hvx monitor: Dell 2405FPW $780
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Pelican
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I am new, so please forgive all the questions. I also purchased the Dell 24" LCD, and it's sitting next to my desk. I also am about to install Vegas, and have an HVX200 on order. I currently have a Matrox G550, but it doesn't support 1920x1200 (WUXGA).
1. What graphics card are most using?
2. Are most of you folks using this for graphic, video monitoring, or both.
3. If for video, are you using the Decklink card,, and which exact model
DeckLink HD™ US$595
DeckLink HD Plus™ US$695
DeckLink HD Pro 4:2:2™ US$995
1. What graphics card are most using?
2. Are most of you folks using this for graphic, video monitoring, or both.
3. If for video, are you using the Decklink card,, and which exact model
DeckLink HD™ US$595
DeckLink HD Plus™ US$695
DeckLink HD Pro 4:2:2™ US$995
Just wondering, I went to the apple site and saw that an HD monitor cost $1299. The Dell monitor is bigger and cheaper. However, on the Dell website, it doesn't say that it is HD. If we were to buy a monitor for use witht the HVX200 would we need to get an HD monitor. I'm not exactly sure what the big difference is between the apple display and this one besides apple claiming HD on theirs. If I can get HD resolution on the apple display ONLY then it maybe worth the extra five hundred bucks. However, if apple is just charging more money for their stuff, which they often do, then I'll just get the Dell.
Jaime Valles
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Both the Apple 23" and the Dell 24" can display native 1080 HD. The Apple is more expensive because of the nice aluminum frame and good design. The Dell isn't very pretty, but the image quality is *I believe* just as good. And it's cheaper.
Go with the Dell.
Go with the Dell.
Stevet
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The Dell will benefit using its component inputs with the HVX200.
Having said that, I am a bit disapointed on the picture quality using the dell's component inputs. It's a bit noisey, it appears like mpeg artifacts. A bit blocky.
I don't believe it's my DVD player since I don't see these artifacts using the component hooked up to my Samsung DLP.
It's definitely useable using the component inputs; I just wish it was better.
If my stupid Sony 975 (HDMI/DVI) player worked, I'd try that with the Dell.
Has anyone tried hooking up a DVD player using DVI with the Dell? How does
it look compared to the component inputs?
Having said that, I am a bit disapointed on the picture quality using the dell's component inputs. It's a bit noisey, it appears like mpeg artifacts. A bit blocky.
I don't believe it's my DVD player since I don't see these artifacts using the component hooked up to my Samsung DLP.
It's definitely useable using the component inputs; I just wish it was better.
If my stupid Sony 975 (HDMI/DVI) player worked, I'd try that with the Dell.
Has anyone tried hooking up a DVD player using DVI with the Dell? How does
it look compared to the component inputs?
underthebus
Member
Is $1020 too much to pay for the Dell 2405?
Jim Arthurs
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galapagosdp said:
If you can wait it most certainly will go on sale again before end of year, and possibly even at a better price than the latest if there are new models coming out...
Jim Arthurs
Barry_Green
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Got it, hooked it up, and basically said "wow". Nice monitor. Huge. Be forewarned that you will need a graphics card that supports 1920x1200 resolution, not all of them do. Even cheap ATI Radeon cards do though, so just be sure you have one.
It's got USB2 ports and a memory card reader built into it -- that's really cool. I hadn't realized it but I'd already run out of USB ports on my desktop; now I've got four more! And the card reader is a nice little touch as well.
It's got s-video, composite, component, VGA, and DVI-I ports on it. I haven't tried it as anything but a straight DVI monitor yet, but it's very, very nice as a desktop monitor. There's so much room now -- no more window-resizing in Vegas when going for best/full quality!
It's got USB2 ports and a memory card reader built into it -- that's really cool. I hadn't realized it but I'd already run out of USB ports on my desktop; now I've got four more! And the card reader is a nice little touch as well.
It's got s-video, composite, component, VGA, and DVI-I ports on it. I haven't tried it as anything but a straight DVI monitor yet, but it's very, very nice as a desktop monitor. There's so much room now -- no more window-resizing in Vegas when going for best/full quality!
John C Lyons
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welcome aboard Mr. Green!
Cees Mutsaers
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Barry since the 24" is big is one DEll monitor enough for NLE or would you prefer to have two DELL monitors anyway??
MovieSwede
Well-known member
Barry test and watch some upconverted DVX footage (photozoom) on the monitor, its a beuty.
John C Lyons
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Dell is VERY smart. Jump on this guys! (and keep posting when a new code comes out, I'm trying to get some of my buddies to buy one and this makes the pot pretty damned sweet!)
underthebus
Member
Thanks boo, just ordered one. Now all I need is the graphics card.