing our 19" LCD (thanks for that astute correction). They replied very quickly to my questions and offered a replacement almost immediately. I am very satisfied with the customer service! Hopefully the replacement will be hardier.
Good luck with your purchase! Alleged Custome
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Posted October 21st, 2005 07:00
There is no such thing as a 17" 1905FP.Alleged Custome
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Posted October 21st, 2005 07:00
Please disregard my previous post. I make enough typos myself to know better!- Just a week ago or so, Dell was only offering a one-year warranty for the 1905FP. I called to see if I could get a three-year warranty by paying extra. They were not offering an extended warranty. Being concerned about the potential reliability problems I had read about, I decided that if Dell wasn't willing to offer a three-year warranty, they must have been worried about it too, so I didn't buy it. (The monitor was $373 at the time.)
It now comes with a three-year warranty at today's price of $383. Of course, I don't know if Dell is more confident in the reliability to have made this change, but I'd be much more confident buying it.
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Posted October 17th, 2005 22:00
I am in the process now of trying to figure out what is wrong with our 1905FP 17" LCD monitor. As I was working one night, the screen "changed" somehow, the pixels are sort of "frizzing" and pictures that were once sharp and clear are now a bit pixelated. There is also a one-pixel wide vertical red line running from the top to the bottom of the left hand side of the screen. White screens appear fuzzy, and there are blue shadows appearing behind text.
So, i'm not sure if this is the "ghosting" effect you speak of, but we are definitely having unexplained problems with our 1905FP, purchased in March 2005, shipped in April 2005.