Dell UltraSharp 2001FP Preview: Gaming LCDs for the Masses
by Kristopher Kubicki on November 10, 2003 12:36 AM EST- Posted in
- Displays
Wallmount, Swivel, Pivot & Cable Management
How many of you remember the pivot feature on the 191T LCD that we reviewed last year? That's right — Dell brought this feature back in the 2001FP. The original Samsung 191T was pivotable, but fairly awkward. The 191T cable management provided difficulties when attempting to pivot the unit. Dell took a slightly different approach to this problem, but essentially reevaluated the stand of the LCD in the form of a primitive universal joint.
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Dell's first move was to build the monitor in two separate pieces; the mount and the screen are two totally separate units. The screen has a receptacle for a standard 100mm VESA wall mount, but can be interchanged with the stand. Interchanging the stand with a VESA wall mount was very simple and requires no tools. Dell deserves some extra credit points here. It sounds obvious, but believe us, not many monitors are built this way. As you can see below, the stand allows a swivel of about 50 degrees left and right, as well as a 90 degree pivot clockwise. A small button locks the monitor in place in either landscape or letter pivot mode.
All of the inputs are fed into the LCD under the stand mount. This is acceptable, but not particularly thrilling. Samsung's 192T, arguably, has the best cable management, with the interfaces all running down the inside of the stand. Dell's whole stand can be folded into VESA compatible mount point. On one hand, we enjoy the fact that Dell set the monitor up to be easily interchanged with a VESA arm, but on the other hand, we miss the extremely simple cable management on the 192T.
As somewhat of an unusual move, the 2001FP has a small cable holster at the base of the stand. Good intentions, but poor foresight. Any premium VGA or DVI cable has an insulator a few inches from the end, and usually, this happens to be the same linear distance as the cable holster on the bezel. This is fine if you keep the monitor stationary, but if you pivot the screen, the cable instantly snags on the holster. This, therefore, makes the holster useless.
We would further like to note that even if you do not use the holster, the monitor can still be a slight pain to rotate. It needs to be tilted slightly before pivoting because there is not enough clearance between the monitor base and the screen bezel to come all the way around in an upright position.
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GomezAddams - Monday, November 17, 2003 - link
I thought it was a good review also.I would like to hear how this one compares with Planar's PL201M as both have similar capabilities and price.
scrubman - Friday, November 14, 2003 - link
it was a good review BUT i would have liked to hear something about how it compares to its predicessor, the 2000FP... that is what i use with a 9800Pro and i think it is outstanding...TwYsTeD - Friday, November 14, 2003 - link
I am also curious as to how a fast paced game like UT2003 plays on it.ShoNuff - Thursday, November 13, 2003 - link
It appears that both the NEC 2080UX+ and the Dell 2001FP will be released in December :(Hopefully the NEC will be priced competitively with the Dell as to offer end users a choice in monitors.
I would be really surprised if Samsung and Sony are not going to release a comparable LCD using the Philips panel in December as well.
Any of you monitor gurus have any information on additional offering using the Philips panel please share it.
GTMan32 - Thursday, November 13, 2003 - link
The bulge near the end of the video cable is not an insulator. It is a magnet designed to reduce interference.http://computer.howstuffworks.com/question352.htm
Lorrin - Thursday, November 13, 2003 - link
Does anyone know how the Apple Cinema Displays compare? I know their response time isn't as fast, but I'm not a gamer so that doesn't bother me. I know ACD's get rave reviews for color reproduction and viewing angle. Can they keep up with the 2001FP?BTW, thanks miomao for clarifying that the NEC 2080UX+ has the same panel of the Dell 2001FP.
Shalmanese - Thursday, November 13, 2003 - link
Could you possibly find out just exactly what video cards support 1600x1200 DVI? When I was helping a friend buy a computer, I swear I read somewhere that the 9700 Pro didn't do more than 1280x1024.FirstCitizenLynette - Wednesday, November 12, 2003 - link
Could you please tell me what a game looks like (Unreal Tournament 2003 or anything) with max AF and AA, and as many details on a possible, on this monitor?Very nice review by the way.
Thanks!
miomao - Tuesday, November 11, 2003 - link
Not the usual 2080UX but the 2080UX+ "PLUS" use this 16ms panel.Surely it have more features but higher price than Dell.
I've read that Philips will make the 200P4 model.
I hope AnandTech will make also a LG L1910B review with 19'' S-IPS panel... ;)
ShoNuff - Tuesday, November 11, 2003 - link
So is the NEC 2080UX out now? What does it retail for?Is anybody else using the Philips S-IPS-Panel?