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Dell
1900FP Multi-Monitor Review Intro
I often wonder how Dell
can offer such cheap prices on certain things. That may seem very
vague, but well take for instance a little deal they had going back in
December of last year. "Buy two 17" or larger LCDs and
get one free!". And at the same time if you didn't want that
deal they had 15% off all Dell branded monitors and everything has free
3-5 shipping which for me, came in two days. So, I had reviewed
the 18" Dell LCD, and I thought that it might be cool to get two of
those and then have a third free one... but ohhhhh those 19" LCDs
were so tempting for about $100 more (at the time) each. So I
decided to go with two, and then I got my third for free. A $900
is a pretty good deal in my book. Since then, prices have dropped
and I believe you can usually pick up the 1900FP for about $700-750
depending on the deal. And the 1800FP you can now get for about
$525-575 depending on the deal. Any way you go, you're going to
get a good deal.
Now, besides the great prices on these Dell LCDs, these LCDs are super
sweet! The slim bezel design, the sleek buttons, the very thin
depth--it all adds up to a great LCD. The fact that it is a
rebadged Samsung 191T makes it all the better. Samsung makes in my
opinion the best LCDs on the market. So if you'd like to cross
reference this review with others, you can check Samsung 191T
reviews. But do take note that you won't get some features on the
1900FP as you will get on the 191T such as the 90 degree rotation. Features
& Build Quality
The 1900FP
has a resolution of 1280x1024 and it can be run up to 75hz although 60hz
is it's native refresh rate. I noticed that when you change the
refresh rate to different settings the look of the font changes
sometimes. I believe it is only on the VGA cable that this problem
arises where you have semi blurry font @ 72hz. On a DVI cable I
didn't notice any of that.
The LCD also has a very good button layout and OSD. When you use a
DVI cable there are a few features which aren't needed as I guess the
digital connection adjusts those settings automatically. While
we're on the topic of the VGA versus the DVI cables, I have noticed that
the really only difference I have noticed while using these LCDs is that
the on the DVI cable, the whites on the LCD seem whiter than the VGA
cable. You do get both cables with the 1900FP and there are two
plugs on the LCD. You can connect each line to a different
computer actually and switch back and forth!
I must say that the feel of the 1900FP is very solid. The swivel
feature is somewhat stiff I've noticed, but that's always good.
You don't want your position being moved after you've got it just in
that right spot :) The cables are very high quality. They
seem, to me, to be of much higher quality than any CRT monitor I've
owned. The power cable is also nice. Half of it is a thin
wire (which connects to the LCD) and the then there is a power box
midway in the cable and the other half is heavy duty. This is good
because you don't have ugly big cables on your desk then. It keeps
things streamlined.
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