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Posted: Fri, 12 May 2006, 3:55pm Post subject: Advice for what monitor to purchase?
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11 OF DIAMONDS
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So I plan on selling my 19" CRT because it takes up too much space and I don't play mmorpgs anymore.. and want to invest in a 21" flat panel monitor. I would loooove to get duals, but that is above my price range atm.
To those who have good flat panels, any good recomendations? I really don't want to pay much more than around $500. I hear Dell has really good monitors, but the lower the price, the more Hero would be interested.
Anyone have any links/suggestions/recoemmendations? THANKS. |
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Posted: Fri, 12 May 2006, 4:00pm Post subject:
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Full House
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| dell 2001fp............yawn |
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Posted: Fri, 12 May 2006, 4:04pm Post subject:
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11 OF DIAMONDS
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| Trikflow77 wrote: | | dell 2001fp............yawn |
How much does one cost? |
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Posted: Fri, 12 May 2006, 4:09pm Post subject:
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11 OF DIAMONDS
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OK I googled it all by myself!!!!!!! This the main tank of monitors?
As in if I buy a flat panel, should this be it? |
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Posted: Fri, 12 May 2006, 4:24pm Post subject:
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4-of-a-Kind
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| Trikflow77 wrote: | | dell 2001fp............yawn |
Trickflow wins, thread over.
Yes, the 2001fp is the "default" poker player monitor, best bang for buck and runs @ 1600x1200 which is necessary for 4 tables with zero over lap.
http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/forum/poker-26050.htm Go to this page and find trickflows post..
Those are 2001FPs on his desk except the one on the far right which looks like a 2005sp (widescreen) |
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Posted: Fri, 12 May 2006, 4:35pm Post subject:
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dance dance-
i got a new dell system w/ dual dell 20" lcds and really like them. it really helped my pokering quite a bit to get two 1600x1200 lcds, well worth the investment. to give you an idea, i found this deal before i ordered, which is now expired, but you should be able to find it for around that price i'll bet (under $400 shipped):
http://dealnews.com/deals/Dell-Ultra-Sharp-2001-FP-20-LCD-Monitor-for-371-shipped/116995.html
others also like the samsung 20" as well. i think gabe has samsung lcds.
but if your main point of buying them is to multitable, which it should be, the quality of the monitor doesn't matter nearly as much as the native resolution. unless you care about the crappy animation that some avatars have on some poker sites. the site i play at has minimal animation which i could care less about anyway. fuck that crap. |
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Posted: Fri, 12 May 2006, 4:42pm Post subject:
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| Okay, preparing myself for a snarky response here...but if I were to get the Dell 2001fp, would I need to get anything extra to run it w/ my laptop? It's a Compaq Evo from a few years ago that seems to max out at 1024/768--would I also need a new video card to run that monitor? |
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Posted: Fri, 12 May 2006, 5:15pm Post subject:
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11 OF DIAMONDS
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| alias2211 wrote: | dance dance-
i got a new dell system w/ dual dell 20" lcds and really like them. it really helped my pokering quite a bit to get two 1600x1200 lcds, well worth the investment. to give you an idea, i found this deal before i ordered, which is now expired, but you should be able to find it for around that price i'll bet (under $400 shipped):
http://dealnews.com/deals/Dell-Ultra-Sharp-200-FP-20-LCD-Monitor-for-371-shipped/116995.html
others also like the samsung 20" as well. i think gabe has samsung lcds.
but if your main point of buying them is to multitable, which it should be, the quality of the monitor doesn't matter nearly as much as the native resolution. unless you care about the crappy animation that some avatars have on some poker sites. the site i play at has minimal animation which i could care less about anyway. fuck that crap. |
Ya the reason is purely for multi tabling/conserving space. I bought this CRT and new machine last year because I was hard into online video games. I don't really care about crisp graphics anymore. My number one priority is low price. I don't want to be buying some generic pos that comes with dead pixels though. Just want the one that's the best bang for my buck.
Also another question, you say you have duals.. that is out of my price range right now, but if I bought one of these Dells right now, could I buy another one later to dual link them? Do you have to purchase certain types to do this, or just buy two and get a cable/vid card that supports it? Hope you can understand my nub questions. |
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Posted: Fri, 12 May 2006, 5:16pm Post subject:
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11 OF DIAMONDS
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| and lol just noticed you called me "dance dance" |
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Posted: Fri, 12 May 2006, 5:20pm Post subject:
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Full House
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| mike4066 wrote: | | Trikflow77 wrote: | | dell 2001fp............yawn |
Trickflow wins, thread over.
Yes, the 2001fp is the "default" poker player monitor, best bang for buck and runs @ 1600x1200 which is necessary for 4 tables with zero over lap.
http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/forum/poker-26050.htm Go to this page and find trickflows post..
