Dell UltraSharp 2405FPW 24" LCD Monitor, Is it good? Options

[boku]

This is a brand new product. Note that it requires a video card that can resolve its wide, hi-res format. You need to verify that before use or you most likely will be ordering a new card whilst the display sits in the box.

[sergio]

Dou you know whats the dot pitch? Its nowhere in the specs.

[Bill Koenig]

What's the difference between Pixel pitch & dot size, or is this Specification even related?.  My Sony CRT has a dot size of .22
I guess I need to do a little home work.

[boku]

What's the difference between Pixel pitch & dot size, or is this Specification even related?.  My Sony CRT has a dot size of .22
I guess I need to do a little home work.

Pixel pitch is the reciprical of dot size...

1/.22mm = 4.545 pixels/mm

4.545 pixels/mm x 25.4 mm/inch = 115.45 pixels/inch

That's better than most!

[sergio]

Any experience with the Dell UltraSharp 2405FPW 24" LCD Monitor?
How does it compare to the 213T or the Cinema displays?

Sergio

[SWI]

I'm using this monitor docked to a Dell 9300.  This by far the best monitor I've ever used.  It also has 4 USB slots as well as a slot for my CF card.  Getting ready to go out and shoot slot canyons in No Az otherwise would write more.  Bottom line, if your computer can handle it get it.  I got both at the same time that way I knew the monitor would work with the 9300.

[SWI]

The following info is a poor job of cut/paste directly from the CD.  

Monitor Specifications
General  
Model number 2405FPW
Flat Panel  
Screen type Active matrix - TFT LCD
Screen dimensions 24 inches (24-inch diagonal viewable image size)
Preset display area:  
Horizontal 518.4 mm (20.4 inches)
Vertical 324.0 mm (12.7 inches)
Pixel pitch 0.270 mm
Viewing angle +/- 89° (vertical) typ, +/- 89° (horizontal) typ

Luminance output 500 cd/m ²(typ)

Contrast ratio 1000:1 (typ)

Faceplate coating Antiglare with hard-coating 3H

Backlight 6 CCFLs U-type backlight
Response Time 12ms typical (Grey to Grey) / 16ms typical (Black to White)
Resolution  
Horizontal scan range 30 kHz to 81 kHz (automatic)
Vertical scan range 56 Hz to 76 Hz, exception 1680 x 1200 & 1920 x 1200 at 60 Hz only
Optimal preset resolution Analog : 1920 x 1200 at 60 Hz(VESA CVT-R Mode)
Digital : 1920 x 1200 at 60 Hz(VESA CVT-R Mode)

Highest preset resolution Analog : 1920 x 1200 at 60 Hz(VESA CVT-R Mode)
Digital : 1920 x 1200 at 60 Hz(VESA CVT-R Mode)

 
Dell™ guarantees image size and centering for all preset modes listed in the following table.

Preset Display Modes
Display Mode Horizontal Frequency (kHz) Vertical Frequency (Hz) Pixel Clock (MHz) Sync Polarity (Horizontal/Vertical)
VGA, 720 x 400 31.5 70.1 28.3 -/+
VGA, 640 x 480 31.5 59.9 25.2 -/-
VESA, 640 x 480 37.5 75.0 31.5 -/-
VESA, 800 x 600 37.9 60.3 40.0 +/+
VESA, 800 x 600 46.9 75.0 49.5 +/+
VESA, 1024 x 768 48.4 60.0 65.0 -/-
VESA, 1024 x 768 60.0 75.0 78.8 +/+
VESA, 1152 x 864 67.5 75.0 108.0 +/+
VESA, 1280 x 1024 64.0 60.0 108.0 +/+
VESA, 1280 x 1024 80.0 75.0 135.0 +/+
VESA, 1600 x 1200 75.0 60.0 162.0 +/+
VESA, 1920 x 1200 74.0 60.0 154.0 +/-

Electrical  
Video input signals Analog RGB: 0.7 Volts +/-5%, 75 ohm input impedance

Digital DVI-D TMDS: 600mV for each differential line, 50 ohm input impedance

S-video: Y input 1 volt(p-p), C input 0.286 volt(p-p), 75 ohm input impedance

Composite: 1 volt(p-p), 75 ohm input impedance,
Component: Y, Pb, Pr are all 0.5~1volt(p-p), 75 ohm input impedance

Synchronization input signals separate horizontal and vertical,
3.3V Cmos or 5V TTL level, positive or negative sync.
SOG (Sync on green)
AC input voltage / frequency / current 100 to 240 VAC / 50 or 60 Hz + 3 Hz / 2.0A (Max.)
Inrush current 120V: 40A (Max.)
240V: 80A (Max.)  
Physical Characteristics  
Signal cable type D-sub: Detachable, Analog, 15pin, shipped attached to the monitor
DVI-D: Detachable, Digital, 24pin, shipped detached from the monitor
S-video: Not included with display
Composite: Not included with display
Component: Not included with display

Dimensions (with stand):  
Height (fully extended in portrait mode) 642.7 mm (25.3 inches)
Height (compressed/locked in landscape mode) 546.8 mm (21.5 inches)
Width 559.4 mm (22.0 inches)
Depth 229.0 mm (9.0 inches)
Weight  
Monitor (Stand and Head)
10.0 kg (22.1 lb)
Monitor Flat panel only (VESA Mode)
7.0 kg (15.4 lb)
Weight with packaging
13.2 kg (29.1 lb)

Environmental  
Temperature:  
Operating 5° to 35°C (41° to 95°F)
Nonoperating Storage: 0° to 60°C (32° to 140°F)
Shipping: -20° to 60°C(-4° to 140°F)
Humidity:  
Operating 10% to 80% (noncondensing)
Nonoperating Storage: 5% to 90% (noncondensing)
Shipping: 5% to 90%(noncondensing)
Altitude:  
Operating 3,657.6 m (12,000 ft) max
Nonoperating 12,192 m (40,000 ft) max
Thermal dissipation 272.8 BTU/hour (maximum)
201.2 BTU/hour (typical)

[jani]

What's the difference between Pixel pitch & dot size, or is this Specification even related?.  My Sony CRT has a dot size of .22
I guess I need to do a little home work.

In brief:

Pixel pitch is the commonly used term for the physical size of an RGB picture element (therefore "pixel") in an LCD monitor.

Dot pitch is the commonly used term for the physical size of an RGB picture element in a CRT monitor.

Also, the technologies behind are so different that you cannot equate the measurements. An LCD monitor's pixel is, for all intents and purposes, square. A CRT monitor's pixel may or may not be square, depending on the design goals.

From a user's point of view, these do not appear to be fundamentally different, with one exception:

LCD panels are inherently worse at simulating other resolutions than their "native" resolution. That is, if your LCD panel is a 1024x76 8 panel, it performs poorly at 800x600, and it cannot emulate 1280x960.

A CRT monitor can easily give you lower resolutions than its maximum (similar to the LCD "native"), and often cheat to give the impression of a higher resolution than the dot pitch implies.


Here are some web sources for that home work.  

http://computer.howstuffworks.com/monitor.htm
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/question401.htm
http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/lcd.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dot_pitch
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixel
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquid_crystal_display
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathode_Ray_Tube