Anyone played with this monitor and compared it with the older 2405 series? I'm curious on the picture quality because the reviews say that they improved the quality but how good is it really since the 2405 was mediocre at best? I'm curious to check it out.

[url]http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&cs=19&sku=320-4335[/url]

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:Anal: Anyone?

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thats too much monitor for me, i only have a 2007fpw

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I've had 19" for years and if I'm going to go widescreen, I don't want a stretched picture. 24" is the first size where you don't get a distorted picture like all of those other widescreens. Dell had dropped this to $609 and then this morning it went back up to $679 but I found it at a local shop for $609. I may pull the trigger this weekend.

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I think Tom has one at work

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Yeah I use it at work and love it, wished I had it at home as well. But I can only tell that it is good for 2D office applications, never did anything in 3D on it. Colors are crystal clear and with the right graphic card supporting it your eyes do not hurt after using it for several hours. I have the Dell screen since a few months and never had a problem with it. The only people who complain about it are our bosses because each screen sucks uo to 80 Watts per hour.

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Damn. That's some power suckin'. Luckily, I'm only home on the weekends. Thanks for the info. I will decide if I go for the $609 price within the next day or two. I'll give a status report and that and if (or when, I should say) I get it, I'll give a review. I hope the one I order doesn't have the new Samsung TFT panel in it. I don't game and don't want to lose picture quality.

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beaner if you dont mind sacrificing 2 inches of screen real estate in order to save nearly $300 - check this [url]http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Samsung-22-Widescreen-Monitor-226BW/sem/rpsm/oid/170984/catOid/-12965/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do[/url]

2 MS refresh rate cant be all that bad

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^ ^ I don't want the stretched out view on the monitor and I've read numerous reviews and gone and checked out the 22" screens. Believe it or not, the technology for the 24" has surpassed the 22". Look around, the 22" is an area where developers haven't put in too much time and effort into it.

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You know it's shitty when you look online and come to find out there were some nice coupon codes floating around where one could have gotten this monitor for $540 shipped, OTD. Goddamnit! I guess I'll be waiting.

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have you looked at dell's outlet site? you can save a couple bucks.

[url]http://www.dell.com/content/products/category.aspx/monitor?c=us&cs=28&l=en&s=dfb[/url]

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I've looked there frequently and they have yet to have this monitor in that section. Thanks though.

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I bet Dom knows this feeling...

I've been wanting a new monitor since last year but have been putting it off for the newer models. I've found the one I want and can't pull the trigger because I know the moment I do, a discount will pop up. Argh!

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I just pulled the trigger on one. We'll see how it is when I finally receive it. Maybe it's crap. LMAO

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Did you get the Dell or another manuf.?

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I put in the order this weekend so I'm assuming I'll have it next week since I won't be home until either Friday or Saturday. I ordered the Dell and got it for $570 total, shipped. Not too bad.

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Beanz

Any updates on the monitor?

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I received it over a week ago but haven't been home to set it up yet. I'm gonna plug it into my other system later today though. Doing a massive move-around in the office here with the furniture. I'll try to give a review as soon as I can.

UPDATE: Okay, I've got the monitor connected to my other system and so far I have zero complaints. I haven't been home much to really check it out but I've played with the settings and have tried different pictures to check out the color schemes. The blacks show up quite well but I'll compare it to my other monitors later to see just how good they are. This sucker is very bright but not blinding at all. So far, I'm very happy with a purchase. The panel is an A04 revision so I'll try to find out more info. about it.