Gateway 22" LCD preview

MSP · 08-17-2007, 12:05 PM

Well, so far I love this thing. Big, beautiful, and eye popping! Being able to quickly switch between my Windows XP PC, Macbook, and HD cable box is great. And the ability to run any source picture-in-picture is the bomb...

Here's my Windows XP machine running my Macbook picture-in-picture, and below that my Macbook running my HD cable box picture in picture! I've got a video of it in action if anyone cares to see it.

Mr. Ali · 08-17-2007, 12:08 PM

wow, thats really nice. how much did that run?

MSP · 08-17-2007, 12:17 PM

They run $320-380, which is a bit high for a 22" LCD. But look at the features! It has a Windows application that allows me to control the size and location of the PIP window too. I bitched to Gateway about the warranty and they threw in the 3-year.

tex · 08-17-2007, 01:51 PM

keep us updated - I am looking to go a little bigger, but thats exactly what I need in my room, feature wise

gB dAvId x · 08-17-2007, 02:28 PM

Very nice... so what are you doing with your other two lcd's?

MSP · 08-17-2007, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by gB dAvId x

Very nice... so what are you doing with your other two lcd's?

One replaces my wife's aging NEC LCD, and the other will be wrapped in plastic and stored as a spare. I guess the 2 CRT monitors I have in storage can go now...

MSP · 08-18-2007, 02:48 PM

Well, the light bleeding that I've read so much about has yet to be seen with this display. Lots of people complained with these 22" LCDs of 1/2+ inches of very bright bleeding on the top and bottom edges. My screen when displaying a black image shows a faint 1/16th band at the top, and a very faint 1/8th band at the bottom. And if I hadn't been aware and looking for it I would have never noticed.

The HD content is blowing my mind. I was watching Discovery HD running a show about the International Space Station. When they turned the camera to one of the windows showing Earth below I nearly fell out of my chair. The cloud detail made me feel I was looking out of the window of an airplane. Simply amazing.

mistawiskas · 08-20-2007, 06:01 AM

It's just like a new pair of glasses.

-Sevendust- · 08-20-2007, 11:47 AM

Is that apple tv I see.

MSP · 08-20-2007, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by -Sevendust-

Is that apple tv I see.

Looks like it, doesn't it? It's actually that NexStar NAS box of mine.

Mr. Ali · 08-20-2007, 07:35 PM

looking at your lcd really makes we want to get one, i love having a super high resolution setting at my disposal.

mistawiskas · 08-21-2007, 04:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr. Ali

looking at your lcd really makes we want to get one, i love having a super high resolution setting at my disposal.

Says the"Lord of Porn"

MSP · 08-21-2007, 09:12 AM

The only negative thus far is I've briefly gotten two stuck pixels. One was bright blue and on the left side, and then I got a bright red one on the bottom. Both lasted less than 10 minutes, but they make me nervous. I've got the 3 year warranty but I have to have 5 permanently stuck in order to exchange the display.

Anybody else get stuck / dead pixels?

jake · 08-21-2007, 11:39 AM

Ive had a benq at home, an acer laptop and dell's at work and never had a stuck or dead pixel.

MSP · 08-27-2007, 06:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jake

Ive had a benq at home, an acer laptop and dell's at work and never had a stuck or dead pixel.

Neither have I - Dell, NEC, Planar... no dead pixels.

Anyway, I haven't seen any more after the first few hours it was on. I've played a shit load of Oblivion and Age of Mythology, digital and HD TV, DVDs and DIVX movies... fucking gorgeous. So two thumbs up for me. If you need s-video or composite inputs AND picture in picture this is the way to go. The only alternative is the 24" Dell for $250 more...

MSP · 09-06-2007, 06:39 PM

UPDATE - The stuck pixels persisted so I contacted Gateway tech support. No questions asked they are shipping me a replacement unit. I'll update how that goes, but at this point I'm satisfied.

smirnoff · 09-08-2007, 01:12 PM

Wow that PiP feature is something else! Sorry but that's a feature unique to particular monitors right, it's not like I can just plug a second sorce into my 22" dell and run a software to do it can I?

-Sevendust- · 09-08-2007, 04:41 PM

Yeah after seeing this it makes me want to get a bigger one now. I have a 20" wide at the moment.

caniacpack · 09-08-2007, 05:22 PM

i have two lcds, a ViewSonic VX800 it had one dead pixel and i recently bought a Samsung 216BW and i noticed today that it has a dead pixel. but really, one or two dead pixels aren't a big deal to me. i don't notice them unless i specifically go looking for them.

MSP · 09-08-2007, 05:55 PM

Here's a video of the PIP in action, check it out:

j0k3r · 09-08-2007, 06:50 PM

I have had this display for about a year now:
Gateway Computers: Home & Home Office - Gateway - FPD2185W 21" Widescreen High-Definition LCD Flat-Panel Display

I love it and have had 0 problems with it. I don't know why it is more expensive than the one you are using though. I think my PiP is hardware (??).

