2001FP problems....

Question

Alright, dunno were to really start with this, but here we go.

I got a 2001fp for X-Mas. Hooked it up and couldn't believe the rich colors and size, but from that moment it went down hill.

Running it with the DVI cable and a 6600GT.

Normal usage. Faintly Blurred. I can't get the screen to look sharp at all. I get a headache within 10 minutes just browsing the internet even in the native 1600x1200. I played with the settings too no avail.

Gaming. Unbelieveable colors that are so rich and clear but I get blurred play and there is hesitation at times with mouse movements. I tried every resolution and settings in COD UO and TW2005 and get a headache within 5 minutes of game play. Yes even in TW2005. I know FPS's are more demanding, but what I am seeing can't be normal.

My 3 year old CTX 19" CRT is now back on my desk after about 24hrs of the 2001fp. I can sit behind the 19" for hours and hours and never even get a hint of a headache and not have any of the problems I have just incurred with the 2001fp. With everything that I have read and all the research I have done on a LCD, I was really looking forward to the 2001fp.

I have used laptops and other LCD's in the past for general use and gaming, and never once ran into this problem. I'd hate to have to warranty it because there are NO dead pixles. Knowing my luck a replacement would have a couple of dead ones.

Any ideas? Think this is a Warranty issue? Should I try hooking it up D-Sub analog just to see what it does? Give Dell Dell a jingle?

Jim

hoochiepanther · Answer

SAME PROBLEM

with 2001FP 20 inch FLAT panel

(this is garbage for the price its selling for)

my head is hurting from looking at this

i love my sony trinitron

i thought DELL would make a decent LCD it being 16ms advertised and all

i think im going to return this, im forced because my head hurts after 10 min

the colors are decent , but its kinda blurry and i have no idea how to fix this!!!

i think ill just buy a cheap 19 inch monitor or something

any feedback?

PS:

Oh ya, 1 more thing, DVI slot???!?!?! where does it go in the PC????

the white female on the vid card is differnt then the male plug for monitor

because at the moment im using the blue 15 pin hole.

i doubt that is reason though.... for hurting eyes

NavyDood · Answer

And to add....   Mine was built Aug 2004 and it's a Rev A00 Message Edited by NavyDood on 12-28-2004 11:51 PM

fia51 · Answer

You need to adjust the settings of the monitor.  Plenty of instuctions available at dell support documents.  Brightness can be controlled.

ajabbari · Answer

Actually this could be an issue with the DVI out on your video card. For more info look at this article...   http://graphics.tomshardware.com/graphic/20041129/index.html     I'm not too familiar with NVidia's drivers, but I would first try upgrading to the latest version. If that doesn't fix the issue I'd look into any specific options for DVI in the driver settings (a search on google may help too).   Hope this helps.

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