Those are 2001FPs on his desk except the one on the far right which looks like a 2005sp (widescreen) |
its the 24" on the right......it can do 4 or six with a little overlap |
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Posted: Sat, 13 May 2006, 7:55pm Post subject:
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you pwn, me and my single dell 2001FP 
trikflop > mike4066 |
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Posted: Sat, 13 May 2006, 8:47pm Post subject:
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Posted: Sat, 13 May 2006, 9:10pm Post subject:
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Posted: Sun, 14 May 2006, 10:36am Post subject:
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| givememyleg wrote: |
Also another question, you say you have duals.. that is out of my price range right now, but if I bought one of these Dells right now, could I buy another one later to dual link them? Do you have to purchase certain types to do this, or just buy two and get a cable/vid card that supports it? Hope you can understand my nub questions. |
you need a video card that can support running dual monitors, so it has to have at least 2 output channels. i have a mid range radeon card, and it has 3: S-video, DVI and standard VGA. i hookup one monitor to the DVI and the other to the VGA. just make sure you have 2 outputs on the card and that the card supports 1600x1200 and you'll be fine. |
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Posted: Sun, 14 May 2006, 10:39am Post subject:
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| why can't the effin poker rooms just make scalable/resizable table window sizes anyway. they have to know that more people would play more tables more often. why is it so important to them that the empty chairs at the tables stay the same size. i don't get it, i can't think of how they benefit from maintaining a minimum window size of 800x600. a few sites do miniview options, but it's much harder to infer a sense of position so they're a bit harder to play for some. |
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Posted: Sun, 14 May 2006, 11:36am Post subject:
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11 OF DIAMONDS
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| alias2211 wrote: | | why can't the effin poker rooms just make scalable/resizable table window sizes anyway. they have to know that more people would play more tables more often. why is it so important to them that the empty chairs at the tables stay the same size. i don't get it, i can't think of how they benefit from maintaining a minimum window size of 800x600. a few sites do miniview options, but it's much harder to infer a sense of position so they're a bit harder to play for some. |
Isn't PokerStars working on this? In their test software you can make the tables as small or large as you want. |
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Posted: Sun, 14 May 2006, 11:37am Post subject:
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| alias2211 wrote: | | givememyleg wrote: |
Also another question, you say you have duals.. that is out of my price range right now, but if I bought one of these Dells right now, could I buy another one later to dual link them? Do you have to purchase certain types to do this, or just buy two and get a cable/vid card that supports it? Hope you can understand my nub questions. |
you need a video card that can support running dual monitors, so it has to have at least 2 output channels. i have a mid range radeon card, and it has 3: S-video, DVI and standard VGA. i hookup one monitor to the DVI and the other to the VGA. just make sure you have 2 outputs on the card and that the card supports 1600x1200 and you'll be fine. |
I should be fine then.. I have a rockin' vid card from when I was a gaming nerd. |
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Posted: Sun, 14 May 2006, 11:37am Post subject:
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11 OF DIAMONDS
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lol... I was looking at this yesterday. Maybe if I win the 1mil @ stars I'll hook myself up with one. |
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Posted: Mon, 15 May 2006, 2:58pm Post subject:
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| Just some FYI.. dell no longer makes the 2001fp.. they just came out with some new monitor series. |
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Posted: Tue, 16 May 2006, 1:08am Post subject:
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| Grand_MasterB wrote: | | Just some FYI.. dell no longer makes the 2001fp.. they just came out with some new monitor series. |
the 20" that came w/ my system is the 2007fp. it's maybe slightly better than the 2001fp but then again, i haven't really calibrated display customization yet. meh. |
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Posted: Tue, 16 May 2006, 12:58pm Post subject:
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Posted: Tue, 16 May 2006, 3:19pm Post subject:
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i understand the issue to be specific to ONLY widescreen versions of the 2007fp, and not the regular 2007fp. |
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Posted: Tue, 16 May 2006, 9:12pm Post subject:
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| 399 including shipping is pretty good, the best price I saw for a 2001fp was like 379 after 2 coupons. |
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Posted: Thu, 29 Jun 2006, 3:18pm Post subject:
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i'm now in the market for a new monitor.
is the samsung 204 that bluey pointed out the way to go? or are there other monitors to look at?
thanks
flomo |
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Posted: Thu, 29 Jun 2006, 4:06pm Post subject:
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| flomo wrote: | i'm now in the market for a new monitor.
is the samsung 204 that bluey pointed out the way to go? or are there other monitors to look at?
thanks
flomo |
I had 2 of them delivered about 2 weeks ago. Must say I'm very happy with them. First monitors I've ever bought though so I don't have a comparison basis. I've deffinitly had no problems. |
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Posted: Thu, 29 Jun 2006, 4:15pm Post subject:
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| flomo wrote: | i'm now in the market for a new monitor.
is the samsung 204 that bluey pointed out the way to go? or are there other monitors to look at?
thanks
flomo |
i have 2 coming in tomarrow i live in canada and i ordered mine through futureshop.ca
the 204b series is now disconinuted and a new series is being made just go into your local store and see if they have them and if they don't ask them to get them out of the warehouse like i did.