On EDIT: My monitor supports HDCP, does the one you have MSP?

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MSP Globe Trekker Jan 2005 Last Seen: Today Posts: 15,233 (#1) Thanked 2x in 2 posts x81	They run $320-380, which is a bit high for a 22" LCD. But look at the features! It has a Windows application that allows me to control the size and location of the PIP window too. I bitched to Gateway about the warranty and they threw in the 3-year.

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gB dAvId x P/T State Worker Jan 2005 Last Seen: Today Location: sacramento, california Posts: 2,718 (#30) Thanked 0x in 0 posts x13	Very nice... so what are you doing with your other two lcd's?
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MSP Globe Trekker Jan 2005 Last Seen: Today Posts: 15,233 (#1) Thanked 2x in 2 posts x81	Well, the light bleeding that I've read so much about has yet to be seen with this display. Lots of people complained with these 22" LCDs of 1/2+ inches of very bright bleeding on the top and bottom edges. My screen when displaying a black image shows a faint 1/16th band at the top, and a very faint 1/8th band at the bottom. And if I hadn't been aware and looking for it I would have never noticed. The HD content is blowing my mind. I was watching Discovery HD running a show about the International Space Station. When they turned the camera to one of the windows showing Earth below I nearly fell out of my chair. The cloud detail made me feel I was looking out of the window of an airplane. Simply amazing.

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mistawiskas Gramps Jan 2005 Last Seen: Today Location: Grants Pass, Oregon Posts: 12,720 (#2) Thanked 6x in 6 posts x310	It's just like a new pair of glasses.
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-Sevendust- Oilfield Trash Sep 2006 Last Seen: Today Location: Kenai, Alaska Posts: 1,961 (#41) Thanked 3x in 2 posts x6	Is that apple tv I see.

08-20-2007, 07:35 PM	permalink #11
Mr. Ali Lord Of Porn Jan 2005 Last Seen: Today Location: CA, USA Posts: 3,152 (#22) Thanked 1x in one post x30	looking at your lcd really makes we want to get one, i love having a super high resolution setting at my disposal.

08-21-2007, 09:12 AM	permalink #13
MSP Globe Trekker Jan 2005 Last Seen: Today Posts: 15,233 (#1) Thanked 2x in 2 posts x81	The only negative thus far is I've briefly gotten two stuck pixels. One was bright blue and on the left side, and then I got a bright red one on the bottom. Both lasted less than 10 minutes, but they make me nervous. I've got the 3 year warranty but I have to have 5 permanently stuck in order to exchange the display. Anybody else get stuck / dead pixels?

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jake Vagabond Jun 2005 Last Seen: Today Location: Calgary, AB Posts: 1,798 (#46) Thanked 0x in 0 posts x55	Ive had a benq at home, an acer laptop and dell's at work and never had a stuck or dead pixel.
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09-06-2007, 06:39 PM	permalink #16
MSP Globe Trekker Jan 2005 Last Seen: Today Posts: 15,233 (#1) Thanked 2x in 2 posts x81	UPDATE - The stuck pixels persisted so I contacted Gateway tech support. No questions asked they are shipping me a replacement unit. I'll update how that goes, but at this point I'm satisfied.

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smirnoff Curmudgeon Jan 2005 Last Seen: Today Location: Winnipeg, MB Posts: 2,430 (#32) Thanked 1x in one post x45	Wow that PiP feature is something else! Sorry but that's a feature unique to particular monitors right, it's not like I can just plug a second sorce into my 22" dell and run a software to do it can I?
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-Sevendust- Oilfield Trash Sep 2006 Last Seen: Today Location: Kenai, Alaska Posts: 1,961 (#41) Thanked 3x in 2 posts x6	Yeah after seeing this it makes me want to get a bigger one now. I have a 20" wide at the moment.

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caniacpack Senior Member Apr 2007 Last Seen: 03-14-2008 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 108 (#156) Thanked 0x in 0 posts x0	i have two lcds, a ViewSonic VX800 it had one dead pixel and i recently bought a Samsung 216BW and i noticed today that it has a dead pixel. but really, one or two dead pixels aren't a big deal to me. i don't notice them unless i specifically go looking for them.

09-08-2007, 05:55 PM	permalink #20
MSP Globe Trekker Jan 2005 Last Seen: Today Posts: 15,233 (#1) Thanked 2x in 2 posts x81	Here's a video of the PIP in action, check it out:

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j0k3r El Chupacabra Jan 2005 Last Seen: Today Location: Phoenix Posts: 1,878 (#44) Thanked 14x in 7 posts x44	I have had this display for about a year now: Gateway Computers: Home & Home Office - Gateway - FPD2185W 21" Widescreen High-Definition LCD Flat-Panel Display I love it and have had 0 problems with it. I don't know why it is more expensive than the one you are using though. I think my PiP is hardware (??). On EDIT: My monitor supports HDCP, does the one you have MSP? Last edited by j0k3r : 09-08-2007 at 06:59 PM.

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