The official Dell Ultrasharp 2408WFP Thread

CX286 (78390) says.....

"Due to a Dell internal process change many of the 2408's that will ship new with the revised firmware will have a different part number and not a different revision number.""

"Due to a Dell internal process change many of the 2408's that will ship new with the revised firmware will have a different part number and not a different revision number. The only way you will be able to tell if it's the revised firmware is to check the sharpness setting, if the setting is in multiples of 10 then it is the revised firmware if it's in multiples of 25 then it's not. The part number has nothing to do with the revision but someone decided since we are changing the part number anyway the firmware will be A00 on that part number. I thought it was kind of confusing but it's not my idea."

means even it says A00 on box i should open box and check the sharpness thing?
 
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kmetek said:
CX286 (78390) says.....

"Due to a Dell internal process change many of the 2408's that will ship new with the revised firmware will have a different part number and not a different revision number.""

"Due to a Dell internal process change many of the 2408's that will ship new with the revised firmware will have a different part number and not a different revision number. The only way you will be able to tell if it's the revised firmware is to check the sharpness setting, if the setting is in multiples of 10 then it is the revised firmware if it's in multiples of 25 then it's not. The part number has nothing to do with the revision but someone decided since we are changing the part number anyway the firmware will be A00 on that part number. I thought it was kind of confusing but it's not my idea."

means even it says A00 on box i should open box and check the sharpness thing?
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I'm guessing you have taken this from the Dell forum site.
This is a statement from DELL-Jimmy who also states that he will let people know when the new firmware is shipping (states side anyway).
As he has not done this there is nothing to look for on the box and Dell still may change there mind again.
 
It's still a rev A00 and Dell have stated they are releasing a REV A01, for me I'm not purchasing our next 2 2408WFP's for a couple of weeks until they are REV A01 if not we'll just buy REV A00#s, there are a few issues to be corrected not just sharpness. That said we have units here that are fine but we're into photographic / graphics work so input lag is not an issue for us
 
about to go up on TFT Central

It's been a long time coming, but Dell have finally started shipping the A01 revision of their 24" 2408WFP screen. Jimmy P of the Dell Community Forums has said: "I have news, as of yesterday [22 July 2008] all 2408's shipping as refurbished have the new firmware, as of Monday new monitors started coming off the production line with it. If you are ordering a new monitor you should wait about two weeks to make sure that they have a chance to get through the distribution network.

Due to a Dell internal process change many of the 2408's that will ship new with the revised firmware will have a different part number and not a different revision number. The only way you will be able to tell if it's the revised firmware is to check the sharpness setting, if the setting is in multiples of 10 then it is the revised firmware if it's in multiples of 25 then it's not. The part number has nothing to do with the revision but someone decided since we are changing the part number anyway the firmware will be A00 on that part number."
He went on later to explain that: "You can not upgrade the frimware yourself. We do not send out replacements just because of a revision, you have to actually have a technical problem. This firmware update features greater control over sharpness settings, improved power save recovery, and less input lag."

So it looks like all refurb models will already be shipping with the new firmware, but it would be best to wait a couple of weeks for the new stock to hit the supply chains. Bear in mind this is based on the US website, so no word as to whether the UK has the same pattern. It surely won't be far behind though. It will be interesting to see which "issues" have been addressed and updated when reviews starts to appear.
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i think they mean that the sticker may still say A00, but the firmware change will be evident only by checking the focus setting in the OSD.
 
"Due to a Dell internal process change many of the 2408's that will ship new with the revised firmware will have a different part number and "

The Dell part number forms part of the serial number CZ-0CX268xxx "CX268" is a 2408WFP Dell part number this means new models will carry a new dell part no CZ-0xxxx so they should be indetifiable from the box
 
This was a response yesterday (24th) by Dell_Jimmey on the Dell forum site to when the new firmware will hit Europe.

Hi Jimmy, do you know when the screens with the new firmware will be available in Europe?
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Reply. Dell_Jimmey

I was told about two weeks.
 
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