hello LCD, goodbye CRT
i love my crt. i have a sony 21″ atm and its a wonderful monitor. however, after we had moved from marina del rey, i think the movers “dropped” my monitor or something. i never had problems till our new place. the colors aren’t as vibrant, and the clarity has dulled. the monitor itself is still a great monitor but it wasn’t what it once was.
admittedly, anytime i look at colors or movies or even video games, i realize how many colors and depths i lose on an LCD. but alas. sony no longer produces 21″ aside form their very high end one that costs $1500.00. Ive looked at other CRT’s but none have matched the image quality that I had with my Sony. Ive looked on ebay for used monitors and they only seem to be selling the lower end models and or refurbs.
Yesterday, Bryan showed me a really great deal. Dell was running a special and i had a coupon code for an additional $75.00 off. After talking to a few friends and doing my own reading, i decided to take the plunge and get the Dell UltraSharp 2001FP 20.1-inch FPLCD.
This monitor has been available since 2003. And to this day it is still considered one of the best lcd monitors in its class. Though with time, it suffers only in the contrast ratio and brightness area vs new models. Though none of those models match in native resolution or price. It’s listed price is $749.00. They usually have daily sales, but yesterday i got it for $534.91
| Ultrasharp 2001FP 20.1-inch Flat Panel LCD | $749.00 | |
| Dell Home Customers: Save 25% off Dell FP | -$187.25 | |
| Dell Home Customers: Free Ground Shipping | -$33.00 | |
| Dell Home Customers: Save $75.00 on orders of $550.00 or more (before tax and shipping) [coupon] | -$75.00 | |
| Sub-Total | $486.75 | |
| Estimated Tax | $48.16 | |
| State Environment Fee | $8.00 | |
| Total | $534.91 |
I’m pretty excited. It has been a long time since i bought myself a new “toy”. Ive been looking at the ones in the office and at Bryan’s and I think I’m going to be pretty happy with the purchase.
oooh, nice model.
btw, re xhtml validator, aren’t IMG ALT tags a pain?
two fingers,
andy
yah im pretty excited about the model!, xhtml validator? omg am i a victim of spam?
two middle fingers,
jamie
Decided to get the 2001fp instead of the 2005fp? I really like my 2005fp, you just have to get used to staring directly into the sun – these monitors are BRIGHT.
yah i dont like your resolution. your screen is much brighter than mine too youre at 300cd/m and 600:1 im at 250 cdm and 400:1. i am not a fan of widescreen when i actually lose display real estate, not gain it.
Ya it does have less pixels than the 2001fp. I debated hard on that for a while. I do enjoy widescreen though. For what I want to use it for, the 2005fp was a better choice for me.
Good monitor, I like mine. The price is damn sweet I paid ~700.00 for mine when I bought it, and it was steal at that price then.