My new Dell 2405FPW - pictures & first impressions

Smiley Man · 27 Feb 2006 at 10:36

spoonz said:
Is that 1 to 1 pixel mapped? Is their an option on this montitor for this?

that'll be playing via VLC or something at 100% fullscreen with no scaling whatsoever i imagine

but yes the monitor does have an option in the OSD for 1:1 pixel mapping

spoonz · 27 Feb 2006 at 10:45

Smiley Man said:
that'll be playing via VLC or something at 100% fullscreen with no scaling whatsoever i imagine

but yes the monitor does have an option in the OSD for 1:1 pixel mapping

VLC???!!!

tomos · 27 Feb 2006 at 10:47

video lan umm client? i think

CoupeMad · 28 Feb 2006 at 02:27

Much prefer my 30" Dell tbh.

kinggost · 28 Feb 2006 at 08:02

CoupeMad said:
Much prefer my 30" Dell tbh.

I would but i didnt prefer the the price tag so ill say with the 24"

spoonz · 28 Feb 2006 at 08:28

im looking at 30" as I want to use it for DVD/HD/DivX playback but dont think my 7800GT will drive it at suitable desktop/gaming resolutuions.

wigster · 28 Feb 2006 at 12:12

ive got a XFX GeForce 6800 GT this should be powerfull enough to run it shouldn't it?

HEADRAT · 28 Feb 2006 at 12:18

Before :-

After :-

(with Ergotron Neo Flex Lcd Arms Xt Silver) to come

HEADRAT

Hussman · 28 Feb 2006 at 22:07

Hi,

Just got one of these. No dead pixels. Very pleased.

I'd like to watch DVDs full screen, like in the picture of finding Nemo above.

I think I need 1:1 pixel mapping, but that option is always greyed on my menu.

I'm connecting using the dvi input.

My gfx card is an Ati x1800.

Please can someone tell me how to connect it so I don't get the "letter box" effect when watching DVDs?

Thanks in advance.

Hussman

HEADRAT · 28 Feb 2006 at 22:11

So if you play a 16:9 ratio move you will get borders top and bottom as the 2405FPW is 16:10, lots of movies aren't even in 16:9 they are in the original wider cinema aspect ratio so they will always appear in a letterbox.

If you check the picture above you will see that the picture does not fully fill the screen.

HEADRAT

ic1male · 28 Feb 2006 at 22:14

If you play movies using PowerDVD/Nero Showtime you can always alter the aspect ratio in the software. e.g. in Showtime, I can tell it to force an aspect ratio of 16:10.

Hussman · 28 Feb 2006 at 22:18

Good point.

It might just be me, but the letter box effects on mine seems more pronounced.

e.g. Thicker black bars top and bottom.

HEADRAT · 28 Feb 2006 at 22:18

True but I don't really like pushing things out of aspect ratio, they end up either look short and fat or long and thin

Hussman said:
e.g. Thicker black bars top and bottom.

Maybe the film isn't 16:9 but a wider aspect ratio?

HEADRAT

Hussman · 28 Feb 2006 at 22:21

Looks like I'll just have to get used to it then.

Is the dvi input from my gfx card the best to use for watching dvds would you know?

Thanks in advance...

toString · 28 Feb 2006 at 22:36

In case it hasn't been said, films are made using different widescreen 'sizes'. Not just the normal 16:10

Yaka · 28 Feb 2006 at 22:43

use a freebie proggy like Media Player Classic (mpc) pressing number 8 on numpad lets stretch the picture. but then youll have to get used to long faces

Hedrat if your ergoton arm is a hydrulic one then make sure you set the pressuure right first. i set mine too week and almost slammed me monitor into my desk.

ic1male · 28 Feb 2006 at 23:14

The other thing you can do is set your DVD software to "Pan & Scan" mode. That way it takes the central portion of the feature and blows it up to eliminate all black bars whilst preserving the aspect ratio. Only trouble with this is you get bits at the side chopped off (which in some cases isn't too much grief).

Smiley Man · 1 Mar 2006 at 09:23

Hussman said:
Hi,

Just got one of these. No dead pixels. Very pleased.

I'd like to watch DVDs full screen, like in the picture of finding Nemo above.

I think I need 1:1 pixel mapping, but that option is always greyed on my menu.

I'm connecting using the dvi input.

My gfx card is an Ati x1800.

Please can someone tell me how to connect it so I don't get the "letter box" effect when watching DVDs?

Thanks in advance.

Hussman

it will be greyed out if the res is set to 1920*1200, try setting it to something lower see what happens

Vigil · 1 Mar 2006 at 22:38

Anyone: what's this monitor like in a dark room playing Doom 3? Is it too bright? Can you see any backlight?

Yaka · 2 Mar 2006 at 00:51

i played the ROe expansion few months back its preety good with it. but a freiend of mien said he could notice streaking. depends on your eyes i guess