[TolleyBoymn]

Currently have a still very nice Samsung 17" SyncMaster LCD, lovely screen but wanted bigger and wide, plus I wanted the monitor to have HDCP, damn Vista [rolleyes]

Went to Comet in Swansea (uk) and seen this very nice 21" Widescreen LCD, and for only £299

http://www.gateway.com/home/products...fpd2185w.shtml

Bought it at the store at 7:55pm, store closes at 8pm, so exited to play with it, rushed home, took it out of the box and it has a VGA cable, thats fine until I get a DVI one, USB 2.0 cable but only a 3 pin European plug, no UK 3 pin plug was inlcuded so I couldn't use it [cursing] [cursing] [cursing]

Have to go to the bloody store now after work and demand a UK power lead, no way in hell am I paying for it [thumbdown]

Feel better after after that rant [thumbup]

[icedrakona]

That sucks, but grats' on the new wide screen!

I too recently went wide via the Samsung Syncmaster 225BW and I must say, even coming from a 19" lcd, it's an awesome upgrade! The sleek black look and ease of physical adjustment(pivot and swivle) are top notch and the spec's are not shabby too..

Platform: Mac / PC
Display Type: Active Matrix LCD (TFT)
Viewable Size: 22.0 in Display
Resolution:1680 x 1050
Response Time: 5 ms
Horizontal Viewing Angle (Degrees): 160
Vertical Viewing Angle (Degrees): 160

Port Connectors:

• 1 x VGA 15-pin D-Sub
• 1 x DVI-D

Brightness: 280 cd/M2
Contrast Ratio: 700 :1
Video Interface Type: Analog / Digital

Regulatory Compliances:

• TCO '03

Height: 16.1 in
Width: 19.9 in
Depth: 8.7 in
Weight: 15.2 lbs I am finding a new life to my PC gaming, one that went stale a while ago, all due to this brilliant lcd and it's sheer entrancement. Oh yeah, it was only $399 american as well. Came with dvi and analog connectors also!

[Automobill]

hmm didn't know they sold that screen in the UK I have a similar 21' screen the samsung syncmaster 215tw which uses the same panel

[plalleste]

Why not? It's cheaper than Samsung's offering by almost £100.

I was after one of these Gateway monitors months ago but that was when Gateway didn't exist anymore in the UK when the actual monitor came out in the US.

[icedrakona]

Why not? It's cheaper than Samsung's offering by almost £100.

Who and what are you refering to??

I can not see a clear reason for this response??

[plalleste]

Oops... sorry about that, I read the previous response as "I don't know why they sold that screen in the UK", sorry!

I need sleep! [surrender]

[icedrakona]

Oops... sorry about that, I read the previous response as "I don't know why they sold that screen in the UK", sorry!

I need sleep! [surrender]

Lol, I thought I was the one confused..


Understood.