It cost me 1030 canadian for 2. Not that bad if you ask me.
Also the LCD in the dell 2001FP is the samsung 204b LCD samsung makes a lot of LCD's for major market companies.
Also you will want to get this cheap video card that has dual DVI's.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814150157
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130251 |
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Posted: Thu, 29 Jun 2006, 7:52pm Post subject:
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| i got a 204b from samsung and its ok. the vertical viewing angle kinda suks so the top of the page is dark and the bottom is bright, but i really dont even notice anymore. it doesnt have as many inputs as the 2001fp and it shakes a lot more if you rock the desk because the stand isnt as sturdy, but it works. |
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Posted: Thu, 29 Jun 2006, 8:25pm Post subject:
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| bluey wrote: | | it shakes a lot more if you rock the desk . | 
i hope you use windex on the screen when you are done
i will be ordering something before saturday
thanks for all the input |
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Posted: Fri, 30 Jun 2006, 4:34am Post subject:
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| flomo wrote: | | bluey wrote: | | it shakes a lot more if you rock the desk . |
i hope you use windex on the screen when you are done |
hahaha |
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Posted: Fri, 30 Jun 2006, 8:40am Post subject:
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No idea why this thread is still alive.
Dell is the correct answer if price is the only thing you care about.
The Samsung SyncMaster is the correct answer if you want a sharp picture and the ability to play games/movies.
I'm totally impartial to the SyncMaster, as it's not that much more expensive and the panel is just unreal. |
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Posted: Fri, 30 Jun 2006, 9:32am Post subject:
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Full House
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ordered a samsung 204b $349.99 and free shipping
the price will drop again but meh
thank you for all the input |
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Posted: Fri, 30 Jun 2006, 9:49am Post subject:
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| Wow I spent like 450 each when I got mine. |
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| ItDepends wrote: | | Wow I spent like 450 each when I got mine. |
Em.. they cost me €500 each. Thats like €650 or something. We get screwed in the EU. |
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Posted: Fri, 30 Jun 2006, 10:31am Post subject:
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| That's what you get for living in the 3rd world I guess. |
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Posted: Fri, 30 Jun 2006, 1:48pm Post subject:
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Posted: Fri, 30 Jun 2006, 11:51pm Post subject:
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I cashed out some winnings for my Dell 2001 and its an amazing investment for playing on. You will LOVE IT!
I got mine on sale in the UK for £300 after tax and shipping, but now in the UK they only have the newer 2007 model for ~£430. |
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wow i am canadian and i got 2 for 899.......... probably could of got a better deal online w/ shpping BUT no CC you get owned.
ALSO I didn't get mine today i guess i have to play the weekend on this shitty CRT still.
pwned |
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Posted: Tue, 04 Jul 2006, 9:55pm Post subject:
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FINALLYLYLYLLTAHGHJghsdjagsdahhsdjagghsdjaghjsda |
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Posted: Tue, 04 Jul 2006, 10:40pm Post subject:
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Full House
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that is beautiful muxy
i can see you now doing chip tricks while paying online owning the 100NL tables
NH SIR
flomo |
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| Muxy wrote: | | they're a great monitor |
I agree. They look f'in sexual too. |
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| mine arrived today too. Pics to come |
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| Just to add a little to the discussion about the Samsung 204B and Samsung support. A couple days ago one of my 204B's developped a line of dead pixels (thin black line across the screen). I called Samsung customer support and was speaking with someone within 2 minutes. I simply described the problem and now they're sending me a new monitor which will be arriving in 4-5 business days. The total amount of time I spent on the phone was literally 5-6 minutes. |
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My current setup:
Once Ive moved to 200nl I'll treat myself to a second. |
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| DaNutsInYoEye wrote: | | Just to add a little to the discussion about the Samsung 204B and Samsung support. A couple days ago one of my 204B's developped a line of dead pixels (thin black line across the screen). I called Samsung customer support and was speaking with someone within 2 minutes. I simply described the problem and now they're sending me a new monitor which will be arriving in 4-5 business days. The total amount of time I spent on the phone was literally 5-6 minutes. |
i heard they're support was awesome.... do you have to pay for shipping |
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| Muxy wrote: | | i heard they're support was awesome.... do you have to pay for shipping |
Nope. I just have to send my current one back when the new one arrives obviously. The postage is pre-paid. Interestingly enough, the monitor that developed the problem was the one I got through PokerStars with FPPs. I thought it might pose a problem when they tried verifying how long I had it for warranty purposes, etc. I just gave them the serial number and they confirmed PokerStars had purchased it within the last 90 days so they're just sending me a new one. |
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| muxy Im guessing those are the 204b samsungs? |
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| boostNslide wrote: | | muxy Im guessing those are the 204b samsungs? |
OBV silva |
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