I alread...y have the little brother 19" Dell P190St with a 5:4 aspect ration at 1280 x 1024 resolution. Great monitor! But side-by-side, this 20" Dell with its 4:3 aspect ration at 1600 x 1200 resolution is the best desktop workhorse I have used. It is an ideal budget display for office work and internet pages. The present industry emphasis on 16:9 aspect ratio monitors is understandable with widescreen video games and movies in demand. However, such screens leave wasted space with standard programs and internet pages displayed, and actually shrink usable vertical space compared to a like size standard aspect ratio monitor. I prefer the latter simply based on the type of content I use on my PC: if I want to watch an HD movie, I use my 55" Panasonic plasma...but that is just my personal preference!
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
While it was decent for its time, the problems from the past will always come back to haunt us. It worked for a time, but times have changed. It could have been better. Obviously, moving from any older screen to this one is a noticeable improvement in image quality and brightness, but not so much for stability. This model has already begun to age, and many of them might have a dead pixel or two that no one would notice. But worst of all, there's a common problem with almost all variations of the UXGA format from Dell; flickering and fragmented images. Due to the fact that engineers on all sides undercut quality of their products to save on production budget during the mid-2000's, this screen was one of the victims to fall under lower standards, and yet there were high expectations for it. As a direct result, the 2007FP uses the long-obsolete CCFL (mini-halogen) lamp technology to illuminate the LCD. By the way, this was also before IPS became standard on LCD, so there's no chance of compensation for even minor defects when the CCFL tubes wear out.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
...The Dell Ultrasharp 2007FP 20.1" LCD Monitor lives up to it's name with crisp, clean color and an optimal combination of brightness and contrast that creates a lustrous, vibrant image that doesn't strain the eyes with extended use. The specifications speak for themselves and are easy to compare side by side with similarly priced monitors, but they will not offer a visceral and visual appraisal that will likely have you surprised when placed alongside it's competitors. Dell's consumer products have often left something to be desired in terms of overall design - where they are functional, they're not fashionable. When fashionable, they fall apart days outside the warranty. Having struggled to find balance along the path from manufacture to market in more than a handful of products, their LCD's have nearly never suffered this fate. This, in addition to the majority of Dell LCD's, is a quality product that performs well for the price. The backlight is sturdy and dependable, and from what I can tell users receive 4+ years of solid, heavy use before it begins to fade or distort. The footprint and feel of the accompanying stand is appropriate for the desktop spaces it will most often occupy, and despite being reasonably minimalist, is sturdy and when bumped will support the LCD well. The VESA mounting is as-expected; there's no surprises nor delights there. The only complaint that can be had, if any, is that this monitor lacks preset levels/modes for various tasks - cinema, reading, muted light, et al. However, the display's menu controls and settings allow for enough tweaking to create the desired palette, albeit you're in for some quick button-tapping on the LCD's soft-key buttons along the side. If you are able to get a good price on a Dell LCD whilst avoiding the often mediocre pricing of their Desktop PC's and workstations, you're getting the best of the bargain and likely won't regret your purchase. But hey, if you do, these LCD's not only hold their lumens and crisp clarity for the long run, but generally their value as well - so just pass it along to another user and go spend what it takes to please your very, very discerning eye.
In a monitor, RESOLUTION i...s everything. (Well, of course PRICE is everything, too, but forget that for a moment.) This monitor has 1600 by 1200 resolution in 20 inches, which is almost enough. I spend a lot of time whining about how you can't get even better resolution on this size display since it is easily done on laptops, but I guess it isn't the fault of the monitor itself. I bought several of these to replace the older Dell 20" displays withe the same resolution. I was never happy with the older ones because, for whatever reason, they have these enormous surrounding bezels. The 2007FP has a very tasteful and narrow bezel. Why is this good? Because you can put them next to each other without a big gap. In fact, I made the same discovery that Microsoft did: The optimum is THREE monitors next to each other, becuase that way there is no split going down the middle. I rotated the monitors on their stands by 90 degrees so that I have, in effect, a 3600 by 1600 pixel display. Try that with a single monitor and you'll see how much "everything" PRICE is! What I like about the 2007FP: 1: The stand is very well engineered. It takes almost no desk space, the mount swivels from horizontal to vertical, the height is adjustable and the monitor stays at the attitude and altitude you put it! 2: The display is bright 3: I like the little buttons on the thin bezel. Easy to use, not obtrusive. 4: I like the USB convenience connections and the fairly-easily-accessed connections. 5: In terms of reliability, I've had no problems in a few months of use except - see below. 6: They're light weight and packed much more conveniently than the ones they're replacing. What I don't like: 1: They could be a bit smaller, or a bit higher resolution at the same size. I wish someone would give us laptop resolution on a desktop. 2: One of them seems to have developed a yellowing in one corner. Ugly but not a problem. I'll have to return it before the warranty expires. I don't know if this is a common problem - I don't have a big enough statistical sample. 3: They're Dell monitors. Someone should grab their neck and wring it until they just give you the lowest price without wasting time with their absurd categories of customer. It's a little unfair to give this a "Good" instead of an "Excellent." It's a really nice monitor; I'd prefer to give it a 9 out of 10 rather than a 4 out of five.
This is a very nice monitor in many respec...ts. Pros: Great stand!! Very easy to adjust, put on, take off, and looks terrific. Nice colors, clear text. Cons: Half of these monitors are PVA, the other half IPS. Mine is IPS. Colors are better with IPS but text is sharper with PVA. I believe ASM in the serial number tells you it's IPS. Also, this unit interfered with my wifi. I had to put it in a different room from my router, then it was okay, being used with my son's computer. Another gltich: I tried it on VGA and after disconnecting it went into sleep mode and wouldn't come out. Solution: either reload your video software or connect it to dvi on another monitor and that seemed to bring it back to proper functionality. (Other Dells have this glitch.) Final Con: whites are cream colored rather than white. The HP LP2065 is supposedly better. All the same, pretty good for an old monitor. I love 1600 x 1200!!
