Nice LCD for SW
Nice LCD for SW
(OP)
OK, I finally replaced my 80-pound, 21" ViewSonic CRT for an LCD. I've been sifting through reviews to find a great monitor and settled on something that surprised me:
Gateway FPD2185W 21" wide-format LCD
Useful reviews:
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Otherwise, I've not seen this reviewed at Tom's Hardware, but the users there seem to like it.
I'm using the DVI cable connection with my nVidia FX-1400 (PCI Express), and it's great. Since this cable isn't included with the purchase, I got it at Fry's Electronics for less than half of what I could find it anywhere else (~$35). You need a DVI-D, if I remember right--not the same as other DVI cables for entertainment systems.
No dead pixels, great to have the wide format with SolidWorks and expansive room for toolbars--which is something that concerned me with the 16 x 10 format previously. I love it.
Another concern was whether I could properly see good image quality, since I do a lot of renderings and use Photoshop, etc. extensively. The included software really helps to dial-in brightness, contrast, etc. to make the most of the display's settings. Just did some great renderings the other day and the monitor worked better than I expected in providing the right feedback.
This could be a bit of a sleeper product, so I thought I'd post it here for reference. I've not seen anything Gateway reviewed within the CAD realm before.
Gateway FPD2185W 21" wide-format LCD
Useful reviews:
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Otherwise, I've not seen this reviewed at Tom's Hardware, but the users there seem to like it.
I'm using the DVI cable connection with my nVidia FX-1400 (PCI Express), and it's great. Since this cable isn't included with the purchase, I got it at Fry's Electronics for less than half of what I could find it anywhere else (~$35). You need a DVI-D, if I remember right--not the same as other DVI cables for entertainment systems.
No dead pixels, great to have the wide format with SolidWorks and expansive room for toolbars--which is something that concerned me with the 16 x 10 format previously. I love it.
Another concern was whether I could properly see good image quality, since I do a lot of renderings and use Photoshop, etc. extensively. The included software really helps to dial-in brightness, contrast, etc. to make the most of the display's settings. Just did some great renderings the other day and the monitor worked better than I expected in providing the right feedback.
This could be a bit of a sleeper product, so I thought I'd post it here for reference. I've not seen anything Gateway reviewed within the CAD realm before.
Jeff Mowry
www.industrialdesignhaus.com
Reason trumps all. And awe trumps reason.






RE: Nice LCD for SW
Jason
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RE: Nice LCD for SW
Jason
UG NX2.02.2 on Win2000 SP3
SolidWorks 2006 SP4.0 on WinXP SP2
RE: Nice LCD for SW
With the DVI cable, waranty extension and tax, it's really quite close to $700.
Jeff Mowry
www.industrialdesignhaus.com
Reason trumps all. And awe trumps reason.
RE: Nice LCD for SW
Regards,
Scott Baugh, CSWP
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RE: Nice LCD for SW
Jeff Mowry
www.industrialdesignhaus.com
Reason trumps all. And awe trumps reason.
RE: Nice LCD for SW
Regards,
Scott Baugh, CSWP
www.scottjbaugh.com
FAQ731-376
RE: Nice LCD for SW
I have the same monitor. I love it.
Chris
Systems Analyst, I.S.
SolidWorks Pro 06/PDMWorks 06
AutoCAD 06
ctopher's home site (updated 06-21-05)
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RE: Nice LCD for SW
Scott, that's a tremendous deal. Dell seems to do that fairly commonly.
Jeff Mowry
www.industrialdesignhaus.com
Reason trumps all. And awe trumps reason.
RE: Nice LCD for SW
RE: Nice LCD for SW
I don't use the rotation part of it. No use for it yet.
But, the size and the wide screen is perfect.
Chris
Systems Analyst, I.S.
SolidWorks Pro 06/PDMWorks 06
AutoCAD 06
ctopher's home site (updated 06-21-05)
FAQ559-1100
FAQ559-716
RE: Nice LCD for SW
Chris, I tried the portrait mode too, but really don't have much use for it either. Maybe if I was a writer or something. .. Meanwhile, I was amazed that I actually love this aspect ratio. I'm going to add tool buttons to my previously-squeezed tool bars now.
Jeff Mowry
www.industrialdesignhaus.com
Reason trumps all. And awe trumps reason.
RE: Nice LCD for SW
Chris
Systems Analyst, I.S.
SolidWorks Pro 06/PDMWorks 06
AutoCAD 06
ctopher's home site (updated 06-21-05)
FAQ559-1100
FAQ559-716
RE: Nice LCD for SW
Those using laptop with this screen 1920x1200 resolution will know it has a huge amount of real-estate. All squeezed into a 15.4 inch widescreen display. The nearest I have seen in a standalone monitor is 24 inch.
Is there no demand? I know you generally sit much close to a laptop screen.
RE: Nice LCD for SW
I also have the SAMSUNG SyncMaster 213T 21.3", 1600 x 1200. http
Really nice LCD for those who are not so keen on the 1900 x 1200 Widescreen Ratio on the Dell 24.
RFUS
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Also I'm seeing a big push to make the monitors into TVs and used for other sorts of "media center" applications lately. ..meaning they are now trying to span the divide between big monitors on a desk and perhaps big enough TVs on a wall--merging them into the same SKU perhaps, down the road.
My monitor has about every possible connection on the back for this sort of thing. So companies probably don't want to risk marketing a monitor of that resolution limited to use at a single small distance, given the trends.
Jeff Mowry
www.industrialdesignhaus.com
Reason trumps all. And awe trumps reason.
RE: Nice LCD for SW
Design Engineer
Solidworks 2006/DBWorks 2006 user